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New research has illuminated the vital economic role Australian women in regional areas have played since 1850, running side businesses that help feed families in times of crisis.
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What makes young people competitive? A study by Macquarie Business School has found personal discipline comes out on top, but expectations at home and school also have a role to play.
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From Australia’s first recorded AIDS-related death in 1983 to the introduction of effective treatment in 1996, nurses and the unions representing them, played an extraordinary role in responding to the virus. A new book shines a spotlight on their stories for the first time.
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Macquarie University Hospital respiratory specialists have devised an ingenious combination of existing equipment that can do the work of a million-dollar surgical robot for a fraction of the cost.
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A pioneering law firm based at Macquarie University aims to soothe the sting of family breakdown for those not eligible for Legal Aid, yet still unable to easily afford commercial fees.
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School of Education researcher Dr Janet Dutton tackles some of the reasons behind the shortage and proposes steps that could return teaching to a profession our brightest students want to enter.
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An online program to help children and teenagers beat anxiety has been shown to be as effective in the long term as treatment with a therapist, potentially improving access to care while saving families money.
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Macquarie University's Huntsman Telescope has successfully demonstrated daytime astronomy using an array of Canon camera lenses and offering the potential to continuously monitor celestial objects and satellites.
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New brain research has busted a 75 year-old theory about how humans hear. Distinguished Professor David McAlpine explains how the findings could lead to better voice recognition technology as well as more advanced hearing devices.
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Many preschoolers are missing out on the early childhood education they are entitled to. A report led by Professor Linda J Harrison, from Macquarie School of Education, explains why.
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How a Macquarie SynBio spinout is leading a green agriculture revolution.
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Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic medicine that has been proven to halt the progression of both motor neurone disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in mice – and may even offer the potential to reverse some of the effects of the fatal diseases.