by The Lighthouse | Feb 22, 2023 | Science
A coalition of researchers, including social scientists from Macquarie University, is calling for urgent government action to tackle the growing number of Australians skipping meals or eating low quality food. A combination of floods, rising living costs and the...
by The Lighthouse | Jan 11, 2023 | Science
A new gene therapy treatment that has been shown to reduce uncontrolled seizures in mice will be ready to begin clinical trials within two years. A study published this month in Science Advances by a team of researchers at Macquarie University’s Dementia Research...
by The Lighthouse | Dec 22, 2022 | Environment
A world-first study projects that climate change and land clearing will profoundly change half of the world’s remaining wilderness areas by 2050 unless governments act immediately to protect them. Governments must act now to protect the world’s remaining wilderness...
by The Lighthouse | Dec 14, 2022 | Agriculture, Business
Organic wine is healthier for the planet and those who drink it than the conventional variety. So, why the lack of interest from Australians? Wine-loving Australians are sceptical about organic wine, with most being prepared to pay only a small or no premium to drink...
by The Lighthouse | Dec 14, 2022 | Environment
A river management framework developed at Macquarie University and now used on six continents has been recognised in the NSW Parliament’s 2022 Research Impact Showcase. Macquarie University’s River Styles Framework – a management system devised to assess river health...