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Construction of Macquarie University's new on-campus accommodation, which has doubled the number of rooms available to students, has been completed six months ahead of schedule.

The additional 516 rooms built by specialist student housing provider, Campus Living Villages, means that almost 900 extra students can be accommodated at Macquarie each year.

Features of the village include bedrooms with ensuite and high-speed data port; fully equipped kitchens and residential support programs which enhance study skills; and recreational and social opportunities for students.

National Australia Bank (NAB) and researchers in the Cybercrime Research Laboratory at Macquarie University have recently joined forces to investigate ways of defeating the latest cybercrime - phishing. Phishing occurs when Internet users are tricked into revealing their online banking credentials to a fraudster.

Stephen McCombie, Manager of IT Security, Assessment and Response at NAB says: "Phishing is a major concern to our customers, and NAB is keen to work with Macquarie to develop strategic solutions to phishing and other cybercrimes".

Issue 2, 2007

Science & Technology

Prehistoric life, the universe and almost everything - online!

Would you and your students like to take a free field trip to see evidence that life was flourishing on Earth 3.5 billion years ago? You can with a new suite of interactive, dynamic, multimedia tools developed in collaboration between Macquarie University and American space agency NASA.

LifeLab, the NASA-Macquarie University Pilbara Virtual Field Trip is available on a free DVD together with three other NASA tools:
World Wind - a scientific visualisation of Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and the Sloan Night Sky Survey
Virtual Lab - a research quality virtual scanning electron microscope and X-ray dispersion spectrometer loaded with stromatolite and pond scum samples
What's the Difference - a student programmable and visual database with an electronic journal and self-testing

LifeLab visits two areas of the Pilbara and another in Shark Bay in Western Australia with a group of Australian and international scientists. Students are able to freely explore 360 degrees and up to two kilometres at each location, tapping into videos and pictures as they choose. You can also use the site to get more details of the project, and to access training video and some initial lesson plans written by Australian high school teachers. The address is http://pilbara.mq.edu.au

For more information about LifeLab contact Ms Carol Oliver on (02) 9850 8351 or carol.oliver@mq.edu.au

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