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  Almost 18 months ago the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) launched the Know Your Noise website (knowyournoise.nal.gov.au) with the support of the HEARing CRC’s HEARsmart, a new initiative which aims to bring about a cultural shift in how Australians think about their exposure to loud noise. Know Your

The Shepherd Centre recently finished its music therapy program, MusicConnect, and is delighted that parents and children enjoyed the chance to connect and have fun through music. The program encourages positive parent-child interaction through singing, dancing and playing musical instruments and was delivered in partnership

Last week (29 March – 1 April) the CCD hosted a group of students as part of its annual High School Work Experience program. The program is suitable for students in years 10, 11 and 12, and provides students with the opportunity to be immersed

Two Macquarie researchers, Professor Bill Thompson and Dr Amee Baird, both from the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, have begun looking at how music can help people with dementia by comparing how personal

A study by Macquarie University researchers has found that being involved in a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group program, aptly named Ageing Wisely, can help elderly people fight off depression and anxiety. Lead researcher, Dr Viviana Wuthrich, from the Department of Psychology and the Centre

Pragati Mandikal Vasuki, an Australia development and leadership award recipient was invited by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to represent women in higher education at the Westpac Women’s Day luncheon held in Barangaroo, Sydney. The keynote speakers included The Hon Julie Bishop MP,

  Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) celebrated a significant milestone this month when Associate Professor Catherine Birman, Medical Director of SCIC Cochlear Implant Program, performed her 1,000th cochlear implant surgery. As a prominent Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, A/Prof Birman knows how

With a quarter of Australians set to face serious problems from hearing loss, it’s time for a new awareness campaign… Today on World Hearing Day, the Director of Hearing Research at Macquarie University has called on the Federal Government to support a public and GP

Episode 5: David McAlpine and Hearing This week, Professor David McAlpine, Director of Hearing Research, Macquarie University, talks to Ben Mckelvey about the important role hearing plays in our communication and social interaction, how we can better protect our ears from harm with ‘noise diets’,