The 2024 QS World University Rankings have been released and Western has had 8 subjects rank within the top 200, with Nursing being ranked in the top 50.

“These programs are preparing our students to be a force for positive change and, most critically, are producing highly

Anne Cutler International Visiting Fellowship 2025 now open - celebrating Anne’s research legacy & verve by supporting an eminent international visitor to The MARCS Institute for 2-3 month stay.
Apply by: 31 May 2024
#speech #linguistics #psychology tinyurl.com/AnneCutler2025

Thanks for the opportunity to write this piece. Our game is a great example of #technology and #healthcare intersecting for impactful solutions. Huge thanks to our team and collaborators for making this possible!

The MARCS Institute Australian Dementia EMCR Network

There's more to building a #neuromorphic #supercomputer than just the machine itself.
For DeepSouth, we need to consider location, power, temperature, and security.
#westernsydney u #westernsydney #research #innovation #engineering #artificialintelligence The MARCS Institute

Enjoyed sharing #musicscience with Home Instead Australia HVT. We discussed with #carers for #seniors , #memory #mood reminiscence #culture embodied #cognition feeling #able , cues to #conversation , #dementia Some resources here musicfordementia.com.au Sandra Garrido The MARCS Institute

The Music and Parental Wellbeing Research Network has their first event on March 21 (tomorrow!), on 'What musical practices could be used to support parents in a wide range of contexts?' There are 2 time options to help attendance: 6am GMT or 2:30pm GMT performancescience.ac.uk/mpwevent1/

Great community engagement this morning with a team of research superstars! So proud of The MARCS Institute’s AgeLab, sharing our science on healthy brain ageing 🧠❤️Western Sydney University Dr Ruth Brookman Olivia Maurice Ruby Lipson-Smith Dr Joyce Siette City of Parramatta

🗓️21 Mar, 10:30am, Parramatta Library ✨ Explore #Ageing & #BrainHealth with our #AgeLab team! Learn more about tips for maintaining #cognitive #wellbeing as you age. Immerse yourself in interactive research booths & discover innovative projects, including a #VR experience!

Childcare deserts are more prominent in Greater Western Sydney compared to the rest of Sydney, with many families in the region having less accessibility to childcare, limiting the ability of many parents, especially women, to participate in the workforce

#IWD2024

A special issue of FutureMakers for #InternationalWomensDay2024 - snapshots of Western Sydney University impactful, collaborative #research
westernsydney.edu.au/future-makers/…
#impact #womeninSTEM , #WomenInScience , #CountHerIn #InclusionMatters #IWD24 Dr Joyce Siette Celia Harris

'When women are economically empowered, the opportunities for growth and innovations are amplified for everyone.” - Laura Dodds

Great to see Laura Dodds Kate Stevens recognised in this #IWD2024 campaign by City of Parramatta: cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/international-… #CountHerIn

Super proud of my #PhD student Laura Dodds first author publication! 💪🏻💪🏻 great collaboration with Carol Brayne Cambridge Public Health

The MARCS Institute AAG Australian Dementia EMCR Network

Keynote Announcement: Dr. Jennifer MacRitchie

MacRitchie is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in electrical engineering, music, and cognitive science.

You can access the extended biography of Dr. Jennifer MacRitchie on the ESCOM website: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/esc…

The Neurosciences and Music VIII Conference will take place in Helsinki and online from June 13-16 this year! Further information on our forum: amps.org.au/2024/01/19/the…

Why do we love music? Our lab’s multi-method story on learning rewards from levels of predictions in a new musical system, out today in Association for Psychological Science #musicscience #neuroscience , shared first authors Nick Kathios (@nickkathios.bsky.social) Matt sachs w/ Tia Ou, Euan Zhang journals.sagepub.com/eprint/MEP8DVB… 1/

AMPS has two exciting new events planned for 2024! See our forum posts for further information on our 2024 AMPS Trivia amps.org.au/2023/11/27/amp… and 'Meet the Members' sessions amps.org.au/2023/11/27/amp… #MusicScience

#preregistration in #musicscience , is it worth the effort? My reflection on recent experiences are largely positive, but these are still #rare in our field tuomaseerola.github.io/preregistratio… Kate Stevens Pat Savage Caitlyn Trevor #OpenScience

💡 #MARCSInsights : Join us for a talk on “What can #music and #speech tell us about prediction in the brain?” by Dr Anna Fiveash [Anna Fiveash], #Cognitive Psychologist & #ARC #DECRA Research Fellow | 31 Oct, 11am | More info: tinyurl.com/MARCSInsights