North Ryde. Centre aims to be among the top

The Macquarie Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics Research Centre, at Macquarie University, has been officially launched. The centre lead by director, Professor Quentin Parker, has ties to over 100 national and international universities, observatories, research institutions and commercial companies in 23 countries. With its planned growth in research, the centre is predicted to soon be among the top four astronomy cohorts in Australia, alongside the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and Swinburne.