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  • 'S-HELP' for managing disasters [7 June 2013]

    'S-HELP' for managing disasters

    Disaster response teams can be impeded by chaotic communications according to University of Sydney behaviour dynamics expert Professor Liaquat Hossain from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. More...

  • Plastics for bags and bodies [4 June 2013]

    Plastics for bags and bodies

    Biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney are creating cleaner, more cost-effective PPC polymers that promise to transform the biodegradable polymer industry. More...

  • Interactive public displays not being used to full potential, says research [4 June 2013]

    Interactive public displays not being used to full potential, says research

    Interactive public information displays and wallflowers have something in common, according to University of Sydney information technologies researchers: they simply sit around hoping someone will notice them. More...

  • Robots in banana patches [31 May 2013]

    Robots in banana patches

    Robots in banana patches could be a reality in Australian within 10 years, according to a University of Sydney robotics expert who will address the banana industry's national congress this weekend. More...

  • Future Grid Cluster announced at University of Sydney [30 May 2013]

    Future Grid Cluster announced at University of Sydney

    Energy experts at the University of Sydney will lead a multimillion dollar project announced jointly today by CSIRO and the University. More...

  • Budding engineering leaders [17 May 2013]

    Budding engineering leaders

    Engineering graduates from the University of Sydney are meeting Australia's shortage in engineering skills with leadership and innovation. More...

  • Cannes beckons engineer [17 May 2013]

    Cannes beckons engineer

    A short film created by a University of Sydney engineering student has been selected for showing at this year's Cannes International Film Festival. More...

  • Power professor joins University of Sydney [16 May 2013]

    ower professor joins University of Sydney

    Australia's electricity supply could be more efficient, reliable and accommodating of more renewable energy but we are facing a shortage of power experts, says Professor Joe (Zhao Yang) Dong whose appointment as head of the University of Sydney's School of Electrical and Information Engineering was announced last night. More...

  • Latest university rankings confirm our place among the world's best [9 May 2013]

    Latest university rankings confirm our place among the world's best

    Eighth in the world in Education, equal ninth in Accounting and Finance, and 10th in the world in Law are among the impressive results confirming the University of Sydney's meteoric rise in international rankings, according to the latest QS World University Rankings. More...

  • TEDxSydney and the University of Sydney experience [6 May 2013]

    TEDxSydney and the University of Sydney experience

    The promise of the information revolution for 37 million blind people, the independence of West Papua, why food security is about more than how much food we grow, the insecurity of the digital records of our lives, and why data analysis is key to our democracy, were just some of the issues posed to more than 2200 people on Saturday at the Sydney Opera House. More...

  • Student app-makers hit world stage [30 April 2013]

    Student app-makers hit world stage

    Three University of Sydney information technologies students have won the Microsoft Asian Cup with their BlueClover mobile phone app designed to help diabetics manage their condition. More...

  • Award winning pilchard [29 April 2013]

    Award winning pilchard

    An academic paper by a University of Sydney information technologies engineer has been recognised by his international peers as one of the most influential contributions to reconfigurable computing in the past two decades. More...

  • Ventilating Vietnam [11 April 2013]

    Ventilating Vietnam

    An innovative ventilation program designed by University of Sydney advanced engineering students is being trialled this week in Vietnam. More...