Latest Engineering & IT News
Budding engineering leaders [17 May 2013]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
An innovative ventilation program designed by University of Sydney advanced engineering students is being trialled this week in Vietnam. More...
Go8's meet the 'China 9' [8 April 2013]
Sydney PhD candidates Erin Smith and Andrew Clayphan have successfully applied to be part of a federal government program aimed at addressing this disparity and fostering engagement between the University of Sydney and other 'Group of eight' (Go8) universities with their 'China nine' (C9) counterparts. More...
Harnessing technology to improve mental health [28 March 2013]
University of Sydney cross-disciplinary researchers are harnessing the benefits offered by advances in online technology to develop innovative programs improving mental health in young people. More...
Not just for war: how drones can be used for good [28 March 2013]
It's becoming rare to see or hear coverage of combat and conflict without the mention of unmanned "drones" and their use in targeted killings. More...
Mungo goes to the Grand Prix [15 March 2013]
Sydney Motorsport, a student group at the University of Sydney has been invited to display their SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) racing car at the 2013 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix being held this weekend in Melbourne. More...
Funding boost for information technology [11 March 2013]
A University of Sydney research program focussed on photonic signal processing to improve defence capability is among a handful of projects to receive federal government funding announced today by Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon. More...