August 2015

Articles

25 August 2015

University of Sydney offers industry training to Radio Beijing Corporation

An industry training experience devised by the Department of Media and Communications is pairing RBC delegates with the latest broadcasting industry insights and research.

25 August 2015

Preventing dementia

Eighty percent of people with dementia risk factors will develop the disease within five years.

24 August 2015

John Grill Centre appoints new head of infrastructure

New executive director Garry Bowditch to create a world-class applied research and thought leadership program in infrastructure.

24 August 2015

Choosing children’s sex is an exercise in sexism

The review of Australian guidelines for the ethical use of IVF is raising questions over the impact of sex selection for non-medical purposes. Dr Tereza Hendl writes in The Conversation.

24 August 2015

Five things to think about when choosing a university course

How do you choose the right university, or the right degree, for you, asks Professor Duncan Ivison, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research). 

20 August 2015

Philanthropy backs bots

Anonymous $1.5 million donation to robotics research aims to make technology accessible to the average Australian farmer.

20 August 2015

The Yuan devaluation and the end of the economic miracle

China's leaders must see the fiscal brick wall that blocks its road to development, and they must know how hard it will be to break through, writes Associate Professor Salvatore Babones in Foreign Affairs.

19 August 2015

Surge in flu this winter

People suffering severe flu this winter should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

19 August 2015

Health Check: the low-down on standing desks

Five things you should know before getting a standing desk, writes Josephine Chau and Lina Engelen 

19 August 2015

Winter Sleepout in the Quad

Eighty University of Sydney students will sleep under the stars in the iconic Quadrangle this week to raise awareness of homelessness.