Areas of research

Major areas of research at Sydney include:

Agricultural and veterinary sciences

• Agriculture, land and farm management
• Animal production
• Horticultural production
• Veterinary sciences

Find out more from the Faculties: Agriculture and Environment | Veterinary Science

Biological sciences

• Evolutionary biology
• Physiology
• Zoology
• Plant biology
• Ecology
• Microbiology
• Genetics
• Biochemistry and cell biology

Find out more from the Faculties: Science | Sydney Medical School

Built environment and design

• Architecture
• Building, design practice and management
• Urban and regional planning

Find out more from the Faculties: Architecture, Design and Planning

Chemical sciences

• Analytical chemistry
• Organic and inorganic chemistry
• Macromolecular and materials chemistry
• Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
• Physical chemistry (incl structural)
• Theoretical and computational chemistry

Find out more from the Faculties: Science

Commerce, management, tourism and services

• Accounting, auditing and accountability
• Banking, finance and investment
• Business and management
• Marketing
• Transport and logistics

Find out more from the Faculties: Business

Creative arts and writing

• Art theory and criticism
• Film, television and digital media
• Performing arts and creative writing
• Visual arts and crafts

Find out more from the Faculties: Arts and Social Sciences | Sydney Conservatorium of music | Sydney College of the Arts

Earth sciences

• Geochemistry
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Physical geography and environmental geoscience

Find out more from the Faculties: Science

Economics

• Economic theory
• Applied economics
• Econometrics

Find out more from the Faculties: Faculty of Agriculture and Environment | Arts and Social Sciences | Business

Education

• Education systems

Find out more from the Faculties: Education and Social Work

Engineering

• Aerospace engineering
• Civil engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Biomedical engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Materials engineering
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Mechanical engineering

Find out more from the Faculties: Engineering and Information Technologies

Environmental sciences

• Environmental science and management
• Soil sciences

Find out more from the Faculties: Agriculture and Environment | Science

History and archaeology

• Archaeology
• History

Find out more from the Faculties: Arts and Social Sciences

Human society

• Anthropology
• Criminology
• Demiography and human geography
• Policy and administration
• Political science
• Social work
• Sociology

Find out more from the Faculties: Arts and Social Sciences | Business | Education and Social Work

Informational and computing sciences

• Computational theory and mathematics
• Distributed computing
• Library and information studies
• Information systems
• Artificial intelligence and image processing

Find out more from the Faculties: Engineering and Information Technologies | Science

Language, communication and culture

• Journalism, communication and media studies
• Cultural studies
• Language studies
• Linguistics
• Literary studies

Find out more from the Faculties: Arts and Social Sciences

Law and legal studies

• Law

Find out more from the Faculties: Law

Mathematical sciences

• Pure mathematics
• Applied mathematics
• Numerical and computational mathematics
• Statistics
• Mathematical physics

Find out more from the Faculties: Science

Medical and health sciences

• Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
• Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
• Clinical sciences
• Complimentary and alternative medicine
• Dentistry
• Human movement and sports science
• Immunology
• Medical microbiology
• Neurosciences
• Nursing
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Oncology and carcinogensis
• Optometry and opthamology
• Paediatrics and reproductive medicine
• Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
• Medical physiology
• Public health and health services

Find out more from the Faculties: Dentistry | Health Sciences | Sydney Medical School | Sydney Nursing School

Philosophy and religious studies

• Applied ethics
• Philosophy
• Religion and religious traditions

Find out more from the Faculties: Arts and Social Sciences

Physical sciences

• Classical and quantum physics
• Condensed matter physics
• Atomic, molecular, nuclear, particle and plasma physics
• Optical physics
• Astronomical and space sciences

Find out more from the Faculties: Science

Psychology and cognitive sciences

• Psychology
• Cognitive science

Find out more from the Faculties: Science

Technology

• Nanotechnology
• Communications technologies

Find out more from the Faculties: Engineering and Information Technologies | Science