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Alliance with Taronga delivers conservation degrees at Sydney

5 November 2018 -
The University of Sydney and Taronga Conservation have formed a landmark alliance to offer conservation degrees for undergraduate science and postgraduate education.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/11/05/alliance-with-taronga-delivers-conservation-degrees-at-sydney.html
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Announcing the 2023 Eureka Prize finalists

21 July 2023 -
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Medicine and Health have been recognised for their contributions in research, innovation, leadership and engagement.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/07/19/announcing-the-2023-eureka-prize-finalists.html
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Discovery for grouping atoms invokes Pasteur

18 November 2019 -
Australian scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules - opening up the possibility of a new area of chemistry and the development of countless new drugs, microelectronics and materials with
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/22/new-conformational-isomerism-discovery-invokes-Pasteur.html
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Sex selection ECR Angela Crean wins Young Tall Poppy of the Year

9 January 2020 -
For Dr Crean, the Australian Institute of Policy & Science’s top gong will help shine a light on women in the growing area of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/17/sex-selection-ecr-angela-crean-wins-young-tall-poppy-of-the-year.html
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Sex obsession a killer for male snakes, research footage shows

1 February 2018 -
Analysis of snakes’ sexual activity in the four months out of hibernation has confirmed that males' approach to reproduction causes them to die earlier than females.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/05/sex-obsession-a-killer-for-male-snakes--research-footage-shows.html
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Sydney’s life sciences leadership in Nature Index

27 October 2016 -
Last week, evolutionary biologist Professor Rick Shine won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science and the previous week he was named Scientist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/10/27/sydney_s-life-sciences-leadership-in-nature-index.html
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Soil expert Iain Young appointed as Dean of Science

14 November 2019 -
Biophysicist Professor Iain Young, who works at the interface of physics and biology, has led major research groups in Scotland before taking a leadership role at the University of New England followed by his appointment heading Sydney’s School of
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/04/04/Iain-Young-appointed-USYD-Science-Dean.html
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Brush turkeys in suburbia: there's an app for that

22 October 2018 -
Citizen scientists have answered the call to use a new, award-winning app to track the movement of brush turkeys in urban environments in Australia. The app is a collaboration between the University of Sydney, Taronga Conservation Society and the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/10/22/brush-turkeys-in-suburbia--there-s-an-app-for-that.html
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Cutting-edge cameras reveal the secret life of dolphins

13 December 2017 -
A world-first study testing new underwater cameras on wild dolphins has given Sydney researchers the best view yet into their hidden marine world.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/21/cutting-edge-cameras-reveal-the-secret-life-of-dolphins.html
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The year in Sydney Science

22 December 2017 -
Professor Rick Shine won Scientist of the Year and the PM's Prize for Science. ... But Rick wasn't the only one – many of our other researchers also won major prizes!
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/12/16/the-year-in-sydney-science.html