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$28m funding investment for new University of Sydney research

19 December 2019 -
$28m funding investment for new University of Sydney research. 10 November 2017. Food security, epigenetics, media ownership and space weather are among the topics that will be investigated as part of a $28 million funding injection to Sydney
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/10/28m-funding-investment-for-new-University-of-Sydney-research.html
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Sydney dominates LOreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships

22 November 2016 -
Sydney dominates L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships. 25 October 2016. The University of Sydney has gained two out of three Australian L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowships, with two young veterinary science researchers
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/10/25/sydney-dominates-loreal-unesco-for-women-in-science-fellowships-.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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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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Integrative Ecology Lab current projects - Faculty of Science

Position: MSc Student, 2001. Claire Goldsbrough. Research: The ecology of rock-dwelling fauna of the Hawkesbury sandstone (Co-supervised with Prof Rick Shine).
www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/life-and-environmental-sciences/integrative-ecology-lab/integrative-ecology-lab-current-projects.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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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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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