2023
Articles
17 February 2023
University appoints new Director of Archaeological Institute
Professor Tamar Hodos has been appointed as the new Director of the Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens (AAIA) and Chair of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney.
15 February 2023
ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technology
Adapting to technological advances is not unique to the 21st century - it has been part of the human story for thousands of years. Dr Louise Pryke, from the Department of Classics and Ancient History, explains why the Mesopotamians might help us cope with ChatGPT.
15 February 2023
8 must-play LGBTQIA+ video games
Pride at Play invites you to play up to 22 queer indie video games and tabletop roleplaying games while advancing social research on how games can enable queer possibilities and play.
15 February 2023
Outstanding researchers supported with prestigious prizes
The 2023 Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) Prizes have been awarded to 20 talented academics from across the University.
14 February 2023
Volunteers drive social change in wartime Ukraine
A year into Russia's full-scale invasion, a new study by Dr Olga Boichak has found ordinary citizens who volunteer their time and resources can bring about social and political change.
14 February 2023
Israel, Palestine and the Bildungsroman
Bildungsroman, a German word that translates as 'novel of education', is a literary genre emphasising development and progress. Dr Isabelle Hesse, from the Discipline of English, investigates how this genre allows authors the opportunity to shed new light on the Israel/Palestine conflict.
10 February 2023
Is 13 too young to have a TikTok or Instagram account?
Dr Catherine Page Jeffery, lecturer in media and communications, investigates what age is too young for children to join prominent social media sites like Instagram and Tik Tok, and what kind of things parents should be thinking about in relation to kids and their social media accounts.
08 February 2023
Gay bars in Sydney survive COVID-19 pandemic
A new report from Dr Chris Pepin-Neff, a member of Sydney Policy Lab, shows gay bars, venues, and events in Sydney rebounded by 93 percent post-COVID, after some of the toughest lockdowns and restrictions to the nightlife sector in the world.
08 February 2023
$3.7m boost for academic-industry collaboration
The University of Sydney has been awarded six new grants, totalling $3.7 million, to work with industry partners on research ranging from Holocaust education to solar farms.
06 February 2023
Sydney Con graduate coaches Cate Blanchett to convince as conductor
Conductor Natalie Murray Beale, a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, is an artist who works across opera, concert, film and video game scores. Here, she shares her thoughts on making the film Tár and coaching actor Cate Blanchett to achieve a realistic portrayal of a professional conductor.