2020
Articles
27 August 2020
Student entrepreneurs design solutions to real-world problems
University supports student entrepreneurs to take their big idea to the next level.
24 August 2020
Algorithms workers can't see are increasingly pulling the management strings
Handing management to algorithms creates 'black-box bosses' whose decision-making is hard to understand or question, writes Dr Alex Veen with co-authors in The Conversation.
24 August 2020
Opening-up Melbourne again?
The incidence of COVID-19 across Melbourne marks a stark divide, with case numbers much more heavily concentrated in the north and west than in the south or east. What are the factors contributing to this spatial pattern? How can Melbourne ‘re-open’ in a way that tackles entrenched disadvantage? Adjunct Professor John Stanley and Associate Professor Janet Stanley discuss these questions and more, below.
21 August 2020
University of Sydney Beta Alpha Psi team sweeps international awards
The University of Sydney chapter of international student organisation Beta Alpha Psi has again been recognised for its outstanding performance at the 2020 Beta Alpha Psi Annual Meeting.
21 August 2020
What's the best business major for me?
The University of Sydney Business School offers one of the largest ranges of majors of any business school in Australia. Explore our full list of Bachelor of Commerce majors and the career possibilities they offer.
11 August 2020
Feeling glum? 10 positive stories you may have missed
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still some good happening in the world. Here are ten of the University of Sydney's most promising and positive stories that you may have missed.
10 August 2020
How the shady world of the data industry strips away our freedoms
Practices of big technology companies pose threats to our privacy and democracy, writes Professor Uri Gal from the University of Sydney Business School.
04 August 2020
Sydney launches masterclasses on leadership post-COVID for students
The University of Sydney Business School will launch a unique program which includes a suite of masterclasses and workshops on leadership in a post-COVID world, available to students in Semester 2, 2020.
03 August 2020
More people travelling for social reasons since initial COVID-19 restrictions
A rising number of Australians are travelling for social and recreational reasons since the initial coronavirus travel restrictions, according to initial findings of a survey by the University of Sydney's Institute of Transport & Logistics Studies.
03 August 2020
Pooled testing to help Australia tackle the second wave of COVID-19
Pooled testing is a cost-effective method of testing in which a single test is run on a group of samples. Dr Saman Eskandarzadeh and Professor Ben Fahimnia explain how it could help Australia tackle a second wave of COVID-19 whilst reducing the need for tough restrictions.