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Coronavirus research
COVID-19 research and analysis from the Business School
University of Sydney Business School experts are at the forefront of researching coronavirus and its impact on the economy, technology and society.
- Australia needs a ‘mental wealth’ lens on post-COVID recovery
A multidisciplinary research initiative at the University of Sydney brings together academics, industry experts, policymakers and community representatives to capitalise on the nation’s cognitive and emotional resources to reimagine the economic and social future of Australia. - How the science of wellbeing can help build resilience
From teddy bears in windows to panic buying, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how crises can elicit different human behaviours. A University of Sydney expert is calling for a shift in thinking from 'me' to 'we' to bolster communities through the pandemic. - How to be mindful of mental health during lockdown
Keeping your mental health in check during lockdown can be difficult. Our experts from the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group explain how you can safeguard your mental health and wellbeing at work. - Airline policies mandating vaccines will test workplace rights
Airlines want you vaccinated. They want as many people as possible vaccinated. The sooner that happens, the sooner borders open and they can get back to profitability, writes Dr Giuseppe Carabetta. - Will record sales during COVID continue?
The "goldrush" many retailers experienced last year will only last for as long as the sector is able to innovate, according to an expert from the University of Sydney Business School. - Impact of COVID-19 widens gender equality gap: panel
Professor Rae Cooper from the Business School and Professor Renae Ryan from the School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health joined a panel for an OECD discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on women in STEM. - What is driving people's decision to withdraw their superannuation?
New research by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) and Cbus has shown that urgent short-term needs for funds are driving people's decision to withdraw some or all of their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 Early Release Scheme. - Millennials aren't the only 'burn out' generation (just ask the rest of us)
COVID has been accompanied by a seemingly permanent state of angst. But it is not just a pandemic that has many experiencing burnout, writes Dr Steven Hitchcock from the University of Sydney Business School. - Lack of face-to-face contact could harm young professionals' careers
Less face-to-face interactions at work could harm the long-term career prospects of young professionals, according to a new global survey. - Employers key to work/life balance during COVID-19
Employers played a greater role in supporting staff to achieve work/life balance when the pandemic blurred the lines between the two, according to a new report. - Leaders building psychological safety will thrive post-pandemic
Leaders need greater resilience and faster decision-making processes to ensure business longevity, according to a new report. - Study reveals dual impact of technology on worker's mental health
New research has identified key strategies to safeguard mental health while working from home. - First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
A new preliminary study provides some of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak affected people mentally as well as physically. - Resilience and empathy vital for leaders post-COVID
A global survey of over 1,700 professionals has found corporate employees are more focused on communicating with their offshore colleagues than they were before the pandemic. - Socio-economic, environmental impacts of coronavirus quantified
A world-first study led by the University of Sydney quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental gains of COVID-19.
- Australians want to work from home more post-COVID
More Australians want to work from home an average of two days per week after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the University of Sydney Business School. - Most Victorians working from home since lockdown
Almost 60 percent of the days worked by Victorians were done from home in the first week of September, according to preliminary survey findings by the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies. - Majority of Australians concerned about public transport
Preliminary findings on the impact of COVID-19 on Australians' travel activities suggest over 80 percent of respondents are concerned about hygiene on public transport. - COVID-19 risk on public transport
Australia can learn from how other countries are reducing the spread of the virus on public transport, writes Dr Yale Zhuxiao Wong. - Business asked to take its mobility pulse for post COVID-19 response
The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies and the Business Council of Sustainable Development Australia have launched a survey to determine how prepared business is for mobility shocks and how it will pivot once the community is mobile again. - Sydney Business Insights | Quo Vadis air travel after COVID-19?
It is estimated that 50 million jobs will be lost world-wide in the travel and tourism industry. Associate Professor Matthew Beck explores what could happen to the sector post crisis. - The Conversation | For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
Yale Zhuxiao Wong explains how there are significant strategic and financial consequences for transport operators and their workforces as a result of COVID-19.
Watch Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies COVID-19 webinar recordings:
Dr Milad Haghani, Professor Michiel Bliemer, Floris Goerlandt and Jie Li analyse the bibliometric aspects of COVID-19 studies on a macro level, as well as those addressing Coronaviruses in general.