2016
Articles
Raising the Bar: Behind-the-scenes with our speakers
On 18 October, twenty of our leading researchers will take over twenty of Sydney's best bars. We asked a few of our Raising the Bar presenters what to expect from their talks.
Leading the way in horticultural robotics
The new Centre signifies a joint industry and University of Sydney determination to adopt on-farm technologies, ramp up export capacity and develop future leaders in non-traditional areas of horticulture.
Pave the Way: 5 stories of the incredible
Gifts to the University can help make incredible things happen. Here are five stories that show what's possible.
Thinking outside the box in designing affordable housing
Housing affordability is a big problem in Australia. A new exhibition looks at housing projects that could offer ways to reduce housing costs.
Sydney joins University of Edinburgh on lunch box study
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Edinburgh Business Schools are part of a collaborative global project on family life that will compare attitudes to school lunch boxes around the world.
Australia leads the United States in women at work
Australia has caught up to - and on some measures surpassed - the United States in female labour force participation and in relation to women's representation in senior and strategic organisational roles, according to new report from the United States Studies Centre.
Is our health care system delivering for Aboriginal communities?
A new study by the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Faculty of Health Sciences will determine which services are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and where improvements might be made.
Time to protect Antarctica again
In 1991, Australia proved it was an environmental world leader with the Antarctica agreement and now we need to do it again, writes Professor Tim Stephens.
Nobel Prizes' controversial push for popularity
The Nobel organisations have been steadily working to modernise the prizes' image.
Australia’s power – what comes next?
The development of an integrated national 'whole of system' model for Australia's electricity and gas systems, maximising the use of 'excess' renewable energy and an increasing focus on the consumer, will be among the key recommendations presented at the final FutureGrid Project roundtable at the University of Sydney.