2018

05 September 2018

Business must do well and do good

The University of Sydney Business School’s annual alumni dinner is clearly one of the world’s more diverse gatherings.

05 September 2018

6 tips for successful admission into our part-time MBA

Applying to study an MBA can be a daunting experience. With fairly rigorous entry processes and admission criteria, it’s important that your application stands out from the crowd.

04 September 2018

7 steps to success and what's holding women back: study

From the 'maternal wall' to the 'boys' club' and beyond the glass ceiling, a group of geoscientists has taken the microscope to their backyard. The results are revealing.

04 September 2018

Olympians to celebrate 10 years of the Australian Boat Race

Several Olympic rowers will take up oars for the University of Sydney and University of Melbourne on Sunday 14 October, marking the 10th year of the historic Australian Boat Race.

04 September 2018

Professor Thomas Maschmeyer wins RK Murphy Medal

Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, from the School of Chemistry, has won the 2018 RK Murphy Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

04 September 2018

Sydney to host inaugural Annual Design Research Conference

Showcasing design research in built environment fields including architecture, landscape, interior, and urban design, the Annual Design Research Conference (ADR18) will include two days of talks, keynote speakers and an exhibition

04 September 2018

Sydney Conservatorium of Music to hold national auditions for 2019

The nation's premier tertiary music institution, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, invites the country's finest musicians, researchers, educators, composers and conductors to apply for its 2019 programs.

04 September 2018

Does the sea level or the sun drive volcanic seafloor topography?

Computer modelling shows climate- and sea-level cycles are not responsible for the 'hills' and 'valleys' at the bottom of the sea - a hypothesis that would have mapped a path to uncovering Earth's climate history.

04 September 2018

How colonialism causes traffic trouble

Economic structuralism may explain the stunted growth of countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Nina Verzosa explores how vestiges of colonialism may have impacted traffic safety in these rapidly globalising regions.

03 September 2018

University welcomes Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver

The University of Sydney today announced Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver AM has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy and Services and will commence the position on 15 October 2018.

03 September 2018

Ramping up accessibility at Sydney

While the University evaluates its current Disability Action Plan (DAP) and begins to create a new one, see how accessibility, in all its forms, is central to the future of study at Sydney.

03 September 2018

New centre to reverse lost decade of poor health in teen years

Adolescents are often invisible, unwelcome and misunderstood by health services, but a new research centre launched today aims to change the way they plan and respond to young people.

03 September 2018

Sydney students awarded 2019 MADE by the Opera House scholarships

Architecture and engineering students Nicholas Bucci, Billie-Grace Dunk and Josephine Nicholas are 2019 finalists of the international tertiary exchange program.

31 August 2018

Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for representation

Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for Asian representation in Western film, with the first all-Asian cast in Hollywood in 25 years - an industry where Asian actors constitute one percent of lead roles.

31 August 2018

World-first study into cochlear implants and impact on speech

Researchers from the University of Sydney and Cochlear Limited in world-first study that could lead to more accurate predictions of how those with cochlear implants understand speech, allowing for tailoring to individual hearing loss.

31 August 2018

The challenge of eliminating corruption from Indonesia

Corruption has been a long-time problem for Indonesia. As other obstacles to economic and social progress have been tackled, alumnus, Laode Syarif, is working to eradicate corruption wherever he finds it.

31 August 2018

How Brazil can beat the odds and restore a huge swathe of the Amazon

PhD Candidate Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo and Senior Lecturer Dr Robert Fisher discuss whether conservation goals be delivered alongside economic, human, and social interests.

30 August 2018

Bruce Beresford talks Ladies in Black and directing movies

He had a significant influence on Australia's cinematic voice, and is the only Australian director of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Alumnus Bruce Beresford discusses his journey from Hollywood to home.

30 August 2018

Birth defect predicts testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Medical researchers are urging greater compliance with guidelines recommending surgery for undescended testes (UDT) before 18 months of age following new evidence that UDT more than doubles the risk of testicular cancer and increases infertility in adult males.

29 August 2018

Eureka Prizes: Sydney scoops the pool for science leadership

The University of Sydney celebrates our world-class academics who have taken four awards at the annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in a ceremony at Sydney Town Hall.