2018

Articles published in 2018

05 February 2018

Emergency and key services at risk due to property market boom

Sydney's property market is pricing the city's key workers out of metropolitan areas, driving them potentially hours away from their workplaces, and threatening the viability of the key services they provide to our city.
05 February 2018

20 industry partners on board for undergraduate projects

Over 20 businesses and organisations have backed the University of Sydney's new undergraduate curriculum, which is set to launch in 2018.
02 February 2018

How a teacher from the Torres Strait is driving social change

When you take away culture, you take away someone's ability to live, writes Dr Vanessa Lee. In this opinion piece, she explains her transition from teaching in the Torres Strait to academia.
02 February 2018

Meet the power couple of back pain research

The drugs don't work, but video games might, say experts Paulo and Manuela Ferreira. The couple are former physiotherapists and now University of Sydney back pain researchers.
02 February 2018

University-led cyber security network receives new government funding

The NSW Government announced $2 million in funding for a university-led cyber security network, of which the University of Sydney is a founding partner. It will provide an opportunity to take the University's blockchain research to new heights.
02 February 2018

Quantum 'hack' to unleash computing power

The instability of qubits - the building blocks of quantum computers - means they are susceptible to error. Our physicists have found that tweaking error coding can open the door to huge efficiency gains.
02 February 2018

New research project to help tackle chronic pain

University of Sydney pain researcher Professor Fiona Blyth AM has been awarded a $500,000 project grant to investigate how to reduce the risk of people developing chronic pain.
02 February 2018

Centre for International Security Studies among the world’s best research centres

The Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) is ranked second in Australia and 34 in the world for best university-affiliated research centres, according to the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
01 February 2018

Statement on the Advertising Standards Bureau decision

The University of Sydney respectfully disagrees with the Advertising Standards Bureau's decision regarding 'Unlearn Criminal' and issues the following statement in response.
01 February 2018

Director of Student Support Services discusses consent education

Director of Student Support Services Jordi Austin was interviewed on ABC Radio Melbourne about the Consent Matters module and other initiatives the University has introduced to make students, staff and visitors feel safe on campus.

01 February 2018

Under Construction

When wet-plate negatives were the latest in photographic technology, one of the University’s first professors, John Smith, was fascinated by this process and created many precious plates that document the history of the University.

01 February 2018

Kids born later in the year can still excel in sport

A child's birth month shouldn't affect their long-term prospects in high-level sport and those who hold off specialising until later years may be the most successful, according to new research from the University of Sydney.
31 January 2018

Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change

Why we can't rely on corporations to save us from climate change; Professor Christopher Wright and Honorary Professor Daniel Nyberg explain the common patterns they found in their research.
31 January 2018

Student insights boost Vietnam's social enterprise sector

A cross-faculty group of University of Sydney students recently worked with 12 counterparts from the Vietnam National University of Economics and Business on research into the needs of the country's social enterprises.
31 January 2018

Finding answers to Australia's water shortage problem

New research in membrane technology could change the way we filter water, providing solutions to the challenges facing rural communities and the food processing industry.
30 January 2018

Statement on the Consent Matters module

A story in the media today has criticised the University's roll out of a mandatory online consent education module.
30 January 2018

University community celebrated with Australia Day honours

The University of Sydney congratulates the members of our community who have been acknowledged in the Australia Day 2018 Honours List.
30 January 2018

Report identifies NDIS gaps for people living with mental illness

Many will be left without appropriate mental health support in the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme according to a report detailing experiences of consumers, providers and advocacy groups.
30 January 2018

To own or Uber? We do the maths

Car ownership is costly and Ubers don't come for free. David Hensher does the numbers on whether owning or sharing adds up.
30 January 2018

Chinese investment in Australia’s healthcare sector soars to $5.5 billion

Having not featured before 2015, Chinese investment in Australia’s healthcare sector has reached a total of AUD $5.5 billion across 16 completed deals, according to a new report from KPMG and the University of Sydney Business School.