2018
Articles published in 2018
29 January 2018
Sydney accepting the best students from Vietnam
For the first time in its more than 160-year history, the University of Sydney will hold standalone information days in Vietnam and accept applicants directly from Vietnamese high schools for gifted students.
29 January 2018
Graduating Class of 2031: a new world for today's kindergarten
Schools need to move toward creativity, collaboration, critical reflection and communication to teach students the skills of the future, writes Professor Michael Anderson from the Sydney School of Education and Social Work.
29 January 2018
A frog chorus to croak about
A chorus of frogs is the basis of an innovative, new piece of music created by Sydney Conservatorium of Music Masters student and sound artist Alexis Weaver for Culture Up Late at the Australian Museum.
29 January 2018
Poisonings due to medications decreasing but more work needed
The number of child poisonings due to accidental exposure to medicines has decreased however more education is needed to reduce the number of children with non-urgent cases presenting to hospital.
25 January 2018
Australia Day Address delivered by YouTube sensation
Recent Alumni Award recipient and internationally renowned mathematics teacher, Eddie Woo of "WooTube" fame, has delivered this year's Australia Day Address at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
25 January 2018
Emerging research pioneers championed with fellowships
Twenty-two gifted early and mid-career researchers have been named as the University of Sydney's 2018 Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) fellows.
25 January 2018
Harnessing vitamin D and body’s own killer cells to fight MS
Eight University of Sydney researchers have been awarded almost $750,000 from MS Research Australia to investigate causes and treatments for multiple sclerosis.
25 January 2018
Implantable medical devices bolstered by next-gen modification
A discovery by University of Sydney researchers could underpin a new class of implantable devices that provide biological signals to surrounding tissue for better integration with the body and reduced risk of infection.
24 January 2018
5 things you should do at Welcome Fest
Welcome Fest, a three-day festival held in the week prior to semester, is your opportunity to meet fellow new students, take part in fun social activities and settle into university life. Here are 5 things you can do to make the most of Welcome Fest.
23 January 2018
Backpacks, shoes, and bedtimes: our experts' back to school tips
As thousands of children, parents and teachers prepare for a new school year, our education and health experts share insights on shoes, school bags, helping students thrive and more.
23 January 2018
Why the claims to make codeine prescription-only are wrong
Professor Peter Carroll explains three of the main arguments used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they're wrong.
22 January 2018
Can urban agriculture reduce food insecurity for the urban poor?
Urban agriculture has become a popular vision of the future city – a sustainable way to feed rapidly growing and urbanised populations. However, we must ask the question, who does urban agriculture benefit and will it support the urban poor in reaching food security?
22 January 2018
New scholarship to support women leaders in major projects
Research shows building leadership pathways is critical to achieve gender diversity in companies. A new scholarship from the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership is set to support women leaders of major projects.
19 January 2018
How Sydney’s transport system went off the rails
What challenges does Sydney's transport system face, and how could investment in public transport take pressure off the system and support improved travel on all modes, including cars?
18 January 2018
Seidler Salon Series premieres emerging Con composer
Ella Macens, one of the first students in the national women composers' development program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, will premiere her latest work in the Sydney Festival's Seidler Salon Series on 19 and 20 January.
18 January 2018
Explainer: extreme heat in sport
Record-breaking temperatures during the Ashes cricket test match in Sydney led many to wonder: how hot is too hot to continue playing sport safely?
17 January 2018
Nano redirect
17 January 2018
Sydney share bike schemes increase cycling
New data shows 18 per cent of Sydneysiders thought dockless bikes were a good system and would use one of the new bike share schemes.
17 January 2018
Billions could be saved in shipping, aquaculture
Sydney scientists have developed nanowrinkled coatings that could avoid the build-up of damaging biological material and save some of the $320 million annually spent by the Australian shipping industry because of biofouling.
17 January 2018
The EJ Series, part 11: the other side of environmental justice—finding ecological justice in Aotearoa
This blog provides a summary of the report, Finding Ecological Justice in New Zealand, written by Claire Browning and published by the New Zealand Law Foundation. Claire contributed to a paper given by Mike Joy at the Environmental Justice Conference, Sydney University, 6-8 November 2017.