2019

Articles published in 2019

02 August 2019

Designing your future

Our students are working with industry leaders across the built environment and digital design to deliver projects of impact, and put what's been learned in the classroom into practice.
01 August 2019

A history of thinking forward in paediatric dentistry

As the first Australasian university to offer specialty training in paediatric dentistry, Sydney Dental School's unique registrar-based program has been firmly embedded in the Western Sydney Local Health District since 1987.
01 August 2019

Five minutes with Yixu Lu

In the lead up to the University's first multilingual conference on world literature, we speak with Professor Yixu Lu, convenor of the World Literatures and Global South Conference, about the cultural and linguistic diversity of international literary works.
01 August 2019

One student’s vision to build an automated future

The opportunity to study abroad at Tsinghua University and undertake work placements with several of China’s leading technology companies has bolstered one student’s desire to help shape Australia’s own growing artificial intelligence industry.
01 August 2019

Three reasons to stick with maths

Studying maths is likely to make you smarter and more employable, according to University of Sydney experts.
01 August 2019

When will I ever use maths?

While it may not feel like it, there is more to maths than meets the eye.
01 August 2019

Why intercountry adoption needs a rethink

In a globalising world where new family structures are emerging and evolving, a University of Sydney scholar is calling for a reassessment of the regulations around intercountry adoption.
01 August 2019

Jandamarra - Sing for Country

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Bunuba Cultural Enterprises present Jandamarra - Sing for the Country. This work for massed voices and orchestra tells the story of Jandamarra, a young Bunuba Aboriginal man and the dramatic story of conflict between Aboriginal people and white settlers.
31 July 2019

Finalists in our Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize

School students from across Australia are finalists and highly commended award winners in our University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize.
31 July 2019

Academics announced as finalists in 5 Eureka Prize categories

Academics with expertise spanning biomedical engineering, the internet-of-things, medicine and quantum physics have been selected as finalists for five categories in Australia's most comprehensive national science awards, the 2019 Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes.

31 July 2019

Professor Robert Park awarded Poggendorff Lectureship

Professor Robert Park will reveal how plant diseases affect our very existence and the work his team do in developing new genetic approaches for sustainable and environmentally friendly crop disease control.
31 July 2019

Pilgrim travel ratings more spiritual than physical

As Muslims prepare to converge on Mecca for the annual Hajj, researchers at the University of Sydney and University of Michigan Business Schools say that reviews and star ratings posted online by pilgrims to the holy sites of the world's major religions can be unreliable.
31 July 2019

Clinician perceptions of respiratory infection risk

Clinicians' use of personal protective equipment is critical to reducing the risk of transmission of infectious disease.
31 July 2019

Clinician perceptions of respiratory infection risk

Clinicians' use of personal protective equipment is critical to reducing the risk of transmission of infectious disease.
30 July 2019

How to finance your MBA

Undertaking an MBA is a major investment and one of the most important financial investments you will make in your career. Taking the time to research ways to finance your degree before you start studying will put you on track to graduating with less debt and increased financial freedom.
30 July 2019

$1.5 million awarded for dementia prevention study

Researchers have secured funding from the National Health Medical Research Council for a first-ever trial of both screening and intervention for obstructive sleep apnoea in older people at risk for dementia.

30 July 2019

Business School strengthens partnership with leading IT solutions firm

The University of Sydney Business School and the award-winning IT solutions firm, ASG Group, have further strengthened their partnership in a way that will provide students with "a genuine understanding of what it is to be truly professional" in their attitude to work and business ethics.
30 July 2019

Aspiring opera singer combines love for production and performance

The Conservatorium's 2019 Inclusion Project enables Bachelor of Music (Performance) student Meredith Juanita Yi Hui Cheng, to work on David Reeves's musical sensation, Seven Little Australians in Wollongong.
29 July 2019

Brushing up on tooth conservation is key to good dental practice

During Dental Health Week, we asked Professor Martin AO about the role dentists play in helping patients keep track of their oral health. She emphasised the need to start conversations about preventing tooth decay and practicing conservative dentistry.
29 July 2019

Saber Astronautics given mission control status for CUAVA-1

ARC Training Centre CUAVA will have ground station and mission control of its first satellite supported by partner Saber Astronautics.