2019

05 June 2019

Five minutes with Danielle Celermajer

In the lead up to Sydney Film Festival, we speak with Professor Danielle Celermajer, lead of the Multispecies Justice Project in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences about the power of independent film to inspire action in the age of the Anthropocene.

05 June 2019

Hillary and hashtags: how young female voters think

Females aged 18 to 30 in London and Sydney have faith in the political system, yet are often disenchanted with the governmental status quo, new University of Sydney research has found.

05 June 2019

Cannibalism is a double-whammy for cell health

University of Sydney PhD student Hugh Ford has developed a mathematical model tested by experiment that shows cell cannibalism is an important driver in the build-up of cholesterol.

05 June 2019

Soutphommasane pays tribute to pioneering female activist

Professor of Practice Tim Soutphommasane delivered a speech to the Jessie Street Trust annual lunch, where he lauded the human rights campaigner and University of Sydney alumna's legacy and explained how it resonates today.

05 June 2019

Sydney Nursing School reaches 25-year milestone in Singapore

The Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) is taught by University of Sydney academics in Singapore and designed for registered nurses who want to extend their clinical practice and progress as a nursing leader.

04 June 2019

How to prepare for a successful audition

To study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, you will need to audition. This can be a nerve-racking experience – but it doesn’t have to be. Here, students share their advice on how to prepare for your big moment.

04 June 2019

Master of Education (Digital Technologies)

We're introducing a new postgraduate course in 2020 focusing on the delivery of digital technologies in classrooms.

03 June 2019

A career in global health: Joel Negin

From community development in Eastern Mali to water managment addressing epidemics in Fiji, Professor Joel Negin has devoted his life to ensuring a healthier world for all.

03 June 2019

Every week counts towards the end of pregnancy

Healthcare professionals and expectant mums are being targeted in a new campaign called Every Week Counts, which aims to tackle the trend of giving birth before 39 to 40 weeks.

03 June 2019

Dutch-Australian composer Meta Overman honoured with new opera

Sydney Conservatorium of Music Associate Professor Jeanell Carrigan has dedicated years researching women composers of Australia. Her research into Dutch-Australian composer, Meta Overman results in a new performance of Overman's opera Psyche on 17 August.

03 June 2019

Short films show us the student soul of Sydney

A story about life as an Australian-born Chinese student edged out a high quality field of student-made amateur films about student life in Sydney and cultural connections.

31 May 2019

Humans ready to trust new digital life form

The Business School's MOTUS Lab has found that the latest generation of digital humans are indistinguishable from real human faces and that people are ready to trust these faces in online interactions.

31 May 2019

Leading academic on list of world's top gender policy influencers

Professor Marian Baird from the University of Sydney has again been recognised in the Gender Equality Top 100 list of the world's most influential people in gender policy.

31 May 2019

Five movies to catch at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival

Time to break out the choc tops, the 66th annual Sydney Film Festival is here! We’ve asked Film Studies Lecturer Dr Bruce Isaacs, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, to break down the massive range films on offer this year with his top five picks.

30 May 2019

Why the government can’t blame us (yet) for clinging to our cars

Dr Mark Raadsen explores the reasons why personal car ownership and usage is still favoured over public transportation in Australia.

30 May 2019

Should event-based social media monitoring and pathogen whole genome sequencing be used to uncover new epidemiological patterns?

A new publication by MBI's Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson and Lyn Gilbert outlines their recent research.

30 May 2019

Should event-based social media monitoring and pathogen whole genome sequencing be used to uncover new epidemiological patterns?

A new publication by MBI's Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson and Lyn Gilbert outlines their recent research.

30 May 2019

Millennial Project to equip students to succeed in Asia

The Business School has joined forces with the China Australia Millennial Project to deliver a postgraduate program which will immerse students in the Chinese innovation landscape and the "real world" of Chinese business.

30 May 2019

Measuring performance: How KPIs came about

In this age of big data, we look at the emergence of KPIs and performance measurement in organisations.

30 May 2019

University researchers to help Facebook counter hate speech

Researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are the first University of Sydney academics to receive research support from Facebook.