2019

06 May 2019

New gravitational waves found, we just don't know where they come from (yet)

The international team hunting for gravitational waves last week made the announcement of its first discoveries from the 2019 run. Professor Tara Murphy and colleagues unpack what this means.

06 May 2019

Sydney Law School reaches quarter finals in prestigious international moot

A group of University of Sydney Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor students (Kilian Elkinson, Nina Mao, Lucy Nason, and Beata Szabo) ranked equal first among Australian universities and in the top eight globally at the 26th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.

06 May 2019

Zoonoses Node Spatial Analytics Workshop

The Zoonoses Node of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity invites participants to a 2-day spatial analytics workshop.

The workshop will present an introduction to: spatial data formats, representation, and pattern analysis with application to disease surveillance and evaluation. There will be special focus on the use of R software as both a GIS and an analytical tool.

06 May 2019

Zoonoses Node Spatial Analytics Workshop

The Zoonoses Node of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity invites participants to a 2-day spatial analytics workshop.

The workshop will present an introduction to: spatial data formats, representation, and pattern analysis with application to disease surveillance and evaluation. There will be special focus on the use of R software as both a GIS and an analytical tool.

06 May 2019

How Green are Electric Vehicles?

Consumers need to take into account a number of factors when determining exactly how environmentally friendly electric cars are, writes Jiayu Wang.

06 May 2019

Dr Nick Fuller: 5 reasons diets don’t work, and what to do instead

At the heart of International No Diet Day is the celebration of a healthy lifestyle, body acceptance and self-love. Leading obesity researcher Dr Nick Fuller shares his advice on why you should ditch fad diets for good.

06 May 2019

$10m commitment to invest in Aboriginal training and jobs program

A $10 million commitment by the Federal Opposition announced today will help grow the University of Sydney's highly successful Aboriginal jobs and skills program.

03 May 2019

Interdisciplinary study opportunities explained

With so much choice (and so many acronyms) across the University’s interdisciplinary learning opportunities, it can be difficult to know what sets them apart. Here’s a no-nonsense explainer to answer your basic questions.

03 May 2019

Flu vaccine encouraged for all children six months to five years

Universal vaccination programs are known to achieve higher coverage than targeted programs. Vaccinating young children has been shown to indirectly protect household members and may also protect the wider community.

03 May 2019

Soft skills the key to meaningful youth employment

A team of three Sydney undergraduates who believe they have a solution to worldwide youth unemployment are now only two steps away from an opportunity to present their idea to the United Nations and win a million dollars.

03 May 2019

Dr Cameron Logan honoured by the Society of Architectural Historians

The Society of Architectural Historians has named the 2019 recipients of the prestigious SAH Publication Awards, honouring excellence in architectural history, urban history, landscape history and historic preservation scholarship, as well as architectural exhibition catalogues.

03 May 2019

For giant pandas, bamboo is vegetarian 'meat'

New research using an approach called nutritional geometry sheds light on giant panda evolution, and their unusual transition from carnivorous ancestry to extreme specialised herbivory.

02 May 2019

The Me Too movement will receive the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize

Me Too founder Tarana Burke and Australian author and broadcaster Tracey Spicer will accept the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize on behalf of the movement on Thursday 14 November at the Sydney Town Hall.

01 May 2019

Is Wikipedia stealing the news?

While the influence of Facebook and Google on the news landscape has been well examined, Wikipedia's role as a source of breaking news has not received enough attention, says a University of Sydney expert.

01 May 2019

Air Force engages Sydney nanotech to revolutionise sensing capability

RAAF Plan Jericho seeks to modernise Australia's defence capacity. The Jericho Sensing Laboratory at Sydney Nano will form a critical part of the plan's scientific infrastructure.

01 May 2019

Next-generation specialists in drug-resistant TB meet in Sydney

A total of 25 experts were equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills, including practical problem-solving, diplomacy and cultural competencies to ensure delivery of high quality support and constructive communication at all levels within the TB programme and government in line with WHO standards.  With MBI's Co-Director Prof Ben Marais as lead facilitator, the March 2019 workshop was co-hosted by the Centre for Research Excellence in TB (TB-CRE) of the Centenary Institute, University of Sydney. 

01 May 2019

Next-generation specialists in drug-resistant TB meet in Sydney

A total of 25 experts were equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills, including practical problem-solving, diplomacy and cultural competencies to ensure delivery of high quality support and constructive communication at all levels within the TB programme and government in line with WHO standards.  With MBI's Co-Director Prof Ben Marais as lead facilitator, the March 2019 workshop was co-hosted by the Centre for Research Excellence in TB (TB-CRE) of the Centenary Institute, University of Sydney. 

01 May 2019

Put down the protein shake: variety of protein better for health

University of Sydney researchers have examined whether there are any ongoing ramifications or potential side-effects from long-term high protein intake or from consuming certain types of amino acids.

01 May 2019

Pain researchers find antidote to deadly box jellyfish sting

A team of pain researchers in the Charles Perkins Centre studied the most venomous creature on earth to learn how venom works and what causes pain.

01 May 2019

ICIC: innovation and challenges in infection control

Co-hosted by Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Public Health (CIDM-PH), Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity (MBI) and Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbioloby Laboratory Services - NSW Health Pathology (CIDMLS), this symposium is aimed at researchers, clinicians and students looking to learn more about the innovations and challenges in infection control.