2019

07 March 2019

Winners and losers of Australia and Indonesia's trade deal

Dr Patricia Ranald from the Department of Political Economy scrutinises the recently-signed free-trade deal between Australia and Indonesia that has been eight years in the making.

07 March 2019

"Unacceptable secrecy" around potential safety risks of medicines

Should new safety warnings about the potentially serious harmful effects of medicines be considered 'confidential business information'? University of Sydney researchers make a case for stronger regulation and full ongoing public access.

07 March 2019

New Arts and Social Sciences flagship themes to fix the future

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Professor Annamarie Jagose has announced six flagship themes that humanities and social sciences research at the University of Sydney will become known for over the next few years.

07 March 2019

The best free things to do in Sydney

Life at uni can be busy and expensive – but living on a student budget doesn't need to be boring. That's why we've put together a collection of just some of the many free events Sydney has to offer.

06 March 2019

How do we champion women in STEM?

Noticing unconscious bias is key to promoting gender balance in STEM, says Associate Professor Ruby Lin from the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dr Lin shares her thoughts on promoting women in STEM.

06 March 2019

Prestigious academy honours International Business educator

The Business School’s Professor Sid Gray, a leading scholar in the field of international business, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), which he helped establish more than 20 years ago.

06 March 2019

Outstanding PhD candidate to join top US College as Assistant Professor

In a history making move, the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has appointed a doctoral candidate from the University of Sydney Business School as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.

06 March 2019

Kepler's final exoplanet discovery revealed

The first exoplanet candidate identified by the Kepler space telescope has now been confirmed as a planet in research led by the University of Hawaii, supported by Isabel Colman from the School of Physics.

05 March 2019

Online therapies can improve mental health, with no barriers to access

If we're serious about improving access to mental health care, we need to look to online therapies. Evidence says they can be effective instead of (or as well as) seeing someone face-to-face, write Professor Ian Hickie and Dr Sebastian Rosenberg.

05 March 2019

Sydney Conservatorium of Music announces Associate Dean of Research

Sydney Conservatorium of Music announces the internal appointment of world-renowned performing scholar and educator Professor Neal Peres Da Costa as Associate Dean (Research).

05 March 2019

New ARC Centre to future-proof Australia's fresh food supply

Supporting an industry increasingly innovated by scientific advancements, the University of Sydney has launched a specialist training hub which will conduct research into food safety and develop methods to safeguard Australia's fruit and vegetable industries.

05 March 2019

Making space: feeling the anthropocene

Ahead of the March 6 launch of our Making Space Series, Astrida Neimanis explores the tension between our messy, irrational and emotional bodies and the immense scale of the Anthropocene, and asks how we can make space to sense, smell, taste, learn and feel our way into troubled times.

04 March 2019

World-first program uncovers errors in biomedical research results

Just like the wrong ingredients can spoil a cake, so too can the wrong ingredients spoil the results in biomedical research. The difference is that the latter involves years of work, financial and personal investment and promise.

04 March 2019

How plants and trees talk to each other and why we should care

The last decade has seen significant scientific discoveries on how forests sense, respond and communicate - yet we haven't paused to understand what these discoveries mean for us and trees.

04 March 2019

Did you know the first computer to play music was at Sydney?

The world's first computer to ever play music was built at the University of Sydney by computing pioneer Dr Trevor Pearcey and his team.

04 March 2019

The Global Executive MBA experience – Kim Liddell

Kim Liddell, Managing Director of Non-Destructive Excavations Australia and Women Leading in Business Scholarship recipient, reflects on her first weeks on the Global Executive MBA.

04 March 2019

New artworks illuminate the University's past and reimagine its future

A new collection of public artworks by Dale Harding has been installed at the University's Camperdown campus. The artworks reflect Australia's cultural roots, the artist's heritage and the University's history.

01 March 2019

A simple guide to help you manage your enrolment

It’s no secret that university can be complex. It’s not just the content of your studies that can challenge you as a student. Managing your enrolment can seem like it needs a course of its own – especially for first-timers.

01 March 2019

University of Sydney wins $7.5m funding for landmark cancer research

Two new cancer projects will potentially help millions of patients around the world and increase survival rates by developing more effective, personalised treatments.

01 March 2019

How queer texts combat homophobia in schools

Schools teach academic skills - but they are also sites of learning about tolerance and hate. Embedding queer texts in the English curriculum could lessen gender-based bullying and affect real social change, write Sydney experts.