2020

10 July 2020

Socio-economic, environmental impacts of coronavirus quantified

How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? This world-first study led by the University of Sydney quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental gains.

10 July 2020

5 clinical trials tackling diabetes

This National Diabetes Week, discover some of the clinical trials underway at the University of Sydney, which are improving the lives of people with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.

10 July 2020

China on the march?

The 2020 CISS Global Forum ‘The COVID Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next?’ turned its attention to China’s domestic politics and international relations during the chaos of COVID-19.

10 July 2020

Designing solutions for real-world challenges

Students from the University of Sydney collaborated on applying design principles to real-world problems, developing solutions and pitching ideas in a 7-week design studio challenge.

10 July 2020

Sydney Nursing School appoints new Head of School and Dean

Distinguished healthcare professional and academic leader, Professor John Daly was recently appointed Head of School and Dean at the University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery.

10 July 2020

How to become an ophthalmologist

Pursuing a specialist career in ophthalmology requires students to complete a medical degree and a minimum of two years pre-vocational training, before applying to RANZCO to undertake a five-year vocational training program.

09 July 2020

Sydney Law School student wins best idea at law without walls global initiative

Master of Criminology student, Charlotte Hanson and her team have been awarded ‘best idea’ at the 2020 LawWithoutWalls (LWOW) initiative – a virtual experiential program designed to address real-life challenges faced by legal education and the profession.

09 July 2020

Learning languages opens our minds

Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Sydney, Dr Michael Spence, recently graduated with a Diploma of Languages (Korean Studies) at the very university he leads.

09 July 2020

Nature in culture: learning to value empirical but intangible truths

Reflecting on Niuean scholar Dr Jess Pasisi’s work in Episode 4 of Re-(E)mergence of Nature in Culture Multimedia Series, Genevieve Campbell questions the colonial positivist worldview and its reliance on tangible evidence, as opposed to more fluid conceptions of time, action and practice as ontologies.

09 July 2020

Meet Ruzhen, a visiting scholar from China

Ruzhen Wang is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Applied Ecology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he is disentangling the relative roles of nutrient uptake and recycling in plant growth under drought stress.

08 July 2020

Numerous jobs linked to increased risk of knee osteoarthritis

A major review of knee osteoarthritis (OA) - which is a leading cause of job loss and disability - reveals widespread risk of OA, demonstrating the need for a systemic approach to prevention outside of traditional workplaces.

 

08 July 2020

Why study postgraduate agriculture at Sydney

Postgraduate studies in agriculture will prepare you to tackle the biggest global challenges: food security, climate change, water, and the environment.

08 July 2020

AI medical research projects receive $7.1 million funding

The University of Sydney has been awarded more than $7 million federal funding for research projects harnessing AI to diagnose and treat neurological and mental health disorders.

07 July 2020

MRFF grant success

Australian Government invests in cutting-edge research projects and clinical trials to drive new ideas and achieve new discoveries to improve quality of life and survival rates, and boost our nation’s strong reputation as a global leader in medical research.

07 July 2020

MRFF grant success

Australian Government invests in cutting-edge research projects and clinical trials to drive new ideas and achieve new discoveries to improve quality of life and survival rates, and boost our nation’s strong reputation as a global leader in medical research.

07 July 2020

Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system (GLASS) report

Launched in 2015 by the World Health Organization, GLASS has been conceived to progressively incorporate data from surveillance of AMR in humans, such as monitoring of resistance, use of antimicrobial medicines, AMR in the food chain and in the environment.

07 July 2020

Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system (GLASS) report

Launched in 2015 by the World Health Organization, GLASS has been conceived to progressively incorporate data from surveillance of AMR in humans, such as monitoring of resistance, use of antimicrobial medicines, AMR in the food chain and in the environment.

07 July 2020

Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water

University of Sydney engineers have used electricity to clean up heavily polluted industrial wastewater. They hope the findings will help wineries, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other industries that must comply with strict wastewater regulations.

07 July 2020

Business Dalyell students innovate online to solve global challenges

Through the Dalyell Scholars program, high-achieving Business School students have worked with industry leaders and innovators to develop creative solutions to real-world problems.

06 July 2020

Researchers explore new synthetic gel for eye injury

An international team of researchers is pioneering a potentially sight-saving alternative to current treatments for injury or infection of the cornea, a common cause of blindness.