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12 December 2020
Getting Help
The Matilda Centre delivers research programs that aim to increase the knowledge base around the effective prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. While we do not provide treatment directly, we know that getting the right kind of help for mental and substance disorders is important.
11 December 2020
Global Forum applies a security lens to COVID-19
The 2020 Global Forum explores the COVID crisis through the lens of the Centre for International Security Studies’ research areas, in a webinar series on regional security, human security, ecosecurity and nuclear risk.
11 December 2020
International student insights: From bustling India to Law School life
Sanya Dalal shares her experience as an international student and provides an inside look at what life is like to study a postgraduate degree at Sydney Law School.
11 December 2020
What are the implications of NSW’s updated social impact assessment guideline?
PhD candidate Gemma Viney reflects on the recent SEI panel on NSW’s Social Impact Assessment Guideline, highlighting three key takeaways for researchers, practitioners and, most crucially, communities.
11 December 2020
World-class new university campus at Parramatta/Westmead
A world-class multi-disciplinary university campus will be able to be delivered within the Westmead Health and Innovation District with the signing of a framework agreement between the NSW Government and the University of Sydney.
10 December 2020
Radical help for radical times
On the 25 November 2020, globally-acclaimed social reformer, Hilary Cottam, shared her vision and methods with an Australian audience at the Sydney Policy Lab’s 2020 annual event.
10 December 2020
From E12 to overseas immersion: Victoria's story so far
Within her first year at university, Victoria Lonergan gained more than she'd imagined – including a new language skill and cultural experiences that inspired greater pursuits for a bright future.
10 December 2020
Professor Greg Whitwell re-elected as Chair of CEMS Global Alliance
Professors Gregory Whitwell, Dean of the University of Sydney Business School and Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics have been re-elected as CEMS Chair and Co-Chair respectively of the global alliance.
10 December 2020
China debate borrows language from the Cold War
Professor James Curran at the University of Sydney delivered an address at the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Sydney about the current problems in Australia's relationship with China.
10 December 2020
Space weather discovery puts 'habitable planets' at risk
Using radio signals as an indicator of stellar activity will allow astronomers to determine 'space weather' in nearby solar systems. The news is not great for life (as we know it) from our nearest neighbour.
09 December 2020
Innovation ensures equity and enables teaching during COVID
A multidisciplinary project featuring Bachelor of Design Computing students, expanded learning opportunities for Sydney Medical Program students and ensured equity for rural-based students by redeveloping an out-dated teaching module.
09 December 2020
Talent from the Con shining at the 2021 Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival, a bold cultural celebration with cutting-edge arts and performance, will include multiple acts involving the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s talent early next year.
09 December 2020
New alcohol guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze
Under the new recommendations, healthy adults should drink no more than ten standard drinks a week, and no more than four on any one day.
08 December 2020
International Relations goes quantum
Project Q's recently released special issue of Security Dialogue, Quantizing International Relations, explores emerging quantum perspectives that challenge our classical understanding of the world.
08 December 2020
University of Sydney first choice for school leavers in NSW
The University of Sydney continues to be the preferred university for New South Wales school leavers, according to data released this week from the Universities Admissions Centre.
08 December 2020
University of Sydney researcher joins prestigious authors list
The American Library Association has selected a book on why the US has failed to intervene in genocide as one of its top academic titles for 2020.
08 December 2020
Professor Nalini Joshi awarded the George Szekeres Medal
Professor Joshi from the School of Mathematics and Statistics has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to mathematical sciences by the discipline's peak national body.
08 December 2020
Music student contribution fee increase explained
Music students will not pay significantly more for their study in the way humanities students will under the new Job-Ready Graduates package proposed by the Federal Government.
07 December 2020
3 billion animals impacted by fires including 60,000 koalas: report
Estimates some 3 billion animals were killed or misplaced by the 2019-20 mega-fires in Australia have been confirmed - with a breakdown by animal type for the first time - in a conclusive Sydney-led report commissioned by WWF.
07 December 2020
Ensuring Sydney's place as a global hub for quantum technology
The NSW Government has helped to bring together four Sydney universities to promote our harbour city as an international centre for excellence in quantum technology, supporting jobs, research and education.