2020

14 February 2020

Statement following the loss of student George Yuhan Lin

On behalf of University of Sydney staff and students, Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence expressed his condolences, following the tragic death of student George Yuhan Lin in a road incident earlier this week.

14 February 2020

Grants awarded to power green schemes

The University of Sydney has been announced as a joint recipient of almost $10 million in Cooperative Research Centre Projects grants for projects that aim to power the green economy.

13 February 2020

Instant prescriptions: we need to manage the risks

Instant prescriptions might be the way of our digital future, but we need to manage the risks first, write academics from our Faculty of Medicine and Health.

13 February 2020

Best and brightest Dalyell students tackle the tough issues

The world is awash with "wicked" problems, and for small business startups in New South Wales, one of them is a highly confusing and often frustrating web of government departments, forms, approvals, agencies and regulations that must be satisfied.

13 February 2020

$3.75m awarded to transform the way ovarian cancer is treated

The Cancer Council of NSW has awarded its annual Translational Program Grant to a Sydney-led project aiming to match ovarian cancer patients with the treatment or clinical trial most likely to work for their cancer subtype.

12 February 2020

PhD graduate profile: Arpit Raswant

PhD graduate and previous Enhanced Business School Research Scholarship recipient, Arpit Raswant shares his experience as a doctoral research student at the University of Sydney Business School.

11 February 2020

5 reasons you should join a club or society at university

Want to meet like-minded people? Or develop a hobby or passion? Joining a university club or society lets you do this and so much more!

11 February 2020

Too cute to cull? When public opinion and scientific advice clash

Controlling feral animals and their impact on our environment and native animals can hit a snag when the public regard them as 'loveable'. How can governments get people on board with the science?

11 February 2020

'Rule breaking' plants may be climate change survivors

Plants that break some of the 'rules' of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to new research.

11 February 2020

Strength training can help protect the brain from degeneration

For the first time, an intervention - lifting weights - has been able to slow and even halt degeneration, over a long period, in brain areas particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease.

10 February 2020

Sydney researchers make coronavirus breakthrough

A team of health and medical experts at the University of Sydney and NSW Health, working around the clock, has grown the live virus to help diagnose and contain its spread.

10 February 2020

5 powerful breakthroughs by Sydney Science women

In the quest for gender equality, United Nations has declared 11 February the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We take a look at Sydney Science women making headlines with their scientific discoveries and research.

10 February 2020

AMR Social Science at MBI

Come along to ‘The Social Life of Antimicrobials: Practices, Economies, Contexts and Futures' workshop and join leading experts in the humanities and social sciences to critically examine the precursors of, and potential solutions to, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across contexts and cultures.

10 February 2020

AMR Social Science at MBI

Come along to ‘The Social Life of Antimicrobials: Practices, Economies, Contexts and Futures' workshop and join leading experts in the humanities and social sciences to critically examine the precursors of, and potential solutions to, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across contexts and cultures.

10 February 2020

Australia and climate change: a collective action problem

As Australia has burned in a climate emergency summer, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter reflects on how our Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not only been untruthful about our nation’s effort and ability to contribute to global emissions reduction, but has appeared to take smirking solace in the excuse not to contribute.

10 February 2020

Common medication may lower risk of 'broken heart' during bereavement

The increased risk of heart attack or "a broken heart" in early bereavement could be reduced by using common medication in a novel way, according to a study led by the University of Sydney and funded by Heart Research Australia.

10 February 2020

Oscars retrospective: Steven Spielberg's Jaws

Though now controversial for its portrayal of sharks as man-eaters, Jaws was - and remains - a groundbreaking cinematic feat. Film studies expert Associate Professor Bruce Isaacs explains what makes it a classic.

10 February 2020

New material created to clean up fossil fuel industry

Researchers at the University of Sydney have created a new material that has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions released during the refinement process of crude oil by up to 28 percent.

10 February 2020

Computer scientist honoured for web information systems research

Professor Athman Bouguettaya has received further honours for his ongoing research into service computing, named recipient of a Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE) Fellow Award.

07 February 2020

Vale Professor Anthony Grant

Professor Grant will be remembered as a founder of coaching psychology, a prolific researcher, and a great teacher. But more importantly, Tony will be remembered as a kind and generous colleague, mentor and friend.