2021

13 April 2021

Emily Maguire's Love Objects launched at Charles Perkins Centre

Emily Maguire, acclaimed author and 2018 recipient of the Judy Harris Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, launched her new book Love Objects last week.

13 April 2021

6 ways to work on your career in 2021

Our Careers Centre has compiled some tips on how to get started and what you should be looking out for as more employers move their recruitment online.

13 April 2021

Rising diagnoses of child ADHD may be unnecessary or harmful

More kids are being diagnosed with ADHD for borderline (yet challenging) behaviours, and new research shows why that is a worry, writes Luise Kazda and authors.

13 April 2021

Profound loss of pleasure related to early-onset dementia

Sydney-led research has uncovered profound anhedonia as a key feature in early-onset dementia, with grey-matter deterioration in the so-called pleasure system of the brain, suggesting a possible treatment target.

13 April 2021

Student's physics homework picked up by Amazon quantum researchers

A simple yet elegant change to code studied for more than 20 years could shorten timeline to achieve scalable quantum computation and has attracted the attention of quantum computing programs at Amazon Web Services and Yale University.

12 April 2021

In conversation with three Bachelor of Laws students

Three Bachelor of Laws students speak about their experiences studying law at Sydney Law School.

12 April 2021

Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication

New analysis from the Lambert Initiative defines durations of impairment after inhaled or oral THC doses. Findings raise questions about current drug-driving laws, which penalise for THC presence, not intoxication levels.

12 April 2021

Reflections on Dany Celermajer’s Summertime

A year after the ash settled following Australia’s Black Summer, scholars from University of Edinburgh Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought reflect on the heart-wrenching but hopeful elegy Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future, by SEI Deputy Director Dany Celermajer.

08 April 2021

Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

University of Sydney researchers have made a significant discovery in the field of materials science, for the first time providing a full picture of how fatigue in ferroelectric materials occurs.

08 April 2021

Port Arthur and the battle for tougher gun laws

In 1996, while Australians grappled with the horror that unfolded at a popular tourist spot; Rebecca Peters was at the epicentre of pushing for tougher gun laws. With the 25th anniversary of the shooting looming, she explains how it all came together.

08 April 2021

Rethinking pest management to protect native species 

Australian native species might seem overrun by feral invaders, but Professor Peter Banks has an ingenious idea that could bring the odds back in their favour.

08 April 2021

New modelling provides greater scrutiny for supply chains

Unethical or destructive practices can be hidden within supply chains bringing us items we want and need. Dr Arne Geschke uses data to drill into the complex global production web.

07 April 2021

Academic integrity in online exams: doing the right thing is the right answer

Final exams commence next week. Here's how to maintain academic integrity while sitting online tests.

06 April 2021

How medical terminology sways patients' surgery decisions

Doctors' descriptions of medical conditions can encourage patients to opt for surgery when other treatment options are available, our researchers write.

06 April 2021

Review raises questions about paracetamol as a common pain reliever

The largest review of paracetamol for pain relief, led by University of Sydney, found only four conditions where it was shown to relieve pain and confirmed paracetamol was ineffective for low back pain despite its common use.

06 April 2021

Wiradjuri Art Competition winner announced

After a competitive selection process, the University of Sydney School of Rural Health has revealed the winner of the recent Wiradjuri Artwork Contest. The successful artist, Cara Shields, will create a suite of three artworks, which will form part of the School of Rural Health’s new visual identity.

06 April 2021

Is there movement at the station? Adapting our approach to stimulus in the face of structural change

The full impact of the pandemic on long-term travel trends is yet to be revealed, and continuing to work on the assumption that things will return to pre-pandemic levels is a prudential oversight, writes Christopher Day.

01 April 2021

The WHO report into the origins of COVID-19 is out, here's what happens next

The WHO report recommends what research is needed for a more complete picture of the origins of the coronavirus, writes Professor Dominic Dwyer, who was part of the WHO delegation to Wuhan, China.

01 April 2021

New guidelines to improve quality of life for kids following cancer

More and more children are surviving leukaemia and brain cancer, but many are left with longer-term communication problems. Dr Kimberley Docking has dedicated her career to making sure no one overlooks what comes next for these kids.

01 April 2021

Solar for all: who’s getting left in the dark?

Get to know Judita Hudson, one of our 2021 Honours Fellows, who is working on ‘energy citizenship’ as a mode of understanding patterns of exclusivity and opportunities for community-led collaboration within the renewable revolution.