2022

14 June 2022

How should an Australian 'centre for disease control' prepare us for the next pandemic?

What should an Australian Centre for Disease Control look like? And how can it improve our response to future infectious disease outbreaks?

14 June 2022

Global recognition for infectious diseases research and local support of early- to mid-career researchers

Two early-to-mid-career researchers have secured funding for globally significant vaccine research while the University of Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases’ (Sydney ID) global leadership in tuberculosis helped to secure a grant from the United States’ National Institutes of Health (NIH), for $US3.1 million.

14 June 2022

How Samantha's business degree landed her a job before graduating

Work-integrated learning opportunities within Samantha Xiong's Master of Commerce degree helped her land a full-time job as a Business Analyst at Ingram Micro before she’d finished her studies.

14 June 2022

The powerful coalescence of art, activism and scholarship

SSSHARC International fellow, Professor Mark LeVine speaks about Heavy Metal Islam, activism and his approach to Indigenous scholarship.

10 June 2022

University of Sydney Business School and Deloitte partner on AI

The ‘AI fluency sprint’ is a self-paced online short course designed to help business leaders understand artificial intelligence, unlock its potential and create value for their organisation.

10 June 2022

2022 Publishing highlights: New books on Southeast Asia

From politics to history, education and the environment, these new books by SSEAC’s members showcase a diversity of interests and insight on all things Southeast Asia.

10 June 2022

Digital tool gives surgeons a pre-theatre rehearsal

Surgical planning tool designed by Engineering PhD student advances the efficacy of next generation 3D-printed bone implants.

09 June 2022

Prehistoric Swiss Army knife indicates early humans communicated

Archaeologists have found that a tool, dubbed the "stone Swiss Army knife" of prehistory, was made to look the same in enormous numbers across great distances and multiple biomes in southern Africa. This indicates early humans were sharing information and communicating with one another.

09 June 2022

Honorary Fellowship awarded to University sportsman

Rodney Tubbs, an alumnus of the University, has received an Honorary Fellowship for his ongoing dedication to the University of Sydney's sport and fitness community.

09 June 2022

Sydney 41st in world in QS rankings

The University of Sydney continues to perform strongly in the highly regarded QS World University Rankings, ranking 41st in the world.

08 June 2022

International scholarship student leads barley rust breakthrough

An international scholarship student has found and defined the sequence of an important gene underlying leaf rust resistance in barley. The finding could have great implications in the fight against rust disease, which decreases global food production by at least 10 percent.

07 June 2022

Sydney's Three Cities - a flawed vision?

Research by the University of Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning into Sydney's metropolitan strategic plan, A Metropolis of Three Cities, finds that although a step in the right direction, flaws exist in several policies.

07 June 2022

1,037 Australians share priority policy issues for mental health

University of Sydney researchers surveyed Australians on their mental health experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing insights into what needs to change for an effective mental health system.

06 June 2022

How to complain about aged care and get the result you want

University of Sydney experts explain how you can raise issues with the relevant person or authority to improve care and support for you or your loved one.

06 June 2022

Sites unseen

Personal photographs and albums shed light on another side of colonial Papua under Australian administration in the exhibition Pacific Views. 

06 June 2022

What is the value of additional trips?

John Stanley and David Hensher discuss how transport opportunities can be made more equitable by taking a more socially focussed approach when calculating additional trip values.

06 June 2022

Action today for tomorrow series: a journey to climate activism

On his journey from science education to starting a community organic farming initiative, Togolese activist Folli Herbert Amouzougan found his way into environmental activism and leading youth to take urgent steps towards climate action.

03 June 2022

New app to assist in diagnosis of younger-onset language dementias

The Sydney Language Battery (SYDBAT) app will assist clinicians in diagnosing rare younger-onset language dementias.

03 June 2022

Memorialisation platform wins Sydney Genesis startup competition

The disruption of COVID-19 and the grief of losing a loved one to dementia has inspired two Sydney friends to create a platform to empower people in choosing how they will be remembered.

03 June 2022

Queen Elizabeth II to make royal history

Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Historian Dr Cindy McCreery, an expert on the history of the Royal Family, explains the occasion and offers her opinions on its meaning.