2022

11 April 2022

Action today for tomorrow series: without a root, a tree cannot stand

As part of SEI’s Action Today for Tomorrow Series, Togolese activist Kaossara Sani advocates for global unity in securing climate justice for all.

08 April 2022

Reimagining history

Chris Fox from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning has unveiled his newly commissioned installation, Immerge which reimagines a piece of history through the use of recycled components of the former Rozelle Tram Depot water tank.

08 April 2022

Want to be sustainable and cool? Choose fans more and aircon less

A University of Sydney led study has found using indoor fans more often allows people to reduce their air conditioner use without changing how hot they feel, paving a way for reducing future energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

07 April 2022

University of Sydney and Cornell announce new partnership

The new partnership agreements will promote collaborative research between institutions and offer students reciprocal exchange opportunities.

07 April 2022

Five questions with Senior Curator Melanie Pitkin

We sat down with Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin to ask her some quick-fire questions.

Discover where her love for ancient history began and what she's excited to do at the Museum.

07 April 2022

Law School statement on international law violations in Ukraine

The Board of The University of Sydney Law School has passed a resolution on the violations of international law in Ukraine.

07 April 2022

How our scientists are striving for a healthier tomorrow

This year, World Health Day focuses global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being. Find out how our researchers are contributing.

06 April 2022

University of Sydney rises in QS subject rankings

In the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Sydney has nine subjects in the top 20 and 28 subjects in the top 50 globally.

06 April 2022

2022 Alumni Awards honour exceptional Sydney graduates

Coming from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, the winners of the 2022 Alumni Awards have made outstanding contributions to their fields and the University community.

06 April 2022

Sydney Con Jazz Festival 2022

Sample the best of jazz from here and abroad at the fifth Sydney Con Jazz Festival (SCJF), taking place at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music on 5 June. Over 100 leading jazz artists from Australia, US and Europe will perform in over 24 concerts.

06 April 2022

The best way to read Jane Austen? Out loud!

Dr Ruth Wilson's PhD thesis proposed an unusual strategy in her re-imagining of established practices for teaching and reading the novels of Jane Austen: reading them out loud. Now her PhD has led to a memoir "The Jane Austen Remedy".

06 April 2022

University of Sydney to be powered by 100% renewable electricity

From 1 July 2022 the University of Sydney will be powered by 100 percent renewable electricity.

05 April 2022

A pleasant visit from our friends and supporters at the Lions Save Sight Foundation

On Saturday 26th March we had the pleasure of welcoming two new members of the Lions Save Sight Foundation and taking them on a tour of our facilities to showcase the exciting research carried out at the Institute.

05 April 2022

Introducing SEI’s Communities on the Frontline series

Weaving together several SEI research projects, this new series hears from communities at the centre of Australia’s shifting energy landscape.

05 April 2022

Thinking public transport, electric cars and the roads we drive on

At the intersection where politics, individual egos and the public good collide, you'll find the University's Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies. In a time when transport is evolving dramatically, it works so public good survives the crash.

05 April 2022

Wind turbines, helicopters, weather and why turbulence matters

Analysing the turbulence in a gently flowing river might spoil the poetry of the moment. But if that gentle flow becomes a destructive torrent, understanding its behaviour becomes crucial. Professor Ben Thornber is working to make that complex task much easier.

05 April 2022

Maree Teesson to chair national mental health expert panel

Director of the Matilda Centre, Professor Maree Teesson AC will chair an expert advisory panel that will guide Australia's future roadmap in mental health research.

05 April 2022

University of Sydney joins Universitas 21 network

The University of Sydney has been welcomed as the newest member of Universitas 21, a global network of research-intensive universities.

05 April 2022

Robyn Ward to contribute to national healthcare research strategy

Under chairperson Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, Executive Dean & Pro Vice-Chancellor Medicine and Health Professor Robyn Ward will help guide Australia's future vision for health & medical research as part of an Advisory Committee announced by the Federal Government.

04 April 2022

New WFH and transport-related patterns emerge

After two years working from home due to the pandemic, many Australians have established a new working pattern according to a new survey by the University of Sydney Business School.