2023

01 May 2023

Intentions alone not enough to succeed in refugee employment

Australian businesses want to employ refugees but don't know where to start and require support, according to a new study from the University of Sydney Business School in partnership with Crescent Foundation.

01 May 2023

TEDxSydney Youth brings the biggest ideas of next generation to Parramatta 

The University of Sydney is the proud Presenting Partner of TEDxSydney Youth, a collaboration empowering the leaders of tomorrow to share ideas for a better future in Sydney's geographic heart, Parramatta.

01 May 2023

Bold plan for immigration overhaul will address Australia's future needs

Australia can return to its once world-leading model of equality and inclusion for migrants, write Associate Professors Chris F Wright and Stephen Clibborn from the University of Sydney Business School in The Sydney Morning Herald.

01 May 2023

Sciatica surgery pain relief benefits short-lived

A new study has found surgery to reduce leg pain and disability in people with sciatica may not be effective in the long-term.

28 April 2023

Taking a worldview

When Professor Yane Svetiev arrived in Australia from the former Yugoslavia, he wasn't sure how long he would stay. Two years on he was awarded a scholarship, and so began a career which has taken him around the world.

28 April 2023

Australia's immigration system set for overhaul after damning review

Associate Professor Anna Boucher, Chair of the Discipline of Government and International Relations, examines the key changes proposed for Australian immigration.

28 April 2023

Study warns of underestimated uncertainty in published research

New research involving the University of Sydney Business School has found researchers underestimate the degree of uncertainty in their findings.

26 April 2023

Nano-architectured materials that respond to light in real time

Biological systems respond to external stimuli such as light, heat, magnetism. Scientists are looking to develop new materials that mimic these abilities for myriad uses in nanoscience, engineering and medicine.

24 April 2023

From Henson to Christo

Some of photography's best-known luminaries feature in a new Chau Chak Wing Museum exhibition examining the interaction between photography and performance.

24 April 2023

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain

An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain.

24 April 2023

Discover staged photos before the smartphone 

The Chau Chak Wing Museum presents The Staged Photograph, an exhibition exploring images from the mid-19^th and early 20^th centuries from Australia, Britain and the United States.

20 April 2023

Study shows humans around the world like to help

A global study, led by co-director of the Sydney Centre for Language Research Professor Nick Enfield, shows human tendency to help others within their social group is universal.

19 April 2023

From parsecs to milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?

An asteroid 'the size of 33 armadillos' might be a flight of fancy, but real astronomers do measure celestial objects with units that sound just as strange. Dr Laura Driessen from explains.

18 April 2023

From living in a Delhi slum to studying at Sydney

A life-changing scholarship has brought Sumit from the Tigri slum community to the University of Sydney to complete his dream postgraduate degree.

18 April 2023

Spin-off developing oral insulin receives commercial backing

Technology aims to enable needle-free insulin delivery for children with Type 1 diabetes.

17 April 2023

New book shines a light on migrant worker rights

A new book, written by Associate Professor Anna Boucher, examines migrant exploitation experiences in major immigration countries, with a view to understanding how best to safeguard vulnerable migrant workers in Australia and internationally.

14 April 2023

Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic

Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney.

12 April 2023

Can all-out war be averted in the Middle East?

Senior Lecturer Dr Eyal Mayroz from the Discipline of Sociology and Criminology examines whether full scale war can be avoided in the Middle East, following the eruption of tensions during one of the holiest times of the year for both Jews and Muslims.

12 April 2023

Scientists build human lungs in a dish to test medicines

Scientists have developed a step-by-step blueprint to create advanced human lung models in the lab, which they say will accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs and reduce reliance on animal testing.

11 April 2023

How female 'eclipse chasers' contributed to science in Australia

Dr Toner Stevenson from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences writes about the forgotten history of late 19th century women and their contributions to astronomy.