2020

16 June 2020

Refugee Week 2020: Staying connected during COVID-19

Adapting to a new life as a refugee in Australia is difficult enough, without the added stresses of a global pandemic. How do refugees feel settled in Sydney, at a time when the world itself is so unsettled?

16 June 2020

Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems

PhD candidate Riddhi Gupta has taken an algorithm used in autonomous vehicles and adapted it to help characterise and stabilise quantum technology.

16 June 2020

India's leadership for good starts here

The University of Sydney's scholarship program to discover India's future visionary leaders, is one of the most generous scholarship programs available to Indian students offered by an Australian university.

16 June 2020

$20 million gift to establish a cancer immunotherapy laboratory

Philanthropy provides major support for developing immunotherapy to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases.

15 June 2020

University leaders honoured in Queen's Birthday list

Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Garton are among the University community members who have been recognised in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

15 June 2020

Why a pandemic response should include dentistry

As a frontline health service, dentistry is well-placed to triage patients - during a pandemic or otherwise. Adequate government funding could ensure this in the future, say dental practice and policy experts.

15 June 2020

Great white shark diet surprises scientists

The idea of a dorsal fin above the water signifying shark feeding might not be very accurate, says PhD student Richard Grainger, who has found that these predators spend a lot of time feeding at the seafloor.

12 June 2020

Could we run out of sand? Scientists adjust how grains are measured

Not all sand is the same, but scientists have been using one model to measure how all sand flows. Geoscientists have now developed new mathematical equations that will help engineers manage coastline susceptible to the effects of climate change.

11 June 2020

Essential components of dietary restriction revealed

New research provides insights into the roles of essential amino acids in metabolic health.

11 June 2020

Why our hearts fail: new research

Australian researchers have made several new heart failure discoveries in an innovative world-first project examining cryo-preserved human hearts, procured after transplantation, in the Sydney Heart Bank.