July
Articles
15 July 2022
Sri Lanka is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis
Dr Niro Kandasamy, lecturer in History at University of Sydney, says Sri Lanka's crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups.
15 July 2022
Sydney Welcome Festival wins award
The University of Sydney Union has won the Student Experience Network Award for Best Orientation Experience for the Semester 1 2022 Welcome Festival. The festival was part of an expanded welcome program to celebrate the reopening of campus after nearly two years of remote learning.
14 July 2022
Over 250,000 Australians will die from cancers caused by cigarette smoking over the next 25 years
New research estimates the overall number of deaths from smoking-related cancers is set to increase by 32 percent over the next 25-year period.
12 July 2022
Trade secret protections benefit small firms, consumers: research
Proprietary knowledge protection greatly benefits young and small firms, leading to increased product market competition benefits for consumers, new University of Sydney Business School research finds.
12 July 2022
What is foot-and-mouth disease?
Veterinary public-health expert Professor Michael Ward explains why the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among Indonesian cattle has Australia on edge.
12 July 2022
Sydney researchers named 2022 Young Tall Poppies
Three University of Sydney researchers have been awarded 2022 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards in recognition of their work across engineering, medicine and health, and science.
12 July 2022
Can you outrun a poor diet?
New research has found that high levels of physical activity do not counteract the detrimental effects of a poor diet on mortality risk.
11 July 2022
STC gives us a compelling Bronte adaptation for our moment
Professor Vanessa Smith, an expert in 19th century literature, examines a stage adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - a story of addiction, domestic abuse, child custody disputes and female artistic self-reclamation.
11 July 2022
Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you
While observers can't consciously recognise the difference between real and fake faces, their brains can, University of Sydney research shows.
11 July 2022
Australia could be first to adopt routine childhood screening for type 1 diabetes
A new national screening research pilot for type 1 diabetes funded by JDRF and led by a team at the University of Sydney is launching in locations across the country this month.