2023
Articles
15 December 2023
Bradley Cooper's Maestro: the Leonard Bernstein story
Dr Joseph Toltz, Honorary Associate in the School of Languages and Cultures, and Manager of Research Support in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, explores the legacy of the great American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein as portrayed in the new Netflix film Maestro directed by, and starring Bradley Cooper.
14 December 2023
MCA unveils Tacita Dean's poetically-charged art
Associate Professor Donna Brett, Chair of Art History, explores the work of British visual artist Tacita Dean - known for her film-works, photography, drawings and installations - in a major new exhibition at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.
14 December 2023
HeatWatch app to be trialled over summer as temperatures soar
With temperatures predicted to soar this summer a University of Sydney team and community partners are piloting HeatWatch, an app to help users calculate their personalised heat health risk.
14 December 2023
PERIscope puts research translation on the express route
The inaugural round of projects for the PERIscope Commercialisation Award, a scheme which aims to fast-track new ventures and licensing opportunities from University of Sydney researchers, were announced today.
14 December 2023
Climate change threatens a quarter of Australia's low-lying coral reef islands
University of Sydney researchers have found 25 percent of Australia's coral islands, land masses formed by reefs, currently face high to very high risk of being wiped out by climate change.
13 December 2023
University of Adelaide VC delivers Bradley Oration
The University of Adelaide's Vice-Chancellor and President warns widening economic inequality could diminish the quality of our democracy.
13 December 2023
University to share in $40 million to combat plastic waste
A new, government-funded co-operative research centre will transform how plastic is designed, used, and recycled to help address one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.
13 December 2023
How to get people to speak up in meetings
An appointed devil's advocate could be one of the many strategies to encourage people to share ideas in meetings, according to new research from the University of Sydney Business School and Lund University.
13 December 2023
2023 Bradley Oration
This is a full transcript of the second Bradley Oration, delivered at the University of Sydney on 12 December 2023.
12 December 2023
New medical imaging facility to revolutionise research and patient care
The Australian National Total Body PET Facility will drive advancements in cancer studies, neurological disorders, cardiovascular disease and drug development, and reduce scanning time and radiation doses to transform patient care.