2023

16 February 2023

Dubbo MD program attracts regional and Indigenous students

The 2023 cohort of the University's four-year Doctor of Medicine in Dubbo is testament to the success of the program, attracting a diverse group of students, including both First Nations students and those with ties to the region.

16 February 2023

Your next colleague might be artificial intelligence

Most companies are likely to 'employ' a digital human within a decade, according to researchers from the University of Sydney Business School.

16 February 2023

University of Sydney joins Technician Commitment program

The University has joined the UK Science Council-led Technician Commitment, which ensures visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research.

15 February 2023

Secondary crises now greatest threat to life after earthquakes

While much of the focus has centred on the immense loss of life in the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes, secondary crises now pose the biggest threat to people in Turkiye and Syria, writes Dr Aaron Opdyke from the School of Civil Engineering.

15 February 2023

ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technology

Adapting to technological advances is not unique to the 21st century - it has been part of the human story for thousands of years. Dr Louise Pryke, from the Department of Classics and Ancient History, explains why the Mesopotamians might help us cope with ChatGPT.

15 February 2023

8 must-play LGBTQIA+ video games

Pride at Play invites you to play up to 22 queer indie video games and tabletop roleplaying games while advancing social research on how games can enable queer possibilities and play.

15 February 2023

Outstanding researchers supported with prestigious prizes

The 2023 Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) Prizes have been awarded to 20 talented academics from across the University.

14 February 2023

Decaf kills coffee withdrawal symptoms

Coffee drinkers can take advantage of a new placebo discovery showing decaffeinated coffee quenches withdrawal symptoms in people reliant on their daily caffeine fix.

14 February 2023

Disability services need to employ more people with lived experience

New research from the University of Sydney finds almost a quarter of Australian disability services do not employ any people with disability, and 20 percent employ less than three people with disability.

14 February 2023

Volunteers drive social change in wartime Ukraine

A year into Russia's full-scale invasion, a new study by Dr Olga Boichak has found ordinary citizens who volunteer their time and resources can bring about social and political change.