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08 May 2024
Sydney a logical choice for $10 million grant to suppress quantum errors
University of Sydney one of four research institutions globally funded in IARPA program to work on quantum error correction methods aimed at drastically improving quantum technology.
07 May 2024
Sydney researchers awarded $3M in industry fellowships
Project leads will collaborate with industry to address key opportunities for improvement across science, medicine, engineering and law.
07 May 2024
Breastfeeding should be recognised as a carbon offset: report
Breastfeeding could be a valuable carbon offset, helping wean us off our economic dependence on commercial milk formula, which causes excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
07 May 2024
Australian researchers make strides in understanding little-known 'cousin of MS'
A lot remains unknown about the autoimmune condition MOGAD, with consensus on diagnostic criteria only published last year. An Australian research collaboration is looking to change that.
07 May 2024
Crown Princess Mary Scholarship: how a Sydney student met Denmark's Queen
A University of Sydney student came face to face with royalty as she accepted a prestigious scholarship to study in Copenhagen.
03 May 2024
To tackle gendered violence, we need to look at drugs, trauma and mental health
We must look at the roots of gendered violence, including the experiences and behaviours of perpetrators, write Dr Siobhan O'Dean, Dr Lucinda Grummitt and Dr Steph Kershaw from the Matilda Centre.
03 May 2024
Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities - but only once they're common
Creating a sustainable transport future is about more than greening the power grid, write Professor John Rose and Dr Andrea Pellegrini for The Conversation.
03 May 2024
Sydney researchers awarded over $42 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants
The University of Sydney has been awarded over $42 million in 2024 NHMRC Investigator Grants funding to research some of the nation's greatest health challenges.
03 May 2024
To boost quality of life while aging, stay active or get active by 55
A new study has shown a link between regular exercise during mid-age and physical health later on, even when the exercise routine was not started until the mid-50s.
02 May 2024
How corporations harm your health through everyday products - a history
We think we control our health but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role, writes Dr Nick Chartres, senior research fellow at the University of Sydney with co-author Professor Lisa Bero from University of Colorado.