September
Articles
26 September 2024
With hundreds dead in Lebanon, is international law being violated?
Israel and Hezbollah must protect civilians under international law, but both sides are increasingly causing civilian casualties amid escalating violence, writes Professor Emily Crawford from the Law School in The Conversation.
26 September 2024
Sydney psychologist wins NSW Young Tall Poppy of the Year 2024
Three University of Sydney researchers received a NSW Young Tall Poppy award for their outstanding work in the fields of psychology, adolescent health, and quantum computing.
26 September 2024
In the rare event of a vaccine injury, Australians should be compensated
Vaccination protects individuals and communities through herd immunity. Australia's COVID vaccine injury compensation scheme ends soon, leaving injuries unsupported, writes Associate Professor Nicholas Wood from the Faculty of Medicine and Health in The Conversation.
25 September 2024
A wildlife conservation hospital for south-western Sydney and surrounds
Expanded capacity will allow University of Sydney veterinarian staff to provide specialist care for Australian native species.
24 September 2024
Earth is getting a tiny mini-moon. It won't be the last (and isn't the first)
Astrophysicist Dr Laura Driessen from the School of Physics talks us through where mini-moons come from and lets us know if we will discover more little friends for the Moon anytime soon.
24 September 2024
Why are the violins the biggest section in the orchestra?
Dr Laura Case, Lecturer in Musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, explains the history of the orchestra's composition, and why violinists steal the limelight as the largest group of musicians sitting centre stage.
23 September 2024
OpenAI's data hunger raises privacy concerns
It is not difficult to imagine a scenario in which centralised control over many kinds of data would let OpenAI exert significant influence over people, writes Professor Uri Gal in The Conversation.
20 September 2024
Is expensive house advertising affecting the property market?
Dr James Graham from the School of Economics explores the advertising landscape of real estate - do home owners get value for what they pay on advertising fees, and what could the impact of high fees be on the housing market more broadly?
20 September 2024
Opening statement at Senate Inquiry
Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Mark Scott today wrote to staff and students, after giving an opening statement and evidence before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee at the inquiry into antisemitism at universities.
20 September 2024
$2M for Aboriginal-led disability workforce research
Professor John Gilroy will lead a team of Aboriginal researchers on a research project that aims to identify ways to make the disability services sector an attractive occupation for the recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.