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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
2023 Bradley Oration
This is a full transcript of the second Bradley Oration, delivered at the University of Sydney on 12 December 2023.
11 December 2023
Skills in Demand visa a 'triple-win' for workers, business and Australia
The new 'Skills in Demand visa' announced today will help to address major flaws in Australia's migration system that have led to worker exploitation and failed to address labour market needs, according to two leading employment relations and migration academics from the University of Sydney Business School.
11 December 2023
The government's preventative detention legislation, explained
New laws that allow certain former immigration detainees to be re-detained if they have committed a crime and pose an unacceptable risk to the community are not as black and white as they may seem, write Drs Michelle Peterie and Amy Nethery for The Conversation.
29 November 2023
Thirty years of Indigenous history captured on film
The recent history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Sydney is chronicled in a new, free, photographic exhibition at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum.
28 November 2023
How would a second Trump presidency reshape the US government?
From sweeping out opposition to gutting the civil service, Associate Professor David Smith predicts what Trump 2024 would look like.
20 November 2023
Not too late to innovate on gig economy regulation
Expert suggests industry self-regulation could produce more sustainable outcomes.
03 November 2023
Sydney academics awarded prestigious ARC Grants
University of Sydney academics have been awarded more than $24 million in funding for 42 new research projects, spanning accessible playgrounds for children with vision impairments, attracting and retaining quality teachers in early education, and developing facilities to improve renewable technology.
12 October 2023
Emerging labour market requires new regulation
New protections are needed to account for the emergence of the gig economy and the rise of labour hire operators, and to allow these new and evolving forms of business to maintain their social licence to operate, writes Associate Professor Chris F Wright in his submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry on the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023.
10 October 2023
The Voice could advise on how to address natural disasters
Disaster events like bushfires are predicted to increase in both frequency and severity as the climate changes. The Voice to Parliament has the potential to be an effective way to adapt to this riskier future, write Professor Claire Hooker and Associate Professor Michelle Dickson.
10 October 2023
Exhibition records colonial relationships with Pacific Islands
The stories of eight Pacific voyagers who visited Sydney in the 18th and 19th centuries are told via their descendants and compatriots in a new exhibition at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
30 September 2023
Universities are too complex to be characterised by one number
Rankings try to characterise a university with a single number but it's more complicated than that, explains University of Sydney Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Emma Johnston.
26 September 2023
Pacific Rim university leaders join forces on regional challenges
Senior leaders from Pacific Rim Universities this week discussed higher education's role in addressing major challenges facing the region.
21 September 2023
Museum's teaching program wins international prize
The University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum has won the 2023 University Museums and Collections Prize for its object-based learning (OBL) program.
08 September 2023
How Australia can achieve net zero
The University's Net Zero Initiative has released a portfolio of "ready-to-go" solutions and technology to address key issues in the transformation towards net zero.
04 September 2023
Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, environment experts report
Scientists and medical experts have launched a report that demonstrates the many risks of oil and gas development for human health and wellbeing in Australia.
04 September 2023
Parents worst affected by COVID-19 lockdown
A University of Sydney study of the second longest lockdown worldwide found that mothers, in particular, were the loneliest demographic and suffered the largest physical and mental health declines as a result. The research was published in Nature Human Behaviour.
01 September 2023
What will putting the interests of Qantas ahead of Qatar Airways cost? $1 billion per year and a new wave of protectionism of legacy carriers
The government's decision to deny Qatar Airways the right to fly an extra 21 flights per week into Australia's three biggest cities might just be returning Australia to the old days where we protected Australia's national carrier at the expense of Australians, writes Professor Rico Merkert.
30 August 2023
What you need to know about the 14 October Voice referendum
Amid the political debate, the logistics of the referendum has received less attention. Constitutional law expert Professor Emerita Anne Twomey breaks down what to expect on the day and afterwards.