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06 October 2023
Brainless organisms can learn - so what does it mean to think?
Jellyfish, coral, fungi, bacteria and famously slime moulds get by perfectly well without a brain. Director of the Sensory and Evolutionary Ecology Lab, Dr Tom White, explores how learning works in different species and what this says about evolution.
03 October 2023
Royal Society of NSW appoints three Sydney academics as Fellows
Three University of Sydney researchers across psychology, bioethics and physics have been appointed as Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW.
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.