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Insights from Australia's first scientists set in stone

29 February 2016 -
Insights from Australia's first scientists set in stone. 17 August 2015. Aboriginal tools dating back 20,000 years celebrated at National Science Week . Visitors can marvel at a dazzling display of ancient Aboriginal stone tools and learn how
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/17/insights-from-australia-s-first-scientists-set-in-stone.html
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The coolest things that happened at Sydney Uni in 2016

6 February 2023 -
This year, Associate Professor Michael Biercuk spoke about the exciting world of quantum technology at TEDxSydney, and Sydney Uni grads Emily Parsons Lloyd spoke about her cross-disciplinary artistry at TEDxYouth.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/12/16/the-coolest-things-that-happened-at-sydney-uni-in-2016.html
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$15 million donation to create new University of Sydney landmark museum

12 January 2023 -
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney. Admission to the museum will be free. ... University Art Gallery. Credit: Michael Myers. A mask made of turtle shell from Erub (Darnley) Island in the Torres Strait.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/23/-15-million-donation-to-create-new-university-of-sydney-landmark.html
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Qantas customers help shape future of inflight health and wellness

21 January 2020 -
Long-haul Qantas customers, including Frequent Flyers, will take part in an in-flight trial as part of a world first collaboration on health and wellness in the air.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/10/18/qantas-customers-help-shape-future-of-inflight-health-and-wellne.html
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Big Data Maps World's Ocean Floor

9 December 2019 -
Big data maps world's ocean floor. 10 August 2015. Geology of ocean floor revealed. Scientists from the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences have led the creation of the world's first digital map of the seafloor's geology. It is the first
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/10/big-data-maps-world-s-ocean-floor.html
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Study warns of underestimated uncertainty in published research

28 April 2023 -
New research involving the University of Sydney Business School has found researchers underestimate the degree of uncertainty in their findings.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/04/28/study-warns-of-underestimated-uncertainty-in-published-research.html
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Quantum on the edge: Light shines on new pathway for quantum tech

1 November 2018 -
University of Sydney physicist Dr Andrea Blanco-Redondo has opened up a pathway to use light to develop a new type of qubit, the building blocks for quantum computers. In breakthrough research published in Science, she has demonstrated world-first
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/11/02/quantum-on-the-edge--light-shines-on-new-pathway-for-quantum-tec.html
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Scientists use quantum device to slow chemical process down by 100 billion times

28 August 2023 -
The quantum computer used to conduct the experiment is in the Quantum Control Laboratory of Professor Michael Biercuk, the founder of quantum startup, Q-CTRL.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/08/29/conical-intersection-simulation-slowed-by-quantum-computer-100-billion-times.html
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University of Sydney backs PM’s Quantum boost

17 November 2021 -
Professor Michael Biercuk is also a pioneer in the commercialisation of quantum technology, founding Australia’s first venture-capital-backed quantum tech company, Q-CTRL, in 2017.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/11/17/university-of-sydney-backs-pm-s-quantum-boost.html
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El Niño and La Niña will exacerbate coastal hazards across Pacific

8 December 2019 -
Shore break. 22 September 2015. Coastal erosion of Australia's beaches could be worse than previously predicted. The projected upsurge of El Niño and La Niña events will lead to extreme flooding and erosion in populated regions across the Pacific
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/22/el-nino-and-la-nina-will-exacerbate-coastal-hazards-across-pacif.html