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Tree of Life for modern birds revealed

2 April 2024 -
Research from Professor Simon Ho at the University of Sydney and colleagues shows that the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was a 'big bang' for bird evolution.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/04/02/genomic-study-reveals-tree-of-life-bird-evolution-nature.html
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Visiting Professorship - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Each year the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens brings a distinguished academic to Australia. Read more.
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/centres-institutes-and-groups/australian-archaeological-institute-at-athens/visiting-professorship.html
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Just one in four teens in disadvantaged areas is physically active

12 July 2018 -
A new study reveals that 1 in 4 adolescents from disadvantaged regions of New South Wales exercise for just one hour per day outside school. Read more here.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/12/16/just-one-in-four-teens-in-disadvantaged-areas-is-physically-acti.html
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The 78ers Legacy Fund: crowdfunding to celebrate Mardi Gras’ 40th

10 August 2018 -
A University of Sydney crowdfunding initiative will honour the activists who took to Sydney’s streets on the night of the first Mardi Gras and helped transform gay and lesbian lives in Australia. Read more.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/06/27/the-78ers-legacy-fund--crowdfunding-to-celebrate-mardi-gras-40th.html

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health - Faculty of Medicine and Health

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. Research to influence policy, practice and systems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Through excellence in research, the Poche Centre aims to contribute to improving health outcomes for
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/our-research/research-centres/the-poche-centre-for-indigenous-health.html
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Screen time, alcohol poor sleep for girls how the pandemic impacts our teens

6 June 2022 -
Screen time, alcohol & poor sleep for girls: how the pandemic impacts teens. 2 June 2022. New data adds to concerns about the long-term impacts of COVID. The first study to comprehensively examine how young people's health behaviours changed over a
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/06/02/screen-time--alcohol-poor-sleep-for-girls-how-the-pandemic-impac.html
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People more confident about vaccines in countries where trust in science is high

18 May 2021 -
People more confident about vaccines in countries where trust in science is high. 18 May 2021. Australia ranks highly for science trust, and therefore, vaccine confidence. Using the world's largest vaccine confidence survey, researchers established
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/05/18/people-more-confident-about-vaccines-in-countries-where-trust-in.html

Ecologies of forgotten urban ecosystems - Sydney Environment Institute

Examining the role of urban infrastructure spaces as ecological biotopes. And how the planning, development, maintenance and use of cities should shift, based on recognition that many species call them home.
www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/our-research/biodiversity-conservation-and-culture/ecologies-of-forgotten-urban-ecosystems.html