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5 career barriers and how to break through them

Gender barriers in the workplace can be hard to break. Tips to overcome career obstacles from our experts ahead of International Women's Day.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/22/5-career-barriers-and-how-to-break-through-them.html
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How millennials really see themselves at work

How millennials really see themselves at work. 20 May 2016. While many people believe there is a clear distinction in the generational categories of Gen Y, Gen X and millennials in the workplace, there is little evidence to support this claim,
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/05/20/how-millennials-really-see-themselves-at-work.html
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‘It’s just a joke’: the subtle effects of offensive language

This opinion piece by Dr Christopher Hunt, a clinical psychologist in the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology, first appeared in The Conversation this month. .
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/07/20/_it_s-just-a-joke--the-subtle-effects-of-offensive-language.html
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Is it time for Australians to stop cooking with gas?

Gas: it's time to rethink the way many of us cook and heat our homes, writes Dr Madeline Taylor and Professor Susan Park from Sydney Environment Institute.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/18/is-it-time-for-australians-to-stop-cooking-with-gas.html
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Coronavirus: how to access the medicines you and your family need

Pharmacies provide essential services and will remain open but some people will still have problems accessing medicines during new restrictions introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Associate Professor Nial Wheate and Dr Andrew Bartlett write
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/25/coronavirus-how-to-access-the-medicines-you-and-your-family-need.html
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Health Check: the low-down on standing desks

Health Check: the low-down on standing desks. 19 August 2015. Five things you should know before getting a standing desk, writes Josephine Chau and Lina Engelen . Sitting, it’s becoming fashionable to note, is the “new smoking”. Sedentary
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/19/health-check--the-low-down-on-standing-desks.html
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Why suspending housing evictions will defend against COVID-19

University of Sydney researchers believe the COVID-19 pandemic is a double crisis affecting public health and the economy with both aspects playing out in our housing system.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/26/covid19-why-suspending-housing-evictions-will-defend-us.html
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Impact of obesity on COVID-19 symptoms

University of Sydney academics respond on the UK government's Better Health campaign to address obesity and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his own "wake up call" when told his weight may have impacted the severity of his COVID-19 sympto
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/07/31/impact-of-obesity-on-covid-19-symptoms.html
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Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app

University of Sydney academics from the disciplines of cybersecurity, law and health comment on COVIDSafe, the COVID-19 contact tracing app released by the federal government.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/04/28/experts-examine-the-covid-19-tracing-app.html
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World Food Day: 7 steps towards #ZeroHunger

On the eve of World Food Day, our experts call for action to improve life for the 820 million people suffering from chronic undernourishment worldwide.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/10/16/world-food-day--7-steps-towards--zerohunger.html