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Human health needs a healthy planet

13 August 2021 -
Human health needs a healthy planet. 26 February 2018. Workshop on sustainable and ethical food systems. Last week, the University of Sydney held its first workshop with priority partners on planetary health with representatives from the University
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/26/human-health-needs-a-healthy-planet.html
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Two thirds of farmland at risk of pesticide pollution

18 November 2021 -
A global map of agricultural land across 168 countries has revealed that 64 percent of land used for agriculture and food crops is at risk of pesticide pollution. Almost a third of these areas are considered to be at high-risk.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/03/30/two-thirds-of-farmland-at-risk-of-pesticide-pollution.html
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Can calculus cure cancer?

Thursday November 21, 2019
Oxford professor and mathematician Helen Byrne will highlight the exciting applications of maths for cancer treatments. Learn more.
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2019/can-calculus-cure-cancer.html
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How climate change impacts infrastructure: experts explain

13 August 2021 -
From fires in the Amazon and in Australia to flash flooding in Europe, right across the globe we are witnessing the impact of climate change on the environment. But how does a changing climate affect key infrastructure? Engineering experts explain.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/27/how-climate-change-impacts-infrastructure--experts-explain.html
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World's biggest bee found

22 February 2019 -
The world's biggest bee, Megachile pluto, or Wallace's giant bee, has been rediscovered in Indonesia having been last seen in 1981. Find out how Dr Simon Robson from the University of Sydney and colleagues found the lost species.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/02/22/world-s-biggest-bee-found.html
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The gaming audience is queerer than ever

22 May 2023 -
Dr Xavier Ho, a Junior Visiting Fellow in the University of Sydney's inaugural Hunt-Simes Institute in Sexuality Studies, explores the steadily growing global market for queer games.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/05/22/the-gaming-audience-is-queerer-than-ever.html
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The untapped potential of soil carbon

13 August 2021 -
For National Agriculture Day this year the University of Sydney is highlighting the work of our world-class soil scientists who are rethinking how the Earth's skin - our living soil - can be used in the fight to control climate change and create an
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/20/untapped-potential-soil-carbon-sequestration-national-agriculture-day.html
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Funding boost for sustainable agriculture research

6 August 2021 -
Funding boost for sustainable agriculture research. 6 July 2018. Innovative DigiFarm project awarded $2.37 million by government. The Sydney Institute of Agriculture has been awarded funding for one of the 15 successful projects announced by the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/06/sustainable-agriculture-research-awarded-almost--3-5-million-in-.html
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2019 highly cited researchers list

21 November 2019 -
14 academics named in influential highly-cited scholars list. 20 November 2019. Academics recognised as world-leading experts in wide-ranging science disciplines, from renewable energies and soil science to chronic disease prevention and cancer
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/20/2019-highly-cited-researchers-list.html