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Five secessionist movements to watch in 2018

From Catalonia to New Caledonia via Iraqi Kurdistan: where are questions of statehood emerging? Dr Ryan Griffiths, an expert in secession and sovereignty, pinpoints some would-be nations of the near future.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/10/30/five-secessionist-movements-to-watch-in-2018.html
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A once-dormant magnetic neutron star is emitting strangely polarised light

11 April 2024 -
University of Sydney and CSIRO astronomers have found a highly magnetised neutron star - a magnetar - whose circularly polarised light suggests a highly complex stellar surface.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/04/10/a-once-dormant-magnetic-neutron-star-is-emitting-strangely-polar.html
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Smashing the avocado myth: cutting brunch won’t pay home deposit

31 March 2023 -
According to new research led by researchers in the University of Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning, saving on ‘smashed avocado’ brunches and other lifestyle options won’t cut it for young people saving for their first home,
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/21/smashing-the-avocado-myth--cutting-brunch-won-t-pay-home-deposit.html
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Sexual harassment can’t be part of the job

17 March 2022 -
Despite decades of regulation and advocacy, sexual harassment remains a persistent and pervasive problem in Australian workplaces, highlighting the need for urgent reforms. This topic is the focus of this year’s International Women’s Day Jessie
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/03/02/sexual-harassment-can-t-be-part-of-the-job.html
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Associate Dean Michael Mossman awarded prestigious Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize

4 May 2023 -
Associate Dean Michael Mossman awarded prestigious Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize. 4 May 2023. Sydney academic recognised for educational excellence. Dr Michael Mossman, Associate Dean Indigenous Strategy and Services at the University
www.sydney.edu.au/architecture/news-and-events/2023/05/04/associate-dean-michael-mossman-awarded-prestigious-neville-quarry-architectural-education-prize.html
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Busting flexible work myths: why not to tie workers to their desks

6 December 2019 -
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www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/11/26/busting-flexible-work-myths-why-not-to-tie-workers-to-their-desk.html
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Our brain shape influences how it works, landmark study finds

1 June 2023 -
Joint research by the University of Sydney and Monash University published in Nature has upended conventional wisdom on the brain, showing that its contours and geometry could be a bigger influence on its activity than connections between neurons.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/06/01/our-brain-shape-geometry-influences-how-it-works-landmark-study-finds.html
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How travel 'bucket lists' help cancer patients handle life and death

14 May 2024 -
Professor Alex Broom, Dr Katherine Kenny and Dr Leah Williams Veazey from the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies at University of Sydney explore the significance and potential downfalls of bucket lists for cancer patients, and how dreams of
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/05/13/how-travel-bucket-lists-help-cancer-patients-handle-life-and-death.html
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Can self-driving cars save lives?

3 October 2019 -
What are the implications for public transport, cycling and walking? While these issues will ignite different views and opinions, it is important they do not distract the primary argument for driverless ... Second, recent evidence suggests that while
www.sydney.edu.au/business/news-and-events/news/2018/02/09/can-self-driving-cars-save-lives.html
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An all-star cast for the first SUFF masterclasses

9 December 2019 -
SCA's new film masterclass. 9 September 2015. The annual Sydney Underground Film Festival will run masterclasses for the first time. Sydney College of the Arts has announced a weekend film masterclass program that will run for the first time with
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/09/an-all-star-cast-for-the-first-suff-masterclasses.html