In Australia, grandparents are the most popular form of childcare. Yet with almost 30% of Australians born overseas, for many families, grandparents are not close by.
What is the secret to being good at maths? 23 October 2015. Japanese children use competition to fuel their passion for maths, but such competition is lacking in Australia. Maths stars are made, not born, argue Steson Lo and Professor Sally Andrews.
University of Sydney researchers are using a breathing, life-sized anatomical human model to investigate airborne transmission of COVID-19, raising questions about how we return to the ‘new normal’ inside buildings.
Humanity has always been driven by stories, and their power in a post-truth world will be the topic of exploration for the 2023 Cleveringa Address, to be held at the University of Sydney Business School on Monday 27 November.
Literary classic given artistic reworking in Mapping the Drowned World. 28 September 2015. Sci-fi novel at the heart of new exhibition. Fans of JG Ballard's cult sci-fi novel The Drowned World can experience its post-apocalyptic themes in visual
The politics of knowledge production is central to the way academics at Australian universities who work in Southeast Asia manage their relationships in the region. How can we address power imbalances between the Global North and the Global South?
Universities Accord report highlights funding shortage. 26 February 2024. Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott writes in the AFR that more investment is needed. If Australia is to have a world-class university system to sustain our standard of living and
Professor Peter Lay from the University of Sydney has been awarded the Australian Synchrotron Lifetime Contribution Award by ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.