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Should OpenAI's board have fired Sam Altman?

22 November 2023 -
OpenAI's board is facing backlash for firing CEO Sam Altman - but it's good it had the power to, writes Dr Joanne Gray, Lecturer in Digital Cultures in the Discipline of Media and Communications at University of Sydney. She argues big tech companies
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/11/22/should-openai-board-have-fired-sam-altman-expert-tech.html
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University to share in $40 million to combat plastic waste

13 December 2023 -
University to share in $40 million to combat plastic waste. 13 December 2023. Sydney, Griffith, and Licella to collaborate. A new, government-funded co-operative research centre will transform how plastic is designed, used, and recycled to help
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/12/13/university-to-share-in--40-million-to-combat-plastic-waste.html
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How to get people to speak up in meetings

13 December 2023 -
An appointed devil’s advocate could be one of the many strategies to encourage people to share ideas in meetings, according to new research from the University of Sydney Business School and Lund University.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/12/13/how-to-get-people-to-speak-up-in-meetings.html
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Winners of 2018 David Harold Tribe Poetry Award announced

9 December 2019 -
New South Wales writer and poet Grace Heyer and Victorian poet and researcher Ella O’Keefe have been announced as joint winners of the 2018 David Harold Tribe Poetry Award.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/12/12/winners-of-2018-david-harold-tribe-poetry-award-announced.html
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Sydney and Melbourne increasingly divided at homeownership level

12 November 2024 -
Sydney and Melbourne are becoming divided at the home ownership level, with renters clustering with renters and homeowners with homeowners, new research reveals.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/02/sydney-and-melbourne-increasingly-divided-at-homeownership-level.html

Student accommodation

The University of Sydney offers a range of student accommodation services, both on and off campus, including residential colleges and help with finding housing.
www.sydney.edu.au/study/accommodation.html
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Its extremely hot, could I have heat stroke

11 December 2023 -
Hot weather can place great stress on our bodies. When the environmental conditions exceed the limit at which we can adequately cope, we can suffer from heat-related illnesses. Heat illnesses can vary, from relatively mild heat exhaustion to the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/12/11/its-extremely-hot--could-i-have-heat-stroke.html
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Can we build it? Yes, we can

Can Australia can become a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and enhance national security? Yes, writes Professor Simon Ringer for The Daily Telegraph, who says the time is ripe for investment in advanced manufacturing to spur Australia's economy
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/04/can-we-build-it--yes--we-can.html
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can novels help us reckon with climate change

24 March 2023 -
Read Dr Meg Brayshaw, John Rowe Lecturer in Australian Literature, review of J.R. Burgmann's debut novel Children of Tomorrow that explores whether literary fiction known as "cli-fi" can make us feel for lives unlike our own. Study Climate Fictio
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/24/can-novels-help-us-reckon-with-climate-change.html
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When will the military have their #MeToo moment?

Thursday November 21, 2019
The rise of #MeToo and #TimesUp has had little impact on rates of sexual assault in the military. Can it be prevented? Join our world-renowned panel of experts to answer this critical question, and others.
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2019/military-metoo-movement.html