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$28m funding investment for new University of Sydney research

19 December 2019 -
$28m funding investment for new University of Sydney research. 10 November 2017. Seventy-one projects get the green light from the ARC. Food security, epigenetics, media ownership and space weather are among the topics that will be investigated as
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/10/28m-funding-investment-for-new-University-of-Sydney-research.html
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Integrative Ecology Lab current projects - Faculty of Science

Position: MSc Student, 2001. Claire Goldsbrough. Research: The ecology of rock-dwelling fauna of the Hawkesbury sandstone (Co-supervised with Prof Rick Shine).
www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/life-and-environmental-sciences/integrative-ecology-lab/integrative-ecology-lab-current-projects.html
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Alliance with Taronga delivers conservation degrees at Sydney

14 November 2018 -
The University of Sydney and Taronga Conservation have formed a landmark alliance to offer conservation degrees for undergraduate science and postgraduate education.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/11/05/alliance-with-taronga-delivers-conservation-degrees-at-sydney.html
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Announcing the 2023 Eureka Prize finalists

21 July 2023 -
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Medicine and Health have been recognised for their contributions in research, innovation, leadership and engagement.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/07/19/announcing-the-2023-eureka-prize-finalists.html
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Discovery for grouping atoms invokes Pasteur

18 November 2019 -
Australian scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules - opening up the possibility of a new area of chemistry and the development of countless new drugs, microelectronics and materials with
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/22/new-conformational-isomerism-discovery-invokes-Pasteur.html
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Sex selection ECR Angela Crean wins Young Tall Poppy of the Year

9 January 2020 -
For Dr Crean, the Australian Institute of Policy & Science’s top gong will help shine a light on women in the growing area of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/17/sex-selection-ecr-angela-crean-wins-young-tall-poppy-of-the-year.html
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Sydney’s life sciences leadership in Nature Index

27 October 2016 -
Last week, evolutionary biologist Professor Rick Shine won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science and the previous week he was named Scientist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/10/27/sydney_s-life-sciences-leadership-in-nature-index.html
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The year in Sydney Science

27 September 2023 -
Professor Rick Shine won Scientist of the Year and the PM's Prize for Science. ... But Rick wasn't the only one – many of our other researchers also won major prizes!
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/12/16/the-year-in-sydney-science.html
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Sex obsession a killer for male snakes, research footage shows

1 February 2018 -
Analysis of snakes’ sexual activity in the four months out of hibernation has confirmed that males' approach to reproduction causes them to die earlier than females.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/05/sex-obsession-a-killer-for-male-snakes--research-footage-shows.html
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Brush turkeys in suburbia: there's an app for that

22 October 2018 -
Citizen scientists have answered the call to use a new, award-winning app to track the movement of brush turkeys in urban environments in Australia. The app is a collaboration between the University of Sydney, Taronga Conservation Society and the
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/10/22/brush-turkeys-in-suburbia--there-s-an-app-for-that.html