Research impact

Three University of Sydney researchers have been awarded Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science for respective research excellence in COVID-19, combatting addiction and breakthroughs in healing tissues and organs.

Professor Eddie Holmes is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

The ARC Australian Laureate Fellow is known for his work on the evolution and emergence of infectious diseases, particularly the mechanisms by which RNA viruses jump species boundaries to emerge in humans and other animals.

Professor Tony Weiss AM is the recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation.

Professor Weiss leads Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine in the Charles Perkins Centre, and received an NHMRC / Investigator Grant for the project ‘Repairing soft tissues with engineered elastic biomaterials’.

Associate Professor Michael Bowen is the recipient of the Prize for New Innovators.

Associate Professor Bowen's research involves cutting-edge computational, cellular and preclinical research techniques to discover and develop novel pharmacotherapies for serious brain disorders that currently lack effective treatments.

The University of Sydney has a proud record for research excellence in science, spanning chemisty and veterinary science through to quantum computing, space and astrophysics

• Academy of Science honours two University of Sydney researchers
  Professor Thomas Maschmeyer and Dr Kevin Coulembier have received the recognition of their peers in these prestigious honours awarded annually by the Australian Academy of Science.
  
  
• New modelling provides greater scrutiny for supply chains
  Unethical or destructive practices can be hidden within supply chains bringing us items we want and need. Dr Arne Geschke uses data to drill into the complex global production web.
  
  
• Soil, carbon sequestration and the fight against climate change
  The fight against climate change has never been more important. Professor Budiman Minasny is exploring how soil can be a sustainable and potentially powerful tool to combat the effects of global warming.
  
  
• Sydney Nano delivers high-speed smart sensing for Australian Defence
  Professor Ben Eggleton has overseen the development of a prototype sensor system that mimics the brain’s neural architecture to deliver high-tech sensing technology for the Australian Defence Force.