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06 December 2024

Winners of 2024 SSEAC Ignition and Incubator Grants announced

SSEAC awards over $370,000 in new funding to established and emerging researchers to grow their collaborative research in Southeast Asia and tackle significant regional challenges.
12 November 2024

8 Sydney academics receive ARC Linkage grants

Eight University of Sydney researchers have received funding under two of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) prestigious Linkage programs: the Linkage Project scheme and the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
11 October 2024

A long way from home: Kyaw Myat Thu's journey from Myanmar to Sydney

PhD student and Myanmar medical doctor Kyaw Myat Thu arrived in Sydney in 2020, facing the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emotional strain of a military coup back home. He aims to use his research to strengthen healthcare systems in conflict zones like Myanmar.
20 September 2024

$2M for Aboriginal-led disability workforce research

Professor John Gilroy will lead a team of Aboriginal researchers on a research project that aims to identify ways to make the disability services sector an attractive occupation for the recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
09 September 2024

Partnerships for disease prevention in Vietnam announced

The Sydney Vietnam Institute event highlighted the vital work undertaken by University of Sydney researchers in public health and training 'animal disease detectives' in South-East Asia.
30 August 2024

Sydney to lead two new research centres of excellence

University of Sydney researchers will lead two new national medical research centres focused on the elimination of tuberculosis and the prevention of mental illness and substance use.
27 August 2024

Early career researchers awarded $9m funding

The University of Sydney has received funding for 19 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
15 July 2024

University of Sydney welcomes Vietnam ambassador

The University of Sydney welcomed His Excellency Pham Hung Tam, the Vietnam Ambassador to Australia, who toured the University's Nanoscience Hub and discussed the University's engagement in Southeast Asia.
10 July 2024

When science and technology meets society

Early-careers researchers share their rewarding experience at the Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School 2024 in Singapore, an interdisciplinary school designed to explore the interplay of science, technology and society in Southeast Asia.
28 June 2024

Celebrating partnership with Vietnam

A new publication showcases research, educational and capacity-building collaborations between the University of Sydney and institutions, communities and government partners in Vietnam.