Congratulations to Professor Thomas Astell-Burt who has been named in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List, recognising researchers whose papers rank in the top one percent of citations for their field.
Congratulations to Dr Callum Parker who has been awarded a 2026 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Dr Parker is developing a toolkit to help designers co-design and evaluate context-aware external human–machine interfaces, supporting safer communication between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians.
Congratulations to Dr Soojeong Yoo who has been awarded $55,000 through the 2026 University of Sydney Research Excellence and Inclusion Prize. This award will support building a strong network across the Western Sydney Local Health District and raise the profile of the Health & Immersive Interaction (HII) Lab as a hub for collaborative, impactful health technology research.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Arianna Brambilla and Dr Thomas Parkinson who have been announced as investigators for an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project commencing in 2026, for the project, “Mould exposure in Australian homes: from remediation to prevention”.
Congratulations to Dr Aysu Kuru who as part of the Architecture, Design and Planning Sustainability Team, was recognised at the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The team won the "Better Place to Work" award which commends their outstanding efforts to embed sustainable practices in architecture and design, fostering a healthier workplace and community.
Featured keynotes from advisory group members Professor Alex O’Mara, Professor Greg Vann, Professor Trish Davidson and Associate Professor JR Baker.
City of Sydney, National Heart Foundation, and Western Sydney Local Health District.
