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Faculty of Engineering

Engineering solutions for a digital future.

We are educating leaders, forging strong industry partnerships and meeting challenges in healthcare, infrastructure, food and the environment. We are also creating smarter technology, changing the way we live and work.

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Study engineering

Engineers, project managers and computing professionals develop innovative, creative and sustainable solutions that promote positive change worldwide. If you’re passionate about meeting these challenges, start your journey here.

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Our research

We're world leaders in robotics and intelligent systems, and breaking new ground in AI. Our food processing advances are reimagining waste. We harness data to transform critical infrastructure into smart systems and revolutionise healthcare. Share our passion.

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Engineering for the future

We're investing in a healthier and more sustainable future. Our new building features world-class teaching and research labs, as well as bespoke study spaces for students.

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16 September 2021

$430,000 worth of new engineering scholarships open for 2022

The Faculty of Engineering have announced a collective pool of scholarships worth $430,000 for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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08 September 2021

Meet the students pursuing their passions through a PhD

From bionics to machine learning, these engineering PhD candidates have taken their passions to the labs, and their research stands to have long lasting impact.

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06 September 2021

5 reasons to study computer science at Sydney

Future-proof your career with a degree in computer science that can take you anywhere from software developer to entrepreneur.

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03 September 2021

Hydrogen embrittlement in steel and a cure in atom probe tomography

Add carbon to iron, you get steel. Add hydrogen to steel, you get a potential catastrophe. The condition is hydrogen embrittlement and it has so far resisted all attempts at an answer. Professor Julie Cairney is looking closely at the problem.

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26 August 2021

Pandemic peak in sight - but we must brace for an infection surge

National modelling led by Centre for Complex Systems researchers shows that a pandemic peak is in sight, but we must brace for a surge of infections upon reopening when 80 percent of the adult population is vaccinated and restrictions are lifted.

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25 August 2021

Engineering students conquering the start-up world

Engineering alumni are combining their innovative ideas with the experience gained during their degree to create successful start-ups.

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18 August 2021

Start-up raises $784,000 for baby resuscitation system

System aims to improve outcomes for the approximately ten million babies that experience breathing difficulties at birth each year.

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17 August 2021

Early career researchers awarded $9m funding

The University of Sydney has received funding for 22 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.

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16 August 2021

Sydney rises in latest ARWU ranking

The University of Sydney has ranked 69th in the world and 4th in Australia in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), improving its position by five places.

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12 August 2021

Group photo of students Shreya Kothari, Pranjul Bokaria, Harshini Jayakumar, Adhip Tanwar, Ananyaa Gupta, Roshan Venkatesan and Aashika Agarwal

Students meet in person for first time on trip across India

After more than a year studying online from their homes across India, a group of fully vaccinated Engineering students finally met face-to-face on a trip along their country's east coast.

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