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Path to Net Zero

Accelerating Australia’s path to Net Zero Read the whitepaper

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Faculty of Engineering

Engineering solutions to global problems

We’re educating tomorrow’s leaders, pioneering research that’s creating a digital, sustainable and healthier future, and forging strong collaborations with industry.

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Digital Sciences Initiative

Our ambitious vision to build world-class capabilities in research and education across the span of digital sciences and technologies.

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Net Zero Initiative

Supporting collaborative decarbonisation innovation programs in Australia towards a net zero target.

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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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Our people

Connect with our engineering, computer science and project management academics and researchers who all possess strong industry connections and a passion for educational excellence.

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Engineering and Technology Precinct

Our new Engineering and Technology Precinct (J03) is a reinvigoration of our teaching, study and research spaces.

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Schools

We comprise of seven schools that collaborate together to drive better innovative outcomes in the fields of engineering, computer science and project management.

Latest news

26 September 2023

Simulator lets students and researchers pilot aircraft, spaceships

The University of Sydney has acquired a 360-degree rotating cockpit simulator, allowing researchers and students to replicate the experience of piloting any aircraft from an A380 to a spaceship.

18 September 2023

Master of Data Science accelerates careers

For two alumni, the Master of Data Science presented new ways to understand and work with data while opening new career opportunities.

14 September 2023

Five Sydney researchers announced as 2023 Young Tall Poppy award winners

Five early career researchers from the University of Sydney have been honoured as recipients of the 2023 NSW Young Tall Poppy Awards, recognising their contributions to the future of STEM.

08 September 2023

Research shows nature's perfect timing is all about connections

Writing for The Conversation, Associate Professor Joseph Lizier from the Centre of Complex Systems explains the phenomenon of synchronisation, an important process in nature and everyday systems.

08 September 2023

What do neurons, fireflies and dancing the Nutbush have in common?

Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Computer scientists have now developed new tools to understand how human and natural networks fall in and out of sync.

08 September 2023

How Australia can achieve net zero

The University's Net Zero Initiative has released a portfolio of "ready-to-go" solutions and technology to address key issues in the transformation towards net zero.

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Early career researchers awarded $5.1m funding

The University of Sydney has received funding for 12 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.

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When proteins get stuck: unlocking the secrets to brain diseases

Biomedical engineers at the University of Sydney, in collaboration with scientists at Cambridge and Harvard, have developed sophisticated optical techniques to monitor how protein aggregates form at the nanoscale.

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Sydney researchers claim all 2023 Eureka Prizes in leadership

Researchers at the University of Sydney have secured four awards at the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, the prestigious annual science awards.

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Scholarships awarded to three Vietnamese research students

PhD scholarships for Vietnamese students will support innovative research across health and robotics.

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