2019
Articles
30 October 2019
Lockout laws review shows vital role of transparent data analysis
Processes of data collection and analysis used to decide policy need to be as independent and transparent as possible, academics from the University of Sydney's Centre for Translational Data Science say.
30 October 2019
University of Sydney team wins global BioMod competition
Students from the University of Sydney have come first in a global competition to make 'the coolest stuff out of the molecules of life'. Contestants included Imperial College London, Ohio State University, University of British Columbia and University of Tokyo.
29 October 2019
NSW Premier recognises scientific and engineering excellence at Sydney
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian tonight awarded the 2019 Premier's Prizes for Science & Engineering. Three University of Sydney academics were recipients, recognised for their work across three categories.
22 October 2019
Helping Sydney researchers to SOAR
Twenty researchers at the University of Sydney have been announced as recipients of the 2020 Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) Prizes.
17 October 2019
Sydney performs strongly in engineering and computer science rankings
The Faculty of Engineering has risen in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject, and is now ranked 86th in the world for both engineering and computer science.
16 October 2019
Sydney partners with Telstra to prepare future workforce
The new partnership aims to provide collaborative research and education opportunities for both academics and students across a range of disciplines.
16 October 2019
Academic celebrated for contributions to biomedical research
Professor Hala Zreiqat AM has received further recognition of her innovative engineering research, inducted as a fellow into the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
09 October 2019
Summer scholarships give students hands-on research experience
The Faculty of Engineering's Summer Research Scholarships give students the opportunity to work with experienced academics on their research, to get a taste of what life is like for engineering researchers.
01 October 2019
Experts respond to Sydney night-time economy report
A state government report has recommended repealing the lockout laws in the Sydney CBD, consistent with evidence the University of Sydney's Centre for Translational Data Science provided to the government's inquiry.
30 September 2019
Make like a leaf: researchers developing method to convert CO2
University of Sydney researchers are drawing inspiration from leaves to reduce carbon emissions, using nanotechnology to develop a method for 'carbon photosynthesis' that they hope will one day be adopted on an industrial-scale.