2024

Articles

08 May 2024

Australia's Eurovision entry is the first to sing in First Nations language: meet Electric Fields

Musicologists and linguists at Sydney Conservatorium of Music share their knowledge on Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara, one of the most widely spoken Australian First Nations languages used in Electric Fields' song "One Milkali (One Blood)" performed at Eurovision 2024.
08 May 2024

New study sheds light on optimising home care support for older people with health care needs

New research comparing two Australian Government-funded programs suggests we may already have some of the cost-saving answers to keeping older people living well in the community.
08 May 2024

Sydney a logical choice for $10 million grant to suppress quantum errors

University of Sydney one of four research institutions globally funded in IARPA program to work on quantum error correction methods aimed at drastically improving quantum technology.
07 May 2024

Sydney researchers awarded $3M in industry fellowships

Project leads will collaborate with industry to address key opportunities for improvement across science, medicine, engineering and law.
07 May 2024

Breastfeeding should be recognised as a carbon offset: report

Breastfeeding could be a valuable carbon offset, helping wean us off our economic dependence on commercial milk formula, which causes excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
07 May 2024

Australian researchers make strides in understanding little-known 'cousin of MS'

A lot remains unknown about the autoimmune condition MOGAD, with consensus on diagnostic criteria only published last year. An Australian research collaboration is looking to change that.
07 May 2024

Crown Princess Mary Scholarship: how a Sydney student met Denmark's Queen

A University of Sydney student came face to face with royalty as she accepted a prestigious scholarship to study in Copenhagen.
03 May 2024

To tackle gendered violence, we need to look at drugs, trauma and mental health

We must look at the roots of gendered violence, including the experiences and behaviours of perpetrators, write Dr Siobhan O'Dean, Dr Lucinda Grummitt and Dr Steph Kershaw from the Matilda Centre.
03 May 2024

Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities - but only once they're common

Creating a sustainable transport future is about more than greening the power grid, write Professor John Rose and Dr Andrea Pellegrini for The Conversation.
03 May 2024

Sydney researchers awarded over $42 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants

The University of Sydney has been awarded over $42 million in 2024 NHMRC Investigator Grants funding to research some of the nation's greatest health challenges.