2017
Articles published in 2017
The traditional MBA is dead, declares University of Sydney
Two years to SOAR
What are the biggest misconceptions about being an academic? What are the challenges academics face every day? What is it really like to break new ground, to discover something no one else has before?
Scholarship in the name of a uni vet’s best friend
The Ruggles Scholarship is helping veterinary science students achieve their dreams. We investigate the story behind the scholarship and chat to the grateful students receiving a financial paw.
Why innovation is important
From the black box recorder and the pacemaker, to Wifi and the bionic ear, for more than 160 years, we've been fostering innovation. But what does innovation really mean and why is it important?
Give women composers a break!
Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Professor Liza Lim is appealing to festival and concert programmers in Australia for an equal gender split in music commissions and performances.
How urban seasnakes lost their stripes
WATCH: Seasnakes are turning black because of pollution, a study in New Caledonia has shown, while the snakes in pristine waters retain their stripes. Corresponding author Professor Rick Shine explains the phenomenon in a video.
TEDxYouth@Sydney 2017 is coming
As Principal Partner of TEDxYouth@Sydney for 2017, we're excited to bring you some of the world's most inspiring young minds who are challenging status quos and leading the way in their fields.
Honours gets curiouser and curiouser
In the lead up to Science Week's weird and wonderful JD Stewart lecture - Stranger things: The uncanny world of animal pregnancy, we slither by a curious honours project in reptile pregnancy.
Wonder women in STEMM
Female STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) academics share their personal thoughts on career success in their chosen fields.
Blood groups beyond A, B and O: what are they and do they matter?
There are 34 other blood groups with more than 300 known variants. Knowing what antigens we have in our blood is crucial in case of a transfusion, writes Associate Professor Robert Flower.
Explainer: what is the gender pay gap?
What are the causes of Australia's gender pay gap? Dr Elizabeth Hill, expert in work and family policy from the Department of Political Economy, explains.
Membrane technology engineer recognised for innovation
A University of Sydney Chemical Engineering lecturer has been recognised as a young innovator in his field for his use of membrane technology to drive sustainability in the water, food, and renewable energy industries.
How heat and drought kill trees
Drought-caused tree deaths are produced by a combination of hydraulic failure and carbon starvation, says new research published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
Intensive care specialist succeeds in Channel swim
Intensive care specialist Dr Stuart Lane is now one of just 1,760 people to have successfully swum the English Channel since 1875.
Honorary doctorates celebrate journalism
To celebrate excellence in Australian journalism, six leading journalists have been awarded Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) degrees by the University of Sydney.
Financial decisions influenced by intensity of light
A University of Sydney and New York University study details the effects of luminance on the quality and consistency of our financial decision-making.
A gem of a project
Science student Courtney Pratt gives us the lowdown on a real-world project in DISCO: Designing Insulin to be Single Chain and Open-source for a cheap, easy and effective method to make essential diabetes medicine.
International search for future research leaders
Our new science courses
From 2018, science study options will be better than ever before, with new majors and greater graduate outcomes.
Plan to cut hospital admissions won't work
Federal government plans to cut hospital admissions seem to lack foresight.