2018
Articles published in 2018
06 February 2018
$1.7 million funding for new ARC Linkage projects
Three University of Sydney projects have been awarded $1.7 million in funding as part of the first Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project outcomes for 2018.
06 February 2018
University of Sydney to help celebrate 40 years of Mardi Gras
For the third time the University of Sydney will be joining the festivities on Oxford Street to celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, this year as an official supporter of the event.
06 February 2018
Love blossoms on campus
From Jacaranda tree proposals, weddings in the quad, and couples who first locked eyes at OWeek, the following stories will have your hearts blooming with love this Valentine's Day, so settle in for a long read.
06 February 2018
Update on carbon footprint investment strategy
The University has met a three-year target to reduce the carbon footprint of its share portfolio, a target set to address concerns about climate change and investment in fossil fuels.
06 February 2018
7 powerful breakthroughs by women in Sydney Science
In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we take a look at the women at the University of Sydney making headlines with their scientific discoveries and research.
05 February 2018
How Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch a Tesla into space
Elon Musk is launching a Tesla into space - aeronautical engineering expert Associate Professor Ben Thornber explains how SpaceX will do it.
05 February 2018
Emergency and key services at risk due to property market boom
Sydney's property market is pricing the city's key workers out of metropolitan areas, driving them potentially hours away from their workplaces, and threatening the viability of the key services they provide to our city.
05 February 2018
20 industry partners on board for undergraduate projects
Over 20 businesses and organisations have backed the University of Sydney's new undergraduate curriculum, which is set to launch in 2018.
02 February 2018
How a teacher from the Torres Strait is driving social change
When you take away culture, you take away someone's ability to live, writes Dr Vanessa Lee. In this opinion piece, she explains her transition from teaching in the Torres Strait to academia.
02 February 2018
Meet the power couple of back pain research
The drugs don't work, but video games might, say experts Paulo and Manuela Ferreira. The couple are former physiotherapists and now University of Sydney back pain researchers.
02 February 2018
University-led cyber security network receives new government funding
The NSW Government announced $2 million in funding for a university-led cyber security network, of which the University of Sydney is a founding partner. It will provide an opportunity to take the University's blockchain research to new heights.
02 February 2018
Quantum 'hack' to unleash computing power
The instability of qubits - the building blocks of quantum computers - means they are susceptible to error. Our physicists have found that tweaking error coding can open the door to huge efficiency gains.
02 February 2018
New research project to help tackle chronic pain
University of Sydney pain researcher Professor Fiona Blyth AM has been awarded a $500,000 project grant to investigate how to reduce the risk of people developing chronic pain.
02 February 2018
Centre for International Security Studies among the world’s best research centres
The Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) is ranked second in Australia and 34 in the world for best university-affiliated research centres, according to the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
01 February 2018
Statement on the Advertising Standards Bureau decision
The University of Sydney respectfully disagrees with the Advertising Standards Bureau's decision regarding 'Unlearn Criminal' and issues the following statement in response.
01 February 2018
Director of Student Support Services discusses consent education
Director of Student Support Services Jordi Austin was interviewed on ABC Radio Melbourne about the Consent Matters module and other initiatives the University has introduced to make students, staff and visitors feel safe on campus.
01 February 2018
Under Construction
When wet-plate negatives were the latest in photographic technology, one of the University's first professors, John Smith, was fascinated by this process and created many precious plates that document the history of the University.
01 February 2018
Kids born later in the year can still excel in sport
A child's birth month shouldn't affect their long-term prospects in high-level sport and those who hold off specialising until later years may be the most successful, according to new research from the University of Sydney.
31 January 2018
Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change
Why we can't rely on corporations to save us from climate change; Professor Christopher Wright and Honorary Professor Daniel Nyberg explain the common patterns they found in their research.
31 January 2018
Student insights boost Vietnam's social enterprise sector
A cross-faculty group of University of Sydney students recently worked with 12 counterparts from the Vietnam National University of Economics and Business on research into the needs of the country's social enterprises.