2020

21 October 2020

MBA student profile: Anna Yanatchkova

Anna Yanatchkova, recent MBA alumna and Government Relations Manager at the Sydney Opera House, shares how the MBA has impacted her life, both personally and professionally.

21 October 2020

Financial return of a university education impacted by a nation's income inequality

University of Sydney economists have determined a correlation between a country's level of income inequality, and the wage boost people can expert as a result of graduating from university; the 'university wage premium'.

21 October 2020

Research program by cancer treatment pioneer coming to Sydney

A project harnessing modified immune cells to target cancers will set up Sydney as a leading edge in cancer therapies.

20 October 2020

Constitutional law experts win Australian Research Council grant

Sydney Law School academics awarded $113,075 in ARC funding to research what it means legally to be an Australian.

20 October 2020

Careers in psychology

Psychology graduates work in a variety of roles in corporations and sporting groups, courts and gaols, hospitals and mental health facilities, universities, marketing and advertising, schools and private practice.

20 October 2020

Sydney Institute of Criminology statement on student protests

The Sydney Institute of Criminology Executive has released a statement on the recent student protests at The University of Sydney, and condemns any misuse of power exercised by NSW Police.

20 October 2020

Polycystic ovary syndrome treatment may hinge on diet

Sydney researchers have found diet could be a potential intervention for polycystic ovary syndrome after a mouse study showed promising results.

20 October 2020

Who pays compensation if a COVID-19 vaccine has rare side-effects?

To encourage people to receive COVID-19 vaccines for the benefit of the entire community, we need compensation schemes to be in place if there is a rare but serious side-effect, writes Associate Professor Nicholas Wood.

20 October 2020

Rethinking justice with Danielle Celermajer and David Schlosberg

Marc Hudson, social media editor for the journal Environmental Politics (Twitter: @Env_Pol), speaks with Danielle Celermajer and David Schlosberg following the publication of a co-authored paper on multispecies justice, which will appear in the 30th-anniversary special issue of Environmental Politics.

20 October 2020

Advice for students sitting the HSC

University of Sydney experts offer advice to the class of 2020 sitting their HSC exams this year.

19 October 2020

University students' subject combinations may affect their performance

Many university students enrol in a diverse combination of subjects from various disciplines. A new analysis suggests that outcomes for such students tend to vary, depending on how they perform generally.

19 October 2020

Sydney Law School alumni appointed Senior Counsel in 2020

Congratulations to all our Sydney Law School alumni who have been appointed Senior Counsel this year.

19 October 2020

Sydney research could lead to customised cochlear implants

A School of Biomedical Engineering researcher has analysed the accuracy of predictions for cochlear implant outcomes, with a view to further improve their performance in noisy environments.

19 October 2020

The Remarriage Plot

When same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia in December 2017, Lee Wallace had already spent several years working on her new book Reattachment Theory: Queer Cinema of Remarriage, which argues that gay and lesbian lifestyles influenced ideas about marriage long before they had legal equivalency. The only difference, Wallace contends, is that now “all marriage is gay marriage”.

19 October 2020

Protect Antarctica Now

A team of female scientists, led by Australians, are urgently calling for a Marine Protected Area around the Antarctic Peninsula. One of the most diverse and wildlife-rich areas on the planet, the fate of the Peninsula's waters will be decided by a multinational government group today.

19 October 2020

University technology spin-off Gelion delivers smart solar benches

Safe, inexpensive and scalable: Gelion's new battery technology has been tested and installed on campus and is now ready for the commercial market in industry, agriculture and residential.

16 October 2020

Arts grad at work: Living in Paris, working at the Australian Embassy

After an exchange to Belgium in high school, Rohan chose to study International and Global Studies at uni. Immersing himself in French language and culture, he got to study in Paris in third year. He’s “basically been living abroad ever since.”

16 October 2020

Students blitz global tech competition with plan for small business support post-COVID

A multi-disciplinary team of students from the University of Sydney have taken out second place in the world's largest 'tech-for-good' competition, which had over 400,000 entries.

16 October 2020

Four winners at RACI awards

The awards recognise outstanding work in chemistry, from student achievement to career excellence.

15 October 2020

Strategies and stories of nonprofit advocacy in the US

A new book by Sydney Policy Lab research lead, Amy Conley Wright, offers timely insights on the advocacy activities of nonprofit organisations for researchers and practitioners alike.