2020

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.

15 October 2020

A scholarship with the power to change young lives

The future is bright for Sakuni and Emmanuel, the first students to be receive scholarships and bursaries from the Adam Scott Foundation.

15 October 2020

The unique gift of friendship

We can never know when a lifelong friendship has just started or what amazing things that friendship might bring our way.

15 October 2020

Statement from the Dean in relation to policing incident on campus

Professor Simon Bronitt, Head of School and Dean of Sydney Law School has released a statement in response to a recent police incident 

15 October 2020

Human activity has made Murray estuary more vulnerable to drought

The acidification of the lower Murray River is a known problem. For the first time a study has married geomorphology and environmental chemistry to gain a better understanding of how the lakes formed - and how they should be managed.

14 October 2020

Statement regarding the police response to protests on campus

The University of Sydney issued a statement this afternoon, regarding the police response to recent protests on campus.

14 October 2020

$1.3m for humanities and social sciences research

Sydney humanities and social science researchers have been awarded more than $1.3m to examine a range of topics, including democracy in the bush, home ownership and what we can learn from history about free university education.

14 October 2020

Anthropology graduate awarded 2020 Cambridge Australia Scholarship

Alumna Sally Montgomery has been selected for the prestigious Cambridge Australia Scholarship to undertake research into the unregulated online breast milk market.

14 October 2020

Sharing isn't always caring: collusion and how to avoid it

Studying within a group can be a great way to stay connected and motivated. But, it's important you know the difference between legitimate collaboration and collusion, so you can avoid being accused of academic dishonesty. 

14 October 2020

The Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory

The Julius Stone Institute for Jurisprudence invites entries for the Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory.