2020

01 September 2020

Young, innovative, connected: meet the new Australian-Chinese entrepreneurs

Chinese-Australian entrepreneurs start companies at a young age, are highly likely to be Australian university graduates and act as a bridge between the two countries' economies, according to new research from KPMG Australia and the University of Sydney.

01 September 2020

University invests in agriculture with multimillion-dollar research centre

International Centre of Crop and Digital Agriculture will assure world-class research at our Narrabri campus for global food security and agribusiness support for the 21st century.

01 September 2020

Future food engineering expertise boosted by new arrivals

The University of Sydney has expanded its research expertise in the rapidly growing area of future food engineering with the arrival of two new appointments, including a dedicated Professor of Practice.

01 September 2020

Scientists unlock crops' power to resist floods

Scientists at the universities of Oxford and Sydney have discovered the structure of an enzyme that helps control oxygen in crops. They hope it provides a platform to improve crop resistance to flooding.

01 September 2020

Humans' construction 'footprint' on ocean quantified

Thirty thousand square kilometres of our ocean has been developed, a new study led by the University of Sydney has found. Development is predicted to rapidly increase over the next decade.

01 September 2020

Undermining impacts: the social costs of the Vickery extension

An extension on the Whitehaven coal mine has been approved on the basis of social benefits, however, social impact experts Gemma Viney and Dr Alison Ziller find these claims deeply flawed.

31 August 2020

MBA student profile: Chris Leeson

MBA student Chris Leeson talks about why he decided to study the part-time MBA and the process of discovery that led him to his decision.

31 August 2020

The unlimited pathway that stems from ambition and opportunity

Alumnus, Mitchell Cleaver, talks about his law school student experience and the global doors that open up with a Sydney law degree.

28 August 2020

Education grad at work: Doing what you love in Early Childhood teaching

Melissa was initially a little unsure what she wanted to study. Discovering the importance of Early Childhood teaching quickly led to a passion she followed at uni. It was the right call: she describes it now as one of her "most rewarding experiences".

28 August 2020

Why study biomedical science

The Master of Biomedical Science is an exciting new degree designed to meet the growing demand for graduates in medical and health sciences and related industries and equip them for a career in biomedical science.

27 August 2020

Sydney experts explain what we can do to close the gender pay gap

28 August was Equal Pay Day, marking the 59 extra days from the end of the financial year that women have to work to earn the same annual average wage as men. So what is the gender pay gap and how might we close it? Sydney experts explain.

27 August 2020

From an arts degree to predicting the housing market

For arts graduate, Eliza Owens, her degree helped shape the way she made sense of the world. Now she helps others make sense of the housing market as a leading economist at CoreLogic.

27 August 2020

Student entrepreneurs design solutions to real-world problems

University supports student entrepreneurs to take their big idea to the next level.

27 August 2020

Blurring the boundaries between art and architecture

Artist Chris Fox, today unveiled a new large-scale sculpture, Interchange Pavilion, in South Eveleigh's reimagined Village Square inspired by the site's industrious heritage and history of the area.

26 August 2020

Sydney innovators win prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Awards

Since 1978, the Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund has provided millions of dollars of support to medical research at the University of Sydney and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with a long-term goal to improve the human condition.

26 August 2020

Engineering degrees for the jobs of the future

The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering has made changes to its engineering curriculum to focus on building digital and computational skills across its undergraduate degrees.

26 August 2020

'The love hormone' - a new treatment for addiction?

Human trials are set to begin in early 2021 on a promising new drug which could treat alcohol and opioid addiction.

26 August 2020

University of Sydney commits to climate action, sustainability

Australia's first university has joined a growing body of institutions highlighting the importance of sustainability and committed to ambitious new targets as part of its new sustainability strategy and climate statement. 

25 August 2020

A brief history of the University of Sydney

Did you know that the University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia? Founded in 1850, our Camperdown/Darlington campus was established on the land of the Cadigal people of the Eora Nation.

25 August 2020

New early entry scheme attracts talented music students

Classical performers, Arkie Moore and Ella Simons are among the first group of talented musicians accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the new Creative Arts Special Admissions Scheme (CASAS), for entry in 2021.