2020

26 June 2020

Did COVID-19 models get it wrong? Professor Sally Cripps explains

Renowned University of Sydney statistician, Professor Sally Cripps, examines the efficacy of COVID-19 modelling as part of an online analysis with colleagues from Stanford University and North-Western University.

25 June 2020

Politics student wins University Medal and Michael Jackson Prize

Bachelor Arts/Bachelor of Laws student Nina Dillon Britton has been awarded the 2020 University Medal and Michael Jackson Prize for achieving the highest mark in Government honours.

25 June 2020

Oral health student negotiating policy to strengthen universal dental care

Zohair Kazmi is a third-year Bachelor of Oral Health student and one of four Australian students selected to represent as a Global Voice Scholar at this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva in November.

25 June 2020

What is dental public health?

We caught up with dental public health expert Professor Woosung Sohn to find out about the unique dental discipline that exists to serve communities in achieving optimal oral health, rather than individuals.

25 June 2020

Traditional medicines and health treatments - Remembering Uncle Freddy

Aboriginal people are known across the world as the first scientists, doctors and pharmacists with the longest surviving knowledges in human history, yet we experience some of the worst health outcomes in the modern world.

25 June 2020

Coronavirus or just a common cold? What to do when your child gets sick this winter

COVID-19 symptoms in kids resemble other respiratory infections - how do we know when to get our children tested? Associate Professor Nicholas Wood and Dr Philip Britton discuss.

25 June 2020

The latest Scientists' Warning (on affluence)

This Scientists' Warning, pre-COVID-19, prompts a re-think of affluence and growth. The explainer below pairs the new Nature Communications review that highlights the impacts of society's overconsumption.

25 June 2020

Music alumnus turns his passion for music into a career

Composition alumnus Mitchell Huckstepp tells us about the pressures and rewards of his role, and how his degree in music set him up for a successful career in Hollywood.

24 June 2020

Nature in culture: flowing from Kunama Namadgi, the mother of snow

Frozen or flowing, connection to the waters of the Snowy Mountains is inextricable from Ngarigu identity, says Jakelin Troy in response to Virginia Marshall’s notion of ‘Aqua Nullius’ in Episode 3 of the Re-(E)mergence of Nature in Culture Multimedia Series.

24 June 2020

Call for SCRIPTS 2020 doctoral fellowships now open

The Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS) is offering up to four postdoctoral fellowships within its International Research College (IRC).

24 June 2020

How to make copper mines emission free

A world first study by the University of Sydney's Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future, lays out how Australian copper mining can be cleaner and smarter using emerging technologies.

24 June 2020

Measles origin finding could inform COVID-19 research

New research shows that measles likely emerged in humans about 6000 BCE. Professor Simon Ho has written a companion article in Science on what we can learn from this research about the emergence of other zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19.

23 June 2020

Law Dean’s statement following High Court Inquiry

Professor Simon Bronitt, Head of School and Dean of Sydney Law School has released a statement in response to a recent High Court Inquiry finding.  

 

23 June 2020

Virtual and augmented realities: six thorny questions you need to ask

A vast literature review of the ethics of virtual and augmented reality technologies has revealed dilemmas across six key areas.

23 June 2020

Fermentation: art, science and sourdough

Fermentation is an interesting art and science in itself, bringing microbiology and biochemistry into your home kitchen. Take a look into the science beneath the gentle bubbles, as seen in sourdough bread making.

23 June 2020

The power of citizen science across Australia and beyond

There are far-reaching benefits to participating in science and research as part of our everyday lives.

23 June 2020

Coffee grinding

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki takes a close look at what it takes to make a cup of coffee great.

23 June 2020

Protecting public health: a story of chemical regulation

Chemicals are ubiquitous and can be useful 'friends' or dangerous hazards; Chemical Regulation is vital for tipping the balance in humanity's favour.

23 June 2020

Students win hackathon for plan to help SMEs post-COVID-19 recovery

Business and arts students have won first place in the Australia/New Zealand regional competition of Call for Code, working with IBM to plan a one-stop-shop to help small and medium-sized enterprises recover from COVID-19.

23 June 2020

Opportunities for commercial partnerships with us

Industry and academia are more similar then we think and working together offers synergistic opportunities for both, writes Professor Paul Young, Chair of Commercialisation with the Faculty of Medicine and Health.