2020

28 January 2020

Media statement: response to COVID-19

Latest updates for journalists about our response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and how we are supporting our community.

28 January 2020

Where will your science degree take you?

Nathan Danckert is an Agriculture PhD candidate who recently completed an internship with biotechnology company conducting research on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). His transition from agriculture into STI research was an unexpected but refreshing experience.

28 January 2020

Celebrating 20 years of coaching psychology: Five minutes with Anthony Grant

2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Coaching Psychology Unit, founded by Professor Anthony Grant. We catch up with Professor Grant about his journey from training as a carpenter to developing a world-first program.

28 January 2020

New test to help predict the progression of melanoma

Australian researchers have played a critical role in the discovery of a potential new test to predict which early stage melanoma patients are at a high risk of their disease recurring and progressing.

28 January 2020

China in 2020 - what can we expect?

Last Saturday 25 January was Chinese New Year. As we move into the year of the rat, experts at the University of Sydney share their thoughts on what we can expect from China in 2020.

28 January 2020

Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping

There is an increased risk of deadly cardiac arrests from short-term exposure to air pollution, even at concentrations that meet global standards. A comprehensive study shows tighter standards and cleaner energy are required.

24 January 2020

World-first database aims to prevent deadly mine dam disasters

On anniversary of Brumadinho disaster in Brazil, investors and pensions with more than $US13 trillion under management back database. Professor Elaine Baker has been a driving force in making this a reality.

24 January 2020

Pain treatment using human stem cells a success

Human stem cells and "pain-killing neurons" have successfully relieved chronic pain in mice. The breakthrough method may be tested on human patients suffering untreatable pain within five years.

24 January 2020

ARC funding for myrtle rust and aerosol measurement technology

Sydney researchers have received $753,000 in Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project grants to combat myrtle rust and to develop new technologies to better characterise aerosols.

24 January 2020

250 years after James Cook, how should we view Australia Day?

One of Australia’s leading historians, Professor Mark McKenna reflects on our divergent attitudes to Australia Day.

23 January 2020

Back to school: 6 tips from our experts

What can parents and educators do to support students starting school? With the new school year around the corner, University of Sydney experts in education, child psychology and children's health provide evidence-based tips.

23 January 2020

Fire, storm, flood, blackout: Australia’s electricity sector needs better disaster response

In the wake of unprecedented climate-induced disaster, Australia’s electricity sector urgently needs to learn from Con Edison’s response to Hurricane Sandy on how to plan for and respond to the aftermath.

23 January 2020

Fulbright Scholarship success

This year, the University of Sydney has its largest contingent of Fulbright Scholars since 1972, with eight members of the University community receiving the prestigious scholarship to undertake further study and research in the United States.

23 January 2020

Dissecting Prime Ministers' Australia Day speeches

Australia Day and Anzac Day are meant to be opportunities for Prime Ministers to unite and inspire Australians, yet research suggests that their speeches often don't reflect diversity and can even marginalise certain groups.

22 January 2020

The NDIS and mental illness: what needs to change?

It's hard for people with severe mental illness to get in the NDIS and the problems don't stop there, write Nicola Hancock and Jennifer Smith-Merry from the Centre for Disability Research and Policy.

22 January 2020

I Love Stainless Steel

Back when I was a penniless hippie taxi driver, I spent several days each year fighting rust - getting my car through rego. Rust never sleeps.

22 January 2020

Ancient Aboriginal fire knowledges for cutting edge solutions

When we think of cutting edge technologies we think of the latest and most current solutions to our problems, but sometimes the best answers come from knowledge that is tens of thousands of years old.

22 January 2020

Cutting-edge science: where are we now?

Progress, reproducibility, and courage: great science is about being prepared to be wrong.

22 January 2020

Small solutions for the future’s biggest problems

Detecting and treating cancers, mitigating Climate Change, creating artificial intelligence, sustainably producing chemicals and ensuring water security are some of the many challenges that could be solved by harnessing the power of innovations that come from the smallest of scales.

22 January 2020

Harnessing technology to create presence at work

Ella Hafermalz explores the role of technology in facilitating workplace connection and transforming knowledge work.