2020

24 November 2020

Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed

An international team of human- and animal-health experts has incorporated environmental, social and economic considerations - including air transit centrality - to identify key areas at risk of leading to the next pandemic.

23 November 2020

Inaugural China Gallery show examines culture of auspiciousness

Auspicious: Motifs in Chinese Art at the China Gallery runs until November 2021.

23 November 2020

Changes in public preferences for technologically enhanced surveillance following the COVID-19 pandemic: a discrete choice experiment

As governments attempt to navigate a path out of COVID-19 restrictions, robust evidence is essential to inform requirements for public acceptance of technologically enhanced communicable disease surveillance systems. We examined the value of core surveillance system attributes to the Australian public, before and during the early stages of the current pandemic.

23 November 2020

Sydney to undertake clinical studies of needle-free vaccine patch

University of Sydney researchers have been awarded $1.12 million in funding to undertake independent clinical research studies into needle-free vaccine delivery for at-risk groups.

20 November 2020

University wins coveted space award

The Australian Space Awards showcases the best and brightest in Australia's space industry.

20 November 2020

Vice-Chancellor awarded CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award

The Vice-Chancellor has been recognised with a leadership award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

20 November 2020

Sydney has the most influential academics in Australia

Two academic rankings lists published recently cement the University of Sydney's position as a world leader in research.

20 November 2020

Fast weight loss and healthy lifestyle provides diabetes hope

A new global study combining fast weight loss, healthy eating and physical activity has been more successful than any previous diabetes prevention study.

20 November 2020

The untapped potential of soil carbon

For National Agriculture Day this year we are highlighting the work of our world-class soil scientists who are rethinking how the Earth's skin - our living soil - can be used in the fight to control climate change.

19 November 2020

Sydney academics recognised for workplace health and wellbeing research

A team of researchers at the University of Sydney Business School have been recognised in the inaugural Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) awards for innovation and excellence in research.

19 November 2020

Dr Michael Spence's farewell oration

Dr Michael Spence AC is currently the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney. He is leaving Sydney next month to take up the role of President and Provost of UCL in London. This is a copy of his farewell oration.

19 November 2020

Top of his game

After truly transforming the University of Sydney, Dr Michael Spence AC will soon leave Sydney for a new position in London.

19 November 2020

Jumping the queue to buy a COVID-19 vaccine comes at a price

You may be able to buy a COVID vaccine ahead of the government rollout. But jumping the queue comes at a price writes Associate Professor Barbara Mintzes and colleagues.

19 November 2020

The joys and challenges of special needs dentistry

Dr Avanti Karve has always had a passion for helping people with disability and vulnerable populations. She was Sydney's first graduate in special needs dentistry and now teaches into the program as an honorary lecturer.

19 November 2020

DetectED-X partners with Volpara Health

University of Sydney start-up DetectED-X teams up with Volpara Health to improve breast cancer education for radiologists and clinicians.

19 November 2020

Introducing the Environmental Justice project: RMIT Research team Lauren Rickards and Oli Moraes

SEI researcher Hannah Della Bosca introduces our RMIT partners on the new ARC-funded Environmental Justice research project.

19 November 2020

ARC grant success for Sydney Law School researchers

Sydney Law School researchers have secured funding of $383,000 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects (DP) scheme.

19 November 2020

Battery-storage 'living lab' wins AFR Higher Education Award

The University of Sydney has won the inaugural AFR Higher Education Award-Sustainability for supporting chemist Thomas Maschmeyer and his game-changing innovations, including a solar light bench prototype rolled out on campus.

18 November 2020

Is it time for Australians to stop cooking with gas?

It is time for a serious rethink on the way many of us cook and heat our homes, writes Dr Madeline Taylor and Professor Susan Park from the Sydney Environment Institute.

18 November 2020

In-country learning online: Experiencing Italy from home

From language workshops to cultural tours, two students share how they got a taste of Italy through our first-ever virtual OLE in-country unit.