2020

18 November 2020

The graduate degree unravelling the complexity of the unexpected

Gain the skills and technical understanding to deal with the complex challenges posed by our interconnected world and rapidly changing technology, such as pandemics, climate change, population growth, and security with our Master of Complex Systems.

18 November 2020

Con-line Festival

A digital celebration of ensembles at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 November.

18 November 2020

Over $1 million in ARC funding for our researchers

Researchers from the The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning have been awarded more than $1 million by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for new projects.

18 November 2020

Leaving Singapore to study orthodontics at Sydney

Andrew is the only international student and one of only four students in his orthodontics cohort. Learn how he settled into life in Australia and his experience of the program so far.

18 November 2020

Our unis need international students and must choose the high or low road

It is right that we have a robust debate about the international student presence on our campuses, writes Professor John Shields (Academic Director, International at the University of Sydney Business School).

18 November 2020

Developing just outcomes in Australian environmental policies

One of the key challenges of academic work lies in merging the theoretical with the practical, in order to engage the everyday lives of citizens, serve as a source of insight, and have real impact on the crucial issues we face.

18 November 2020

Can wearable tech predict COVID-19 and reveal how pandemics affect us?

University of Sydney researchers have joined an international US-led effort to discover if data from wearable tech like smartwatches and activity trackers could provide an early indication of COVID-19, as well as examine how pandemics change our lives.

18 November 2020

$12.8 million game changer for youth mental health

Strategic philanthropy directed at the Brain and Mind Centre suicide prevention work will see locally designed dynamic systems models embedded in eight Primary Health Networks, which can act as a blueprint for the nation.

18 November 2020

Reframing the Enlightenment

Curator Ann Stephen discusses ‘Pediment/Impediment’, Daniel Boyd's immersive new installation in the Chau Chak Wing Museum's Penelope Gallery.

17 November 2020

Seeing the full picture

Sharing his exceptional artworks with the University isn't just an act of generosity for Kenneth Reed. It's a way to help more people find beauty and power in the arts. The Chau Chak Wing Museum will be an ideal place to connect.

17 November 2020

Cadwalladers build enduring philanthropic partnership with the University

Sandra and Peter Cadwallader have fostered a strong philanthropic relationship with the University, making a number of donations to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and communities.

17 November 2020

National supplies of protein, carbs and fats may predict your lifespan

New study shows national food supplies with equal fat and carbohydrate are associated with higher survival early in life. However, countries with lower fat and higher carbohydrates are associated with the lowest rates of mortality in mid to later life.

17 November 2020

What belonging and security feel like for young people in out-of-home care

A University of Sydney research project asked young people with foster care backgrounds: 'what does 'permanency' mean to you?' Their answers, in photographs and words, have been collated into a book that the researchers hope will inform government policy.

16 November 2020

ARC success for University of Sydney researchers

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced University of Sydney researchers will receive funding for more than 50 new Linkage and Discovery projects.

16 November 2020

Modelling transmission and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

There is a continuing debate on relative benefits of various mitigation and suppression strategies aimed to control the spread of COVID-19. Here we report the results of agent-based modelling using a fine-grained computational simulation of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. This model is calibrated to match key characteristics of COVID-19 transmission.

16 November 2020

Charles Perkins Oration

2020 has highlighted the need for a renewed focus on racial equality. Marking its 20th anniversary, the Charles Perkins Oration continues to emphasise the need to continue the fight for equality of First Nations people as Charles Perkins himself had envisioned.

16 November 2020

Sydney's newest museum opens

The museum has free entry and brings together the University of Sydney's collections of antiquities, natural history, historic photographs, cultural artefacts and art.

13 November 2020

The dental alum who proudly wears two uniforms

Karen Such, Acting Command Health Officer at the Australian Army, has spent 15 years working all over Australia and offshore as an army dentist, completing her training in conscious sedation and pain control at the University of Sydney.

13 November 2020

Social impact assessment guidelines: the devil is in the implementation

The NSW Government has recently updated its guidelines for major developments like the Narrabri Gas Project. Ahead of the online panel on the future of social impact assessment next week, Rebecca Lawrence, Gemma Viney and Susan Park discuss what this could mean for those most impacted.

13 November 2020

Female led industry and research collaboration leads to long term partnership

Pushing against the barriers of being a female researcher in academia, Dr Elizabeth Clarke has been successful in collaborating with industry partners to help them solve problems and to progress her research into new and innovative directions.