2020

10 November 2020

Medicine alumni: Where are they now?

In every edition of Radius, we profile Sydney Medical School graduates to see where their studies have taken them. This time we report on Dr Benjamin Veness.

10 November 2020

Making improvements to healthcare safety

Former Chief Executive of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Emeritus Professor Kim Oates AO, is an expert at dealing with safety and quality in medical settings. He shares his opinion on how we can make the healthcare system safer.

10 November 2020

Repurposing of drugs and lessons learnt in COVID-19

Sydney Pharmacy School alumni, Vidya Perera PhD, weighs in on the lessons pharmacy professionals can learn from COVID-19.

10 November 2020

Has legalising medicinal cannabis made a difference?

The University of Sydney is launching CAMS20 - an online survey of Australian medicinal cannabis use over the past 12 months. This survey will provide an updated snapshot on how Australians are currently using cannabis medicinally.

10 November 2020

Cleaner, cheaper, more efficient: the future of energy

The world is on the precipice of a cleaner, cheaper and more efficient energy future. Here's how Australia can capitalise on digital technologies and emerge as an energy leader.

10 November 2020

Interweaving Voices: recording through Ayipa songs

In the first part of our Interweaving Voices series, musicologist Genevieve Campbell reflects on a trip to Canberra to unearth archival recordings of Ayipa songs from the Tiwi Islands – which are themselves ever-evolving recordings of history, culture, celebration and loss.

10 November 2020

Why single, older women without children face economic insecurity

A first-of-its-kind study examining the economic security of single older women without children has busted the myth that people without children must have uninterrupted careers and healthy retirement savings.

09 November 2020

Holocaust memory: An Australian story?

75 years on since the liberation of Auschwitz, Holocaust studies expert Dr Avril Alba explores the legacy of Holocaust remembrance in historical and contemporary Australian life.

09 November 2020

Indigenous justice in times of climate crisis

The 2019/2020 fires that tore down Australia’s east coast took with them sites of incalculable importance to Indigenous communities. Here, Christine Winter and Jakelin Troy ask when the government, and the public, will choose to recognise the significance of this loss.

09 November 2020

Con conducting grad makes Opera House debut

Conductor and Creative Director Natalie Murray Beale’s work encompasses opera, concert, film and video game scores. We caught up with Natalie to learn how her time at the Con continues to support her career aspirations.

09 November 2020

University study finds economic window for native grains production

At the start of NAIDOC Week 2020, Dr Angela Pattison and colleagues have launched the first report from a feasibility study into using native grass grains as a modern food product. Initial findings look promising.

09 November 2020

Why harassment threatens to keep women out of 'shovel-ready' industries

After the federal government announced budget stimulus that prioritised male-dominated industries, new research from the University of Sydney reveals women already working in those sectors are experiencing a pernicious problem: gender harassment.

06 November 2020

A lifelong learning commitment and unrivalled further study opportunities

Sydney Law School provides further study opportunities with law scholarships and fast-track postgraduate programs.

06 November 2020

Sydney Law School early career researchers awarded $870K

Sydney Law School academics win prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA).

06 November 2020

Students hack for the planet

Multidisciplinary teams of students and researchers have pitched winning solutions to environmental problems faced by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

05 November 2020

Where will our Master of Commerce specialisations lead you?

The University of Sydney Business School's transformed Master of Commerce program allows you to choose from eight future-focused specialisations to truly personalise your learning and future-proof your career.

05 November 2020

Toward an encrusting ocean

Ahead of his presentation, An Encrusting Ocean: Fouling and Other Forms of Life for the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowship Lecture, Killian Quigley explains his interest in examining the processes that take place “where invertebrate organisms and sunken surfaces meet”.

05 November 2020

A lasting legacy for young composers

Soprano turned composition student, Jane Sheldon, is finding a new voice with the help of a star mentor and donor-funded program.

05 November 2020

Bronze Age travel routes revealed using pioneering research method

Using satellite imagery and ethnographic research, University of Sydney archaeologists have reconstructed the ancient seasonal migration routes of Bronze Age herders in Xinjiang, north-western China.

04 November 2020

The why to zzz of getting a good night’s sleep

Whether you’re a night owl or an early bird, it’s important to get the best night’s sleep you can. But how? Sleep expert Dr Yu Sun Bin shares some wise advice to guarantee you’ll wake up on the right side of the bed.