2021

20 August 2021

Do you think you're exclusively straight?

Scientific research has shown that sexuality exists on a spectrum. But how certain are people about where they fit on it? A new study suggests that people's reported sexual orientation can change after reading about the nature of sexual orientation.

20 August 2021

Why Chinese and Australian students differ on the workplace skills that matter

Australian students gained more skills in networking compared to Chinese students who increased their skills in communication and teamwork, during work-integrated learning programs, according to a new report by the University of Sydney Business School.

20 August 2021

Urgent planning on heat and health needed to face climate crisis

Leading experts caution climate change projections require urgent planning and more investment in research to reduce the risks of heat-related disease and death.

19 August 2021

Reaching Across Disciplinary Boundaries to Consider Ecological Futures

SEI talks with new member James Dunk about how he came to his research at the intersections of history, health and ecology, and his hopes for future interdisciplinary research.

18 August 2021

Where social justice meets the real world

Dr Susan Banki from the Department of Sociolology and Social Policy tells us about her research into the politics of Myanmar, and explains her role in the launch of the new Master of Social Justice degree.

18 August 2021

Start-up raises $784,000 for baby resuscitation system

System aims to improve outcomes for the approximately ten million babies that experience breathing difficulties at birth each year.

18 August 2021

Introducing the extraction series: discussing the future of Australia’s energy sector

As part of the Unsettling Resources research project, in this new series, SEI researchers focus on the crunch points of transforming the Australian energy sector.

17 August 2021

Early career researchers awarded $9m funding

The University of Sydney has received funding for 22 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.

17 August 2021

How the Inspired by Business program can support your Bachelor of Commerce studies

Former Inspired by Business scholarship recipient Dane Luo shares how the program opened up a world of personal and professional development.

16 August 2021

How to keep kids connected to nature as they grow

1 in 2 primary-aged kids have strong connections to nature, but this drops off in teenage years. Here's how to reverse the trend.

16 August 2021

Sydney rises in latest ARWU ranking

The University of Sydney has ranked 69th in the world and 4th in Australia in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), improving its position by five places.

16 August 2021

#FreeBritney: do we have conservatorships in Australia?

Australian states have schemes analogous to US conservatorships and they're far from perfect, write Professor Cameron Stewart and Dr Linda Steele for The Conversation.

16 August 2021

Festival of Urbanism 2021

The Festival of Urbanism 2021 (13 - 24 September 2021) explores 'endangered' urbanism through a series of free, online panel discussions, films and podcasts that will focus on the existential threats facing urban environments from the global pandemic to social division, economic turmoil, and deepening climate risk.

13 August 2021

Open Day cheat sheet: five tips for success

Join us on Open Day to find out everything being a Sydney student has to offer and where it can lead you in the future.

12 August 2021

Material matters: science in the museum

The Chau Chak Wing Museum is taking advantage of a revolution in scientific technology through a formal collaboration with Sydney Analytical, one of the University of Sydney’s Core Research Facilities.

12 August 2021

New Book Tackles Climate Anxiety, Transformation and Possible Futures

SEI Postdoctoral Fellow Blanche Verlie’s new book Learning the Live with Climate Change considers the pressing issue of climate anxiety and its possible implications. This International Youth Day, in recognition of the heavy emotional burden of climate change on young people, we are publishing a short excerpt from Blanche’s book.

12 August 2021

Students meet in person for first time on trip across India

After more than a year studying online from their homes across India, a group of fully vaccinated Engineering students finally met face-to-face on a trip along their country's east coast.

12 August 2021

Specimens in the Macleay Collections revealed to be among the first ever collected for science

A recent paper published by biologists Dr Harry Parnaby and Dr Anthony Gill announces the location of type specimens of 12 mammal species and subspecies within the University of Sydney’s natural history collections.

12 August 2021

Why are home prices soaring?

House prices in Australia are climbing at rates we’ve seldom seen. In all age groups, there is more renting and less home ownership than there used to be. Is housing supply part of the problem?

11 August 2021

Nine Sydney researchers awarded ARC Future Fellowships

University of Sydney researchers have been awarded more than $17m from the Australian Research Council to tackle challenges of national importance.