2021

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.

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.

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.

11 August 2021

'Don’t call me inspirational'

Digital cultures expert Dr Mark Johnson evaluated several livestreamers' attitudes towards themselves and their viewers. He found that not all gamers with severe disabilities want to be perceived as victims.

10 August 2021

Accounting for Climate Change: Translating Climate Data into Financial Risk

SEI Researcher Tanya Fiedler’s pioneering research on climate risk is helping businesses to play their part on climate change.

10 August 2021

Engineering and science research projects granted ARC Linkage Project funding

Three research projects spanning both engineering and science will receive a combined $1.4million in funding under the third round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects outcomes.

10 August 2021

A job in government policy? Get an Arts degree

Final year student, Catherine Londos, hones in on her passions in social justice and women’s rights to help chart the future of public policy – all thanks to her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

10 August 2021

Poor oral health in Australia: the unrecognised barrier to overall health

Join our panel of health experts on 26 August as they discuss how the lack of affordable oral health care increases the burden of disease in Australia, and what it will take to change this trend.

09 August 2021

Anxiety and alcohol program reaches youth via social media

New program reduces anxiety and problem drinking by reaching youth via digital media - where they spend much of their time

09 August 2021

Ian Manchester takes helm of national robotics research hub

The Australian Centre for Field Robotics has announced Professor Ian Manchester, an expert in robot control systems and robust machine learning, as its new director.

06 August 2021

$6m bequest for archaeology from former professor and curator

Archaeology professor, curator of the Nicholson Museum for 37 years and founder of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Professor Cambitoglou has bequeathed $6 million to the Institute.

06 August 2021

3 world-renowned experts join School of Project Management

Global experts in project leadership, management and resilience have joined the University of Sydney’s School of Project Management.