2021

29 April 2021

Homecoming for some of our greatest jazz exports

The Sydney Con Jazz Festival offers the best of jazz from Australia and the rest of the world. All five of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's world-class concert halls and facilities will be on show allowing audiences to wander between acts and experience performances by over 120 artists.

29 April 2021

University launches Digital Sciences Initiative

The Initiative will focus on four key research missions: digital health imaging, digital agriculture, data-centric engineering and defence.

29 April 2021

Business School continues to benchmark among world's best

The University of Sydney Business School has consolidated its position among the world's leading providers of business education with EQUIS re-accreditation for five years.

29 April 2021

Is it time to design a new food paradigm?

To ensure resilient food systems, we don’t need new products – what we need is an entirely new paradigm, argues Alana Mann in her new book, Food in a Changing Climate.

28 April 2021

Message from the Vice-Chancellor regarding situation in India

Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Stephen Garton, has reached out to the University community in regards to the COVID-19 situation in India.

28 April 2021

Gun ownership figures revealed 25 years on from Port Arthur massacre

Australia's response to the Port Arthur massacre should be looked at by the United States as an example, Sydney experts say, while warning against complacency as new figures show people who own guns have bought more.

27 April 2021

Sydney students simulate flight of NASA’s Ingenuity

As part of a group assignment, students from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering simulated the flight of NASA's Mars Helicopter before it took its successful maiden voyage.

27 April 2021

Let’s talk about mental health: We’re all in this together

Two students who are passionate about mental health share their experiences, how we can support each other to get through the rough times, and where to go if you need help but don’t know where to turn.

26 April 2021

Global call to action to tackle world's leading cause of death

A team of Australian drug researchers from the University of Sydney, Monash University and La Trobe University have led a global call to action to accelerate new approaches for cardiovascular disease drug solutions.

26 April 2021

Intellectual property, law and technology

On World Intellectual Property Day, Professor Kimberlee Weatherall speaks about her research into data collection and use, copyright, and artificial intelligence ethics.

26 April 2021

David Anstice awarded honorary doctorate

The University of Sydney has awarded an honorary doctorate to David Anstice AO in recognition of his outstanding contribution to business, education and the wider community.

26 April 2021

Hydrogen, renewables, manufacturing: what must happen next

Following international climate talks, Sydney experts from the Faculty of Engineering discuss the future of hydrogen energy, renewables and advanced manufacturing, and the investment that's needed to ensure Australia comes out on top.

26 April 2021

Shellie Morris awarded honorary doctorate

The University of Sydney has awarded an honorary doctorate to Shellie Morris in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to music performance and education, in particular for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their culture and language.

26 April 2021

Who wants to be a 'disease detective'?

APCOVE - an Australian-led multi-agency training program to tackle animal and zoonotic diseases in the Indo-Pacific - is inviting eligible candiates to apply.

23 April 2021

For love of country

As we pause to honour those who are serving and who have served this ANZAC Day, it's also a time to reflect on what serving for this country means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

23 April 2021

How the gaming industry justifies in-game gambling

Despite soaring revenues, companies are increasingly embedding gambling devices in games. A new study examines why this is the new norm.

23 April 2021

MOMENTUM III Sue W COVID-19 Special Commission winners

Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian Music Centre announce Anne Cawrse, Nicole Murphy, Elizabeth Younan as the winners of the three MOMENTUM III - Sue W COVID-19 Special Commissions.

23 April 2021

International students turned entrepreneurs give back to fuel more startups

University of Sydney alumni and co-founders of Access Corporate Group - a four-year-old startup with more than 2000 employees - Livia Wang and Warren Liu have donated $100,000 on behalf of the company to help entrepreneurs at the University of Sydney scale-up.

22 April 2021

Penelope Seidler AM awarded honorary doctorate

Australian architect, Penelope Seidler AM has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Sydney in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the field of architecture, the arts and the wider community.

22 April 2021

Biden’s challenges at the Climate Summit: what are his levers?

Professor Rosemary Lyster writes an opinion piece on the Earth Day 2021 Climate Summit, and US President Joe Biden's challenges and levers.