2022

19 October 2022

Professor Brian Uy named ATSE Fellow

Professor Brian Uy, Head of the School of Civil Engineering, has been elected as a 2022 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

18 October 2022

New ArtSS Career Ready Industry Project launched

Students interested in boosting their problem-solving skills and employability can now apply for the new Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ 2023 ArtSS Career Ready Industry Project.

18 October 2022

Joint research to alleviate the pain of arthritis

A collaboration between Sydney biotech firm Regeneus and a team of researchers from the University of Sydney is developing a novel treatment to interrupt the process that leads to pain in osteoarthritis, improving the quality of life of millions of people worldwide.

18 October 2022

Medtech company partners with researchers to improve arrhythmia outcomes

A Sydney-based medtech firm specialising in heart arrhythmia management has partnered with University of Sydney researchers to develop a novel technology that will improve therapeutic outcomes for people with heart rhythm disorders.

18 October 2022

Rethinking capitalism in an age of radical change

How do we confront our own failures in the climate crisis? In this reflective piece, Arts student Simone Maddison draws parallels between the neoliberal agenda and environmental destruction, and considers alternative roadmaps to move beyond the Anthropocene.

18 October 2022

No Data About Us Without Us

Data is increasingly used to direct services, secure funding and influence policy. However, for the disability community in Australia, access to high quality data is significantly lacking.

17 October 2022

MBA Student Profile Abbie Watts

Abbie Watts shares why she chose the University of Sydney MBA, her key takeaways from the program so far, and her experience living in Sydney.

17 October 2022

Sydney experts elected to Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

Sydney experts in infectious diseases, pharmacology and paediatrics have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

17 October 2022

How can we tell difficult stories differently?

In response to our recent workshop on Environmental Storytelling in Diverse Media, SEI researchers Freya Grace MacDonald and Jennifer Degar reflect on shifting narratives of climate crisis, and the power of stories to transform our relationship with the environment.

17 October 2022

Master of Management Student Profile Serwan Roman

Find out why Serwan Roman chose to study the Master of Management at the University of Business School and how it has helped him in his career.

17 October 2022

How research into mental health benefits everyone

Get to know Connie, a Master of Brain and Mind Sciences student who's passionate about supporting young people with brain and mind disorders.

17 October 2022

First Australian Boat Race in three years comes to a nail-biting end

On October 16, the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne took up oars for the first Australian Boat Race in three years, reigniting their 160-year-old rivalry. 

16 October 2022

Community perspectives on organising, growing and eating in the climate crisis

On World Food Day, we hear from our Grounded Imaginaries community researchers in India and Australia on how we can reimagine our food systems.

14 October 2022

Young people and experts share 'positive actions' they take to manage feelings of climate distress

On Tuesday 11 October, the Matilda Centre and Net Zero Initiative hosted an online panel discussion to discuss the mental health impacts of climate change, arm young people with practical coping strategies, and discover Net Zero solutions that industry can implement to bring about change.

14 October 2022

Con announces new postgraduate composition initiative

After the huge success of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Composing Women program, the Con will be running a limited, 2-year project for selected students commencing in 2023.

14 October 2022

University of Sydney joins the Rainbow City

The University of Sydney will showcase a night-time rainbow mural in celebration of the Sydney WorldPride 2023 festival at the Footbridge Gallery at the Camperdown campus.

14 October 2022

Study suggests ADHD diagnosis in childhood hasn't improved quality of life for teens

An Australian study examining the quality of life in relation to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses suggests a diagnosis in childhood is currently not associated with improved quality of life for Australian teens.

13 October 2022

Stimulating private sector development of affordable housing

No single sector can supply Australia's needed social and affordable housing, increasingly it needs to be financed, developed and managed by partnerships of government, community-based and market providers, according to new research led by Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning.

13 October 2022

Prioritising protein during perimenopause may ward off weight gain

Minor adjustments to the balance of macronutrients in a woman's daily diet during the transition to menopause could lessen or even prevent weight gain and lean tissue loss, according to researchers from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.

13 October 2022

Baffling 'spiderweb' star not an 'alien megastructure'

A distant star - ringed by geometric ripples and captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in July - has baffled astronomers, and triggered frenzied internet speculation it might be evidence of an alien megastructure.