2022

03 August 2022

University and Reach Robotics to collaborate on space robotics

Dr Xiaofeng Wu and his team in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering will work with Australian company Reach Robotics to develop solutions to complex space challenges.

03 August 2022

Embedding First Nations perspectives in architecture

Embracing First Nations ideas about Country is key to the future of architecture in Australia, says Dr Michael Mossman, Associate Dean Indigenous in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning.

02 August 2022

The entanglements of oil palm plantations

SEI member Sophie Chao’s new book, In the Shadow of the Palms, examines the impacts of oil palm plantations on Marind communities in West Papua. Here, in conversation with Christine J Winter, we learn about her work in engaging with the Marind People, and the social, political and environmental demands of the oil palm.

02 August 2022

Story books for children in care by authors with lived experience

Two young people with lived experience have authored story books to help ease the trauma for children currently in care, part of a project undertaken by the University of Sydney's Research Centre for Children and Families.

01 August 2022

Call for submissions: SEI student series on climate futures

SEI is inviting University of Sydney students to contribute to our blog under the theme ‘climate futures’.

01 August 2022

Celebrate Bloomsday with us

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Consulate General of Ireland celebrated the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday with the Irish cultural group ‘the Prankqueans’ on Thursday 16 June 2022, at the Seymour Centre’s Sound Lounge.

01 August 2022

Academics unite to create more sustainable cities

Academics from some of the world's top institutions will come together in August to brainstorm ideas to create more sustainable cities and communities.

01 August 2022

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences launches two new schools

As part of the previously announced organisational changes, FASS has renamed two schools.

01 August 2022

New Economic Measurement: A Value-Based Approach

Christopher Day explores how measuring economic growth and societal wellbeing is a complex process that cannot be evaluated solely by quantitative calculations like GDP.

31 July 2022

Collateral damage of immigration detention: new research

Australia's policy of indefinite mandatory detention is harming detainees' friends, family and supporters, according to a new study by the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies (SCHS) at The University of Sydney.

29 July 2022

2021 Physics Grand Challenges winners announced

The Physics Grand Challenges aims to support unconventional, innovative, interdisciplinary research projects with a total of $250,000 each to be awarded to two projects to use over a period of up to two years.

28 July 2022

X-ray vision

To celebrate National Science Week, we're travelling back in time to explore the history of X-rays. 

28 July 2022

The who’s who of our campus statues

The University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest University, founded in 1850, and with all that history comes a lot of cool gems. Get to know some of the University’s statues that stand watch over our grounds. Do you know where to find them on campus?

28 July 2022

Scholarships awarded to five Taiwanese research students

Scholarships for Taiwanese students support research across science, business, medicine and health.

28 July 2022

The hornbills are falling: conservation and dispossession

On World Nature Conservation Day, SEI Postdoctoral Fellow June Rubis reflects on hornbills in peril in Malaysian Borneo and draws parallels to ongoing practices of coloniality experienced by local Indigenous peoples.

27 July 2022

2022 Global Voices Scholarships

The Global Voices Scholarships will see two lucky students represent Australia at either the United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt* or at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York.

27 July 2022

Add Sustainability into your degree

If you’re looking to improve your career prospects, open the door to further academic study, or pursue your passion while helping save the planet, studying Sustainability is your next step.

27 July 2022

Business subjects that will take you to Southeast Asia in 2023

Want to solve real-world business challenges with social enterprises in South-East Asia? Learn more about the Business School’s exciting overseas study opportunities.

27 July 2022

2022 Sleek Geeks Eureka Prize finalists announced

After hundreds of hours of deliberation, six individuals have been selected as finalists in the 2022 Australian Museum Sleek Geeks Eureka Prizes — and we’re thrilled to be revealing this group to the public.

27 July 2022

$3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist studies in Australia

Khyentse Foundation's $3.5m gift guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist studies at the University, including teaching, research and community outreach.