2016
Articles
Is Australia denying Timor its birthright?
This week's conciliation talks in The Hague give Australia a new chance to do the right thing by East Timor to help it secure its future, writes Professor Ben Saul.
Avoiding and evading: talking multinational tax
In this episode, Dr Shumi Akhtar, a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of Sydney Business School, joins our host Dr Chris Neff to share new perspectives on how we can think about and judge multinational tax avoidance.
Innovation boosts wheat production in India
Sydney, India, Pakistan and the UK collaborate on international innovative hybrid wheat strain to feed large populations.
From the islands to the big city - Sydney student discovers his passion for occupational therapy
Nathaniel's occupational therapist at Queensland's Mackay Base Hospital was by his side every day for six weeks, helping him to achieve a speedy recovery.
Meet our future rocket scientist
Connect your interests - all of them. This is Jordan Jolly's advice to high school students who are faced with the dilemma of what to do after high school. Or perhaps you already know what you want to study? Even better.
Science student makes greatest self-discovery at the University
'Leave your comfort zone' is Kevin Gatdula’s motto in life. With an emphasis on continual personal development, the 20-year-old Bachelor of Commerce and Science student believes that this is the only way to cultivate a journey of personal growth.
NSW Government Smart Sensing Network co-led by University of Sydney
A NSW Government Smart Sensing Network has been announced, co-led by the University of Sydney's Professor Benjamin Eggleton. Professor Eggleton, a flagship head at the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, is working on photonic-chip technology that it is hoped will one day be compatible with smartphones and revolutionise communications and healthcare.
Learning never stops - but it starts at Open Day
Like so many high school students in their final year, Denise Ong had a head full of questions. Little did she know at the time that one question she asked would later lead to a major turning point in her story.
Refugee to nurse: student's incredible journey from Iraq to Sydney
Six and a half years ago Maha Kamil arrived in Australia with her family as an Iraqi refugee. What she has achieved since leaving the war-torn country is remarkable.
Rio 2016 was just the latest round in the long-running doping arms race
Doping was already generating international headlines in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Games, when the Russian athletics team was banned for systemic, state-sanctioned drug-taking.