2016
Articles
Researchers help Qantas fly cleaner and cheaper
Unveiled this week, the new flight planning system is the result of a world-first, four-year project conducted at the University’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR). The team comprising four aeronautical research fellows, 3 PhD candidates and 10 software engineers worked on designing new system models.
Many vote with their wallets, but our hearts and consciences should be heard
The protection of human rights is a basic test of a government's decency, writes Professor Ben Saul.
New insights into the causes of sudden cardiac death in the young revealed
Sudden cardiac death claims the lives of 2-3 young Australians every week.
'Jobs and growth' focus ignores society’s most vulnerable, warns pre-election audit
Ahead of the Federal Election, a group of leading academics have released a new audit questioning what the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Greens are doing to address poverty in Australia and beyond.
Australia 20 years after gun reform: no mass shootings, declining firearm deaths
Since major gun law reform 20 years ago, Australia has seen no mass shootings and an accelerating decline in intentional firearm deaths, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports today.
75% want non-lethal response - survey at world’s leading shark bite area shows
A survey of 600 Western Australians has found 75 percent of respondents support the West Australian government selecting non-lethal responses following shark bite incidents.
Pioneering technology rolls out to track the Australian indoor climate
The University of Sydney’s IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) lab, in partnership with several major corporations, is rolling out ground-breaking technology that will track the indoor climate in the largest survey of Australian workplaces.
University welcomes new Sydney School of Entrepreneurship
The University of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government's $25 million pledge to create the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship as a new collaborative venture in the higher education sector.
A vote for Brexit means a wounded David Cameron and a calamitous blow to Europe
Behind the parochial media focus on the political manoeuvring within a divided Conservative Party, national decisions don't get much more important than the UK's referendum on its EU membership, writes Nick Rowley.
Creation of a leading centre for visual art and design
The University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney and the National Art School have been exploring opportunities since last year for a closer association between the three institutions, with the aim of strengthening the delivery of visual art and design education in NSW.