September

Sydney Opera House, as part of the Getty Foundation's international Keeping It Modern grant program, collaborated with University of Sydney and Arup to explore ways to improve the consistency and range of data collected in the tap tests of the sails.

Dogs generally seem to be cheerful, happy-go-lucky characters, so you might expect that most would have an optimistic outlook on life. In fact some dogs are distinctly more pessimistic than others.

The state's leading planning experts, housing and homeless peaks and property sector representatives have called on the NSW government to act now on housing affordability to ensure Sydney remains a livable city for key workers and people on low and moderate incomes.

A group of young composers from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music are collaborating with Kaldor Public Art Projects and Sydney-based Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones on a vast sculpture and sound installation barrangal dyara (skin and bones) that recalls Sydney's Garden Palace for the 200th birthday celebrations of the Royal Botanic Garden.

Researchers from Sydney and Hong Kong are partners in an international project that aims to design the next generation of smart, sustainable electrical grids.

Initially set up in the United Kingdom by University of Sydney Professor Paul McGreevy, VetCompass has now launched in Australia - in a collaboration between all veterinary schools - to bring the benefits of big data and epidemiology expertise to pets, with potential impacts on human health and the environment. 

Urban planners at the University of Sydney and the University of Hong Kong have set up a collaborative relationship to research residential development in both cities.

Meet Duanfang Lu, a Professor of Architecture and Urbanism who has been researching the design of new villages in China.

Professors from Sydney and Hong Kong have built an enviable international collaborative research program leading to improved treatment for asthma patients around the world.