2021

Articles

03 September 2021

Hydrogen embrittlement in steel and a cure in atom probe tomography

Add carbon to iron, you get steel. Add hydrogen to steel, you get a potential catastrophe. The condition is hydrogen embrittlement and it has so far resisted all attempts at an answer. Professor Julie Cairney is looking closely at the problem.

03 September 2021

Cancer treatment: where DNA, stem cells and cell immortality meet

All cancers begin as a particular cellular mishap involving DNA. Researchers are working on treatments for all of them. But what if there was a way to prevent that original and universal cellular mishap from happening at all?

02 September 2021

Civic engagement strongest in young from culturally diverse families

Civic engagement - one of the Sydney Policy Lab's guiding principles - is higher in people from younger, multicultural backgrounds, a new poll shows.
02 September 2021

2021 Eureka Prize finalists announced

Two academics from the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine and Health have been named as Eureka Prize finalists in recognition of their innovative research into solar-cell technology and 3D imaging.
02 September 2021

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

The University of Sydney's performance in the 19th edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
01 September 2021

COVID induced shift to regional living

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased interest in Australia's regions. New research led by Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning highlights the regional centres most likely to benefit from new economic activity, and the potential improvement in urban congestion and housing affordability in capital cities.
01 September 2021

How we're protecting our community, in line with health advice

The University issued a statement today, following a News Corp story that reported concerns from some staff in our Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
30 August 2021

4 in 1 blood pressure pill much more effective than monotherapy

The first large-scale, long-term trial of a new strategy using combinations of very low doses in one capsule, has demonstrated significantly improved control of high blood pressure - the leading cause of heart attack and stroke.

30 August 2021

CUAVA-1 launches for deployment from International Space Station

A satellite designed and built in Sydney is helping pave the way for Australia's scientific and commercial space industry. Mission leader Professor Iver Cairns is Director of CUAVA.
30 August 2021

Peer Study Program gives students in China a taste of campus life

A face-to-face learning program is helping Sydney's international students cope with the challenges of remote study.