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22 June 2022
How we're addressing modern slavery
The University of Sydney has released its second Modern Slavery Statement as required under the Modern Slavery Act - outlining our commitment to human rights, strategy to address modern slavery and drive collaboration to make change, and actions taken to date.
22 June 2022
The secret of cells could be in their yo-yo-like tendencies
Biomedical engineer and physicist Dr Martinez-Martin has conducted new research that sheds light on the once-secretive growth behaviour of cells.
21 June 2022
Fifth of global food-related emissions due to transport
Food transport constitutes 19 percent of food emissions, equivalent to 6 percent of emissions from all sources, new University of Sydney research finds.
21 June 2022
Is your insurance company watching you online and is it legal?
New research by Dr Zofia Bednarz has found insurers, using new AI and other models, may be able to collect your online data, and apart from anti-discrimination laws, there are no effective constraints on them using that data to price contracts.
20 June 2022
The Sydney student helping others reach university
A scholarship to the University of Sydney changed Kawana Crowe's life. Now the 20-year-old Wiradjuri woman from Macksville wants to help other rural, regional and Indigenous students find a pathway to university.
20 June 2022
Resource will help reduce prejudice against parents with intellectual disability
In an Australian first, the Research Centre for Children and Families has produced a resource to increase the disability skills of child protection professionals. The resource will increase the chances of families staying together by helping professionals take simple steps to assess parents with intellectual disability in a fair and accessible way.
20 June 2022
Micro-device could pick up early signs of heart attack or stroke
Biomedical engineer Dr Arnold Lining Ju is developing a biomedical micro-device to detect changes in the blood before a heart attack or stroke takes place.
20 June 2022
Endangered Tasmanian devils insured against future threats
The largest ever analysis of Tasmanian devil genetics has found protected populations are as robust as wild ones, raising hopes for the endangered species' survival.
17 June 2022
Sydney welcomes NSW funding for biomedical research complex
The University of Sydney today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government of $143.3 million over four years towards the establishment of a first-of-its-kind Australian health and technology complex in Sydney.
14 June 2022
Honorary Fellowship awarded to distinguished lawyer
Adjunct Professor Richard Fisher AM, former University General Counsel, has been awarded the title of Honorary Fellow of the University.