October
Articles
19 October 2022
After the Optus data breach, calls for changes to privacy laws
A minimum disclosure framework should inform the public about the type of data breach and the strategies the organisation affected has adopted to mitigate the damages.
19 October 2022
Everything at stake during the upcoming US midterm elections
Associate Professor David Smith is a senior lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy. He is jointly appointed between the United States Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences.
19 October 2022
Unravelling the mystery of green doughnuts on the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists have systematically mapped and sampled 'green doughnuts' for the first time since the seascape lurking at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef was discovered in the 1970s - revealing an ecosystem teeming with life.
17 October 2022
Sydney experts elected to Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Sydney experts in infectious diseases, pharmacology and paediatrics have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
17 October 2022
First Australian Boat Race in three years comes to a nail-biting end
On October 16, the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne took up oars for the first Australian Boat Race in three years, reigniting their 160-year-old rivalry.
14 October 2022
Study suggests ADHD diagnosis in childhood hasn't improved quality of life for teens
An Australian study examining the quality of life in relation to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses suggests a diagnosis in childhood is currently not associated with improved quality of life for Australian teens.
13 October 2022
Stimulating private sector development of affordable housing
No single sector can supply Australia's needed social and affordable housing, increasingly it needs to be financed, developed and managed by partnerships of government, community-based and market providers, according to new research led by Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
13 October 2022
Prioritising protein during perimenopause may ward off weight gain
Minor adjustments to the balance of macronutrients in a woman's daily diet during the transition to menopause could lessen or even prevent weight gain and lean tissue loss, according to researchers from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.
13 October 2022
Baffling 'spiderweb' star not an 'alien megastructure'
A distant star - ringed by geometric ripples and captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in July - has baffled astronomers, and triggered frenzied internet speculation it might be evidence of an alien megastructure.
13 October 2022
Doctor of Business awarded to former NSW Premier
The Honourable Mike Baird AO, former Premier of NSW, was yesterday admitted to the degree of Doctor of Business (honoris causa) for his outstanding contribution in the fields of government, business and the not-for-profit sector.