August
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25 August 2023
Poor lifestyle in 60s linked to risk of aged care
Physical inactivity, smoking, poor diet and sleep disorders between the age of 60 and 64 are linked with more than double the risk of admission to aged care, according to new research from the University of Sydney.
24 August 2023
Game plan: How a former AFL umpire and researcher is keeping sport and schools inclusive
With a career ranging from professional Australian Rules football umpire to Senior Lecturer researching bullying in schools, Dr Rawlings' game-changing insights are helping institutions to become more inclusive.
24 August 2023
When proteins get stuck: unlocking the secrets to brain diseases
Biomedical engineers at the University of Sydney, in collaboration with scientists at Cambridge and Harvard, have developed sophisticated optical techniques to monitor how protein aggregates form at the nanoscale.
24 August 2023
Sydney researchers claim all 2023 Eureka Prizes in leadership
Researchers at the University of Sydney have secured four awards at the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, the prestigious annual science awards.
23 August 2023
University spin-off wins research commercialisation accolade
DetectedX, a company spun out of the University of Sydney, has won the Research Commercialisation Award at this year's Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards.
23 August 2023
Message to our community on the Voice to Parliament
Today Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AC and Vice-Chancellor and President Mark Scott AO wrote to staff, sharing a statement from the University Senate on the Voice to Parliament and their personal support.
23 August 2023
University statement on the Voice to Parliament
The University of Sydney has an underlying responsibility to support our democratic processes by promoting free speech and civic discourse.
23 August 2023
Australian government appoints Emma Johnston to the board of CSIRO
Professor Emma Johnston, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney, has been appointed to the board of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for four years.
22 August 2023
Powerful firms that put the 'con' into consulting
Conflicts of interest, poor culture, and lack of transparency in the consulting industry cost the public billions and hollowed out public institutions, writes Professor Jane Andrew for 360info.
22 August 2023
International Museum Conference: Truth-telling in a post truth era
Museum professionals from around the world will gather at the Chau Chak Wing Museum next week for a conference examining the, at times, controversial relationship between university museums and their collections.