August
Articles
07 August 2023
Kicking goals: Clare Wheeler on football and the future
A scholarship helped support Clare Wheeler's move to Sydney to pursue a degree while building her professional football career. Now, her desire to push herself beyond her comfort zone has taken her around the world.
07 August 2023
Finding reconstructive solutions
They house the parts we need to see, hear, eat and breathe. Our heads and necks are machines for living but also subject to cancers that can destroy it all. New technology has changed all that.
07 August 2023
5 minutes with BioScout Head of Science Michelle Demers
What started as a student exchange program lead to Michelle's incredible journey in academia, plant biotech and AgTech entrepreneurship. Now she has advice for all on embracing unexpected opportunities to create a life-changing career.
07 August 2023
5 minutes with AWDPI and Avoice founder Xinyi Yu
Xinyi Yu, founder of AWDPI and Avoice, champions gender equality through her academic background and real-world experience. Her mission: to create a violence-free, equitable world for everyone, and provide advice to those who want to pursue their passion projects.
07 August 2023
5 minutes with 2022 ACARP Research Excellence Award winner, Michael Cole
Michael followed his passion for plant physiology and became an industry-recognised expert in ecosystem restoration. He now shares his own advice on following your interests to find career satisfaction.
07 August 2023
How a cat got people talking about rare neurological diseases
Adored orange cat Phineas, owned by two Sydney researchers, is igniting change and sparking global conversations about neurological disorders as a social media ambassador.
07 August 2023
New program shows after school hours care can boost children's social wellbeing
A pilot study shows how after-school-hours care can play an important role in building children's wellbeing and social connection. The program involves children in the design process and gives them a voice and role to shape their own experience.
03 August 2023
How do the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters? And is it effective?
The effectiveness of four different advertising campaigns for and against the Voice to Parliament have been analysed by Associate Professors Tom van Laer and Catherine Sutton-Brady from the University of Sydney Business School.
03 August 2023
Lessons from French architects Lacaton & Vassal
For the past three years, pioneering French architects Anne Lacaton & Jean Philippe Vassal have held the inaugural Rothwell Chair. This week they completed their tenure with a series of design studios, seminars and a public talk that exemplified their engagement and not only left a positive impact on the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, but reinvigorated how we view our city.
02 August 2023
Bringing artificial intelligence to the search for habitable planets
Backed by the Breakthrough Initiatives, Professor Peter Tuthill will lead a team to launch a satellite telescope to look for planets around our nearest neighbour, Alpha Centauri.