2024

26 April 2024

Statement following Police operation

24 April 2024

More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef

Extreme heat is threatening our coral reef ecosystems, writes Professor Emma Johnston and her co-authors about the damage they're seeing on the Great Barrier Reef.

24 April 2024

A WW2 Spitfire was lost in the Norwegian wilderness for 76 years. Now, a Sydney team is helping to rebuild it.

The University of Sydney is part of an international project that is "reverse-engineering" engine parts for a rare Spitfire that was last flown by a Great Escape pilot and recovered from a peat bog in 2018.

24 April 2024

Statement regarding peaceful protests on campus

The University of Sydney's Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Annamarie Jagose, wrote to students and staff this morning regarding protest activity on campus.

22 April 2024

Medical drone project receives $3.6 million to close health gap in rural and remote Australia

A hydrogen-fuelled, emissions free medical drone is being developed by the University of Sydney in partnership with ASAC Consultancy.

22 April 2024

'Strong theatre with unwavering precision': Into the Shimmering World asks us what does it mean to be good?

Associate Professor Ian Maxwell, Chair of Theatre and Performance Studies, reviews the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Into the Shimmering World, a powerful and unsettling new Australian play by Angus Cerini.

22 April 2024

Fake news and misinformation: Sydney universities launch new database

Terry Flew, Professor of Digital Communication and Culture, in Media and Communications leads a team of researchers working to combat misinformation, fake news and disinformation online.

19 April 2024

Dunera Boys theatre production recreated for 81st anniversary

Associate Professor Ian Maxwell, Chair of Theatre and Performance Studies, is researching and recreating theatre created by the original Dunera Boys while interned as enemy aliens during the Second World War, including a musical revue titled Sergeant Snow White.

18 April 2024

Why your students don't do the readings

It's a common complaint among teachers, but new research suggests a different approach to readings can significantly improve student engagement.

18 April 2024

New therapy shows promise for a rare childhood dementia

New RNA-targeted therapy can halt the progression of a specific type of childhood dementia in mice and holds potential to reverse some of the detrimental effects of this rare disease.