2024
Articles
19 July 2024
TEDxSydney Youth returns for 2024 with a stellar lineup of inspiring young minds
From a 22-year-old CEO to an up-and-coming Netflix actress, the future leaders, change-makers, and visionaries of today are set to take to the stage in Western Sydney this August.
19 July 2024
Quantum technologies: the time to discuss risks is now
A huge race is on to develop quantum technologies. It's important to consider the potential security and economic implications of quantum science breakthroughs, write Professor James Der Derian and Dr Stuart Rollo from the Centre for International Security Studies.
19 July 2024
ABC TOP 5 media residencies for 2024 announced
Dr Laura Case, an Indigenous musicologist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and Dr Laura Driessen, a radio astronomer in the Faculty of Science, have each won a two-week media residency with the ABC.
19 July 2024
Understanding the world through models
Giant eyeballs, miniature cities and anatomy replicated in exacting detail are among the intriguing and often beautiful objects featured in an exhibition of teaching models opening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
19 July 2024
New antidote for cobra bites discovered using CRISPR technology
Snakes kill more than 100,000 people a year. Cobra antivenom is expensive and doesn't treat the necrosis of flesh caused by the bite. Working with colleagues in the UK, Professor Greg Neely's team has identified heparin as an antidote to cobra venom.
19 July 2024
How science can help combat jet lag
A new, evidence-based lighting design on Qantas's A350 aircraft could reduce passengers' jetlag by aligning their body clocks to their destination's time zone while still flying. The unique design is the result of a partnership between University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, Qantas and Caon Design Office.
16 July 2024
Past shootings of US presidents led to new gun controls - will this one?
David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, looks into the history of the AR-15 rifle and attempts at gun control in America.
16 July 2024
How women skateboarders are flipping the script ahead of the Olympics
University of Sydney sociologist and avid skateboarder Dr Indigo Willing's new research is flipping the script on sporting stereotypes as she explores how to make skateboarding more inclusive for girls, women, and gender diverse skaters.
15 July 2024
Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers
The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island in New Zealand would be detrimental to consumers and competition in the supermarket sector, write Lisa Asher and Associate Professor Catherine Sutton-Brady from the Business School.
15 July 2024
University of Sydney welcomes Vietnam ambassador
The University of Sydney welcomed His Excellency Pham Hung Tam, the Vietnam Ambassador to Australia, who toured the University's Nanoscience Hub and discussed the University's engagement in Southeast Asia.