August
Articles
27 August 2024
Early career researchers awarded $9m funding
The University of Sydney has received funding for 19 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
27 August 2024
LZ experiment sets new record in search for elusive dark matter
World's most sensitive detector sets new limits for finding WIMPs - weakly interacting massive particles - a leading candidate for what makes up dark matter, which makes up our universe's invisible mass. Dr Theresa Fruth at the University of Sydney leads the only Australian research team working on the project.
26 August 2024
Union Made
An exhibition of works from University of Sydney's University Student Union (USU) art collection has opened the University's Chau Chak Wing Museum.
26 August 2024
Australians now have the right to disconnect - but how workplaces react will be crucial
The right to disconnect can improve work-life balance and wellbeing, but its success depends on how it is implemented and enforced within each workplace, write Professor Emmanuel Josserand and Associate Professor Martijn Boersma for The Conversation.
26 August 2024
The potter's quarter
Bronze Age Greek figures, a Torres Strait bird specimen and Chinese ceramic cats have inspired a new suite of artworks by Australian artists in a free show opening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum this week.
26 August 2024
Vice-Chancellor's statement to Senate Committee hearing
Today Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Mark Scott, appeared at the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 (Sydney NSW).
26 August 2024
Young leaders from India and Australia convene at the University of Sydney
The Australia India Youth Dialogue 2024 concluded at the University of Sydney on Thursday 22 August, after a week of discussion between emerging leaders from the two nations.
26 August 2024
Invitation for submissions to University's external review of policies and processes
The University of Sydney invites students, staff and interested members of the community to make a submission to the external review into its policies and processes, commissioned to help ensure they are appropriate and accord with applicable standards going forward.
25 August 2024
Knee pain from osteoarthritis? What to try instead of surgery
According to updated guidelines from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, most people with knee osteoarthritis can manage pain without surgery. Giovanni E. Ferreira and Joshua Zadro from the University of Sydney, as well as their co-authors, explain why.
23 August 2024
Study reveals severe impact of button battery injuries in young children
Button batteries power numerous commonly used devices in the home. A study examining injuries from button battery ingestion found a combination of young age of the child, button battery size and delayed diagnosis creates a 'perfect storm' that increases the chance of severe injuries and death.