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14 February 2024
Sydney University's MBA ranks first in Australia
The University of Sydney Business School's MBA is the highest new entrant in the prestigious Financial Times global MBA rankings.
09 February 2024
Engineers to develop robot maintenance crews in space
SmartSat is backing the University of Sydney with $2.3 million to research and develop robotic maintenance of satellites while in orbit in a step to extend the lifespan of vital space infrastructure.
08 February 2024
Smartphones mean we're always available to our bosses. 'Right to disconnect' laws are a necessary fix
Availability creep has led to significant unpaid overtime which "takes workers away from a fair day's work for a fair day's pay", writes Associate Professor Chris F Wright for The Conversation.
05 February 2024
Optimism key to greening the global financial system
The transition away from fossil fuels requires a significant and global shift towards sustainable investment, and institutional investors are key.
30 January 2024
After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier
As a person closing in on retirement, I admit I had no idea in my 20s how much my future, and the futures of those close to me, would depend on my superannuation savings, writes Professor Susan Thorp for The Conversation.
30 January 2024
Sydney and HEX announce School of Record partnership
Designed to help close the digital skills gap and enable more students to obtain university-level academic credit as they upskill in innovation and entrepreneurship.
29 January 2024
Anti-social media: What can be done to stop platforms from driving democratic societies apart?
Platforms designed to captivate our attention can foster environments where mental health deteriorates, political divides widen, and extremism finds fertile ground, writes Professor Uri Gal for ABC Religion & Ethics.
25 January 2024
Centralised social networks potentially hinder innovation
Social systems where influence is centred around one or two individuals can lead to pack mentality and group think in farming communities, according to new research.
18 January 2024
Beyond GDP: Mental wealth readies societies for mega-threats
World-leading experts from industry, science, health, technology, and economics gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week to discuss how nations can overcome the global challenges to true prosperity including war and climate change.
18 December 2023
An austere Christmas is on the cards - but don't say recession
The very concept of a recession has contested definitions - so how do we know if we are in one? Dr Luke Hartigan explains in The Conversation.