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Chemically camouflaging vulnerable natives wins grant support

9 December 2019 -
I smell a rat! 11 September 2015. A new strategy developed by our researchers that uses odours to confuse predators could help save New Zealand's native species. A clever technique that tricks predators into not trusting their noses to lead them to
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/11/chemically-camouflaging-vulnerable-natives-wins-grant-support-.html
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Proof is in the breakfast cereal

9 December 2019 -
Proof is in the breakfast cereal. 11 August 2015. The science of snap, crackle and pop has expanded beyond the breakfast bowl with an international research team using puffed rice cereal to explain the movement and crushing of porous materials when
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/11/proof-is-in-the-breakfast-cereal.html
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Philanthropy backs bots

12 January 2023 -
Philanthropy backs bots. 20 August 2015. Generous donation to support Farmbot for the People project. Anonymous $1.5 million donation to robotics research aims to make technology accessible to the average Australian farmer. Professor Salah Sukkarieh
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/20/philanthropy-backs-bots.html
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Punting on an engineering career

15 February 2016 -
Punting on an engineering career. 30 September 2015. While most of his AFL footy mates were off on school holidays, Marcus Valastro travelled thousands of kilometres to further his education this week. High school student Marcus Valastro (centre) at
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/30/punting-on-an-engineering-career.html
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Tomb-raided quantum theory opens way to improved biosensing

19 December 2019 -
A theory first proposed in 1931 that would bolster bio-sensing techniques has been validated by University of Sydney researchers.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/08/tomb-raided-quantum-theory-opens-way-to-improved-biosensing.html
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MBA rankings: Business School tops AFR BOSS rankings

9 November 2016 -
Read more about our Australian MBA rankings and why you should choose the University of Sydney Business School.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/11/business-school-s-global-executive-mba-tops-afr-boss-rankings.html
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Small changes mean big opportunities: AINST becomes Sydney Nano

13 December 2019 -
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr Michael Spence, said: “Great ideas come from collaboration. ... Professor Michael Biercuk has led the first venture-capital-backed spin-off from the Sydney Nano quantum science group, establishing Q-Ctrl, which aims to
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/27/small-changes-mean-big-opportunities--ainst-becomes-sydney-nano.html
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University of Sydney joins Sydney Science Festival

11 August 2016 -
Tuesday 16 August. Associate Professor Mike Biercuk and Professors Zdenka Kuncic and David Reilly from our recently launched Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology will bring nanoscience to life in
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/07/29/university-of-sydney-joins-sydney-science-festival.html
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Professor David Reilly wins AFR Emerging Leader award

9 January 2020 -
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney, Dr Michael Spence, said: “Professor Reilly is an outstanding academic leader. ... The winning University of Sydney Student Relationship Engagement System team receive their prize from
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/30/professor-david-reilly-wins-afr-emerging-leader-award.html
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Sydney Nano announces its five Grand Challenge projects

4 December 2019 -
Team: Ivan Kassal (Champion), Lamiae Azizi (Deputy Champion), Stephen Bartlett, Michael Biercuk, Andrea Blanco-Redondo, Toby Hudson, Ahmad Jabbarzadeh, Meredith Jordan, Girish Lakhwani, Stefano Palomba, Catherine Stampfl, Asaph Widmer-Cooper, Dong
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/10/18/sydney-nano-announces-its-five-grand-challenge-projects.html