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Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birthday

8 December 2019 -
Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. 2 October 2015. More than 250 prominent Australian and Indian leaders from the business, government and education sectors gathered at the Art Gallery of NSW on Wednesday night to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/02/celebrating-mahatma-gandhi-s-birthday.html
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Quantum 'hack' to unleash computing power

5 November 2019 -
The building blocks of quantum computers - qubits - are highly unstable and prone to error. Building tolerance to such error is a major hurdle in scaling-up quantum computers. Now University of Sydney physicists have found that modifying qubit
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/02/quantum--hack--to-unleash-computing-power.html
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Mad for Madmaker

8 February 2016 -
Mad for Madmaker. 20 October 2015. Students across Australia have gone mad for Madmaker, an online STEM challenge launched this week by the University of Sydney. More than 120 high schools, 300 hundred teachers and 1500 students across the country
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/20/mad-for-madmaker.html
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5 public speaking tips

12 December 2019 -
5 public speaking tips. 18 April 2017. From dad jokes to visual cues, our very own TEDx speaker Dr James Humberstone shares tips to help you nail your next public speaking gig. Public speaking can be daunting, regardless of if it's your first talk
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/18/5-public-speaking-tips.html
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'Passion' key to being a successful leader

29 February 2016 -
'Passion' key to being a successful leader. 13 August 2015. Leadership is about following a passion, having a belief in what you’re doing and understanding that people matter, explained NSW Premier Mike Baird at the latest BOSS Emerging Leaders
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/13/-passion--key-to-being-a-successful-leader.html
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TEDxYouth@Sydney is coming to campus

10 August 2018 -
Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence said the University of Sydney’s partnership with TEDxYouth@Sydney was a perfect match.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/10/tedxyouthsydneyiscomingtocampus.html
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Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems

16 June 2020 -
Ms Gupta’s supervisor is Professor Michael J. Biercuk, founder of quantum technology company Q-CTRL and director of the University of Sydney Quantum Control Laboratory in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/06/16/borrowing-from-robotics-scientists-automate-characterisation-quantum-systems.html
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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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Ensuring Sydney's place as a global hub for quantum technology

7 December 2020 -
University of Sydney quantum researchers Professor David Reilly and Professor Michael Biercuk were panellists at the event.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/07/sydney-quantum-academy-ensuring-sydney-as-global-hub-quantum-tech.html
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Sydney welcomes NSW Government support for Quantum Academy

6 November 2019 -
of the University of Sydney, Dr Michael Spence, said. ... Professor Michael Biercuk has launched a venture-capital-backed quantum tech company,. Q-Ctrl, which is building firmware to deal with errors in emerging quantum technology.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/07/sydney-welcomes-nsw-government-support-for-quantum-academy.html