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Science at Sydney

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Faculty of Science

Innovate, discover, and tackle world-wide issues

We have a global reputation for research excellence, top international rankings and award-winning researchers and projects.

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Study science

Delve into the amazing world of science with us

Science is more than just lab coats, test tubes and equations. It embodies a way of questioning, testing and analysing the world so you can draw conclusions based on evidence.

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Study science with us – innovate, make discoveries and tackle the big issues.

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Our research

Our research is shaped by the big picture. We look at real-world problems from all angles, combining the expertise and talents of scholars from many disciplines.

Industry and community

We are committed to bringing science research and engagement activities to the community. We work with industry partners to find new ways to drive and apply our discoveries.

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About the faculty

Conducting excellent research and creating the next generation of science talent in Australia is core to the Faculty of Science, as we play a leading role in Australia's ability to compete scientifically on the world stage.

Latest news

22 January 2021

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Safeguarding chickpeas from significant changes in climate

There's cultivars of chickpea that are more tolerant to high temperatures, meaning they maintain a similar yield at higher temperatures compared to ambient, but we’re not entirely sure why or how.

21 January 2021

Chemical researchers develop "green" ammonia

Ammonia has sustained humanity since the early 20th century, but its production leaves a huge carbon footprint. Now researchers have found a way to make it 100 per cent renewable.

19 January 2021

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New method to assist fast-tracking of vaccines for pre-clinical tests

With COVID-19 dominating medical science and human concern, our chemists have developed a method to quickly and safely synthesise protein vaccines for respiratory diseases for pre-clinical tests.

19 January 2021

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Why you should desex your cat before puberty

New research finds Australia is doing well in the desexing arena. But the age of desexing needs to be brought forward from six months to four months to close a "pregnancy gap" and prevent unwanted litters of kittens.

15 January 2021

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Plastics recycling goes global with KBR-MURA commercial partnership

Removing plastic from oceans and landfill is a major environmental and social problem. Technology jointly developed by Professor Thomas Maschmeyer is making solutions to this problem possible. Today it goes global with a major commercial partnership.

14 January 2021

Australian sea lion at Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Sea lion diagnosed with tuberculosis triggers public health concerns

Australian sea lions are an endangered species. New research suggests endemic tuberculosis might be another health threat facing the pinnipeds. Dr Rachael Gray is working to help save our sea lions.

11 January 2021

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World-first echidna, improved platypus genomes mapped

An international team of scientists, including from the University of Sydney, have sequenced monotreme genomes, leading to evolutionary and future medical discoveries.

18 December 2020

Careers in maths

Due to the growing importance of technology, big data and economic efficiency in all kinds of businesses, mathematics, statistics and data science graduates continue to be in high demand.

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