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

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Industry partnerships

We connect our leading researchers and students with industry, business and government partners. We're working with our partners to tackle issues ranging from climate change to quantum computing.

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Explore the wide range of events and activities run by the Faculty of Science. We’ve got everything from public talks, HSC revision and school activities, to teaching resources.

Student internships and placements

Our students are proving their worth before they receive their qualification by interning with industry partners.

The Medieval Bundanon event explored the geomorphology of the banks of the Shoalhaven River in a poetic journey back in time.

Inspiring Australia

As the national strategy for public participation in science, technology and innovation, we seek to boost the public profile of STEM research and its relationship to our future economic and social wellbeing.

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Science Alliance

For years we have been running public events, programs for high school and primary schools and promoting science through our many ambassadors, including Dr Karl.

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We're incredibly proud to recognise the exceptional achievements of our alumni, and we love to share our continuing news, events and discoveries with them. Science can take you anywhere.

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Latest news

26 September 2023

Simulator lets students and researchers pilot aircraft, spaceships

The University of Sydney has acquired a 360-degree rotating cockpit simulator, allowing researchers and students to replicate the experience of piloting any aircraft from an A380 to a spaceship.

08 September 2023

What do neurons, fireflies and dancing the Nutbush have in common?

Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Computer scientists have now developed new tools to understand how human and natural networks fall in and out of sync.

08 September 2023

How Australia can achieve net zero

The University's Net Zero Initiative has released a portfolio of "ready-to-go" solutions and technology to address key issues in the transformation towards net zero.

Fish-free omega-3 supplement created from bacteria

A new generation omega-3 supplement has been commercialised by a research affiliate in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Sydney Knowledge Hub to address the increasing demand for omega-3s amid diminishing supply from fish stocks.

Global analysis shows how pesticides leach into the environment

A University of Sydney led study published today in Nature has revealed the chemical odyssey pesticides embark upon after their initial agricultural application, with environmental consequences for a range of ecosystems.

The looming 840,000 tonne waste problem that isn't single-use plastics

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve a major source of future waste from the automotive, aerospace and renewable industries.

Missing Titanic sub: what could have gone wrong?

Professor Stefan Williams from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics explains how submersibles work, how they communicate and what might have gone wrong for the Titan, the crewed submersible vessel which has gone missing near the Titanic shipwreck.

New "designer" titanium alloys made using 3D printing

A team of researchers co-led by Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Professor Simon Ringer has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.

Sydney student jets off to NASA JPL for prestigious internship

University of Sydney and SmartSat PhD candidate selected for 10-week NASA internship aimed at launching students into careers in aerospace.

Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic

Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney.