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01 September 2022
Pioneers recognised in Australia’s top science prizes
Pioneering research to create robotic imaging systems to de-risk surgery and assess how dietary choices impact health, environment, and economy simultaneously, have been recognised in the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
01 September 2022
Impact of megafires on estuaries: world-first study
Climate change is increasing the extent and severity of wildfires around the world. Megafires like Australia's 2019/20 Black Summer fires represent an emerging threat to estuarine and coastal ecosystems, with the extent and proximity of the wildfire influencing the impact on estuaries.
31 August 2022
ARC Laureate Fellow asks 'How old are the stars?'
Professor Tim Bedding, from the School of Physics in the Faculty of Science, will receive almost $2.5 million from the Australian Research Council to look inside stars in extraordinary detail and measure their ages with unprecedented precision.
31 August 2022
Funding injection for urban rewilding, hydrogen tech
Two University of Sydney research teams have been awarded more than $1 million to work with industry on urban rewilding and hydrogen embrittlement projects.
19 August 2022
Climate threat to food supply chains creates 'domino effect'
New modelling by a multidisciplinary team of researchers shows the impact climate change and extreme weather events could have on food supply chains, with adverse effects on income, food and nutrient availability.
16 August 2022
Atmospheric rivers
An “atmospheric river” is a narrow, fast-flowing stream of moist air - many thousands of kilometres long, a few hundred kilometres wide, and usually traveling faster than 45 kph.
11 August 2022
Professor Marcel Dinger appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science
Professor Dinger is an experienced genome biologist and entrepreneur, with 22 years’ experience in bioinformatics and genomics in both commercial and academic capacities.
09 August 2022
Can the next generation of sea urchins resist marine heatwaves?
Devastating effects on marine organisms may result from the exposure of ecosystems to extreme global ocean temperatures due to climate change. But can they adapt in time?
03 August 2022
Sydney veterinary scientists helping communities around the Pacific
Top Sydney veterinary scientists are spreading awareness, training, and planning to neighbouring Pacific Island Countries in order to help prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases like foot-and-mouth.
01 August 2022
Academics unite to create more sustainable cities
Academics from some of the world's top institutions will come together in August to brainstorm ideas to create more sustainable cities and communities.
