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05 March 2024
New hybrid agriculture model brings food and energy benefits
Combining traditional agricultural farming land with renewable energy technologies reap potential benefits.
21 February 2024
Open the door to a dynamic career in veterinary medicine
From treating cattle to researching animal disease, no two veterinary science jobs are the same. Hear from three of our recent graduates about how studying veterinary medicine at the University of Sydney has shaped their careers.
10 March 2022
Improved wheat to counter climate extremes
Rising temperatures threaten our ability to grow crops. Partnerships between academia and industry have created top-level research with a tangible impact.
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.
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.
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.
25 January 2022
Science grad wins big with biodiversity tech start-up
Bachelor of Science graduate Camille Goldstone-Henry has claimed the 2021 Women’s Weekly Women of the Future award in recognition of her work in protecting Australia’s iconic species.
15 November 2022
Human evolution is disgusting!
The emotion of disgust acts as a ‘behavioural immune system’ to protect us from disease.
15 November 2022
Disentangling the evolved brain from its primitive state
Our human brains have retained their primal counterpart, responsible for instinctual survival responses, and developed a modern neocortex capable of adaptive thought.
16 November 2022
Aposematism; the flashiest form of defence
Aposematism, which is displaying bright colours to communicate bad taste and toxicity between prey and predator, is an effective way to avoid becoming dinner.