2019
Articles
06 November 2019
World scientists declare climate emergency
A paper published in BioScience has outlined six steps humanity needs to take to reduce the impact of the emerging climate crisis. Dr Thomas Newsome, a co-author of the paper, says scientists have a moral obligation to warn of any great threat.
05 November 2019
Want some Christmas pork? Go local, avoid imports
This Christmas, Sydney experts urge all travellers to be vigilant with pork products to avoid the risk of introducing African swine fever.
30 October 2019
Banning savannah cats in Australia was good science
In 2008, the Australian Government banned the importation of savannah cats - and that was a very good thing, according to a Threatened Species Recovery Hub study led by Professor Chris Dickman, from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences.
30 October 2019
Lockout laws review shows vital role of transparent data analysis
Processes of data collection and analysis used to decide policy need to be as independent and transparent as possible, academics from the University of Sydney's Centre for Translational Data Science say.
30 October 2019
University of Sydney team wins global BioMod competition
Students from the University of Sydney have come first in a global competition to make 'the coolest stuff out of the molecules of life'. Contestants included Imperial College London, Ohio State University, University of British Columbia and University of Tokyo.
29 October 2019
NSW Premier recognises scientific and engineering excellence at Sydney
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian tonight awarded the 2019 Premier's Prizes for Science & Engineering. Three University of Sydney academics were recipients, recognised for their work across three categories.
25 October 2019
Multimillion-dollar centre opens to investigate the molecules of life
The new ARC centre will discover, decode and develop molecules for health, industry and agriculture. The largest research node will be at the University of Sydney, led by Professor Kate Jolliffe.
24 October 2019
Cat virus may be linked to feline cancer
Professor Julia Beatty and her team of feline medicine researchers in Veterinary Science have discovered a virus may be causing liver cancer in companion cats.
23 October 2019
School of Physics announces Grand Challenges project winners
The successful submissions include a big data project to combat modern slavery in supply chains and an ambitious project to send probes to a star system four light years away.
22 October 2019
Save our race horses by breeding them for longer careers
Can we rethink Thoroughbred breeding to improve horse welfare? Our experts weigh up the options.