2020
Articles
23 January 2020
Fulbright Scholarship success
This year, the University of Sydney has its largest contingent of Fulbright Scholars since 1972, with eight members of the University community receiving the prestigious scholarship to undertake further study and research in the United States.
21 January 2020
Researcher honoured for outstanding achievement in History and Philosophy of Science
Professor Evelleen Richards has won the Royal Society of NSW History and Philosophy of Science Medal for significant contributions to answering key questions in the history and historiography of evolutionary theory, as well as to the study of contemporary research policy in science and medicine.
21 January 2020
How a first edition of Principia with Isaac Newton's notes got to Sydney
The University of Sydney copy of Principia is one of only four in the world known to have handwriting by Sir Isaac Newton.
17 January 2020
Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not bury them.
Carcasses can play a positive role as landscapes recover from bushfires, providing rich nutrients for other native animal, microbial and plant species.
15 January 2020
Scientist recognised for breakthrough development of specialty optical fibres
Associate Professor Sergio Leon-Saval has won the Australian Optical Society John Love Award for his collaborative work with Nokia Bell Labs to propose and develop a new type of specialty optical fibre device called mode-selective photonic lanterns.
15 January 2020
Davy Jones' locker opened: how metals stay on top of the seafloor
Understanding how deep-ocean metals remain uncovered on the open sea floor could help geoscientists provide advice to the mining industry.
14 January 2020
University launches crowdfunding campaign for bushfire-affected animals
The University of Sydney is asking the public to support our emergency veterinary assistance for animals affected by the bushfires.
14 January 2020
Preparing for the hydrogen economy
University of Sydney materials engineers have found evidence of how hydrogen causes embrittlement of steels.
08 January 2020
Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes
Professor Dale Dominey-Howes says a proper disaster plan is worth the money. The scale of the current fire crisis is like nothing before, and our national response must be like nothing that has come before.
08 January 2020
More than one billion animals killed in Australian bushfires
Professor Chris Dickman has revised his estimate of the number of animals killed in bushfires in NSW to more than 800 million animals, with a national impact of more than one billion animals.