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2018
September
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NSW HSC no longer includes women’s contributions to physics
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Articles
20 August 2018
Research scholarships in digital agriculture
Both full stipend and supplementary scholarships are available to support the living costs of students while completing their studies.
17 August 2018
Open Day opens doors for female students
The opportunities available to young women entering university are endless, but sometimes it’s hard to imagine where a degree might take you. That’s why female academics are reaching out to tell their inspiring stories.
23 August 2018
Grant win for stem cell therapy for chronic pain
Associate Professor Greg Neely has received an $810,000 grant from the NSW government, as one of only four winners of the Cell and Gene Therapy grants from NSW Health.
31 August 2018
How Brazil can beat the odds and restore a huge swathe of the Amazon
PhD Candidate Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo and Senior Lecturer Dr Robert Fisher discuss whether conservation goals be delivered alongside economic, human, and social interests.
13 July 2018
Two Sydney scientists invited to speak at Royal Institution
Presenting at the Royal Institution in London is an honour for any scientist, so it's exciting that two of our scientists - Professor Zdenka Kuncic and Professor Geraint Lewis - are speaking in the same week.
31 July 2018
Our allies in Indigenous science
Shannon Foster pays homage to her HSC Biology teacher Dr Elizabeth Sakker.
27 June 2018
Funding approved for new research in psychology
Five researchers from the School of Psychology have been awarded a total of more than $1 million in grant funding from the ARC this year.
27 June 2018
New Head of School for Physics
Joining the University of Sydney in January 2018, Professor Céline Boehm is only the second woman to be Head of School for Physics in our history.
06 September 2018
Adventures in the virosphere
Viruses are everywhere – you are surrounded by them, yet we know remarkably little about them. Take an adventure into the virosphere with the Sydney Science Forum on Wednesday 12 September.
04 September 2018
Professor Thomas Maschmeyer wins RK Murphy Medal
Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, from the School of Chemistry, has won the 2018 RK Murphy Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).