2020
Articles
06 March 2020
Prominent female professors share their advice on leadership
What makes a good leader? Eight University of Sydney's leaders, who also happen to be women, share the view from the top - and the advice they'd offer aspiring female leaders.
04 March 2020
QS subject rankings reflect breadth of Sydney expertise
The QS 2020 Subject Rankings has rated 31 University of Sydney subjects in the top 50 globally, up from 30 in 2019.
03 March 2020
Three Australian Academy of Science award winners
The outstanding contributions to science of three of our researchers have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science.
27 February 2020
To save these seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels
Endangered Australian seahorses are thriving in new habitats that act like underwater hotels. International species may also be saved by trial "seahorse hotels" in Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia.
17 February 2020
Scientists unlock low-cost material to shape light for industry
Crystal materials used in solar cells have been discovered to be cheaper alternatives to manipulate laser light with potential application in telecommunications, medical diagnostics and consumer electronics.
14 February 2020
Grants awarded to power green schemes
The University of Sydney has been announced as a joint recipient of almost $10 million in Cooperative Research Centre Projects grants for projects that aim to power the green economy.
11 February 2020
Too cute to cull? When public opinion and scientific advice clash
Controlling feral animals and their impact on our environment and native animals can hit a snag when the public regard them as 'loveable'. How can governments get people on board with the science?
11 February 2020
Too cute to cull? When public opinion and scientific advice clash
Controlling feral animals and their impact on our environment and native animals can hit a snag when the public regard them as 'loveable'. How can governments get people on board with the science?
11 February 2020
'Rule breaking' plants may be climate change survivors
Plants that break some of the 'rules' of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to new research.
06 February 2020
8 things we do that really confuse our dogs
Dogs really don't want to be hugged or left alone. And they can't understand why we don't eat from the bin. Professor Paul McGreevy and Dr Melissa Starling explain why human behaviour can be confusing.