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December 2005
Student's rat eye photo wins international award   View Summary
23 December 2005
The winning image of retinal blood vesselsA photograph of the inside of an aging rat’s eye taken by a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney has won an international scientific photography award.
Information Day January 4th 2006   View Summary
23 December 2005
Information Day provides a great opportunity to discuss course options and to discover all that the University of Sydney has to offer.
New scholarships for Indigenous Australian students   View Summary
22 December 2005
James MoriartyThe Faculty of Economics and Business is offering two new residential scholarships for Indigenous Australian students commencing in 2006
Scientist questions human link with global warming   View Summary
22 December 2005
Figures released recently by the World Meteorological Organization show that 2005 may be the planet's second hottest in 1000 years, part of the global warming phenomenon often ascribed to recent human activities.
Star near the Southern Cross is ringing like a bell   View Summary
22 December 2005
Alpha CentauriAstronomers have used telescopes in Australia and Chile to create a 'stellar stethoscope' to 'listen' to a star near the Southern Cross that is ringing like a bell.
Life coaching study achieves results for HSC students   View Summary
21 December 2005
A world-first Australian study on life coaching for senior high school students has shown a significant increase in levels of hope and a significant reduction in levels of depression among Year 11 schoolgirls who completed the program.
First Doctors of Health Sciences Graduate with Flying Colours.   View Summary
20 December 2005
The first students to complete the prestigious Doctor of Health Sciences have just graduated from the University.
The making of Hitler's willing executioners   View Summary
20 December 2005
Star of DavidHow did the Nazis turn thousands of ordinary Germans into genocidal killers? Konrad Kwiet, the University’s Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies, addresses a question that still perplexes Holocaust historians.
Research helps Indian village farmers produce more milk and make more money   View Summary
15 December 2005
Researchers from the University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Science have developed a simple approach to help small village farmers in India increase their incomes by boosting milk production by up to 1 litre per cow per day.
In tune with community needs   View Summary
15 December 2005
piano tuningAustralia's only course in piano tuning is being offered for the first time in 2006 by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Scholarships support cotton research   View Summary
13 December 2005
Six Sydney students have received scholarships to fund research into Australia's cotton growing industry.
Where the 'other' fears to tread   View Summary
13 December 2005
Cronulla BeachDr Clifton Evers who lectures in the department of gender studies at the University of Sydney talks about the Cronulla riots.
When knowledge beckons: re-entering education   View Summary
13 December 2005
More than 200 University Preparation Course students took part in a certificate presentation ceremony in the University's Great Hall last night
Vice-Chancellor's statement on VSU   View Summary
12 December 2005
Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown has condemned the passing of legislation introducing voluntary student unionism
World first blood test for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases   View Summary
9 December 2005
Associate Professor Barbara Fazekas de St. Groth, together with colleagues at the Centre for Immunology and the University's Department of Paediatrics, has developed a new blood test to detect a rare but important subset of white cells that protect against development of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Celebration of Glebe community program achievements   View Summary
9 December 2005
Social work students from the University of Sydney helped to create a drop-in computer access centre in Glebe where volunteers will show new users how to use the technology.
A showcase of contemporary art   View Summary
8 December 2005
Clement's Contested territorySydney College of the Arts' galleries and studios have been thrown open to the public to showcase the works of over 100 emerging and established artists graduating this year from the college’s six postgraduate programs.
Summer Scholarship Program swamped with interest.   View Summary
7 December 2005
Applications have flooded in for the 2005 Summer Scholarship program offered by the Faculty of Medicine.
Rural women not participating in breast cancer sreening   View Summary
7 December 2005
Mammogram screeningWomen with disabilities living in rural and regional areas of Australia may be more at risk of dying from breast cancer due to greater difficulty accessing mammography screening services.
Study sheds light on the risks of Caesarean birth   View Summary
6 December 2005
An in-depth study by University of Sydney researchers of normal deliveries following a Caesarean birth has helped identify health risks for mothers and their babies.
A cautionary tale from an imaginative mind   View Summary
6 December 2005
Samar HabibA challenging novel of ideas by Sydney University PhD student Samar Habib was launched at Gleebooks last week by the University’s professor of English literature, just months before the 25-year-old’s revealing dissertation is due for submission.
A solid foundation: $250k funds Messel Campaign   View Summary
6 December 2005
$250k contributionOn Thursday 1 December, the Science Foundation for Physics contributed $250,000 to the Messel Endowment Capital Campaign.
Longer visits, fewer scripts and more advice about weight   View Summary
6 December 2005
GPs are spending more time with their patients, writing fewer prescriptions, ordering more tests, doing more procedures and dispensing more advice about weight and nutrition, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the University of Sydney.
Six Sydney academics recognised by the Australian Academy of the Humanities   View Summary
2 December 2005
Australian Academy of Humanities crestSix University of Sydney academics have been elected Fellows or Honorary Fellows at the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, which took place on 19 November.
University of Sydney's teaching quality recognised   View Summary
2 December 2005
The University of Sydney’s high teaching quality was recognised yesterday when Sydney academics were awarded three of nine university teaching quality awards.
Crafting Sydney's Future: Learning in the 21st Century   View Summary
1 December 2005
A recent symposium at the University of Sydney brought together key thinkers involved in crafting the future of learning and teaching.
Sydney dominates NSW Australian of the Year Awards 2006   View Summary
1 December 2005
Kate BrennanThe University of Sydney dominated the finals of the NSW division of the Australian of the Year 2006 Awards.
November 2005
Sydney wins extra funds for learning and teaching   View Summary
30 November 2005
The University's teaching excellence has been recognised with a grant of nearly $5m from the Federal government.
Iraq war a 'failed policy' says former weapons inspector   View Summary
30 November 2005
Scott RitterHistory will condemn the conduct of the UN's former chief weapons inspector in Iraq, Australian Richard Butler, according to former weapons inspector and author Scott Ritter, speaking at a public lecture at the University.
Eye-site: Visual arts conference at Sydney University   View Summary
29 November 2005
Picture by artist Shane CottonPractice and theory in the visual arts is the theme of the 2005 annual conference of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (aaANZ) which is being held at the University of Sydney from Wednesday, November 30-Friday, December 2.
Politics in the age of the 'new normal'   View Summary
28 November 2005
Public debate is dominated by the black art of spin and Australia's academics are silent and afraid to 'make enemies', says the Hon. Barry Jones who gave the final lecture in the 2005 Sydney Bioethics Seminar Series at the University of Sydney last week.
Frank Billson named NSW Senior Australian of the Year   View Summary
25 November 2005
Frank Billson, a pioneer in saving the eyesight of premature babies, is the NSW Senior Australian of the Year.
One of a kind   View Summary
25 November 2005
Garry TrompfThe Department of Studies in Religion has held a retirement symposium for Garry Trompf, the southern hemisphere's only professor in the history of ideas.
Totem to displaced peoples wins in Sculpture by the Sea   View Summary
25 November 2005
RefugeThird year Sydney College of the Arts student, Denise Hume - amongst four SCA students whose works were selected for showing in this year's Sculpture by the Sea - has won the Kodak Prize for what was her first major outdoor work, "Refuge".
Innovation Challenge 2005 mentors honoured   View Summary
24 November 2005
Innovation Challenge 2005 logoA special networking event to celebrate and recognise the contribution of mentors and supporters of the Innovation Challenge 2005 took place at the office of the NSW Department of State and Regional Development, on Monday 21 November.
Preventing prostate cancer   View Summary
24 November 2005
Australian prostate cancer scientist, Professor Juergen Reichardt, is leading a study to identify the genetic basis behind men with a high risk of developing prostate cancer.
Two sporting Ellas speak about indigenous sport   View Summary
24 November 2005
Two members of the famous Ella sporting family will address a public discussion about indigenous sport during a “Youth and Sport” forum on Friday 25 November at the University of Sydney.
Conservatorium launches a rich program for 2006   View Summary
24 November 2005
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music launches its outstanding 2006 program this Friday, 25 November, with the big sound of five chamber music ensembles playing from all three levels of the Conservatorium's Atrium.
Emerging artists strut their stuff   View Summary
23 November 2005
detail from showThere's still time to view the showcase of artistic talent by finishing third-year and honours students in this year's Undergraduate Degree Show, taking up the several galleries and studios at Sydney College of the Arts until this Saturday 26 November.
Partnership to unearth Chinese expeditions   View Summary
22 November 2005
Ming dynasty vaseFurther knowledge about the movements of a famous Chinese admiral may be brought to light through collaboration between ocean science and technology researchers from Sydney University and China.
New Chair in Pharmacy Management a first for Australia   View Summary
22 November 2005
Australia's first Chair of Pharmacy Management has been established at the University of Sydney.
Bradfield's Bridge - a rare collection on show   View Summary
22 November 2005
Sydney Harbour BridgeRare drawings, plans, photos and papers on the planning and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, are now showing in a new exhibition at the University's Rare Books Library, mounted largely from the personal collection of JJC Bradfield himself.
Sydney Bioethics Seminar Series: tackling spin and the 'new normal'   View Summary
21 November 2005
Dr Barry JonesWriter, broadcaster and former Labor politician the Hon. Dr Barry Jones will present a seminar entitled Tackling complex issues in an age of 'wedge politics', 'spin' and 'the new normal' as part of the University of Sydney’s Bioethics Seminar Series, on 23 November 2005.
University fundraising helps the lives of slum dwellers   View Summary
18 November 2005
Five academics and students from Sydney University, the USA and Italy have won a NSW Fundraising Institute of Australia award. The fundraising team belongs to Global Studio, an initiative committed to improving the lives of the world’s urban poor.
Child Obesity - is the epidemic caused by advertising and marketing?   View Summary
18 November 2005
child on a set of scalesThe link between childhood obesity and marketing is the subject of a major conference taking place at the University of Sydney, on Friday 25 November.
The University honours its medical past   View Summary
18 November 2005
One of Australia’s pioneering cardiothoracic surgeons was awarded an honorary doctorate at a University graduation ceremony today.
Political comment and meditative celebration - winners and finalists of the 2005 Blake Prize   View Summary
18 November 2005
Detail from Rippert's "Dance"The Blake Prize for Religious Art has long embraced works not obviously religious, and this year's jointly-winning entries, announced yesterday at the University of Sydney Union’s Sir Hermann Black Gallery, are certainly that.
Art auction for a Steinway grand   View Summary
18 November 2005
detail from Olley's painting to be auctionedAustralia's leading artists have rallied behind the Sydney Conservatorium of Music by donating artworks to raise funds by public auction next Wednesday 23 November for a new Steinway concert grand piano.
National health policy becomes a research target   View Summary
16 November 2005
Professor Stephen LeederThe community can expect to be more informed about Australia’s health care system as a result of developments in public health research, teaching and learning at Sydney.
A fast diagnosis for bacterial meningitis   View Summary
16 November 2005
University of Sydney researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute have developed an accurate method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis.
Former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter to speak at Sydney   View Summary
16 November 2005
Scott Ritter's new bookScott Ritter, the former US marine and UN weapons inspector in Iraq, will give a public lecture at the University of Sydney on Monday, November 28 at 6.30pm, presented by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
Minds, Bodies and Machines: researchers to explore technology driven social change   View Summary
15 November 2005
A team from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts have received almost $341,000 in the most recent round of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for a project which will provide fresh ways of thinking about emerging technologies including humanoid robotics and artificial intelligence.
World's largest type 2 diabetes intervention trial   View Summary
15 November 2005
The world's largest interventions study to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabestes, has been completed by the University of Sydney's Clinical Trials Centre.
Election for Chair of the Academic Board   View Summary
15 November 2005
An election is being held for the position of Chair of the Academic Board. Nominations close next Monday 21st November 2005
University of Sydney celebrates its graduates   View Summary
15 November 2005
The University's Annual Graduate Dinner will be held next Saturday 26th November 2005, with prominent graduate, Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, as the guest speaker
Amajuba - a testimony to the power of story   View Summary
11 November 2005
actors from the cast of AmajubaThe acclaimed South African play, 'Amajuba: like doves we rise', hailed by critics as "immensely uplifting", has been winning standing ovations since it opened at the York Theatre in the University’s Seymour Theatre Centre last month.
ARC grants - University of Sydney researchers excel   View Summary
11 November 2005
The QuadrangleThe University of Sydney has been confirmed as Australia's leading research university, with the release of the latest grants from the Australian Research Council.
Singing the dead to life - 'wangga' of northern Australia   View Summary
11 November 2005
Ambrose Piarlum dancingIn his new book, 'Songs, dreamings and ghosts', a labour of love, Sydney University ethnomusicologist, Professor Allan Marett contributes the first in-depth study of 'wangga', a major ceremonial genre performed by the indigenous people of the Daly region of northern Australia.
University of Sydney to withdraw from AGSM joint venture   View Summary
11 November 2005
The Senate of the University of Sydney has voted unanimously to withdraw from its formal association with the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), after a six year joint venture with the University of New South Wales.
University of Sydney student wins 2006 Rhodes scholarship   View Summary
10 November 2005
Oxford crestOnce again a University of Sydney student has won the NSW Rhodes scholarship. Jonathan Bonnitcha will go to Oxford next year to study postgraduate law.
Dr John Goldberg   View Summary
10 November 2005
A statement from the Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown
Uganda worst place on earth for children   View Summary
10 November 2005
Olara OtunnuOlara Otunnu’s birthplace of northern Uganda is the worst place on earth to be a child today, according to the winner of the 2005 Sydney Peace Prize
Saving our children from the scourge of war: The Sydney Peace Prize 2005   View Summary
9 November 2005
Olara OtunnuThe full text of the public lecture given by Olara Otunnu, former UN Under-secretary-General and special representative for Children and Armed Conflict, on the occasion of the award of the Sydney Peace Prize for 2005.
Australasian science prize won by optical fibre experts   View Summary
8 November 2005
PhD student Alex ArgyrosA team from the University's Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC) has been awarded the Australasian Science Prize for 2005, at a presentation made yesterday (Monday 2 November) at the National Innovation Centre.
New star soprano returns to her uni to sing   View Summary
4 November 2005
Emma Worthington-LeesAustralia's outstanding new soprano, Emma Worthington-Lees, winner last month of the prestigious Herald Sun Aria Competition, returns to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for a one-off concert on Friday, 11 November.
SPECT-CT scanner a world first   View Summary
4 November 2005
SPECT/CT scannerNSW Health Minister John Hatzistergos this week launched one of the world's first combined SPECT-CT machines, developed by physicists, medical specialists and engineers at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Germaine Greer speaks to University of Sydney graduates   View Summary
4 November 2005
Professor Greer addresses the Arts graduatesThe internationally acclaimed writer, broadcaster and academic Professor Germaine Greer addressed University of Sydney Arts graduates today
Scientific breakthroughs for all   View Summary
3 November 2005
The ordinary person is just as capable of making scientific breakthroughs as the trained scientist, says one extraordinary scientist
Plant bugs fight out the battle of the sexes   View Summary
2 November 2005
A male Coridromius plant bug.The bizarre sex life of a group of tiny plant bugs raises doubts about one aspect of evolutionary history, says a Sydney PhD candidate.
Promoting Nutritional Care of the Housebound Elderly   View Summary
2 November 2005
man cookingA one-day conference investigating the food and nutrition needs and problems of the elderly will take place at the University of Sydney, on Friday 4 November.
Fresh water solutions   View Summary
2 November 2005
the sunA group of civil engineering students calling themselves'Sydney Water' shared $1000 first prize for their solar desalination device which they entered in the Water, Water Everywhere competition at the University of Sydney last week.
University staff and Saudi students celebrate the final days of Ramadan   View Summary
1 November 2005
At sunset last night, University dignitaries joined the newly arrived Saudi Arabian scholarship students in celebrating Iftar, the breaking of the fast.
Why no guest workers from the Pacific Islands?   View Summary
1 November 2005
The Prime Minister's recent comments that Australia could not take guest workers from the Pacific Islands has prompted reactions from a number of University experts
International recognition for Sydney Vet School   View Summary
1 November 2005
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney has been ranked among the world's best with accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association
October 2005
Be proud of Aboriginal ancestry, urges Chief Justice   View Summary
31 October 2005
Justice James SpigelmanForty years after taking part in the historic Freedom Ride around NSW with Charles Perkins, NSW Chief Justice Jim Spigelman has returned to the University as one of two speakers at the annual oration in his name.
Boys given a run for their money   View Summary
31 October 2005
horse raceA/Professor David Evans says that the old weight for age scale and new science are making it easier for mares to win Australia's biggest races.
Where is Superman?   View Summary
28 October 2005
Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru GowardA group of third year students undertook a study examining the attitudes of male, undergraduate university students with respect to the issue of work and family. The resultant discussion paper, "Looking for Superman", was presented to Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward at the University recently.
Sydney academic alerts taxpayers to the real cost of public-private partnerships   View Summary
28 October 2005
A University of Sydney expert is leading the questioning of the benefits of funding major infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships (PPPs).
Meeting the demands of the Net Gen   View Summary
27 October 2005
A succession of international speakers will tell a University of Sydney symposium in November that the traditional university campus, with its heavy emphasis on classrooms and lecture theatres, is rapidly becoming outdated.
Australia's Legal Heavyweights Gather to Celebrate Sydney Law School's 150 Years   View Summary
27 October 2005
More than 350 guests will attend the University of Sydney Law School's 150th anniversary gala dinner, which will be held at the Sofitel Hotel Sydney, on 5 November.
Australia - Korea Internship Program   View Summary
27 October 2005
South Korean flagThe Australia Korea Internship Program (AKIP), which offers opportunities for outstanding post-graduate and undergraduate students who wish to pursue a business-related career in the Asia-Pacific Region, is now recruiting for 2006.
The 2005 Charles Perkins Memorial Oration   View Summary
27 October 2005
Text of the 2005 Charles Perkins Memorial Oration delivered by NSW Chief Justice, the Hon J J Spigelman AC, on 27 October 2005, at the University of Sydney.
Expert says states could be sidelined on terror laws   View Summary
26 October 2005
Don Rothwell, Challis Professor of International Law, talks to the ABC about the Government's proposed terror laws
Sydney premiere of Sculthorpe 's 'Requiem'   View Summary
26 October 2005
Peter Sculthorpe the day of receiving an honorary doctorate from Sydney UniversityThe Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and 85-strong Sydney Conservatorium Choir join forces to present the Sydney premiere tomorrow (27 October) of Peter Sculthorpe's 'Requiem', written for orchestra, choir and didgeridoo.
Going, going, gone- The Disappearance of Australia's Soils   View Summary
26 October 2005
Research by a Sydney expert has thrown new light on how and when Australia's massive soil erosion occured
Scratches in glass break electronic traffic jam   View Summary
26 October 2005
Recent research by Australian fibre optics experts could lead to revolutionary new ways of delivering vast amounts of data using light-powered computers.
Paul McGeough on journalism, Baghdad, and makeshift electricity   View Summary
25 October 2005
Paul McGeoughAustralian war correspondent Paul McGeough described himself as a "jack-of-all-trades" when he spoke at the inaugural Campus Living lecture, held at Sydney University Village recently.
From secular to spiritual in Mozart's Mass   View Summary
25 October 2005
Madrigal Society presidentThe usually a capella Sydney University Madrigal Society combines with the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra for the first time tomorrow night (26 October) to present Mozart's "Grand" C Minor Mass in the Great Hall.
From comic ockers to a doctorate, a top essay, and more   View Summary
21 October 2005
The Barry McKenzie MoviesA passion for the “comic ocker” Barry McKenzie films first seen when he was 14 propelled Tony Moore into a love affair with Australian cultural history
How to keep mayors out of trouble   View Summary
21 October 2005
Local government is where it all happens: corruption allegations, development disputes and scandals which result in lengthy court cases.
Sydney University proves fertile ground for young tall poppies   View Summary
20 October 2005
Young Tall PoppiesYoung University of Sydney researchers have been successful in securing six out of a total of 13 NSW Young Tall Poppy Awards, which were announced this evening at a ceremony at NSW Parliament House.
Who took the photographs? - a mystery on campus   View Summary
20 October 2005
Image of the RocksNo-one knows who was the photographer who walked the unpaved streets of the Rocks in the first decade of the 20th century, the time of the Bubonic plague, taking the photos now showing for the first time in the University of Sydney Union’s Sir Hermann Black Gallery.
Tony Abbott launches a bleak report on mental health   View Summary
19 October 2005
Tony AbbottTony Abbott, Federal Minister for Health and Aging, acknowledged that “all is not well behind the white picket fence” as he launched a report into mental health care today co-authored by the University’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI).
Abundant sea water + sunlight = low cost freshwater solution   View Summary
19 October 2005
First-year engineering students at the University of Sydney are competing against each other to build a solar desalination device which could provide a low cost solution to Sydney's water shortage problems.
Australia's most inspiring young engineers announced   View Summary
18 October 2005
hard hatSydney University engineering graduates have been recognised by the Australian Institution of Engineers in a list of thirty of Australia's most inspiring young engineers published this month.
Organ virtuoso plays today   View Summary
17 October 2005
The University's organBritish organ virtuoso Thomas Trotter, one of the world's finest players, will give a free organ recital in the University's Great Hall today, Monday, 17 October at 1.10pm.
Saudi health program entrusted to Sydney   View Summary
17 October 2005
Saudi Arabian studentSixty students from Saudi Arabia are acclimatising to Sydney after starting health science courses under a historic deal between the University and the Saudi government.
Study in China - New Horizons and a wealth of opportunities   View Summary
17 October 2005
More than two dozen Chinese universities will be on show at the University of Sydney later this month at the 2005 China Education Exhibition
Anarchy prevails among parasitic bees   View Summary
12 October 2005
honey beeResearchers at the University of Sydney have found the sudden loss of iron-fisted leadership results in unrelated workers colonising queenless nests to lay their own eggs
Jury still out on success of Rwanda's gacaca courts   View Summary
12 October 2005
Can a country recover from the devastating effects of genocide? Sydney lecturer Wendy Lambourne has been to Rwanda to witness the difficult search for justice and reconciliation.
Institute reignites interest in the classics   View Summary
12 October 2005
The Athenian AcropolisProfessor Marie Bashir, the Governor of NSW, will head a celebrity cast at a symposium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens this month.
Urban poverty on the agenda   View Summary
12 October 2005
slum dwellersThe beautiful, crumbling suburb of Zeyrek in Istanbul this year became the scene for a bold global development experiment designed to improve the lives of the world’s one billion slum dwellers.
Conservatorium premieres Haydn's comic opera   View Summary
12 October 2005
cast in rehearsalOpera lovers have two more chances this weekend to enjoy Joseph Haydn's most successful comic opera, La Fedeltà Premiata (Fidelity Rewarded), which was given its Australian premiere last week by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, directed by Cathy Dadd from Opera Australia.
High court judge calls for bill of rights   View Summary
12 October 2005
Retiring member of the High Court of Australia, the Hon. Justice Michael H. McHugh AC, presented the final address as part of the 2005 Sydney University Law Society (SULS) Public Forums, today.
Two eminent Australians to give the 2005 Charles Perkins Oration   View Summary
11 October 2005
The 2005 Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration will be given by two eminent Australians; NSW Chief Justice, The Hon James Spigelman and Professor Larissa Behrendt.
2006 NHMRC Project and Fellowship Grants Announced   View Summary
11 October 2005
NHMRC logoThe University of Sydney has been successful in securing $31.3 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Funding (NHMRC), which was announced by the Federal Government today.
Do clothes maketh the real princess?   View Summary
11 October 2005
Mark De VitisPhD student Mark De Vitis has just won a three-month studio residency in Paris which will allow him to access seventeenth-century portraits essential for his study of how costume framed identity for the foreign brides at Louis XIV’s court.
Detecting the risk of stroke using retinal imaging   View Summary
10 October 2005
healthy human retinaThe Centre for Vision Research at Sydney University's Westmead Millennium Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Australia, Singapore and the US, are looking into people's eyes for a simple and non-invasive method of predicting risk of stroke and stroke morbidity.
Postgraduate Information Week at Sydney   View Summary
10 October 2005
Thinking of a career change or further study? This week (October 10-14) is Postgraduate Information Week at the University of Sydney when all the university's faculties - from Arts to Veterinary Science - will be hosting information evenings about postgraduate coursework and research programs.
Exposing the 'other' Paris   View Summary
10 October 2005
Sydney-based, multi-media artist and writer, Adam Geczy, known for having strong socio-political themes in his works, has just won a six-month Cite Internationale des Arts studio residency to explore the underbelly of Paris.
"Nessie" ate clams, sails, and crabs   View Summary
7 October 2005
plesiosaursNew Australian finds show that the long necked plesiosaurs had a surprisingly varied diet that included bottom-dwelling, clams and snails.
Shining light on ancient history   View Summary
7 October 2005
1907: One of the first scientists to study an Egyptian mummy.Determining the authenticity and characteristics of archaeological specimens is a delicate business, particularly as antique artworks can be so easily destroyed. However, the answer to studying our past may be in the form of light, as staff and students discovered at Australia’s first symposium exploring spectroscopy, archaeology and conservation, hosted by the University recently.
Howard's way becomes theatre   View Summary
7 October 2005
For the upcoming Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture David Marr will look at the changes in Australian theatre in response to ten years of conservative government
Robert Fisk on conquest, civilisation and the Middle East   View Summary
6 October 2005
Acclaimed journalist Robert Fisk gave a public lecture at the University of Sydney based on his new book The Great War of Civilisation The Conquest of the Middle East.
Grand Final victory rounds off record-breaking season   View Summary
5 October 2005
Sydney University celebrateSydney University's rugby union team completed a memorable season by felling Eastwood 41-5 in the final of the Tooheys New Cup at Aussie Stadium. But the win marks the end of an era for the all-conquering team.
A/Prof Cameron Kepert wins Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year   View Summary
5 October 2005
A/Prof Cameron KepertCameron Kepert, a 34 year-old associate professor at the University’s School of Chemistry, is at the forefront of a chemical revolution. Chemists are mimicking nature and becoming molecular engineers, constructing new molecules and materials with great precision.
Children's crusader to give Sydney Peace Prize Lecture   View Summary
5 October 2005
Olara OtunnuOlara Otunnu, an outspoken advocate for millions of children caught in wars and conflict around the world, will receive the 2005 Sydney Peace Prize at a gala dinner at the University of Sydney on Thursday, November 10.
Universities could lead the way on greenhouse reductions   View Summary
5 October 2005
studentA new report claims universities could lead the way in averting climate changes by substantially dropping their level of greenhouse gas pollution
September 2005
Sun's rays may do us good, says cancer expert   View Summary
30 September 2005
Cancer epidemiologist Professor Bruce Armstrong says there is growing evidence that sunlight - taken in moderation - may help to stave off a range of serious illnesses.
Sea changers swamp doctors in Inner Regional Australia   View Summary
30 September 2005
The movement of baby boomers to regional centres such as Bathurst and Toowoomba is placing new demands on over-stretched regional doctors, according to a Family Medicine Research Centre report.
Abbott launches asthma CRC   View Summary
29 September 2005
Asthma patient with inhalerThe Minister for Health and Ageing officially launched the Cooperative Research centre for Asthma and Airways at the University today.
Trading body parts - the law and the ethics   View Summary
29 September 2005
The ethical and regulatory issues associated with the trade in human organs were the key concerns discussed at a University seminar recently.
Avian flu: the threat facing Australia   View Summary
28 September 2005
Scientist with blood sample.As the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza – or ‘bird flu’ – claimed another life in Indonesia this week, researchers at the University of Sydney are investigating how best to minimise the spread of such a disease should it reach Australian poultry farms.
Final test for University footballers   View Summary
28 September 2005
Robbie FarahSydney University has an interest in the grand finals of both rugby codes this weekend, with the University's rugby team facing Eastwood in the Tooheys New Cup final on Saturday and economics student Robbie Farah appearing for Wests Tigers in the NRL Grand Final on Sunday.
Piano as soloist and orchestra in one   View Summary
28 September 2005
piano keyboardA unique, 50-minute monumental work by nineteenth century Parisian composer Charles-Valentin Alkan, will be performed in concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 10 October, by pianist Stephanie McCallum, a senior lecturer in keyboard at the Conservatorium.
New research shows importance of cholesterol drugs   View Summary
27 September 2005
New research by scientists from the University's NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre shows that cholesterol drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes regardless of the levels of cholesterol
Anthony McNicoll Visiting Lecture on Petra Great Temple   View Summary
27 September 2005
The Petra Great TempleProfessor Martha Sharp Joukowsky of Brown University will deliver the 20th anniversary Anthony McNicoll Visiting Lecture on the Petra Great Temple on Wednesday night, September 28 at the University of Sydney.
Smoking fathers a risk to offspring   View Summary
27 September 2005
smoking cigaretteSmoking fathers put their unborn offspring at an increased risk of developing cancer according to top Sydney University epidemiologist, Professor Stephen Leeder.
Recycling and the past: Justin Trendall and Piranesi   View Summary
27 September 2005
Justin TrendallA visual dialogue is taking place in the University Art Gallery between the screen prints of contemporary artist Justin Trendall and the etchings of Giovanni Piranesi, popular printmaker of the eighteenth century Enlightenment.
Regulating the Market for Human Organs   View Summary
26 September 2005
The Australian Health Policy Institute at the University of Sydney and The George Institute for International Health will co-host a seminar to debate the ethical and regulatory issues with trade in human organs, in Sydney on Monday 26 September.
Productivity Commission highlights the benefits of ICT   View Summary
26 September 2005
Recent findings by the Productivity Commission confirm the benefits of information and communications technology (ICT) in improving patient safety, Professor Andrew Coats, Chair of the Australian Health Information Council (AHIC), said today.
Future of Schooling under the Microscope   View Summary
26 September 2005
Federal Education Minister, Dr Brendan Nelson will officially open a major two-day conference on the future of schooling in Australia at the University of Sydney on Wednesday, September 28.
Minister talks of health reforms needed in China   View Summary
23 September 2005
Speaking at the University of Sydney, Chinese Health Minister Gao Qiang said a major reform was needed to address the huge imbalance between rural and urban health care services in China.
In the shadow of Hippocrates   View Summary
21 September 2005
HippocratesHippocrates, the Greek physician regarded as the father of medicine, taught his students on the Greek island of Kos in the shade of a plane tree. Now, 2,400 years later, a seedling from the tree has been planted at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo.
The Second Australian Conference on Evidenced-Based Coaching   View Summary
20 September 2005
whistleAn international conference investigating the emerging field of evidence based workplace and life coaching will take place at the University of Sydney from 8-9 October.
Robert Fisk to speak at Sydney University   View Summary
20 September 2005
Robert FiskOne of the world's foremost journalists, Dr Robert Fisk will present a free public lecture at the University of Sydney on Wednesday October 5 from 12pm-2pm.
Writing History Cross-Culturally   View Summary
19 September 2005
Faith Bandler, Gentle Activist by Marilyn LakeHistorians Marilyn Lake (La Trobe University), Peter Read (ANU) and Dr Dennis Foley from the University of Sydney's Koori Centre will be key speakers at an important public forum on Tuesday, September 20 on the joys and challenges of working cross-culturally on history writing projects.
Making history real through fiction - a talk by Kate Grenville   View Summary
19 September 2005
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Researching the impact of stuttering   View Summary
16 September 2005
Professor Mark Onslow is working on a remote delivery speech pathology program for young children."Bumpy" speaking, or stuttering, among both the very young and the elderly is under investigation in separate research studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Christina Stead's letters of love, art and daily life   View Summary
15 September 2005
from the dustjacket, Christina sead's eye, William J. Blake's mouth"Everyone turns their life to story, and Christina Stead does it more than most," writes Professor Margaret Harris whose edited collection of 300 previously unpublished letters between Stead and her life-long partner has just been published.
Harry Potter at Quadworts   View Summary
14 September 2005
Quadworts Professors conferSydney University's iconic Quadrangle was converted to Quadworts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on Sunday evening for an open-air screening of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Major expansion at Nepean Hospital   View Summary
13 September 2005
Nepean HospitalA major expansion in research and teaching facilities at the University of Sydney's Western Clinical School based at Nepean Hospital will be officially launched by the University of Sydney and Sydney West Area Health Service, on Thursday 15 September.
Wheat rust diseases plague our crops: global conference set for Sydney   View Summary
9 September 2005
WheatAn international conference will bring together experts in wheat rust control to the university of Sydney from 20 - 23 September.
Re-seeing the familiar with Huseyin Sami   View Summary
9 September 2005
Huseyin Sami immersed in his artworkThe extraordinary artworks of Huseyin Sami, recently announced winner of Sydney College of the Arts’ prestigious travelling artists scholarship are currently showing at SCA Galleries along with the works of scholarship finalists.
Find a bargain at the Bookfest   View Summary
8 September 2005
The 20th annual Bookfest is coming to the Great Hall from 17-20 September.
Dispatches from the Cane Toad Front   View Summary
7 September 2005
Cane toadWhat happens when cane toads move into your neighbourhood? Professor Rick Shine has been finding out, and what he has discovered may help to stop the spread of the notorious pest.
Celebrating 150 years of NSW Railways   View Summary
6 September 2005
A special general holiday was proclaimed in NSW 150 years ago to mark the opening of the Sydney to Parramatta Railway. This weekend a public seminar at the University of Sydney will celebrate our rail heritage.
SUDS Class of '75 Reunion   View Summary
6 September 2005
Neil ArmfieldSydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) invites all former members, cast, crew and friends of SUDS to a 30-year reunion on Sunday, September 18 at the Seymour Centre.
The University of Sydney makes history in Beijing   View Summary
5 September 2005
Chancellor with a Chinese graduateThe University of Sydney has made history again as the first university in the world to have been granted the honour to stage a degree presentation ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Kate Grenville on writing "The Secret River"   View Summary
5 September 2005
Kate GrenvilleIn the University’s Woolley Building tomorrow night (6 September), just down the corridor from where she wrote her acclaimed, recently published historical novel, "The Secret River", writer-in-residence and honorary associate Kate Grenville will talk about the complexities of the writing process.
Elections for the University of Sydney Senate   View Summary
1 September 2005
Elections are being held for a number of positions on the University of Sydney's governing body, The Senate.
Uni of Sydney and UTS combine on language teaching   View Summary
1 September 2005
The University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney are combining forces to ensure that the Indonesia and Thai languages will continue to be taught
Musical tribute and fundraiser a great success   View Summary
1 September 2005
Catherine Carby on stage in Verbrugghen HallMezzo soprano Catherine Carby as a sizzling Carmen was a highlight of last Monday night's successful fundraising concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
August 2005
Feminism alive and thriving - latest research on women's issues launched   View Summary
31 August 2005
Professor Elizabeth Webby“Events of the past few days have shown that feminists still have plenty of work to do in Australia as elsewhere in the world,” said the University’s professor of Australian literature, Elizabeth Webby, whose feminist publication will be launched tomorrow night.
Beef up for a good back, tall golfers warned   View Summary
30 August 2005
Tiger WoodsAccording to PhD research, tall, lean golfers are more at risk of developing lower back pain than stockier players.
Freud to remain in vogue   View Summary
30 August 2005
Sigmund FreudFew twentieth century thinkers inspire a more polarised response from scholars than does Sigmund Freud.
Open Day offers free courses to the public   View Summary
30 August 2005
CCE open dayWant to find out about contemporary art? How to change your thinking? Discover the culture of St Petersburg? The University’s Centre for Continuing Education is hosting its Open Day on Saturday 3 September where members of the public are able to participate in an afternoon of free short courses.
Sydney Uni goes Live!   View Summary
29 August 2005
Visitors to the School of ChemistrySydney Uni Live! attracted 15,000 potential students to the University on Saturday.
Obituary: Emeritus Professor John Sutherland Lyell   View Summary
28 August 2005
Emeritus Professor John Sutherland Lyell, third Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Vice President of the Australian College of Dental Surgeons, and former President of the Dental Alumni Society of the University of Sydney, has died at the age of 82.
Gala event will honour Parsons and support young pianists   View Summary
26 August 2005
Student musicians Ben van Tienen and Mirabai PeartA special concert at the Conservatorium of Music and gala reception at the nearby Royal Automobile Club on Monday 29 August will pay tribute to world renowned Australian pianist Geoffrey Parsons, while raising funds to support young pianists.
We need to talk, says the baroness   View Summary
26 August 2005
Scientists need to become better communicators, according to Baroness Susan Greenfield in a lecture at the University of Sydney.
Harry Seidler shaping space   View Summary
26 August 2005
sketch by Harry SeidlerSketches from the drawing board of working architect Harry Seidler, exhibiting at the University’s Tin Sheds Gallery, bring into public view the creative energy behind many of Australia's most significant buildings.
Top docs in Australia's 50 most influential   View Summary
25 August 2005
medical imageSix Sydney University academics have been named in the Country's 50 most influential people in general practice by the publication Australian Doctor, with two making the top 10.
Pomeranz, Jackson, Plibersek, Cox: University hosts impressive line-up   View Summary
24 August 2005
Tanya Plibersek, Federal Member for Sydney“A man leaves work at 5pm to collect his child and he’s considered an engaged father; a woman leaves and she’s seen as not being committed to the job,” said Tanya Plibersek at the University of Sydney Union’s Women With an Edge forum yesterday.
State IR Systems make History   View Summary
24 August 2005
The 1951 State Basic Wage meeting at Hyde Park Barracks.A one-day symposium on the history and long-term contribution of the State systems of industrial relations in Australia will be held on Friday, August 26 at Women's College, University of Sydney.
University mathematicians initiate education think tank   View Summary
23 August 2005
Dr Georg GottwaldThe possibility of re-training talented primary school teachers in maths, so as to alleviate the shortfall of mathematics teachers in secondary schools, was one of several initiatives explored by education professionals at a roundtable discussion at the University recently.
Cancer Screening - Benefits and Harms (ABC Health Report)   View Summary
23 August 2005
Associate Professor Alex Barratt from the School of Public Health has presented the first in a series of three Radio National health reports on cancer screening.
University Made Easy   View Summary
22 August 2005
This Saturday, 27 August, is the day to experience Sydney Uni LIVE! It's the chance for new students and their parents to find out about everything the University has to offer.
Cotton industry honours Sydney researcher   View Summary
22 August 2005
Professor Ivan Kennedy from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has been awarded the Australian Cotton Growers' Research Association 2005 Researcher of the Year Award.
Obituary: Emeritus Professor Cliff Gallagher   View Summary
20 August 2005
Professor Cliff GallagherEmeritus Professor Cliff Gallagher, former dean of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, died at 80 on May 7, 2005.
New development for SUSO's 7 September concert   View Summary
19 August 2005
SUSO members, Elizabeth Matters and William d'AvigdorThe student-run Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, whose members are drawn from disciplines as disparate as engineering, nursing, science and arts – are featuring two of their own players in soloist roles for their forthcoming concert on 7 September.
Report claims secret genocide in Indonesia   View Summary
19 August 2005
A damning report released today by the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS) accuses the Indonesian military (TNI) of committing systematic genocide in the province of West Papua.
Measuring the threat to our coastline   View Summary
17 August 2005
Bondi BeachOfficial predictions about the extent of coastal erosion caused by rising sea levels are seriously flawed and convey a false sense of security, say researchers at the University’s Institute of Marine Sciences.
Justice failing the victims of terror   View Summary
17 August 2005
When the blood-letting stops, victims of civil brutality look to international criminal courts to restore justice and impose punishments, but criminal justice fails to satisfy, says University law lecturer, Professor Mark Findlay.
Putting malaria on the media agenda   View Summary
17 August 2005
Journalists interview a woman in Mpemba, MalawiWhile Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic receives vital local and international media attention, the equally deadly disease of malaria goes comparatively unreported. Sydney University researcher Angela Dawson has set out to correct the imbalance.
Satellite schooling unites rural children   View Summary
17 August 2005
A School of the Air student uses a two-way radio.A satellite-based interactive e-learning environment is being developed by University researchers from the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Stem cell research: few benefits in the short term   View Summary
17 August 2005
Rachel AnkenyIn the great debate over the pros and cons of stem cell research, issues about the status of the embryo dominate discussion. But Rachel Ankeny, senior lecturer in the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, is concerned that inadequate attention is being paid to other complex issues.
Bequest heralds a Greek revival   View Summary
17 August 2005
The late Professor Bill RitchieFollowing the death of Professor Bill Ritchie in July 2004, a $5 million bequest to the University will be used to protect and promote the study of Greek, including creating a new permanent position at the University.
University scientists receive e-research funding   View Summary
17 August 2005
Cameron KepertThe University has been successful in securing ARC funding in the field of information and communication technologies.
Geoffrey Parsons memorial concert: remembering his musical legacy   View Summary
17 August 2005
Geoffrey Parsons at the pianoWorld renowned Australian pianist Geoffrey Parsons will be remembered this month at a special memorial concert at the Conservatorium which will raise funds for a scholarship to support young pianists.
Thumbing it in translation   View Summary
17 August 2005
Barbara Noske hitching a ride outside Adelaide.“It keeps me young, fit and in tune with my senses,” said Barbara Noske, research fellow with the University's Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences who has hitchhiked thousands of kilometres through four continents - and written a book about it.
Sydney Graduate to receive Legion of Honour Award   View Summary
17 August 2005
Sydney woman Dr Judith Robinson-Valéry, a leading international figure in the study of French literature, was awarded France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour at a ceremony this week (August 18) at The Women's College, University of Sydney.
Lidcombe Program the 'gold standard' for treatment of early stuttering   View Summary
16 August 2005
The Lidcombe Program Clinician's GuideA program of early intervention developed by researchers at the University of Sydney has been shown to dramatically improve the recovery of sufferers of chronic stuttering, a speech disorder which has devastating social, emotional, and educational effects for both adults and children.
A Universe of Science broadcast on the Web at www.scienceschool.usyd.edu.au   View Summary
16 August 2005
Students attending the ISSFrom today (16 August) cutting edge science from the 33rd Professor Harry Messel International Science School will be available at www.scienceschool.usyd.edu.au
Another 'Eureka' moment for Sydney science   View Summary
10 August 2005
Two University of Sydney researchers have received awards in the 16th annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes which were presented at a gala prize dinner at Sydney's Royal Hall of Industries last night (9 August, 2005).
Funding awarded for schizophrenia research   View Summary
10 August 2005
Professor Max BennettThe University’s Brain and Mind Research Institute has received funding, which includes a new research chair, to establish a world-leading research facility focused on unravelling the basic biology of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.
Tim Costello addresses staff and students in the Great Hall   View Summary
10 August 2005
Reverend Tim CostelloThe Australian public’s unprecedented generosity towards the Asian tsunami appeal was partly because the tragedy was one of brutal simplicity, observed Reverend Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia, during the annual Sydney University Medical Society’s Lambie Dew Oration in the Great Hall last night (9 August).
SRC book launches offer forums for VSU protest   View Summary
10 August 2005
Adam SpencerThis week, Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown and University senate member and ex-Triple J presenter Adam Spencer both launched different books, published by the SRC, dealing with university life for students.
Students speak out for their SRC   View Summary
8 August 2005
Many students don't think they need the help of the SRC until they find themselves in trouble. Some of these students' voices have been collected in a booklet - 'Students Voices' - to be launched by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Gavin Brown on Tuesday, August 9 at 4pm at the Anderson Stuart Building, University of Sydney.
Key toxin could provide for world's first treatment for Alzheimer's   View Summary
5 August 2005
Dr Karen Cullen at the University's Institute for Biomedical Research is part of a collaborative team which has identified a key component in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, a finding which may produce the world’s first effective treatment to combat the debilitating effects of the disease.
Peace through music and poetry   View Summary
5 August 2005
Sydney Childrens ChiorTell Me the Truth about Peace: Through Music and Poetry - a concert at the Seymour Centre on Monday, August 15 - will bring together well-known artists and well-loved Australians to tell their stories of peace with justice.
Sydney awarded a constellation of stars   View Summary
3 August 2005
The University of Sydney has been awarded five stars in ten different categories, more than any other university, in the latest edition of The Good Universities Guide.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Gavin Brown remains at the helm   View Summary
2 August 2005
Prof Gavin Brown will continue as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney until mid 2008, following an extension of his contract
Sydney top in NHMRC 10 of the Best Awards   View Summary
2 August 2005
Cigarette buttUniversity of Sydney NHMRC research has been recognised for excellence in the 2005 NHMRC 10 of the Best Awards.
Research to investigate new drug for Parkinsons disease   View Summary
2 August 2005
Sydney researchers have received funding to investigate ways of treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Bach and jazz brings Spring to the Con   View Summary
2 August 2005
Neal Peres da CostaSpring comes early at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with new spring concerts beginning this week, ranging from Bach to Bailey and the fusion of jazz and full orchestra.
July 2005
Two in one: new views on identity and utility   View Summary
30 July 2005
Dragon by Fan DongwangEstablished Chinese-Australian artist Fan Dongwang’s bold and beautiful, large-scale paintings exploring cultural identity are showing at Sydney College of the Arts alongside an exhibition by emerging artists exploring new notions of utility.
Nobel Prize Laureate delivers theory on quantum mechanics   View Summary
29 July 2005
Sir Anthony Leggett, Nobel Laureate 2003 and Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne, presented a key note address to 600 guests of the University of Sydney on Monday 25 July 2005, as part of the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Burns specialist visits The Women's College   View Summary
29 July 2005
Fiona WoodDr Fiona Wood, 2005 Australian of the Year, addressed high school students, university students and staff at the The Women’s College.
Sydney scientists find serious errors in Government environmental report   View Summary
29 July 2005
University of Sydney academics have identified serious errors in the Allen Group Report to the National Greenhouse Office, which was released earlier this week (Tuesday 26 July 2005) by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell.
Sydney teams dominate Australasian Debating Championships   View Summary
28 July 2005
University of Sydney teams dominated this year's Australisian Debating Championships
Royal Invitation to the Pacific   View Summary
27 July 2005
Thirteen law school alumni have attended a birthday reunion organised by one of their fellow students – His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga.
Focus falls on victims of persecution   View Summary
27 July 2005
Mandaean baptismAn exhibition of photographs by Dr Edward Crangle, from the University’s Department of Studies in Religion, is helping to draw attention to the persecution and suffering of the Mandaean people.
Sydney joins international network   View Summary
27 July 2005
Sydney is the only Australian university invited to participate in a new international network of research intensive universities designed to focus on the enhancement of learning and teaching.
Musician receives prestigious peer recognition   View Summary
27 July 2005
Professor Anne BoydProfessor Anne Boyd from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music received the ultimate honour from her peers when awarded a 2005 Classial Music award.
Tourism steps into the academic spotlight   View Summary
27 July 2005
Neville Gollan of Camp Coorong, SAA new course looking at the concept of peace through tourism is being offered as part of the Winter School program by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
Funding for flying fox study   View Summary
27 July 2005
flying foxesA Sydney doctoral student who analyses the teeth of Australian flying foxes to determine their ages has won a student research grant from the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia.
New role for vets as diseases cross species   View Summary
27 July 2005
Professor Richard WhittingtonAsian bird flu, mad cow disease, HIV… Professor Richard Whittington says the world can expect that new human infections and diseases will continue to be zoonoses.
From literature to opera and song: the case of Henry James - and Kipling   View Summary
27 July 2005
Michael HalliwellLiterature and music, life-long dual loves of baritone and Conservatorium Pro-Dean Michael Halliwell, have come together in his research, teaching and performance, spawning a recently published book, a new CD, concerts and a course.
Leading feminist philosopher to lecture in Sydney   View Summary
26 July 2005
Nancy Fraser, widely regarded as the most important moral philosopher and feminist ciritic of the present time, will give a free public lecture at the University of Sydney on Tuesday August 2 at 7.30pm.
Sydney lawyer heads international academy   View Summary
26 July 2005
Sydney University's Professor Terry Carney is the new President of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health
Women with disabilities more at risk of breast cancer   View Summary
22 July 2005
Women with disabilities may be more at risk of dying from breast cancer due to having greater difficulty accessing mammography screening services. A new project at the University of Sydney aims to identify the specific barriers to breast screening for women with disabilities and to devise ways to overcome them.
Moral Posturing and Public Debate At Breakfast With Associate Professor Catherine Lumby   View Summary
20 July 2005
Catharine LumbyUniversity of Sydney graduates, staff and friends are invited to hear media and gender studies expert, Associate Professor Catharine Lumby (BA 86 Llb 88) present “Pull Up A Pulpit: How Moral Posturing Is Strangling Public Debate” on Tuesday 23 August 2005.
Doctor shortage looms as baby boomers retire   View Summary
19 July 2005
The retirement of "baby boomer" doctors and nurses will place unprecedented pressure on Australia's medical workforce, according to University of Sydney researchers.
Stuff Happens at the Seymour Centre - opening this week   View Summary
19 July 2005
David Hare's lauded political satire, Stuff Happens, arguably the Sydney theatre event of the year, opens at the University's Seymour Theatre Centre this Thursday 21 July.
Library faces up to the future   View Summary
15 July 2005
The University library has launched a new strategic plan for the next five years.
Eureka Prizes-Sydney Scientists shortlisted for prestigious awards   View Summary
15 July 2005
University of Sydney scientists feature prominently among the finalists for this year's Eureka Prizes for outstanding science
Leadership awards for young scientists   View Summary
15 July 2005
Two high school students attending the 33rd Professor Harry Messel International Science School at the University of Sydney (July 3-16) have won the inaugural Leadership in Science awards.
Hands-free car phones no safer   View Summary
13 July 2005
Talking on a mobile while drivingTalking on a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of having a crash, according to research by The George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney.
Final-year PhD student wins major overseas fellowship   View Summary
13 July 2005
Postgraduate student in chemistry, Gemma Solomon has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to study in the United States.
Science in the saddle   View Summary
12 July 2005
Paul McGreevy rides a three-year-old Andulasian.Traditional horse training methods are unscientific, can cause undesirable behaviour, and lead to a high turn-over of horses, argues Dr Paul McGreevy.
Class action expert joins Sydney Law School   View Summary
12 July 2005
Peter CashmanDr Peter Cashman, who helped pioneer the use of class actions as a remedy for consumers in Australia, has joined the University of Sydney Law School as an Associate Professor.
Death variations downstairs at the Seymour Centre   View Summary
8 July 2005
B Sharp opens its 14-month season in the Seymour Centre's Downstairs Theatre tonight with its first fully funded production: "Death Variations" by Europe's most produced playwright, Jon Fosse.
John Anderson remembered   View Summary
8 July 2005
"There was only one thinker that he did not treat with much suspicion: himself." Emeritus Professor David Armstrong discusses the lasting influence of his mentor, the philosopher John Anderson.
Handbook to aid Indigenous health workers   View Summary
8 July 2005
Dr Leanne Togher, Reuben Bolt, and Dr Susan Balandin with their training package: "Ageing and communDr Leanne Togher and Dr Susan Balandin from the University’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the Faculty of Health Sciences have completed the first empirical study on ageing and communication in Indigenous health.
Princess Mary supports Australian students   View Summary
8 July 2005
Princess Mary (centre) with Sydney University student Pia Akerman (left) and Andrew FleminSydney student wins Crown Princess Mary scholarship.
Language program gives refugees a voice   View Summary
7 July 2005
Students at the Refugee Language ProgramThe University’s Refugee Language Program is now in its second year. Kate Rossmanith writes about what the program has offer.
Company B moves to Sydney University   View Summary
7 July 2005
When Company B moves to the Seymour Centre for a year, opening its Sydney University season this month with David Hare's political satire, "Stuff Happens", artistic director Neil Armfield returns to the site where he cut his directing teeth.
University of Sydney ahead of the pack in 2005 NHMRC Program and Enabling Grant Awards   View Summary
6 July 2005
The University of Sydney has been successful in securing more than $22 million in funding in the 2005 round of NHMRC Program Grant and Enabling Grant awards.
New Dean of Architecture announced   View Summary
1 July 2005
Professor Thomas KvanProfessor Thomas Kvan, a specialist in design management and computer-aided architectural design, has been appointed Sydney's new Dean of Architecture.
International Science School celebrates Einstein's 'Miraculous Year'   View Summary
1 July 2005
The world's top young scientists will converge on Sydney University over the next two weeks (3-16 July) to take part in the 33rd Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS), which this year celebrates a century since Albert Einstein's 'Miraculous Year' of discovery.
Did Einstein get it wrong?   View Summary
1 July 2005
Space-Time and the Proposition, a collection of celebrated philosopher John Anderson's 1944 lectures on Samuel Alexander's Space, Time and Deity will be launched on Saturday July 9 during the annual John Anderson conference at the University of Sydney.
Higher Education in a Changing World: HERDSA Conference 3-6 July 2005   View Summary
1 July 2005
More than 440 delegates will visit the University of Sydney next week to debate some of the fundamental questions about the nature of higher education in contemporary society, at the 2005 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australian (HERDSA) Conference.
Vitamin D - Bones and Beyond   View Summary
1 July 2005
A symposium on Vitamin D - Bones and Beyond will be held at the University of Sydney on Thursday July 7, 3pm-6pm at the Veterinary Science Conference Centre.
June 2005
Labour historians seek inspiration from the past   View Summary
29 June 2005
The Past is Before Us is the theme of the 9th National Labour History Conference to be opened tomorrow (June 30) at 9.30am at the University of Sydney by the Hon. Meredith Burgmann MLC. The conference has attracted outstanding international speakers, labour history academics and activists.
Fellowship aims to help Indigenous Australians   View Summary
28 June 2005
The University has launched the new Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship, designed to improve the health and welfare of Indigenous Australians.
Sydney expertise contributes to five new ARC Centres of Excellence   View Summary
24 June 2005
University of Sydney expertise plays a key role in five new ARC Centres of Excellence
Safeguarding koalas for future generations   View Summary
23 June 2005
KoalaUniversity of Sydney veterinary experts are working on a 3 year research project to prevent the spread of infectious diseases amongst koalas.
Scientist wins $25,000 for stroke research   View Summary
22 June 2005
Dr Stacey Jankelowitz, a senior research officer in the College of Health Sciences, has won a $25,000 research grant to study changes in nerve fibres after a stroke.
Top dollars for research with industry partners   View Summary
22 June 2005
Sydney University awarded $6.6m for 19 new ARC linkage grants with industry partners
University of Sydney engineers in Top 100   View Summary
22 June 2005
University of Sydney staff and graduates feature prominently in this year's Top 100 most influential engineers.
Labour market experts issue independent report card on Federal Govt IR plans   View Summary
21 June 2005
Industrial relationsSeventeen of Australia's leading academic researchers in industrial relations and labour market issues today released the first comprehensive, independent, expert analysis of the Government's proposed changes to workplace laws.
Actor John Bell takes centre stage in VSU protest   View Summary
20 June 2005
Thirty prominent Australians, including Shakespearean actor John Bell, have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister opposing voluntary student unionism.
Study identifies day-of-surgery crisis   View Summary
20 June 2005
SurgeonA study by researchers from Sydney University's Centre for Health Services based at Westmead Hospital, has shown that more than one in 10 operations over a six month period were cancelled at the last minute.
University of Sydney selected to boost Saudi health sciences   View Summary
20 June 2005
Vice-ChancellorThe government of Saudi Arabia has chosen the University of Sydney to train the next generation of Saudi doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
Pioneering modernism on show   View Summary
16 June 2005
Modernism exhibitionA group of artists who pioneered abstract and kinetic art in Sydney from the 1940s to the 1960s is the subject of an exhibition opened last night in the University Gallery.
Staying in touch   View Summary
16 June 2005
The University's Institute for Teaching and Learning has formed an alumni chapter to help former students stay in touch with each other.
Passion is the key   View Summary
15 June 2005
Passion is the key ingredient for career success, members of the Sydney University Network for Women were told recently.
Sydney University leads the way in attracting top scientists   View Summary
15 June 2005
The University of Sydney has been successful in securing five of the Australian Government's Federation Fellowships for 2005, more than any other university in the country.
Queen's Birthday Honours acknowledge University staff   View Summary
14 June 2005
A snake specialist, an advocate for peace and a crystal scientist are among a number of University staff recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Australia's recent art history at a glance - exhibition finishing this week   View Summary
14 June 2005
Composite image of several Art Almanac covers"The Bible" of the Australian art world, the monthly Art Almanac, is the subject of an exhibition due to finish this Saturday 18 June in the University of Sydney Union's Sir Hermann Black Gallery.
Rich legacy from the Yirrkala community   View Summary
10 June 2005
Bark painting, "Thee sunsTwenty-five paintings from the Macleay Museum's significant bark painting collection at the University of Sydney are currently on show - several for the first time.
National Award for Cancer Research   View Summary
7 June 2005
University of Sydney dermatologist, Dr Terence Poon, has won a Young Researcher of the Year Award for his work on the need for protection from UVA
Poster art of Paul Worsted on show   View Summary
7 June 2005
The first major poster retrospective of screenprinting Godfather and leading member of Sydney's left wing poster movement, Paul Worstead, is showing at the University of Sydney's Tin Sheds Gallery until 18 June.
Music honours for Jimmy Little and Peter Sculthorpe   View Summary
6 June 2005
Two of Australia's most influential musicians and composers, Jimmy Little and Peter Sculthorpe, were presented with honorary doctorates in music last Friday, 3 June, in the University's Great Hall.
Beating them at their own game   View Summary
6 June 2005
Successful marketing strategies used by tobacco companies could be adapted to encourage people to quit smoking, says a Sydney University researcher.
Chinese visitors study management techniques   View Summary
6 June 2005
Twenty-two presidents and vice-presidents of Chinese universities are visiting Sydney University to study higher education management.
University marks Reconciliation Week   View Summary
2 June 2005
Every Sydney University student should graduate with an understanding of the world's oldest culture, said Pro-Vice-Chancellor Judyth Sachs at a Reconciliation Week ceremony.
An idiot's guide to the Big Bang   View Summary
1 June 2005
Visiting popular science author Simon Singh provided University staff, students, and the public with a whistle-stop tour through 20th century theories of the universe.
Farming methods waste water   View Summary
1 June 2005
Drought-stricken farmers are crippled by lack of rain, and yet current agricultural methods fail to capture enormous amounts of water, according to University alumna Dr John Williams, a keynote speaker at the Agriculture Sustainability symposium convened by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
Extra-Terrestrial Radio Contact: An educational experience like none other   View Summary
1 June 2005
The University's Science Teachers Fellowship helps pupils communicate with the International Space Station.
May 2005
Australia's megafauna coexisted with humans   View Summary
31 May 2005
Chris Boney of the Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council holding the lower jaw of a ZygomaturusNew research conducted by Sydney University scientists reveals that humans and megafauna, such as gigantic three tonne wombat-like creatures, a ferocious marsupial "lion" and the world's all-time biggest lizard, may have co-existed for around 15,000 years.
University unions offer students career skills   View Summary
31 May 2005
Voluntary Student Union legislation will ruin the best reputations of Australia's top universities as well as denying students the opportunity to develop essential skills, writes Paul McJannett, general manager of the University of Sydney Union.
Eel dominated hydrothermal vents: a new ecosystem discovered by underwater explorers   View Summary
27 May 2005
Eel cityResearchers from the University of Sydney have discovered a unique community of hundreds of eels living on the eruption site of an active underwater volcano, just off the coast of Samoa.
Global initiatives for urban slums   View Summary
27 May 2005
Associate Professor Anna Rubbo from the Faculty of Architecture is leading Global Studio, a United Nations commissioned project dedicated to improving the lives of slum dwellers all over the world.
Pastoralist gives $16m to make music   View Summary
26 May 2005
The largest ever donation to an Australian performing arts institution was made today with a bequest of $16m to the University of Sydney's Conservatorium of Music
Innovative controlled drinking program up for national award   View Summary
26 May 2005
A program to reduce excessive drinking in the community, the Correspondence Treatment Program, has been selected as a finalist in the National Drug and Alcohol Awards.
Healthy Start- support for parents with learning difficulties   View Summary
26 May 2005
Healthy Start is a new national strategy which will provide extra support for parents with with learning difficulties
Justice, Corby and the Bali Nine   View Summary
26 May 2005
Professor Stuart Rees says whatever the verdict on Schapelle Corby, due to be handed down in Bali tomorrow (27/5/), Australian politicians and police could have played far more constructive roles instead of being caught in a sticky spider's web of cultural sensitivity.
Harry's vision of the future   View Summary
26 May 2005
Dr Harry ShumDr Harry Shum, managing director of Microsoft Asia, revealed his vision of the future in a talk at the University.
Taking knowledge home   View Summary
26 May 2005
A University of Sydney pharmacy postgraduate has claimed two firsts for her homeland of New Caledonia.
From workshop to concert of premieres   View Summary
25 May 2005
The Sydney Symphony Fellowship Quintet performs premieres of works by some of the University’s most talented postgraduate composers at 1.10pm in MacLaurin Hall today - 25 May - the outcome of a rare, intensive workshop between composers and musicians.
Benefactor leaves $400,000 for research   View Summary
25 May 2005
A 95-year-old Holocaust survivor has bequeathed $400,000 to the University's Institute of Bone and Joint Research to establish an education fellowship in rheumatology.
Mind Games   View Summary
23 May 2005
Prof Gavin BrownLast weekend in Paris, Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown flexed all his intellectual firepower as one of the select few invited to participate in the Seventh Olympiad of the Mind.
A sustainable future for Australian agriculture   View Summary
18 May 2005
The interface between science and economics will form the basis for a sector wide discussion of the sustainable future of Australian agriculture at a special symposium being hosted by Sydney University's Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, on Friday 27 May.
Seminar: Treating emotional disorders associated with physical illness   View Summary
16 May 2005
On Thursday evening (19 May) Professor Alan House from the University of Leeds will be keynote speaker at a seminar investigating a number of aspects of liaison psychiatry and physical illness.
Sydney University Graduate Choir performs masterpieces   View Summary
13 May 2005
The Sydney University Graduate Choir and orchestra present two masterpieces by Mozart and the premiere of a new work by contemporary Australian composer, Christopher Bowen, in the University's Great Hall on Saturday night (14 May).
Diva awards opera newcomer   View Summary
13 May 2005
Opera awardGreat Australian soprano Joan Carden yesterday awarded the Sydney University Graduate Choir's inaugural scholarship in her name to young Sydney Conservatorium of Music student, Lucinda-Mirikata Deacon.
Dog control legislation may be counter-productive   View Summary
10 May 2005
Laws designed to cut the number of dog attacks may actually increase the chances of problem behaviour, says a Sydney researcher.
2005 Sydney Peace Prize awarded to United Nations Advocate for Children   View Summary
9 May 2005
Mr Olara OtunnuMr Olara Otunnu, United Nations Under Secretary General for the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict, will be the recipient of the 2005 Sydney Peace Prize.
Microsoft head to lecture on seamless computing   View Summary
6 May 2005
Leading technology innovator, Dr Harry Shum, will speak on the challenges and research opportunities surrounding seamless computing, at the University on Monday 9 May.
2005 Canon Scholarship for Marketing   View Summary
6 May 2005
Economics and Business student Mitchell Burger has won this year's Canon Honours Scholarship.
The bard unplugged   View Summary
6 May 2005
Les MurrayAustralian poet Les Murray gave an insight into his work recently at the University's Nicholson Museum.
Tsunami: opportunity in crisis?   View Summary
5 May 2005
Alan March, Head of AusAID's Indian Ocean Tsunami Taskforce and Professor John Horvath, Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Government, will provide perspectives on the government's response to the Tsunami at a public seminar tonight (5 May).
Research proves the dangers of salt   View Summary
5 May 2005
Dr Virginia BrooksResearch undertaken at Sydney University has proved that salt can have a dangerous effect on people suffering from high blood pressure.
Robyn Archer and Phillip Adams honoured   View Summary
4 May 2005
'National Treasures' Robyn Archer and Phillip Adams will receive honorary doctorates this Friday 6 May.
Thinking outside the Kennel   View Summary
4 May 2005
Research by a Sydney University expert has called into question current legislation on dog ownership and suggested improvements to current guidelines, following the recent spate of attacks.
All aboard the Dan Brown bandwagon   View Summary
4 May 2005
The University's Centre for Continuing Education is organising a study tour for lovers of Dan Brown's blockbuster novels.
New plagiarism policy introduced   View Summary
4 May 2005
The University of Sydney has brought in a new "no tolerance" policy on plagiarism.
Archaeology in the office   View Summary
4 May 2005
Dr Karin SowadaWhen Dr Karin Sowada was recently organizing her new office at the Nicholson Museum after returning from maternity leave she spotted an ageing manuscript she had never seen before.
Donald Horne honoured   View Summary
3 May 2005
One of Australia's most prominent writers and public intellectuals has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Sydney.
Donald Horne: Doing things for their own sake   View Summary
3 May 2005
Address to graduates at the University of Sydney on the occasion of receiving the degree D Litt (honoris causa) on Friday 29 April 2005.
April 2005
Sydney's fresh innovator   View Summary
28 April 2005
Over three million Australians suffer from hearing loss but fewer than 20 per cent of them use hearing aids. Part of the problem is that technology just isn't good enough for them. Researchers from Sydney are changing that.
Nobel Laureate lectures to Sydney Economists   View Summary
27 April 2005
Nobel Laureate, Professor Sir James Mirrlees will present a special research seminar entitled 'Asymmetric information and imperfect rationality' at the University, on Thursday 28 April.
Yorta Yorta Repatriation Ceremony   View Summary
26 April 2005
The University of Sydney and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation will conduct a joint repatriation of Ancestral Remains to the Yorta Yorta Nations in the University's Senate Room, at 1pm tomorrow (Wednesday 27 April).
Surround Sound just for you   View Summary
22 April 2005
Research being carried out at the Computing and Audio Research laboratory in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering will bring ultra-realistic, individualised surround sound closer for everyone.
"A thoughtful and inquisitive visitor..."   View Summary
21 April 2005
The death of Pope John Paul II has revived memories of his visit to Sydney University almost 20 years ago.
PNG gunmen choked by Australia's bullet restrictions   View Summary
21 April 2005
Research by Adjunct Associate Professor Philip Alpers from Sydney University's School of Public Health examined initiatives to combat small arms trafficking in PNG.
Universities launch Medical Therapies Ltd   View Summary
19 April 2005
Tomorrow (April 20), a new approach to funding university-based medical research will be launched with the signing of an agreement between the University of Western Sydney, the University of Sydney, and Medical Therapies Limited.
Call to fix mental health care crisis   View Summary
19 April 2005
Twelve years of health reform have failed the mentally ill, with many services struggling to provide basic care, while there are still regular reports of bad experiences with the mental health system, according to Professor Ian Hickie.
The defence debate lacks a female voice   View Summary
19 April 2005
Professor Stephanie Fahey, director of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific, asks why there are so few Australian counterparts to Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright.
Champion of children's health honoured   View Summary
14 April 2005
Professor Fiona Stanley AC FAA, distinguished champion of children's health and medical research, will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa) from the University of Sydney at a ceremony in the University's Great Hall, on Friday 15 April.
Honorary Doctorate for Professor Tony Vinson   View Summary
13 April 2005
One of Australia's leading social scientists and outspoken public intellectuals, Professor Tony Vinson will be conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters in Social Work (honoris causa) this Friday, April 15 at 4pm.
Visit by leading British librarian   View Summary
13 April 2005
Lynne Brindley, chief executive of the British Library, has visited the University's Fisher Library.
Inauguration Concert   View Summary
13 April 2005
Newly appointed Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Professor Kim Walker, will be joined by colleagues for a concert to mark her inauguration on Sunday April 17 at 4pm.
Study shows Australia as lead pollution champ of the Southern Hemisphere   View Summary
13 April 2005
Research by Sydney University scientists has revealed that Australia remained the region's major single source of lead pollution for much of the 20th century.
The 2005 Kingsley Laffer Memorial Lecture   View Summary
12 April 2005
Justice at Work: Industrial Citizenship and the Corporatisation of Australian Labour Law, given by Professor Ron McCallum on Monday 11 April 2005.
Federal Government warned over use of the corporations power   View Summary
12 April 2005
Professor Ron McCallum delivered the 2005 Kingsley Laffer Memorial Lecture on Industrial Relations yesterday evening (11 April)
Honorary doctorate for Richard Tognetti   View Summary
11 April 2005
Richard Tognetti, artistic director and lead violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra received an honorary Doctor of Music on Friday (8 February).
The Threat to Australia's Labour Laws   View Summary
8 April 2005
In this year's Kingsley Laffer lecture (Monday 11 April), Professor McCallum, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney, will examine the way in which the government may seek to create one national labour law system by utilising the corporations power.
Next to nothing truly something   View Summary
8 April 2005
Noel Rowe, senior lecturer in Australian literature, has won the William Baylebridge Memorial Prize for a collection of poetry.
University hosts exchange program fair   View Summary
7 April 2005
Sydney is hosting an exchange program fair for students on Thursday 14 April.
A Relatively Grand Affair: Science Foundation celebrates 100 Years of Physics since Einstein   View Summary
7 April 2005
Sydney University's Science Foundation for Physics will celebrate the International Year of Physics at grand Celebration Dinner in the University’s MacLaurin Hall, tonight (7 April 2005).
Sydney win nerve-tingling cricket final   View Summary
6 April 2005
Sydney University are the Sydney Grade cricket champions after beating the University of NSW by one wicket in a thrilling final.
Pioneering eye doctor receives international recognition   View Summary
6 April 2005
One of the highest awards in ophthalmology has been awarded to Professor Frank Billson AO, Director of the Save Sight Institute at the University of Sydney.
The Sexual Serpent - Public lecture   View Summary
5 April 2005
Professor Rick Shine will present a special lecture entitled The Sexual Serpent, tomorrow evening (Wednesday 6 April) at the Eastern Avenue Auditorium from 5.45pm to 6.45pm.
Imaging the Apple   View Summary
4 April 2005
Imaging the apple an exhibition featuring works by thirty three contemporary Australian artists runs from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 12 April at the War Memorial Gallery.
The Bite Club: comparative bite force in big biting mammals   View Summary
4 April 2005
A paper in the prestigious British journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society provides the first bite estimates for a wide range of mammalian carnivores.
Imaging the Apple   View Summary
4 April 2005
Imaging the apple an exhibition featuring works by thirty three contemporary Australian artists runs from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 12 April at the War Memorial Gallery.
March 2005
Cricket final is an all-academic affair   View Summary
31 March 2005
Sydney University and UNSW meet this weekend in the final of the Sydney First Grade cricket competition.
Coastal communities struggling with Sea Change   View Summary
29 March 2005
Research by the Planning Research Centre has found that rapid development in coastal or 'sea change' areas poses a threat to sensitive coastal environments and has profound social implications.
Scientists keep track of a big, big bang   View Summary
24 March 2005
University astrophysicists have been tracking one of the biggest cosmic explosions ever recorded.
Afghan election volunteers honoured   View Summary
22 March 2005
A group of UN volunteers will be honoured for their work on the recent constitution elections in Afghanistan at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies today.
Experts claim cardio guidelines flawed   View Summary
22 March 2005
Medical researchers from The George Institute for International Health have challenged current practice in the diagnosis and treatment of people with hypertension (high blood pressure).
Sydney forges closer links with China   View Summary
21 March 2005
The University's links with China were strengthened today following a visit from a high-level Chinese government delegation.
Obituary: Emeritus Professor Cliff Turney   View Summary
21 March 2005
Cliff Turney pictureEmeritus Professor Cliff Turney, foundation Dean of the Faculty of Education, died on 18 March 2005, aged 73.
Visit by the Chinese Vice-Minister of Education   View Summary
18 March 2005
A high-level Chinese government delegation will visit the University of Sydney, on Monday 21 March, 2005
Visit by the Chinese Vice-Minister of Education   View Summary
18 March 2005
A high-level Chinese government delegation will visit the University of Sydney, on Monday 21 March, 2005
"Switch on to Science" with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki   View Summary
15 March 2005
Dr Karl is presenting the next in the 2005 Sydney Science Forums. These extremely popular forums are designed to showcase the groundbreaking science and research being carried out at the University, and each session combines fascinating elements of both popular and technical science.
The last watering hole   View Summary
15 March 2005
A fossilised diprotodon jaw bone has been discovered by University of Sydney archaeologists at a site in Victoria, lending support to the theory that Australian megafauna were subject to climatic stresses long before the arrival of man on the continent.
Vice-Chancellor's citation for Dr Catherine Hamlin AC   View Summary
15 March 2005
The citation for Dr Elinor Catherine Hamlin, given by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor Gavin Brown on the occasion of her admission to the degree of Doctor of Medicine (Honoris Causa)
Bold new sounds from the Con   View Summary
10 March 2005
A spectacular, free gala concert will be held at the Conservatorium of Music this Friday evening to launch its biggest concert series ever in this its 90th birthday year.
Dr Catherine Hamlin AC: a life of dedication   View Summary
10 March 2005
Dr Catherine Hamlin will be awarded the degree Doctor of Medicine honoris causa at the University of Sydney's Great Hall for her life's work at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, on Tuesday 15 March.
World first characterises the debilitating symptoms of schizophrenia   View Summary
9 March 2005
Associate Professor Lea Williams and a research team at the University's Brain Dynamics Centre have shed new light on schizophrenia.
The brain beats out of time in Schizophrenia   View Summary
9 March 2005
Important research into the debilitating symptoms of schizophrenia released.
Bold new sounds from the Con   View Summary
8 March 2005
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music launches its largest ever concert series with a spectacular free gala concert this Friday (11 March)
Australia's first University College for Women celebrates heritage listing   View Summary
8 March 2005
The Women's College within the University of Sydney has been listed on the State Heritage Register.
Australia's first University College for Women celebrates heritage listing   View Summary
8 March 2005
The Women's College within the University of Sydney has been listed on the State Heritage Register.
The Big Laugh Comedy Festival   View Summary
7 March 2005
Big Laugh Comedy Festival, which is billed as three weeks of big laughs, will feature performances from some of Sydney University's favourites, both past and present.
Focussing in on light and space   View Summary
7 March 2005
An exhibition of beautifully executed abstract drawings by Rod Stennard has just opened in the University's Tin Sheds Gallery.
Obituary: David John Harland   View Summary
7 March 2005
David Harland photoDavid John Harland, who was a Challis Professor of Law at the University of Sydney from 1981 to 2002, died suddenly on 30th November 2004, aged 64.
Award-winning graduate plays percussion at the Con   View Summary
4 March 2005
Internationally successful percussionist and Conservatorium graduate, Claire Edwardes, returns to feature in a Conservatorium concert this Sunday virtuoso band, Ensemble Offspring.
Vice-Chancellor discusses higher education policy.   View Summary
4 March 2005
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor Gavin Brown, discusses recent changes in higher education policy and the government's policy on student unionism in a wide ranging interview with the ABC's Sally Loane.
Vice-Chancellor discusses higher education policy: transcript   View Summary
4 March 2005
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor Gavin Brown, discusses recent changes in higher education policy and the government's policy on student unionism in a wide ranging interview with the ABC's Sally Loane.
New Macleay exhibition   View Summary
3 March 2005
An exhibition of photographs showing early contact between British Royal Navy officers and Pacific islanders opens at the Macleay Museum tonight.
O Week at Sydney   View Summary
3 March 2005
O-Week 05 (or Orientation Week) at the University of Sydney continues today in a carnival atmosphere with over 200 colourful stalls on the front lawn outside the university Quadrangle.
Law and order politics fuels violence   View Summary
3 March 2005
The Carr Government and the NSW Police must shoulder some responsibility for this week's violent riots at Macquarie Fields, according to a University of Sydney academic and former youth worker.
Sydney's leading Indonesia expert banned   View Summary
3 March 2005
Sydney University's Dr Ed Aspinall, one of Australia's most highly regarded Indonesia experts, has been shocked to discover he has been banned from entering the country.
O Week at Sydney   View Summary
3 March 2005
O-Week 05 (or Orientation Week) at the University of Sydney continues today with over 200 stalls on the front lawn outside the university Quadrangle.
Strategic Positioning: Vice-Chancellor talks about partnership with the ANU   View Summary
2 March 2005
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown writes in The Australian that universities can forge strategic identities by playing to their strengths.
Fry exhibition a must for art lovers   View Summary
2 March 2005
An exhibition of drawings by Merrick Fry has opened at the Sir Hermann Black Gallery, celebrating the Australian landscape while tracing the artist's development over 30 years.
Ship to Shore: Pacific photographs from HMS Espiegle 1883 - 1884   View Summary
1 March 2005
The Macleay Museum's new exhibition opening on 3 March is a display of twenty original photographs taken by a photographer on board the Espiegle in 1883 and 1884.
Australian call centre report released   View Summary
1 March 2005
The first large-scale international survey of work practices, staffing and institutional pressures in call centres across 20 countries reveals Australian call centre agents handle less calls per day than their US counterparts and have lower staff turnover.
International call centre study points to customer satisfaction   View Summary
1 March 2005
Results from the first ever large scale international study of call centres have been released by Dr Catriona Wallace at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
February 2005
Undue influence: smoking out the tobacco industry   View Summary
28 February 2005
Report raises serious concerns about the tobacco industry's links with scientific journal.
Sydney University Track Classic   View Summary
25 February 2005
International athletes will compete in the University of Sydney Track Classic at Homebush Bay tonight, an event which is set to be one of the major meets of the season.
Site of a new form of ancient life uncovered   View Summary
25 February 2005
Nature reports today that Professor Anthony Larkum, from the University of Sydney's School of Biological Sciences along with an international team of colleagues, has identified the natural habitat of an ancient form of photosynthetic organism.
Research sheds light on ancient organism   View Summary
25 February 2005
Report in Nature by a Sydney scientist identifies the home of an ancient near-infrared eating organism.
A breakthrough for peace?   View Summary
25 February 2005
Peace in post-tsunami Aceh? Indonesian politics expert Dr Ed Aspinall weighs the prospects.
University to celebrate International Women's Day   View Summary
24 February 2005
Three prominent guest speakers will take part in International Women's Day at the University on 8 March.
New deans appointed   View Summary
23 February 2005
Two new deans have been appointed at the University, in the faculties of Science and Education and Social Work.
Berkoff's villains plot in the York   View Summary
23 February 2005
World-acclaimed British actor, Steven Berkoff, plays Shakespeare's villains in a masterclass of evil at the University's Seymour Theatre Centre.
Scientists witness display of cosmic power   View Summary
22 February 2005
One of the biggest cosmic explosions ever recorded has been observed by University of Sydney astrophysicists.
University of Sydney and ANU sign historic cooperation agreement   View Summary
22 February 2005
Two of Australia's most prestigious universities have signed an agreement of collaboration which could have a major impact on Australia's higher education landscape.
Where art and pragmatism meet   View Summary
22 February 2005
Art and pragmatism meet in an unusual exhibition by Andrew Sunley Smith, showing at the University's Tin Sheds Gallery.
Friend's friends and lovers   View Summary
22 February 2005
An exhibition of works by major Australian artist, Donald Friend, opens in the University Art Gallery.
Childhood obesity a major health problem   View Summary
21 February 2005
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem in Australia, according to Sydney University researchers.
Senior Fulbright Scholar announced   View Summary
17 February 2005
Derivatives specialist and Chair of Finance, Professor Alex Frino, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award.
New director for RIHSS   View Summary
17 February 2005
International education policy researcher Associate Professor Phillip Jones has been appointed director of the University's Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS).
High achievers head to Sydney   View Summary
17 February 2005
The University of Sydney continues to be the university of choice for the brightest school students, offering places to 42 per cent of the highest scoring HSC students in NSW this year.
A dialogue about piety   View Summary
16 February 2005
This week and next on ABC Radio National Dr Rick Benitez, Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek Philosophy, will be doing a dramatic reading of Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, followed by a discussion on the philosophical issues in the dialogue.
Eat less live longer - does it work?   View Summary
10 February 2005
It's been said that even if calorie restriction doesn't make you live longer it will feel as though you have. A Sydney University researcher argues that it does work and some of the current life-enhancing medications used to treat age-related diseases are imitating the effects of eating fewer calories.
Researchers find sunlight may have beneficial effects on cancer   View Summary
2 February 2005
University of Sydney researchers, working with colleagues in Australia and overseas, have found evidence that sun exposure may have beneficial effects on some types of cancer.
The Aceh Tsunami - could it happen here?   View Summary
2 February 2005
The human, social and economic impact of the Boxing Day tsunami in Asia has been catastrophic. But how can we prevent such devastation occurring again? What is the likelihood of this happening in Australia and what warning systems exist?
January 2005
Sydney welcomes the AUQA Report   View Summary
19 January 2005
The University of Sydney welcomes the findings of the audit report by the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) published today.
Sydney University's excellence recognised on the world stage   View Summary
12 January 2005
The University of Sydney has been ranked among the top 20 of the world's leading research universities.