Research

• Prof Ben Eggleton elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering[16 November 2009]

  

  Professor Ben Eggleton, Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the School of Physics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). More

• Science student wins Rhodes scholarship[13 November 2009]

  

  The winner of the 2010 NSW Rhodes Scholarship is David Llewellyn, a University of Sydney Science Honours student with a determination to develop a vaccine for malaria. More

• Dr Karl's GET FACT[11 November 2009]

  

  He may be better known for his work on television, radio and his dozens of popular science books, but Dr Karl Kruszelnicki saw an opportunity to branch out into other media - and fulfill a lifelong dream at the same time: to sing in a punk band. More

• ARC funding success for Faculty of Science[28 October 2009]

  

  Researchers from the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney have secured $17.29 million in funding for Discovery Projects and $1.045 million in funding for Linkage Projects from the Australian Research Council, for research to begin in 2010. More

• Public talk: Evidence for Murder - How physics convicted a killer[16 October 2009]

  

  Hear Associate Professor Rod Cross, from the School of Physics, talk about his forensic physics work which provided crucial evidence for the murder conviction of Gordon Wood, at his public talk 'Evidence for Murder: How physics convicted a killer' on 19 November 2009. More

• Frohlich condensates and the chemistry of consciousness[9 October 2009]

  

  Research conducted by a first year Bachelor of Science (Advanced) student at the University of Sydney, Laura McKemmish, and her University of Sydney Talented Student Program project supervisors, Professor Jeffrey Reimers and Professor Noel Hush, along with colleagues at the University of Queensland, provides a definitive analysis of a forty year old biochemical hypothesis, by showing the conditions that Fröhlich condensates will form under. More

• Book launch: A Natural Calling by Professor Tony Larkum[1 October 2009]

  

  Come to the launch of the fascinating new book 'A Natural Calling: Life, Letters and Diaries of Charles Darwin and William Darwin Fox', by Professor Tony Larkum from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney. The launch will be held on Friday 9 October 2009 in the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney from 4.30pm until 7.00pm. More

• UniServe Science Motivating Science Undergraduates: Ideas and Interventions[29 September 2009]

  

  Finding ways to engage science undergraduate students in their studies is an area which concerns science staff in universities across Australia. UniServe Science, at the University of Sydney, has dedicated their annual conference in 2009 to the theme 'Motivating Science Undergraduates: Ideas and Interventions'. More

• Australian Academy of Science President to present lecture on climate change[23 September 2009]

  

  Professor Kurt Lambeck, President of the Australian Academy of Science, will present a public lecture at the University of Sydney titled, 'Climate Change through the lens of the geological record: the example of sea level' More

• 2009 Science Revue: Jurassic Quark[10 September 2009]

  

  65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then they all died... 65 million years later, humans rule the Earth. Coincidence? Find out at the 2009 Science Revue: Jurassic Quark. More

• Seven new Future Fellowships for Faculty of Science staff[9 September 2009]

  

  Seven Faculty of Science staff have been awarded prestigious Future Fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC), announced on 9 September 2009. More

• Caught in the act: Andromeda Galaxy and neighbouring Triangulum Galaxy hook up[3 September 2009]

  

  Caught on film for the first time ever, paparazzi to the stars - astronomers - have captured images of our nearest large galaxy, Andromeda, hooking up with its neighbour, the Triangulum Galaxy. Just like any good star gossip, the liaison was suspected previously, but these images are the first to reveal the connection between the two. More