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Improving suburban public transport access has a societal benefit through better health, increased employment and reduced crime, according to a new study from the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney…

A fifth of children have a developmental vulnerability when starting school. Professor Adam Guastella, Dr Kelsie Boulton and Asssociate Professor Natalie Silove explore what to look for and what support is available.With childcare and…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $2.78 million in research funding to Professor Ho-Baillie, the John Hooke Chair of Nanoscience in the University of Sydney’s School of Physics, Sydney Nano and Sydney Nano…

A new exhibition of contemporary artworks from Papua New Guinea (PNG) celebrates how a unique art form from the country's remote highlands has gained a global foothold and allowed a community of female artists to participate in the wider…

The University of Sydney and Taronga Conservation Society Australia have been awarded the Silver Award in the QS Reimagine Education The Power of Partnerships Award for our partnership that has resulted in the innovative degree Bachelor…

The New South Wales Vice-Chancellors' Committee, the peak body for universities in NSW and the ACT, has initiated a sector-leading approach to introduce a new set of underlying principles for early offer admissions in 2024.The principles…

Researchers have developed a method that could 'turn back the clock' on damaged heart tissue following heart attacks.After a heart attack, the shock of the event leaves behind a trail of damaged heart muscle, which becomes a scar over…

Professor Simon Rice from Sydney Law School explains the role of Iran's 'revolutionary courts' in the suppression of widespread protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022.The Iranian…

Researchers developing alternative proteins and assistive technology for the blind have received investment from the NSW Government in a new round of Tech Central funding announced today.The NSW Government’s Tech Central Research and…

The researchers studied nearly 3,000 adolescents across four critical years of development, from Year 8 to Year 11 (age 14-17), to examine the link between social support and compulsive internet use.Surprisingly, teenagers who reported…