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Popular BNPL services such as Afterpay, Zip and Klarna are not currently subject to credit product regulation in Australia, such as mandatory credit checks or reporting on missed payments – something the researchers argue needs to…

A race car designed and built by a team of undergraduate students will this week compete at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition, an international student motorsport race held in Victoria.A formula-style race car…

An innovative research and teaching space at the Westmead Health Precinct will better prepare medical and nursing students for clinical practice, with the University of Sydney announcing a $10M investment for a futuristic fit out.The new…

Australia's industrial relations umpire has delayed industrial action that would have crippled Australia's ports in the lead-up to Christmas. Professor Shae McCrystal explains why the protracted dispute demonstrates urgent need for IR…

Researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce will significantly reduce the cost of transitioning to a decarbonised economy.The…

The University of Sydney awards an Honorary Fellowship to Associate Professor Catherine Storey OAM for her impacts on the field of medicine, neurology, education and the history of medicine.Associate Professor Storey was awarded an…

Three of our scientists have won awards from the Royal Society of NSW, announced at the society's Ordinary General Meeting on 7 December.“Congratulations to our three prize winners – the prizes recognise outstanding research across our…

Many areas of coastal Australia and some inland destinations have experienced sea change migration as people moved from the larger cities during the pandemic in search of lower cost housing and living, a new lifestyle or to retire.…

Students from far north NSW, many of which have been affected by the recent floods, are set to benefit from a professional learning program focused on developing teachers' capacity to collaboratively design integrated STEM curriculum for…

We’ve all had some kind of interaction with a chatbot. It’s usually a little pop-up in the corner of a website, offering customer support – often clunky to navigate – and almost always frustratingly non-specific.But imagine a chatbot,…