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Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

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‘Tone deaf’: MPs call for University of Sydney to return gambling research money

Independents Zoe Daniel, Andrew Wilkie and others say university’s Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research’s funding from casino and gambling companies should be scrapped

The Guardian - AU

The gambling industry gets a ringside seat at the University of Sydney research centre

Beware the risks to reputation and credibility by taking money from industries that create harmful products

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AMA tells University of Sydney to ‘read the room’ over research funded by gambling industry

Head of Australian Medical Association says university should ‘reflect on the credibility’ of industry-funded studies

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University of Sydney gambling research centre bankrolled by casinos is ‘troubling’, experts say

Institution says companies won’t ‘constrain or edit’ research, but public health expert Sean Cowlishaw calls funding relationship ‘unprecedented’

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Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening

A cancer diagnosis is frightening news for anyone. But our fresh analysis shows what happens next can depend on how much money you have and where you live.

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Just 5 Minutes of This Vigorous Daily Activity Could Significantly Cut Cancer Risk

A study from the University of Sydney shows that just five minutes every day of vigorous activity may be enough to cut the risk of some cancers by up to 32 percent.

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University of Sydney urged to ‘come clean’ on payment to company it part-owns with PwC

Greens say the university’s payment to Innowell is a ‘scandal’ and shows the need for an overhaul of uni governance

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University of Sydney paid company it part-owns for mental health app and used students’ data for research

Exclusive: University of Sydney is a major shareholder in Innowell Pty Ltd, which developed the app

The Guardian - AU

Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying

Exclusive: Funding to Innowell in 2017 without competitive tender was for mental health app and followed months of lobbying by Prof Ian Hickie. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Hickie

The Guardian - AU

"Journalists Should Be Skeptical of All Sources—Including Scientists"

From Nate Silver: Here's the scandal. In March 2020, a group of scientists — in particular, Kristian G. Andersen the of The Scripps Research Institute, Andrew Rambaut of The University of Edinburgh, Edward C. Holmes of the University of Sydney, and Robert F. Garry of Tulane University — published a…

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Virginia Woolf's copy of her first novel was found in a University of Sydney library. What do her newly digitised notes reveal?

One of just two copies of Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out (1915), annotated with her handwriting and preparations to revise it for a US edition, was recently rediscovered in the Fisher Library Rare Books Collection at the University of Sydney.

The Conversation

Astronomers Discover Coldest Star Emitting Radio Waves

Ultracool brown dwarf found at 425°C is the coolest star analyzed using radio astronomy

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Three Australian universities place in top 20 of QS World University Rankings

Universities of Melbourne, New South Wales and Sydney score high, as Australia ranks 11th worldwide on sustainability programs and research

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Mysterious spiral signals in the human brain could be key to our cognition

Scientists suggest strange swirls across the outer layer of the brain might be used to link different parts of it together and help process information faster.

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Why building more won't make houses affordable

Governments around the world are searching for how to fix housing affordability, but the solutions will have to be local and community based, writes Nicole Gurran of the University of Sydney

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NSW vice-chancellors get big pay bumps despite universities plunging into the red

Critics say million-dollar salaries are ‘wildly out of touch’ as annual reports show some academic chiefs got $200,000 raise last year

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Study discovers new method that lowers crop damage from mice, during plague

Scientists at the University of Sydney found that a non-toxic technique can significantly reduce seed loss by keeping mice away from wheat crops. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Values from the last century': sexual assault forum calls to reform legal system

'The system requires a broader view of the experience of victims across all stages', experts say.

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Plastic-eating backyard fungi discovery boosts hopes for a solution to the recycling crisis

Two types of fungi commonly found in backyards can be used to break down one of the world's most stubborn plastics — and scientists say this discovery could be a significant step in addressing the recycling crisis.

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‘Appallingly unethical’: why Australian universities are at breaking point

Exclusive: Cost-cutting, casualisation and ‘ridiculous’ teaching loads are taking a toll on tertiary institutions – and some academics are fighting back

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‘Hollywood skinny jab’: what do we know about anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic in Australia?

Demand for the jab has prompted worldwide shortages of Ozempic, but a new class of drugs has challenged the way we approach obesity

The Guardian - AU

‘They know what’s at stake’: inside the longest-running industrial action at an Australian university

University of Sydney staffers have been striking over workloads and job security, issues that students say impact them too

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Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation

Scientists are taking a closer look at the afterglow left by the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, and what they see doesn't fit with any theoretical models.

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An Upcoming Space Mission Could Find a Holy Grail Planet

Alpha Centauri is our closest stellar neighbor, a binary star system located just 4.376 light-years away.

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