At the conclusion of National Reconciliation Week today, the VC has written to all staff & students. Read the full statement: https://t.co/ws5JbKH2dK “Within the University of Sydney, we do not tolerate racism. We all have a responsibility to do our part in calling it out.” – VC
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) June 3, 2020
📉 A @sydney_uni data analytics study from Prof Ian Marschner suggests the timing of the government's social distancing restrictions has stopped a significant growth in #COVID19 infections.
Full study: https://t.co/l3ptJqldo9 pic.twitter.com/FTwjOf19dx
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) June 1, 2020
What role will education and research will play in our country's economic recovery from #COVID19?
VC Dr Michael Spence, @NAB GM Cathryn Carver and @NSWEducation Secretary, Mark Scott discuss with @Sydney_Ideas.
Listen now: https://t.co/UCU42FFm1v pic.twitter.com/aMNl5FOrFq
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 29, 2020
This #SorryDay, listen as Associate Professor Megan Williams @MegBastard discusses the importance of the day, and the ongoing work that there is to be done to lead us to a more equitable Australia.
Podcast here: https://t.co/JBaxjtkgMp pic.twitter.com/LC9Yic4KD6
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 26, 2020
Our experts are at the forefront of #COVID19 research, from understanding its genetic origins to assisting recovery efforts.
Learn how you can collaborate with us: https://t.co/Rj4xyhGUr3
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 26, 2020
Today on @UN #BiodiversityDay, our researchers helped to launch the Threatened Species Initiative funded by @BioplatformsAus, to create a national library of genomic data to support decision-making for biodiversity conservation.
Full story: https://t.co/8Se1wwGegt pic.twitter.com/cB05WfxWCr
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 22, 2020
Carillonneurs from around the world simultaneously performed the piece 'Healing Bells' for World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development today.
Come behind the scenes of the Quad clocktower as our talented campus Carillonist Amy Johansen performs. pic.twitter.com/93Z4nxU1rM
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 21, 2020
“New report out today shows how our work educating future leaders and leading critical research, helps strengthen the state and national economies and jobs market”. – VC Dr Michael Spence https://t.co/6xYbRo1fXR
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 21, 2020
This #internationalmuseumsday, what better way to celebrate than to showcase the seven exhibitions that will launch the opening of our @ccwm_sydney museum later this year.
Learn more about them here: https://t.co/yZXr9cd7SC pic.twitter.com/kOOPPeJSdJ
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 18, 2020
Ever wonder what the heartbeat of a star sounds like? 🌟
Astronomers have for the first time identified a rhythm of life for a class of stellar objects that had until now puzzled scientists.
Full story: https://t.co/JfMYD8wbNW pic.twitter.com/AdywyNtzlm
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 15, 2020
Listen as Prof @JulieLeask addresses the vital role of nurses and midwives in influencing vaccination uptake.
Podcast here: https://t.co/NcoRsCOPIl pic.twitter.com/D1A6i4dneS
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 13, 2020
We strongly defend the right of our researchers to collaborate with scientists around the world. Global collaboration on research is critical, especially the current pandemic. Full Statement: https://t.co/DdciJiVERW
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 11, 2020
🐝 Did you know that there is a gene in honey bees that allows for asexual reproduction?
Read the full story: https://t.co/7uV2BjgGps pic.twitter.com/98GoGrxkZr
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 8, 2020
In the fight against #COVID19, a team of our students and academics have used 3D technology to build a low-cost, life saving ventilator.
Read more: https://t.co/Xdt4teqU9V pic.twitter.com/0qjgSOe5Lh
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 5, 2020
A milestone with @NSWHealthInfra. Construction complete on The Central Acute Services Building, Australia's tallest health building set to transform healthcare and education in Western Sydney. Full story:https://t.co/VjuhJ68vOR @WestmeadRedev @SCHNkids @WestSydHealth pic.twitter.com/cpqPhOVJTf
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 4, 2020
🐨New research has uncovered never before seen drinking behaviours in koalas. Read more of Dr Valentina Mella's study https://t.co/KAdCYTytNI #wildkoaladay pic.twitter.com/kKtBzgX8DZ
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) May 3, 2020
Deputy VC of Indigenous Services and Strategy @ProfLJP shares 5 #usydonline tips to help you make the most of #wfh.
"I’ve started a daily dance party over Zoom for my colleagues join. No expertise needed."
Read the full article: https://t.co/KqDnLct0L2 pic.twitter.com/cYj1E3caFw
— University of Sydney (@Sydney_Uni) April 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/SydneyUni_Media/status/1268352615013736448
Winter time could be COVID-19 time. 😷
New research from Prof. Michael Ward in @sydney_science has found a link between lower humidity and increased risk of COVID-19 transmission. Vigilance needed in winter.
Read more 👉🏽 https://t.co/kfaTn8Ks7v
Interviews available #covid19 pic.twitter.com/8EHdNVvvSL— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) June 2, 2020
🐀 Cannibal rats? A plague of rats? 🐀
What is going on in Sydney with the #rats?
Interviews available with our rodent expert @sydneyrats Professor Peter Banks from @Sydney_Science
Read more 👉🏽 https://t.co/PwkACzA61a— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 28, 2020
Fancy some lunchtime reading? 📖🥪@history2wheeler has compared the 1919 'Spanish' flu pandemic to today's COVID-19 one: https://t.co/FDEbqFMcdu#Covid_19 #COVID19Aus #SpanishFlu pic.twitter.com/3VLCMRd8t6
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 27, 2020
Our scientists Richard Payne and student Charlotte Franck @SydneyChemistry synthesised evasin proteins from tick saliva for the first time. Evasins stop host noticing bites: we hope they can be developed into anti-inflammatory medicine for heart, lung, stomach and skin disease https://t.co/4j8omUzxM1
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 27, 2020
A powerful laser⚡️has been invented with potential application in heart ♥️ and eye👁️surgery. Antoine Runge and colleagues @sydney_physics @IPOS_Sydney developed a 'quartic soliton laser' with pulses of a trillionth of a second with aims to make it fasterhttps://t.co/2bUbNey5Mg
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 26, 2020
Many plastic bottles & containers advertise themselves as BPA-free. Just how prevalent is the plastic pollutant "bisphenol A" and how does it affect🐬#marinelife? Read @NicholasWuNZ from @SydneySOLES review in @GlobalChangeBio($): abstract free to read https://t.co/MHGMrOawx5
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 22, 2020
Did you know that pre-#covid19, temporary migrants comprised 10-12% of the Australian workforce?
Because most can't access welfare payments, how is this crisis affecting both them and the economy?
@DrAnnaBoucher1 explains to @RadioNational #LifeMatters: https://t.co/EtJFGb1uwV— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 21, 2020
Can a comment made on messaging service #Slack be defamatory?
Media law expert, @SydneyLawSchool's @dkrolph, weighs in on the first Australian case of its kind: https://t.co/c2LPrhzyDb@AAPNewswire #AusLaw
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 18, 2020
In a straitened media landscape @ShaunRatcliff @Sydney_Uni says Australians trust professional journalism as a source of information during the pandemic. In America, though, media trust is heavily coloured by partisanship. https://t.co/EjxWXAsCOx
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 18, 2020
Your DNA on ancestry sites: what could it be used for in the future? @abcnews interviews @sydneylawschool and @TaylorsCollege lecturer @DrAllanMcCay: https://t.co/7V4mSUF79L
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 18, 2020
Did you know that the Romans, Ancient Greeks, and possibly Egyptians had wedding rings? 💍
Read Professor Carole Cusack on this sought after trinket, as well as tales of rings lost and found: https://t.co/cf5P2ldgav pic.twitter.com/Pzl1ujmSph
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 15, 2020
"What happens if you take organised sport away from kids for a year? Will they go back to it?"
Physical education expert Dr Steve Georgakis reflects on community sport during the pandemic. https://t.co/CakPbc5UpZ
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 15, 2020
The modelling explained by @ian_hickie @Sydney_Uni @BrainMind_Usyd in @AusOpinion today https://t.co/Ks1hY1pBYm https://t.co/T9Zer36hxr
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 13, 2020
.@Sydney_Uni is lending its research & clinical practice expertise to a $4m digital health platform to provide real-time data and analytics on #COVID19.
https://t.co/KrNTrBl1eW— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 11, 2020
83% of Australians worried about hygiene on public transport, according to preliminary findings of a new survey by researchers from @sydney_business
It's the first disaggregated data on household travel and activities across Australia during #COVID19Aus https://t.co/3SbTQcb1YS pic.twitter.com/jNHtvyg6wu
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 9, 2020
Will flexible working arrangements become the 'new normal' after #COVID19? @ProfMarianBaird & @DrMyraHamilton from @sydney_business explain what working mums have always known about working from home in @smh https://t.co/KfhlzYCAFx
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 8, 2020
As we cautiously emerge from our homes as #COVID19Aus eases, how can politicians ensure we are as safe and well as possible?
Experts from @SydneyPolicyLab and @jcu have nutted out a framework to guide this kind of policy-making.
Read: https://t.co/uZuCxGq15M pic.twitter.com/4fgug8oQHi
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 7, 2020
Have astronomers✨discovered a black hole just 1000 light years from Earth? Some say yes… others say the science isn't settled. Why not ask @Cosmic_Horizons or @taraxmurphy or @JossBlandHawtho ?https://t.co/hvfuu9f9mA
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/SydneyUni_Media/status/1256083563469889542
“Without very high net overseas migration we would not have had a budget surplus.
“There’s no way achieve that sort of net overseas migration this year…”@DrAnnaBoucher1 on the importance of #migration to the Australian economy, via @SBSNews: https://t.co/UbXFvjUW87
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) April 30, 2020
"If, hypothetically, a low-efficacy #coronavirus #vaccine was developed, our study would support its distribution in combination with other measures, as this would likely make them more effective" – Dr Cameron Zachreson. Read here:👉https://t.co/raDPnVMF27 #pandemic #influenza
— Sydney Uni Media (@SydneyUni_Media) April 30, 2020
In some places 40% of us may have downlaoded COVIDsafe.
Here's why the government should share what it knows: https://t.co/d1XvzabOS5
— The Conversation (@ConversationEDU) May 13, 2020
Is there a moral case against the COVID-19 “shutdown”? https://t.co/bXLN0cl8XC #TheMinefield
— ABC Radio National (@RadioNational) May 13, 2020
CREID and @APPRISE_CRE researchers receive $5.5M in funding from @SnowMedical for COVID-19 research incl. development of a national data analytics platform, tracking SARS-CoV-2 spread, cohort studies and disease severity prediction – see more at: https://t.co/G47aHEufLT pic.twitter.com/heJNQdpH4h
— Marie Bashir Inst (@MarieBashirInst) May 7, 2020
The world agreed to a coronavirus inquiry. Just when and how, though, are still in dispute.@ConversationEDU @Sydney_Uni @SydneyUni_Media @Usyd_ssps https://t.co/LnOzWWHqfY
— Adam Kamradt-Scott (@adamkams) May 20, 2020
The tradeoffs involved in social and economic restrictions to manage COVID-19 are not the ones some economists have claimed https://t.co/409ljLUWrS
— James Morley (@macromorley) May 8, 2020
#CPCusyd Prof David Raubenheimer & Prof Stephen Simpson @eatlikeanimals are in @newscientist with an extract from their latest book #EatLikeTheAnimals. Read about the five appetites and what nature can teach us about the science of #healthyeating. https://t.co/x2PGXbBsct
— Charles Perkins Centre (@CPC_usyd) May 22, 2020
Congratulations to #CPCusyd Prof Stuart Grieve & Prof Patrick Brennan @detected_x whose project has been supported by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) as part of the Australian government's national coordinated #COVID19Australia #research response. https://t.co/apLDLaYheG
— Charles Perkins Centre (@CPC_usyd) April 28, 2020
Concerns grow as #COVID19 spreads through the Brazilian Amazon.
Dr Luis Angosto-Ferrandez shares about the threats facing the Indigenous communities and President Bolsonaro's response to the crisis: https://t.co/qcVGrR02Eg @thewireradio @SydneyUni_Media @Usyd_ssps @ArtSS_Sydney
— USYD SLC (@USydSLC) May 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/Eng_IT_Sydney/status/1262578048685076480
Congratulations to Prof Branka Vucetic and Prof Yonghui Li for being recognised as "#AI 2000 Most Influential Scholars Honourable Mention" for their contribution to the field of #InternetOfThings between 2009 and 2019: https://t.co/Nu9WzRh7ZY pic.twitter.com/2atyWeYI0C
— Engineering Sydney Uni (@Eng_IT_Sydney) May 14, 2020
💉 A #vaccine might not be the only answer.
New study from Dr Cameron Zachreson from the Centre for Complex Systems on how to control an #influenza #outbreak without a specific vaccine.
Read more: https://t.co/dZGEvK1R0c pic.twitter.com/Yv4CDLff9g
— Engineering Sydney Uni (@Eng_IT_Sydney) April 30, 2020
Physiotherapists help sickest COVID-19 patients on the road to recovery https://t.co/KZCTdkTvQr #physiotherapy
— Sydney_Health (@syd_health) June 1, 2020
New review from @Sydney_Uni @KollingINST researchers finds those living in rural areas just as physically inactive as their city counterparts. https://t.co/cDjkv1Jvtk
— Sydney_Health (@syd_health) June 1, 2020
The Government is now spending $34m to train hundreds of physiotherapists to join the coronavirus #FrontLineHeroes.
Anwar Hassan, a @Sydney_Uni PhD student and physiotherapist appeared on @9NewsSyd speaking about their vital role in patient recovery: https://t.co/k1K3WU39dc
— Sydney_Health (@syd_health) May 26, 2020
Junior doctor Brandon Verdonk, a @sydney_uni
alum runs the #COVID19 clinic at Westmead Hospital in western Sydney. He says, "the experience has been empowering."Read more: https://t.co/gZRwOkzViO
— Sydney_Health (@syd_health) April 24, 2020
Prof Tony Cunningham @WestmeadInst @Sydney_Uni spoke to @SMH re the Rapid Research Information Forum’s response to the effect of winter on COVID-19.
Full report: https://t.co/z2s5M5Cd7D @Science_Academyhttps://t.co/uMd2eUqVGh
— Sydney_Health (@syd_health) April 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/DrBradRidout/status/1259662975280898051
Balancing possible benefit against possible harms is essential for repurposed medicines for COVID-19. @osbornidayius @syd_health
Could taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus be more harmful than helpful? https://t.co/PmBEsWQ8qO via @ConversationEDU— Andrew McLachlan (@AndMacUSyd) May 29, 2020
Pharmacists have a key role on the front line of managing people with low back pain. Here is an evidence-based guideline-informed electronic clinical decision support tool. Great work @aron2web , @CGMMaher and friends @Syd_health https://t.co/RuTu2QbOU7
— Andrew McLachlan (@AndMacUSyd) May 11, 2020
SBS: When was your last dental visit? https://t.co/DyqccoD2qs @syd_health @OralPopulation
— Alexander C L Holden (@TheHonestTooth) May 16, 2020
New Series! 1st podcast in the Technology, Risk &Gambling series by our #UsydBMC Technology Addiction team @syd_health is available. Co-chaired by @DrSalGainsbury @kahlilphilander experts #SharonCollard & #JulietteTobias unpack impacts of digital paymentshttps://t.co/eyRoQqojAO pic.twitter.com/zZqAXqUFJd
— Brain & Mind Centre (@BrainMind_Usyd) May 7, 2020
A must-read piece by PhD researcher @babetdegroot on the increasing demand for #PPE in Australia and why incorrect #WasteManagement and disposal is potentially just as much a threat to our health as the virus itself. Read https://t.co/TgkrRdtiml – @SydneyUni_Media pic.twitter.com/LmnKUQg7Am
— Sydney Environment Institute (@SEI_Sydney) May 5, 2020
Read today's SMH for insight into the Australian 20-hospital trial that's investigating the risk of coronavirus for patients with cardiac conditions.@syd_health @NthSydHealth @KollingINST https://t.co/TIAETl7Y06
— Sydney Health Partners (@SHPartners) May 5, 2020
Australia’s recent economic prosperity owes so much to immigration. We have been thinking about it’s future in the face of COVID-19. Have a read here: https://t.co/Dy0pgbTZzD
— Sydney Policy Lab (@SydneyPolicyLab) May 5, 2020
The Lab was delighted to catch up earlier with @glenweyl. You can read about the plan he has been developing for mass Coronavirus testing in the United States here: https://t.co/VPgvkYkGQl
— Sydney Policy Lab (@SydneyPolicyLab) April 16, 2020
“Tackling a social calamity is not like fighting a war which works best when a leader can use top-down power … In contrast, what is needed … is participatory governance and alert public discussion.” Brilliant from Amartya Sen: https://t.co/NLXX3RgGpI
— Sydney Policy Lab (@SydneyPolicyLab) April 9, 2020
I am so proud of Dad for sharing his struggles with depression. He’s the main reason I volunteer at lifeline. People who come through darkness like that have more strength in their little pinky than the rest of us. Thank you @CroweDM https://t.co/sSDdhs7lyC
— Daisy Turnbull Brown (@MrsDzTB) April 17, 2020
Researchers from the Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) have been awarded $100,000 by the Department of Defence to counter online foreign interference. Read more https://t.co/pRQUokbClG pic.twitter.com/q1SPLhnPWM
— ArtSS_Sydney (@ArtSS_Sydney) May 1, 2020
We're proud to announce SEI will explore #ClimateJustice in multispecies & post-colonial contexts as part of a Global Humanities Institute grant from the @MellonFdn. Congrats to SEI Director @DSchlosberg & co-leads @thomvandooren & @WinterChristine! Read https://t.co/RGu14XDQx9 pic.twitter.com/FXG0Dlvuj2
— Sydney Environment Institute (@SEI_Sydney) April 30, 2020
'COVID-19 Kills, but Inequality Does Too' – Dr Rebecca Lawrence and Dr Alison Ziller compare the laissez faire #COVID19 management of the Swedish Govt with Australia’s approach to explain why decades of systemic inequality will catch up with us. Read https://t.co/Jxagx62qGp pic.twitter.com/qQLPtQyFwm
— Sydney Environment Institute (@SEI_Sydney) April 25, 2020
Today we launch with the new look Progress in Political Economy (PPE) blog and lead with a post by @MoirCat on Ernst Bloch, Georg Lukács and the battleground of philosophy https://t.co/6QeluTXDkO @Thesis11 @arjagose @AdkinsProf @konings_martijn @Usyd_ssps @garethjbryant
— 𝙰𝚍𝚊𝚖 𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚘𝚗 (@AdamDavidMorton) May 6, 2020
In the latest article in our series @WyndhamSusan talked to Assoc Prof Holly High @Usyd_ssps about an unplanned opportunity to learn more about #birdflu in Laos @ArtSS_Sydney @Sydney_Uni @MarieBashirInst. Read here: https://t.co/kpz9qGb0ED
— SSSHARC at Sydney (@SSSHARC) April 27, 2020
During the day, Brianna runs Kua, a youth-led social enterprise here in Sydney. Driven by the climate crisis and fair supply chains, she is also one of our Westpac Future Leader Scholars. https://t.co/PEs6vzvrHW
— SSPS (@Usyd_ssps) May 6, 2020
.@DrAnnaBoucher1 discusses the impact of #covid_19 border closures on #migrants and some of the difficulties they're currently facing. @SydneyUni_Media @SydneyPolicyLab pic.twitter.com/jsRNYB3hdW
— SSPS (@Usyd_ssps) May 27, 2020
A legal fight may be looming over Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia's refusal to reopen their borders. For more, @laurelirving7 spoke with constitutional law expert Anne Twomey. https://t.co/5zYfOfohG3 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/y6bnZcLyzr
— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) May 21, 2020
#SydneyLawSchool's Prof Anne Twomey reviews the High Court's ruling that the Governor-General's correspondence with the queen comprises 'Commonwealth records' in @ConversationEDU and on #abcradio.#PalaceLetters #constitutionallaw #whitlamdismissalhttps://t.co/KqDKoY8TUH
— Sydney Law School (@SydneyLawSchool) June 1, 2020