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Five minutes with our Makers & Shapers Diversity & Inclusion winners: Dr Annmaree Watharow & Dr Moira Dunsmore. 9 December 2024. This dynamic duo won their award for their advocacy for people living with dual sensory impairment (DSI) and their healthcare experience. What does it mean to be named a Maker & Shaper by your peers? It's so timely, we've both been working in this space through our thesis work, our advocacy and research outputs for many years; Annmaree lives with DSI. This award
First Healthcare Professionals Education Micro-Conference engages and connects. 29 October 2020. Participants from Sydney University, Monash University, other domestic and international universities, NSW Health, Victorian Health, and professional organisations tuned in to the first of the Health Professions Education Research Micro-Conferences. Academic lead for the Health Professions Education Research Network (SHERN) Professor Lynn Monrouxe, wanted to provide opportunities to connect with
Professor Annie Clarke honoured with the Rhys Jones medal. 29 January 2024. She received the highest award offered by the Australian Archaeological Association, for outstanding and sustained contribution to the field. Professor Annie Clarke doing fieldwork on Groote Eylandt. Professor Annie Clarke has been awarded the Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology by the Australian Archaeological Association. The Rhys Jones Medal is the highest award offered by the
First cohort of staff complete the University’s inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mentoring Program. 14 December 2023. Congratulations are in order for the University’s first cohort of staff who have recently completed our inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mentoring Program. We speak to Tianna Fatnowna, Program Manager for the Gadigal Centre, and Andrea Brooks, Senior Manager of Organisational Development about their mentoring relationship and how this new
Research. Researcher development is managed by the Researcher Development Unit in the Research Portfolio. We organise events and opportunities and manage the Researcher Development Hub, a one-stop shop to connect you to researcher development support at the University of Sydney. Find articles, guidance and resources that will support your research success, and help you become more confident in your career direction. Learning and development is a click away, and can alter the course of your
New funding for Tech Central research. 20 January 2023. $2.2 million has been awarded to Professor Brent Kaiser and Professor Fariba Dehghani from the NSW Government’s Tech Central Research & Innovation Infrastructure Fund to develop an Alternative Protein Application Centre (APAC). The Centre will be located within Tech Central at South Eveleigh, led by the University of Sydney to develop scalable designs and large-volume manufacturing. The Centre will also conduct research and development
Sydney academics and alumni named 2021 Fulbright Scholars. 23 June 2021. Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships announced. From biomedical engineering to river science, academics and alumni of the University of Sydney have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships. This year, 13 prestigious Fulbright Scholarships have been awarded to members of the University of Sydney community and notable alumni. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission scholarships are awarded to foster educational exchange and
Five things you didn't know about data. 4 March 2019. Following Open Data Day on 2 March, Institutional Analytics and Planning (IAP) has created a brief video to promote awareness of the use and current potential of open data. Within the Vice-Principal (Strategy) portfolio, IAP’s focus is on sharing knowledge by leading university-wide analytics, planning and data science initiatives. Staff from all areas of the University are invited to reach out to the IAP team for collaboration. To learn
Dr Lisa Alcock wins Tour de Cure funding for cancer research. 2 February 2023. Dr Lisa Alcock, from the School of Chemistry, has won $100,000 in funding from Tour de Cure, which funds cancer research by outstanding researchers who are within five years of being awarded their PhD. Tour de Cure is a charity founded in 2007 to promote the prevention or control of human cancers. Dr Alcock is developing the first ever targeted therapy for ALT (alternative lengthening of telomeres) positive
Early career researchers awarded $9m funding. 17 August 2021. The University of Sydney has received funding for 22 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme. Minister for Education and Youth, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, announced $83 million in support for early career researchers. The University was awarded $9.1m to fund 22 up-and-coming researchers and received the most humanities and social sciences DECRAs in the country.
The FMH staff acknowledged in King's Birthday Honours. 17 June 2024. Congratulations to all our Faculty of Medicine and Health members who are recognised in the King's Birthday 2024 Honours List. Professor Karen Canfell AC. Professor Karen Canfell AC from the Daffodil Centre was celebrated for eminent service to medicine as an epidemiologist, particularly through cancer research, to tertiary education, and as a mentor and leader. Professor Don Nutbeam AO. Professor Don Nutbeam AO from
Interprofessional Learning in Action: Mass Trauma Simulation. 30 May 2022. Students from across the Faculty of Medicine and Health were given their first taste of how to manage a real-life emergency as part of the recent Mass Trauma Simulation (MTS) event. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this is the first-time the popular event has been run during the last two years. The MTS is designed to test students’ communication, teamwork, leadership skills, and ability to make good decisions under
Meet our Makers and Shapers: Naisana Seyedasli. 9 August 2021. A group of colleagues nominated and awarded Dr Naisana Seyedasli with the Teaching Excellence (Individual) Makers and Shapers Award. Naisana Seyedasli winner of the Teaching Excellence (Individual) award. The Makers and Shapers awards are a peer-based award system, which celebrates success and highlights the achievements of people and teams across the faculty. Dr Naisana Seyedasli is a Senior Lecturer and Lead Stem Cell and Cancer
Colleagues can now view the proposed Schedule One on the intranet, so those covered by the Agreement can see what their annual salaries would be if the Agreement were finalised.
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Webisodes highlight inspiring approaches to teaching online. 26 November 2020. The FMH Education Innovation and Design Team have created a series of videos to share and celebrate novel ways of engaging students in the online environment. We asked Tina Barclay, Manager FMH Education Innovation & Design, about the conception and goals of the series. What inspired the team to start creating these episodes? The inspiration for this work has come from great conversations with our academic
Career transition. The University offers career transition services to those whose positions have been impacted by change. The University encourages you to seek opportunities University-wide. These may be continuing or fixed-term opportunities. Career transition can provide assistance in transferring skills, experience and capability into alternate positions and coaching to move through the merit-based approach to recruitment as you will need to demonstrate capability to fulfil the position
Celebrating our 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Awards winners. 9 November 2022. Congratulations to the 50 individuals and teams from across the University who have been recognised for their outstanding efforts through the 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. The 2022 ceremony will be held at the Great Hall and online. Of the 123 staff and affiliates recognised with Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence across 15 categories, 60 are academics and 62 are professional staff. Now in its seventh
Shaping our journey through partnerships and affiliations. 5 May 2025. Our vast network of partnerships, affiliations and joint ventures play a vital role in shaping our ability to make and shape the future of health. We spoke with Professor James Elliott, Academic Director of the Kolling Institute, about the pivotal relationships the Kolling enables between the University, local health districts and other partners. Professor James Elliott . Can you tell us about the partnership between the
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