Nine projects backed by Research Proof-of-Concept funding - Intranet

Nine projects backed by Research Proof-of-Concept funding. 15 November 2024. The Research Impact Proof-of-Concept Fund has awarded nine researchers with over $698,000 in funding to help commercialise their research. The University of Sydney is delighted to announce the successful applicants in Round 2 of the 2024 Research Impact Proof-of-Concept (POC) Fund. POC funding provides vital support to groundbreaking research projects with the potential for translation or the creation of new ventures,

Scheduled outage for Sydney Student 9–11 April - Intranet

Sydney Student scheduled outage 9–11 April. 1 April 2021. A migration of Sydney Student to the cloud has been scheduled from 9–11 April. During the migration, Sydney Student will be unavailable and some other related systems may experience intermittent outages. The University's student admistration system, Sydney Student, will be migrated from University data centres to the cloud from 5pm, Friday 9 April to 10pm, Sunday 11 April. Sydney Student will be unavailable during this period and a

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Black summer bushfires wiped $2.8 billion from tourism supply chains - Intranet

Black summer bushfires wiped $2.8 billion from tourism supply chains. 31 January 2024. A study by PhD student Vivienne Reiner from the Centre of Integrated Sustainability Analysis highlights economic vulnerabilities to extremes of climate change. A first of its kind study of the 2019-2020 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires in Australia has revealed that the tourism industry nationwide took an immediate hit of $2.8 billion in total output to its broader supply chains and almost 7300 jobs disappearing

Industry collaboration progress research in advanced imaging - Intranet

Industry collaboration progress research in advanced imaging. 27 February 2023. Congratulations to Associate Professor Brian Hawkett and his team on receiving a successful Cooperative Research Centres Project grant to advance image guided cancer surgery and therapy to advance the use of Ferronova’s FerroTrace SPION (super-paramagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles) platform. Nanotechnology has been widely researched in oncology, but clinical translation has been limited by complex manufacturing

LGBTQIA+ stroke survivors’ experience of sex and sexuality - Intranet

LGBTQIA+ stroke survivors’ experience of sex and sexuality. 17 February 2025. Can a stroke change the experience of sexuality among LGBTQIA+ stroke survivors and their partners? PhD student Will Kokay from the School of Health Sciences led a recently published study to start a conversation around the issue. William Kokay, lead researcher and PhD student, Sydney School of Health Sciences. Tell us about the background of this study and what inspired it? The inspiration behind this study came

Celebrating our 3 Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis winners and finalists - Intranet

Celebrating our 3 Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis winners and finalists. 7 September 2023. Providing a roadmap for people with muscle dysmorphia to access treatment, an innovative approach to help organisations excel in disability inclusive planning and practice, and the adoption of swarm-based drone services for delivery are among this year’s 3 Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis presentations. Winners and runners-up for the 2023 3MT and VYT Competitions. The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT

Panel Pledge - Intranet

Panel Pledge. The Panel Pledge is a simple and practical initiative to help improve gender diversity on discussion panels, discussion forums and other external events. By signing the Panel Pledge, you are making a public commitment to taking action to improve gender diversity when speaking at forums or events, or when organising or sponsoring a forum or event. Everyone at the University is encouraged to sign the pledge and follow its commitments but it's especially relevant if your role at the

Sydney leads training program for COVID mass vaccination hubs - Intranet

Sydney leads training program for COVID mass vaccination hubs. 6 July 2021. Hundreds of healthcare professionals and senior students are being recruited to administer COVID-19 vaccines in new immunisation centres across NSW, with the University of Sydney to provide expertise and vaccination training. A student from the Faculty of Medicine and Health learns how to administer an influenza vaccination (photo taken in early 2021). The NSW government’s rollout of COVID-19 mass vaccination hubs has

Sydney Researchers Simulate Real-Time Chemical Reactions on Quantum Computer - Intranet

Sydney Researchers Simulate Real-Time Chemical Reactions on Quantum Computer. 22 May 2025.. Co-authors Professor Ivan Kassal and Dr Tingrei Tan. For the first time, scientists have used a quantum computer to simulate the dynamic behaviour of real molecules, marking a breakthrough in chemistry and quantum computing. The University of Sydney research team, which includes Professor Ivan Kassal and Dr Tingrei Tan, has demonstrated how molecules interact with light over time – a feat classical

Slow-spinning radio neutron star breaks all the rules - Intranet

Slow-spinning radio neutron star breaks all the rules. 7 June 2024. Most collapsed stars fully rotate in seconds. This one takes nearly an hour and is sparking curiosity. Leading scientists from Sydney and Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, have detected what is likely a neutron star spinning slower than any other ever measured. No other radio-emitting neutron star, out of the more than 3000 discovered so far, has been discovered rotating so slowly. The results are published today in

Celebrating our 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards winners - Intranet

Celebrating our 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards winners. 18 November 2021. Congratulations to the individuals and teams from across the Faculty of Science who have been recognised for their outstanding efforts through the 2021 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of our academic and professional staff to teaching, research and service, leadership, mentorship, and industry and community engagement. This year’s 196

Three FMH researchers receive Postdoctoral Fellowship - Intranet

Three FMH researchers receive Postdoctoral Fellowships. 12 June 2025. We spoke with FMH applicants offered the three-year Helen and Robert Ellis Postdoctoral Fellowship. Maria Lastra Cagigas. What is your research background? During my PhD I used microscopy, biochemistry, biophysics, and genetics to explore how cancer cells behave differently from normal cells in their environment. By specialising in cryo-electron tomography, I learned how disrupted cytoskeletal dynamics drive cancer cell

Academic Excellence Program: minor correction to Draft Change Proposal Document - Intranet

Preliminary consultation is complete. A Draft Change Proposal (DCP) related to the proposed use of the Academic Excellence Framework is now available to download on the AEP intranet page for your ... You can download the updated version of the DCP from the intranet.

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What's on at FMH 5 October 2021 - Intranet

What's on at FMH 5 October 2021. 5 October 2021. What's on at FMH is our fortnightly events digest. Find out what's happening around the faculty this month, how to register and what to catch up on. Coming up this month. Funded fellowship opportunities to work in industry. Wednesday 6 October, 10am. Are you ready to work with industry on medical research projects involving discovery, translation, and commercialisation? Or do you supervise someone and want to give them the opportunity? The MRFF

FMH Australia Day honours - Intranet

FMH Australia Day honours 2021. 4 February 2021. The Faculty of Medicine and Health is proud to congratulate its staff, affiliates and alumni recognised in the Australia Day Honours list. Learn about their achievements below. Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. Professor Roger Robert Reddel AO (BSc(Med) ’74 MBBS ’77 PhD(Medicine) ’85). For distinguished service to biomedical research in the field of adult and childhood cancer and genetics, and to tertiary

Support for HDR supervisors - Intranet

Support for HDR supervisors. This section contains resources to help you work with the supervisory team and with your student effectively, and to understand the University’s expectations. See how to use RECS, how to upgrade your supervisor level, and learn what supports are available for HDR supervisors.

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