University of Sydney (USYD)

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Research, campus life and all things #USYD! Leadership for good. CRICOS: 00026A TEQSA: PRV12057

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University of Sydney (USYD)
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New research in @thelancet.com looks at the multi-billion-dollar industries shaping our diets. For the first time, researchers have mapped the complex lobbying relationships of major brands, revealing the extent of their commercial influence on the global food industry.

go.sydney.edu.auGlobal rise in ultra-processed foods poses major public health threat, experts warnAn international study in the Lancet warns that food companies are fuelling the global rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) while blocking government action. Experts call for strong public health measures to curb corporate influence and promote healthy, sustainable diets.
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Wheat provides 20% of all calories globally. But yield has flatlined, which poses a threat to food supply. @sydney.edu.au researchers have been developing a solution to help reduce food insecurity globally. #ResearchForGood

go.sydney.edu.auHow hybrid wheat could change the future of farmingWorking with local farmers, University of Sydney scientists have developed a hybrid wheat to deliver tougher, higher-yielding crops to support Australian growers and feed communities around the world.
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A new cooling paint developed by @sydney.edu.au researchers and Dewpoint Innovations can passively cool buildings and keep surfaces up to six degree cooler 👏

go.sydney.edu.auCooling paint harvests water from thin airUniversity of Sydney researchers, working with startup Dewpoint Innovations, have developed a paint-like polymer that can passively cool buildings and extract atmopsheric water, an invention that could cool urban heat islands and supplement tank water.
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It's natural that as we get older, our body and mind decline. How might we all live well, for longer, at any stage of life? Join @sydney.edu.au experts for fresh insights and evidence unlocking our understanding of healthy brain ageing. Wednesday 24 September, 6:30pm. Register free!

sydney.edu.auSlow ageingJoin University of Sydney experts for fresh insights and evidence unlocking our understanding of healthy brain ageing. How might we all live – and stay – well, for longer, at any stage of life?
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Congratulations Professor @anitaho-baillie.bsky.social bsky.social and Professor Thomas Maschmeyer who were awarded prestigious Australian Museum @eurekaprizes.bsky.social for Science last night 👏 Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/XfWdLI

go.sydney.edu.auUniversity of Sydney academics win prestigious Eureka PrizesProfessor Anita Ho-Baillie and Professor Thomas Maschmeyer have been recognised for their pioneering work in solar technology and sustainability research at the Eureka Prizes, one of the highest honou...
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PhD student @sydney.edu.au Marliana Tri Widyastuti has led the developement of a world-first AI-powered soil moisture mapping tool that could transform irrigation, fuel reduction burning, and pasture management across Tasmania and beyond.

go.sydney.edu.auHow a graduate student delivered a real-time soil moisture map for TasmaniaA University of Sydney PhD student has developed a world-first AI-powered tool to deliver real-time soil moisture information for farmer, industry and government planners.
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“Whether we’re celebrating or grieving, music is something we can turn to." A new study led by @steffenherff.bsky.social from @sydney.edu.au's Sydney Conservatorium of Music has shown for the first time empirically that music can keep you company by facilitating imagined social interactions.

go.sydney.edu.auMusic is good company: new study shows music induces social imaginationMusic keeps you company: a new study led by Dr Steffen A. Herff, cognitive neuroscientist at Sydney, Music, Mind and Body Lab at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, has shown for the first time empirically that music can indeed keep you company by facilitating imagined social interactions.
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Dr Jasmine Fardouly was among the first researchers to examine how platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter affect body image. As a Sydney Horizon Fellow, she’s advanced her research and was named in Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list. Learn more: go.sydney.edu.au/rYKcz6

go.sydney.edu.auThe Sydney researcher making social media better for body imageSydney Horizon Fellow Dr Jasmine Fardouly is on a mission to make social media better for our body image. Read more

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Is Australia still the lucky country? Join respected social researcher Rebecca Huntley and experts to explore how the key issues of climate change, gender equality and AI, are reshaping trust, identity and belonging in Australia. Register: bit.ly/4lsd2Dq

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Repairing damaged skin is now quicker, easier and more effective. Over the past 30 years, Anthony Weiss, his team at USYD, and research partners, including @ox.ac.uk and MIT, have unlocked the potential of elastin tissue and developed a way to produce it synthetically.

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⚡ Scientists from @sydney.edu.au have developed lightning-produced ammonia in gas form – a new, more efficient method that brings us closer to sustainable production of ammonia and transition to a hydrogen-based economy

buff.lyUsing lightning to make ammonia out of thin airUsing lightning to make ammonia out of thin air Scientists have developed lightning-produced ammonia in gas form – a new, more efficient method that brings us closer to sustainable production of…
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Arunima Malik who was named 2025 International Champion by the Frontier Planet Prize 🎉 She has received A$1.54 million, which is believed to be the largest individual monetary prize for research in @sydney.edu.au's history. go.sydney.edu.au/6suXms

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Congratulations to Associate Professor Arunima Malik from the Science Faculty, who has been awarded the National Champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize for Australia 👏

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This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we look at how @sydney.edu.au spinout company Dac Labs is building direct air capture technology that can pull CO2 from the air using a sustainable, energy efficient method.

go.sydney.edu.auThe carbon capture technology that could change our energy futureA University of Sydney spinout company is exploring direct air capture technology which could lead to large-scale removal of carbon emissions, creating sustainable new products.
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Researchers @sydney.edu.au are leading the way in the development of ‘smart insulin’. This new method of nanotech-based insulin delivery which can be taken as a tablet is providing hope that people with type 1 diabetes might soon be closer to a needle-free alternative.

go.sydney.edu.auThe smart insulin pill that could change livesUniversity of Sydney researchers are developing a nanotech-based oral insulin pill. Read more about how it’s providing hope for people with type 1 diabetes.
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A first-of-its-kind research and development company has been launched by the @sydney.edu.au quantum technology team that worked closely with Microsoft Quantum for the best part of a decade. Emergence Quantum is delivering quantum technology’s “missing link”.

go.sydney.edu.auEmergence Quantum: a commercial 'special ops' team for research and developmentProfessor David Reilly and Dr Thomas Ohki have launched Emergence Quantum, a spinout from the University of Sydney, building on their work at Microsoft Quantum, they are delivering a new type of comme...
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Three generations of women in STEM at @sydney.edu.au Meet Dr Rodgers, Lily Rodgers and Dr Musgrave.  Last week, Lily graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours – Immunology Honours). Today, she shares that same journey with the very people who continue to inspire her.

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Dr Rodgers completed 4 degrees at USYD - Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honours, and a Master of Science in Medicine. Dr Musgrave graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1958. What amazing women in STEM 👏

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They met when Taylor was completing her PhD in structural biology, studying the 3D structures of proteins involved in gene regulation to explore their suitability as drug targets and Rezwan was working with fungal proteins to coat nanoparticles for biotechnological applications as nano-carriers.