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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.
Global rise in ultra-processed foods poses major public health threat, experts warn
An 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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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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We are ranked 15th globally and first in the world for impact of education in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The methodology is based on university performance across environmental impact, social impact (including impact of education) and governance. go.sydney.edu.au/hTyrAx
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November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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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
How hybrid wheat could change the future of farming
Working 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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November 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Evidence from research led by @sydney.edu.au archaeologist Dr Jacob Bongers suggests Peru's mysterious 'Band of Holes' was once an ancient barter marketplace and later turned into an accounting system for gathering tribute.

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@antiquity.ac.uk @australianmuseum.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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 👏
Cooling paint harvests water from thin air
University 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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November 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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We’re now ranked 2nd in Australia, climbing 8 places globally, and remain 1st in NSW 🎉

The @timeshighered.bsky.social rankings assess teaching and research performance, as well as industry collaboration and international outlook.

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#USYD #Rankings
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October 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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@anatomykat.bsky.social joined as an educator through the Sydney Horizon Educators scheme, a program that seeks to improve student experience and advance teaching practice.

Passionate about teaching? Sydney Horizon Educators is now open for final recruitment.

Learn more: go.sydney.edu.au/BZgv9Q
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September 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Congratulations to Professor @kouroshkalantar.bsky.social and Professor Michael Kassiou on being named as 2025 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 👏

Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/EFCffD
#USYD #ATSEFellows
Sydney researchers receive Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) honours. Features portraits of Professor Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, a cutting-edge engineer, and Professor Michael Kassiou, a leading-edge chemist.
September 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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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!
Slow ageing
Join 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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September 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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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
University of Sydney academics win prestigious Eureka Prizes
Professor 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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September 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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PhD candidate @allysontodd.bsky.social and Associate Professor @stephaniepart.bsky.social first connected when Allyson was an undergrad, and have collaborated ever since.

Read about their shared passion in youth health and mentorship story: go.sydney.edu.au/4rsp3r
Allyson Todd receives the 2024 Rising Star in Youth Health Award at an Australian Association for Adolescent Health event.
September 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Congratulations to our three @sydney.edu.au researchers named 2025 NSW Young Tall Poppy award winners 🎉

Dr Ros Gloag, Dr @brookenickel.bsky.social and Dr @loubirrell.bsky.social have been recognised for their contribution to science and health care.

Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/sORvSm
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August 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Commerce and Engineering student Oscar Mower created an AI tool that can detect the call of the North Pacific minke whale.

The model can detect the presence of minke whales by analysing audio from existing underwater microphones known as hydrophones.

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#USYD #USYDResearch
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August 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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We’re ranked 1st in NSW and now 72nd in the world in the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities. This is a testament to our world-class research, staff and alumni. go.sydney.edu.au/DOT8xs

#USYD #UniRankings #ARWU
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August 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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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.
How a graduate student delivered a real-time soil moisture map for Tasmania
A 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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August 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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.
Music is good company: new study shows music induces social imagination
Music 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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August 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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A study by researchers from @sydney.edu.au & @unswbees.bsky.social suggests there is potential for the native Australian water rat, rakali, to play a positive role in biotic resistance against invasive black rats.

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#AusMammalogy @sydneyrats.bsky.social

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A rakali perched at the water's edge, its fur looking golden with dark tips in the sunlight. A caption tells us: "a study in Australian Mammalogy suggests there is potential for the native Australian water rat, rakali, to play a positive role in biotic resistance against invasive black rats." The photo is by patrickkavanagh, Flickr.
August 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Congratulations to the nine researchers and teams placed among the finalists in the 2025 @eurekaprizes.bsky.social 👏

The Prize is among the top science awards in Australia, honouring the calibre of research and innovation, celebrating leaders in their field.

Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/2l5jnZ
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July 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Coronaviruses in bats are almost never harmful to humans.

New study led by Dr Alison Peel @alibat.bsky.social looks at co-infections in young bats - and how they might shape how viruses evolve in nature. go.sydney.edu.au/CneWYt

📷 Photo credits to Kathleen Flynn, Pat Jones, Remy Brooks.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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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
The Sydney researcher making social media better for body image
Sydney Horizon Fellow Dr Jasmine Fardouly is on a mission to make social media better for our body image. Read more
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July 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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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
July 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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The study is led by Cancer Council NSW in partnership with the Daffodil Centre.

Key findings:
-Vaping rates among 14 to 17 year olds have fallen from 18% to 15% since 2023.
-Among the 18 to 24-years-olds, the rate has dropped from 20% in 2023 to 18% in 2025.

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July 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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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.
Dr Weiss and his team
July 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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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
Using lightning to make ammonia out of thin air
Using 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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July 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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🎉 The Snow Vision Accelerator officially opens today @sydney.edu.au. This bold initiative will reshape glaucoma research, powered by world-class talent & visionary support. The journey begins—excited for what’s ahead! 👁️

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July 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM