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Sydney researchers recognised for global leadership and impact

Six Sydney engineers have been recognised in Clarivate's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, recognising the most influential researchers whose papers rank in the top one per cent of citations for their field. Read more.

University of Sydney to lead four industry Australian Research Council projects

Professor Simon Ringer and Professor Jun Huang have been awarded Australian Research Council Linkage Projects grants to design new materials for hydrogen fuel systems. Read more.

The Australian celebrates research excellence of universities

Four engineers from Sydney and their research fields have been recognised as top nationally in The Australian's 2026 Research Magazine. Their fields focus on computing systems, power engineering, textile engineering and inorganic chemistry. Read more.

2025 engineering Alumni Award winners announced

Congratulations to our 2025 Alumni Award winners, Dr Luke Gordon and Dr Edward Yang, who have been awarded for their work in brain-computer interfaces and cardiovascular disease research. The 2026 Alumni Award nominations are also now open. Learn more.

Clean drinking water: Where sanitation, cultural practices and gender roles intersect

Dr Jacqueline Thomas's research is not the kind conducted solely within a laboratory. As an environmental engineer, she brings a unique approach to improving water and sanitation in low- to middle-income countries. Read more.

'Artery on a chip': 3D printed blood vessels could unravel secrets of strokes

A new 3D printing technique is generating anatomically accurate replicas of blood vessels in just two hours. The device has helped researchers study blood clots that lead to stroke and could be used to trial new drugs without relying on animal testing. Read more.

Executive Leadership in Major Projects program

The Executive Leadership in Major Projects (ELMP) program, delivered by the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership, equips senior project directors with the knowledge and insight to improve the performance of major projects - critical to society and the economy but often plagued by delays and cost overruns. Drawing on cross-faculty expertise and industry collaboration, the flagship program reflects the University’s leadership in executive education and commitment to advancing infrastructure, technology, and policy outcomes globally. Register now.

Khuda Women in STEM Program celebrates launch of Academy

Following the record-breaking donation made to the University of Sydney earlier this year, the Khuda Women in STEM Program is now underway with the launch of the Khuda Women in STEM Academy. Read more.

We will remember them: a gift stretching 107 years

Adelaide Smith, the mother of a fallen WW1 soldier, transformed her grief into the Murray Rainsford Smith Prize in Civil Engineering, a lasting gift that continues to recognise promising students over 100 years later. Read more.

4 December | Global Health Research Showcase

Celebrating this year’s theme, Shared Values, Global Impact, the Showcase highlights global health research across the University. It features keynotes, panels, and presentations focused on reciprocity, partnership, and equity, providing a unique alternative to traditional topic sessions. Register now.

10 December | Constructing Trust: A Cryptographic Tool Kit

Join the latest in the Dean's Lecture Series, presented by Professor Shafi Goldwasser. This talk will describe how interactive proofs and cryptographic modelling can be used to build trust in legal domains and various phases of the machine learning pipelines, including verification of LLM outputs. Register now.

10 December | Sydney Ideas - An examined life, examined

How, and for what, should life be optimised? Is the growing culture of optimisation leading us towards the homogenisation of culture? Listen to this discussion from Infinite Scroll 荧屏沉溺 curator and creative technologist Thea-Mai Baumann, philosopher Emily Hulme, comedian and writer Alex Lee and computer scientist Elliot Varoy. Register now.

The Faculty of Engineering has ranked in the top 50 in the world for four Academic Subjects in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, leading in Transportation Science and Technology, Telecommunication Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence. Learn more.

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