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#ICYMI Natasha Robinson reveals the hidden toll of UTIs on kids—and how @Sydney_Uni research into ‘hidden’ bacteria inside cell walls is driving better care worldwide. Read more: lnkd.in/gy8CD5mB

Female medical students walking away from the building of School of Rural Health, Dubbo

Supported by Australian Government funding, the #Dubbo Stream training program addresses a critical need for more doctors in country communities. For media interviews with grads and rural health experts please contact our Media Office on +61 2 8627 0246 or media.office@sydney.edu.au #MedicalDegrees

Prof. John Prins - wearing glasses, a grey suit and gray hair smiles next to a quote: "These students have done something special...they've trained as doctors...and now many are staying to serve the communities that supported them." Caption says Prof. John Prins, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health.

Dubbo’s first MD grads, trained by @sydney.edu.au, will soon start work.

After 4 years of study and care for rural patients, a new doctor tells the #ABC she’s ready to serve in bush communities across Australia.

Listen here: bit.ly/3MAOtYN#rura... #MedicalTraining #DubboStream #HealthcareAccess

For media interviews and commentary please contact our Media Office on +61 2 8627 0246 or media.office@sydney.edu.au

Dr Rebecca Johnson, AI Ethicist, poses in front of a building with columns. Text reads: "Our people, our society and our democracy matter more than short-term economic gains. Safety needs to lead, not follow.." Media Requests: +61 2 8627 0246.

#Breaking #MediaAlert

Australia’s newly announced National AI Plan opts for existing laws over new regulation.

What does this mean for policy and safety?

AI ethicist #DrRebeccaJohnson and other @sydney.edu.au experts are available for comment #AI #TechPolicy #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI

Brillouin laser cascade inhibition in reconfigurable Bragg grating microresonators Chip-scale lasers are in high demand for applications spanning from metrology and sensing to telecommunications. Brillouin lasers (BLs) are emerging as a promis

For media interviews, please contact the Media Office on +61 2 8627 0246 or media.office@sydney.edu.au. And you can read the full paper from the research team at: bit.ly/4on9x2n #OpticalNavigation #Quantum #AerospaceTech #Science #CascadeInhibition

Collage with three images: lasers hitting a crystal, a man in a lab coat with equipment, and two people in safety glasses in a lab. The first image displays a crystal refracting light, the second a scientist in a lab, and the last two people in a lab.

#MediaAlert An @sydney.edu.au research team has cracked a tricky problem in Brilloun lasers, by carving ‘tiny speed bumps’, more than 100 times smaller than a human hair, into optical cavities. This produces an exceptionally ‘clean’ light desired by many advanced tech industries. #photonics

How can we increase heart health checks? Our new paper in @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social shows >70,000 health literacy-sensitive SMS sent from GPs increased heart health checks by 15 times the usual rate - paving the way for a targeted risk screening model in Australia. @newsroomusyd.bsky.social

For media enquiries please call our team on +61 2 8627 0246 or via media.office@sydney.edu.au

Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers – here’s how it will work Deal between companies and union, which includes an hourly wage and accident insurance, still requires approval from the industrial umpire, but this is what we know so far

What does Australia's world-first deal - introducing minimum hourly pay for delivery riders and drivers - mean for industries?

University of Sydney's Alex Veen explores the far-reaching implications in this in-depth article from the Guardian's Catie McLeod.

#ICYMI #gigeconomy #IR bit.ly/3Xf236x

#mediaalert Our agricultural experts like authors @budimansoil.bsky.social #alexmcbratney and #damienfield are always interested to consider media requests on their research. Journalists - please contact our Media Office on +612 8627 0246 for insights and comment.

Nature, carbon, nutrition: 3 ways farming can shift from climate culprit to solution Producing food has a climate cost. But it doesn’t have to. Farmers can cut emissions, boost nutrients and restore nature – while making their farms more resilient

#ICYMI Can farmers help deliver on #NetZero? Fresh insights from three #AgTech experts from University of Sydney on how farms of the future are storing soil carbon, restoring biodiversity and boosting nutrition - to yield #climatesolutions Read more at #TheConversation: bit.ly/4rp9PZp #COP30

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Molecule that could cause COVID clotting key to new treatments In a surprising discovery, a "sticky molecule" that occurs naturally in our blood vessels could be both a culprit behind blood clots and organ failure during COVID and long COVID and the key to new tr...

University of Sydney: Molecule that could cause COVID clotting key to new treatments

'In a surprising discovery, a "sticky molecule" that occurs naturally in our blood vessels could be both a culprit behind blood clots and organ failure during COVID & long COVID'

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The nursing system saving lives in emergency departments New research shows that HIRAID, a seven-step nursing framework developed by the University of Sydney, is transforming emergency care. Trialled in 29 hospitals, it improves early intervention, reduces ...

@katecurtis.bsky.social - Professor of Trauma and Emergency Nursing from @sydney.edu.au - is available for media comment via +612 8627 0246. Or please read the full story here at: bit.ly/4o1LSUU

A woman in navy scrubs, identified as Kate Curtis AO, Prof of Trauma and Emergency Nursing, is on the left. To the right, text reads: "We estimate the framework will help prevent deterioration in more than 5400 patients when upscaled... nationally."

#MediaAlert A USYD-led innovation is saving lives in hospitals. The #HIRAID system gives nurses a clear framework for assessing and managing patients after triage, with a 7.4 percent drop in rapid response calls. Lead researcher Prof Kate Curtis says the impact on #PatientSafety has been profound.

The prevalence of potentially traumatic events in childhood and associations with mental disorders, suicide and physical health in adulthood: An Australian nationally representative cross-sectional st... Objective: This study aimed to estimate the population prevalence of exposure to potentially traumatic events (e.g. serious accidents, physical or sexual violen...

And you can read the full paper from researchers at @sydney.edu.au and @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social here at: bit.ly/3WZ6zGb #anxiety #childhoodtrauma #asthma #chronichealth #depression #mentaldisorders #psychiatry #bigdata #sexualviolence #accidents #ptsd #substanceuse #selfharm #maltreatment

Image split: On the left, a portrait shot of Dr Lucy Grummitt a research with University of Sydney. On the right, an orange block with text: "This is a national wake up call. The scale and impact of lifelong trauma in Australia needs urgent attention." Text below names Dr Lucy Grummitt & contact info.

#MediaAlert New research finds over 8 million Australians experienced childhood trauma, raising risk of mental illness and chronic health conditions. Study author Dr Lucy Grummitt says trauma-informed care must extend across the entire health system. She’s available for media via +61 2 8627 0246

#MediaInsights featuring Dr. Arianne Sweeting and Prof David James in circles. Text: "What's driving the rise of Type 2 & gestational diabetes?" Topics for Dr. Sweeting: endocrinology, diabetes in pregnancy, nutrition, obesity prevention. Topics for Prof David James: diabetes, metabolism, insulin.

#MediaAlert #WorldDiabetesDay Type 2 & gestational diabetes are rising fast in Australia. On #WorldDiabetesDay - Dr. Arianne Sweeting and Prof David James - experts from Sydney University are available to comment on what governments, health-care & individuals should do next. #obesity #pregnancy

#MediaAlert Dr Jacob Bongers is available for media interviews to discuss this research and the further clues he’s continuing to gather to help build a new knowledge of ancient peoples.

For inquiries, please contact us at the University of Sydney Media Office on +612 8627 0246.

Mysterious holes in Andean mountain may be an Inca spreadsheet Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a monumental accounting device for trade and tax

#ICYMI Did over 5000 mysterious holes in the Andes function as an ancient marketplace and ‘spreadsheet’ for Inca accounting? @jbongers.bsky.social from Sydney Uni’s Vere Gordon Childe Centre shares insights in New Scientist. #Archaeology #IncaHistory #ResearchImpact Read here: bit.ly/3LwI8gG

A smiling Matthew Clark, a researcher at Thriving Oceans Research Hub, is featured next to the quote: "Early evidence suggests up to a third of conservation initiatives are abandoned a few years after implementation."

#MediaAlert As world leaders head to #COP30, new insights from leading researchers warn thousands of major conservation projects fail to deliver lasting impact - a threat to global carbon & biodiversity goals. Read more here: srkr.io/63320tfw #ClimateAction #NatureEcologyEvolution #Biodiversity

Heads to roll at Optus after Triple Zero outage Australians wwill likely never know the full financial details of any executive exit packages following the Triple Zero outage, despite the direct impact on public safety, writes Dr Anish Purkayastha ...

And for some weekend reading please see his full article here: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #Leadership #CorporateAccountability #Optus #TripleZero #Governance

Headshot of Dr. Anish Purkayastha, Business Expert, next to the quote: "Without visibility into compensation structures, we cannot determine whether pay arrangements appropriately align executive incentives with public safety." Media contact: +61 2 8627 0246.

#ICYMI New analysis from our business expert Dr Anish Purkayastha questions whether there’s a growing accountability gap in foreign-owned firms like Optus and Qantas. He says when major corporate failures occur, Australians expect more – especially on CEO pay. Read it here: bit.ly/49HqVel #tripleO

The effect of an Iyengar yoga-based exercise programme versus a seated yoga relaxation programme on falls in people aged 60 years and older (SAGE): a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled... This Iyengar yoga-based programme should not be recommended for fall prevention in its current form. Modified programmes with dynamic balance and fall prevention strategies warrant investigation.

Prof Anne Tiedemann is available for further media comment via our office on +612 8627 0246. And you can read the team's research paper here at: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Excerpt of article from "The Australian" titled "Momentum grows for complete overhaul of falls and fracture management." States that a yoga study reveals risk from increased falls. The study found a higher fall rate in the yoga intervention group.

#ICYMI The Australian newspaper reports on a major study that showed a yoga-based program increased fall risk in older adults. USYD’s Prof Anne Tiedmann says the results surprised researchers — and suggests it’s time to rethink falls prevention. Reporter Penny Timm's full story here: bit.ly/4nBwNct

COP30 whats at stake at the climate summit in Brazil

And please see www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... to read some of the expert insights from our academics and researchers #COP30 #ClimateAction #BrazilSummit #NetZeroFuture

A close image of a parched and cracked soil-bed, suggesting a drought. A caption says #medialert: What's at stake at the COP 30 summit in Brazil? A smaller caption says: Photo by Radhey Khandelwal on Unsplash

#MediaAlert This week's COP30 summit in Brazil arrives at a crucial moment, with global climate targets - aiming to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5C - under strain. Our experts on finance, health, energy & conservation are available for comment to media via +61 2 8627 0246.

A head and shoulders picture of youth health expert Dr Cristyn Davies. President Australian Association for Adolescent Health. A side-bar quote says "Investing in adolescent health delivers a triple dividend, it improves young people’s health today, builds healthier adults for the future and gives the next generation a stronger start in life."

MediaAlert# Youth health takes the spotlight at Parliament House as AAAH hosts its National Youth Health Showcase - uniting experts and youth leaders to push for reform. Dr Davies can comment on youth-friendly care and inclusive research. Call +612 8627 0246

Earth's 'boring billion years' created the conditions for complex life University of Sydney experts have found that far from 'boring', the billion years from 1.8 billion years ago was a period of tectonic activity that helped oxygenate the oceans.

Read more and see video of plate motion via: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...