Newsroom - University of Sydney @newsroomusyd.bsky.social Welcome to the University of Sydney's Newsroom. This media-friendly channel highlights the global work of our researchers, with new ideas and collaborative breakthroughs tailored for busy journalists by our Media Office team: https://bit.ly/4ou82jQ
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social Celebrating excellence in Australian science.
The 2026 Eureka Prizes finalists have been announced!
Winners will be announced 3 September 2026.
Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com Nature Communications is an open access journal publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, physical, chemical, clinical, social, and Earth sciences.
www.nature.com/ncomms/
Marlee Bower @marleebower.bsky.social Researcher at The Matilda Centre, USYD. Researching social determinants of mental health: housing, social connection, climate change, participation, homelessness etc
The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
USyd Core Research Facilities @sydney-crf.bsky.social High-impact research via state-of-the-art labs at the University of Sydney #USYD. Eight facilities across 23 sites, with over 500 instruments backed by more than 100 scientists and technicians.
https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/facilities.html
Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social The Australian Science Media Centre Inc. works to enhance the media's coverage of science, for the benefit of all Australians. Home of https://scimex.org
Anna Paradowska @annaparadowska.bsky.social Prof @sydneyuni.bsky.social Engineer and scientist building bridges between research & industry at USYD & @ansto.bsky.social, Australia.
She/Her. Mum & wife. Leader & Mentor. Loving β·πββοΈ & life in general! Comments are my own
SSSHARC at Sydney @sssharc.bsky.social Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre: Seeding and accelerating collaborative research.
@ArtSS_Sydney
@sydneyuni.bsky.social
Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au's flagship public talks program, bringing the world's leading thinkers to the wider Sydney community.
https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas.html
Snow Medical Research Foundation @snowmedical.bsky.social Comming Soon...
School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney. Latest in research, education, commentary, news and events.
CRICOS: 00026A TEQSA: PRV12057
sydney.edu.au/arts/slc
School of Humanities @usyd-humanities.bsky.social 
FRONTIER Research Group @frontier-usyd.bsky.social The FRONTIER Research Group is the largest specialist #frontotemporaldementia research clinic in Australia. Since 2007, we have specialised in the diagnosis, prognosis, and care of people with #FTD and related conditions. #endFTD https://frontierftd.org
Stephanie Partridge @stephaniepart.bsky.social Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-partridge/ | A/Prof | Sydney Horizon Fellow | National Heart Foundation Future Leader | University of Sydney | Adolescent NCD Prevention | Lead @www.youthwelllab.com | She/Her
Benjamin Eggleton @profbeneggleton.bsky.social Professor of Physics, Photonics. University of Sydney, currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research). Co-Director of NSW Smart Sensing Network. Contributing leading edge research to sovereign capability.
Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow at The University of Sydney. All things evidence-based healthcare communication and decision making, and overdiagnosis.
Katherine Kenny @katherinekenny.bsky.social Associate Professor of Sociology and Deputy Directory of the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies at The University of Sydney. Also ARC DECRA Principal Research Fellow and Editor in Chief of Health Sociology Review.- B Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves @barbaraneves.bsky.social Sociologist of tech + aging + loneliness | Senior Horizon Fellow on AI and Ageing @sydneyuni | #ABCtop5 | International Sociological Assoc. Board Member | Ed Board @sociologyjnl
Barbara Prainsack @bprainsack.bsky.social Prof @univie.ac.at @healthy-societies.bsky.social #PrecisionMedicine #Solidarity #DataGovernance #FutureOfWork | Chair #ethicsgroup_eu | @wiko-berlin.bsky.social (Fellow 2023/24) barbaraprainsack.org
Henrietta Byrne @henriettabyrne.bsky.social Postdoctoral research fellow at Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney. Anthropology, STS and gender studies. Living and working on unceded Gadigal lands. From Adelaide/Kaurna country. She/her
Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies @healthy-societies.bsky.social Research centre at The University of Sydney, focused on transforming how we think about, engage with, and foster health. 
Dr Michelle Peterie @michpeterie.bsky.social Sociologist and ARC DECRA Senior Fellow at the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney | Researching socio-emotional health and wellbeing | Views my own
Tushar Prasad @tusharprasad.bsky.social PhD Candidate and Speech Pathologist working with @ABICommLab at USYD
@faridapacey.bsky.social @faridapacey.bsky.social Speech Pathologist, Lecturer at USYD.
Research interests in literacy and CAS.
Dr Elise Bogart @elisebogart.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney. Interests include Traumatic Brain Injury, Aphasia, Acquired Brain Injury. 
Kate Smith @ksmithaus.bsky.social Speech Pathologist, MSPA CPSP
The University of Sydney, member @speechBITE advisory committee #SLPhD candidate #rural
Sophie Brassel @sophiebrassel.bsky.social Speech Pathologist | Lecturer & researcher at Sydney Uni | Interested in #VirtualReality #BrainInjury #TBI #ABI #SLP #DigitalHealth | Member of ABI Communication Lab @abicommlab.bsky.social
Dr Petra Avramovic @petraavramovic.bsky.social PhD | Lecturer @SydneyUni | Research on #TBI #digitalhealth #SLP | Member of USYD @ABICommLab | she/her
Sydney Quantum Academy @sydneyquantum.bsky.social 
Michael Walsh @epidoctor.bsky.social Landscape epidemiology; disease ecology; wetlands; forests; wildlife; biodiversity; One Health; ΰ²ΰ²ΰ²¦ΰ³ ΰ²ΰ²°ΰ³ΰ²ΰ³ΰ²― π¦ππ¦’π¦π¦ in the Sydney School of Public Health @sydney.edu.au & @Sydney_ID & @MAHE_Manipal & @thePHFI
+ Canyoneer π§ββοΈ & Jiujiteiro
He/him Epibiolab.org
Dr Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social Mediterranean archaeologist & museum education professional.
Director of the Paphos Theatre excavations, Paphos Cyprus & Education & Experience Manager at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney.
Cypriot archaeologist on Gadigal land.
Simon Wyatt-Spratt @swyattspratt.bsky.social #Archaeology PhD student at the University of Sydney researching the lithic technologies of the ancestors of Indigenous Australians
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5976-3614
Somerset Wu @somerchem.bsky.social @University of Sydney / @Berkeley Lab
Working on serial femtosecond crystallography & anthropology of science, tech, and medicine
Genderqueer π³οΈβπ (They/He)
Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au An independent organisation of distinguished Australian scientists, championing science for the benefit of all.
Read our landmark report: https://bit.ly/ASAF2035 #Science2035
School of Computer Science, University of Sydney @sydneycompsci.bsky.social The official account of the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney.
π https://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/schools/school-computer-science.html
University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au Stories, research and more from the University of Tasmania. #1 in climate action globally.
CRICOS Code 00586B
Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social Research Fellow at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney. Researching young people, social media health communication & digital health literacyπ²
Rahul Gopinath @rahul.gopinath.org Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia. ΰ΄Άΰ΅ΰ΄°ΰ΅ΰ΄¦ΰ΅ΰ΄΅ΰ΄Ώ's Dad. I work in the junction between SE and CySec. Interested in Program Analysis, Mutation Analysis, Repair, Grammar Inference, Generation and Parsing
https://rahul.gopinath.org
Sydney Mathematics and Statistics @sydneymathsstats.bsky.social School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney.
On the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
https://maths.usyd.edu.au
Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow. The Daffodil Centre, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, and Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group. The University of Sydney, Australia
Sydney Health Literacy Lab @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au A research group in the School of Public Health at The University of Sydney.
Investigating health literacy to improve health outcomes for all.
Manisha Caleb @manishacaleb.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Radio astronomer hunting for fleeting bursts of energy across the Universe.
@timbedding.bsky.social @timbedding.bsky.social 
Dr Courtney Crawford @courtneycrawford.bsky.social Astrophysics Postdoc at USyd - she/they
The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com Independent news from the sharpest academic minds.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social Researching and teaching a broad and creative range of textual, verbal, and visual programs.
The University of Sydney | CRICOS 00026A
Michael L. Barnett @mlbarnett.bsky.social health policy researcher, primary care physician, dad
Chow @chowhanchua.bsky.social NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow | Senior Lecturer in pharmacology, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney πͺπ¨π¦β Ion channels: LGICs, VGICs and leak channels. π¬
Professor Sally Gainsbury @drsalgainsbury.bsky.social Academic psychology researcher at the University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre.
My goal is to conduct research, share findings, & collaborate across diverse stakeholders to inform & evaluate policies & practices to minimise gambling harm.
Emiliana Tonini @emilianatonini.bsky.social Postdoc at the Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
investigating youth mental health and circadian rhythms
Tara Murphy @taramurphy.bsky.social Professor and Head of School of Physics at the University of Sydney. Radio astronomer looking for transients and gravitational wave events. OzGrav CI. Teaching physics and the apocalypse. https://taramurphy.github.io
Views expressed here are my own :)
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld @jkkummerfeld.bsky.social NLP faculty - University of Sydney
he/him
(this account is for professional topics only)
https://www.jkk.name
ClΓ©ment Canonne @ccanonne.github.io Senior Lecturer #USydCompSci at the University of Sydney. Postdocs IBM Research and Stanford; PhD at Columbia. Converts β into puns: sometimes theorems. He/him.
John T Ormerod @johntormerod.bsky.social Statistician at Sydney University.
Nalini Joshi @monsoon0.bsky.social Mathematician, wife, mother, addicted to math
Stephen Bartlett @bartlettquantum.bsky.social Professor at the University of Sydney. Quantum computing enthusiast.
Views expressed here are my own.
Ben Fulcher @bendfulcher.bsky.social I lead the Dynamics and Neural Systems Group at the School of Physics, the University of Sydney.
We develop time series tools & physical models to understand the dynamics of complex (usually neural) systems.
Also: @bendfulcher@fediscience.org
Ana Vila-Concejo @profanavc.bsky.social Marine Geoscientist. Linking timescales in tropical and temperate coasts, coral reefs, beaches in estuaries and bays.
Working for women in science.
Podcast Co-host https://coast2cast.podbean.com/
Dr Laura Driessen @astrolaura.com Radio astronomer and science communicator at the University of Sydney. Die hard Melbourne demons fan. Opinions are my own. www.astrolaura.com
Mike Wheatland @manicule.bsky.social Professor in physics and Deputy Dean
in Science at the University of Sydney. Solar astrophysicist and owner of spinning things. Views expressed here are my own.
Dom Williamson @domwilliamson.bsky.social Topological phases of matter and fault-tolerant quantum computing at The University of Sydney.
Marcus Strom @marcusstrom.bsky.social Science | Journalism | Media | Politics 
Kate Jolliffe @katejolliffe.bsky.social Supramolecular chemist; Australian; She/her
Anne Quain @drquain.bsky.social Animal welfare veterinarian, general practitioner, and lecturer in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Co-author of Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases (5M) and the Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Small Animal Clinics (Taylor & Francis)
Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School.
Former Councillor, Inner West Council, Sydney, 2021-2024.
www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff/tim-stephens.html
orcid.org/0000-0001-9678-2227
Born at 331 ppm CO2
David Schlosberg @dschlosberg.bsky.social Professor of Environmental Politics, University of Helsinki. Environmental, climate, multispecies, and ecological justice; just adaptation and resilience.
Cameron Webb @mozziebites.bsky.social Assoc. Professor Medical Entomology (NSW Health Pathology & University of Sydney); author CSIRO Publishing & The Conversation; mosquitoes, mosquito-borne disease, wetlands.
Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social Associate Professor, Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney. Interested in ethics & politics of health. (Bioethics. Public health.) And I consume too much sports. (he/him) π¨π¦πΊπΎπ¦π
Gareth Bryant @garethbryant.bsky.social Political Economy at the University of Sydney
Dr Alison Peel @alibat.bsky.social π¦ disease ecologist & veterinarian, Horizon Fellow at Sydney Uni, using One Health approaches to study #viralspillover from bats #TeamHB7 She/her.
Ed Jegasothy @edjegasothy.bsky.social Epidemiologist, biostatistician, egalitarian. Interested in environmental health and the causes of health inequality. Senior lecturer in public health at Sydney Uni. Opinions are my own.
Ben Mather @benmather.info Geophysics and Python enthusiast ππ Postdoc in the EarthByte group at Sydney Uni fusing tectonic reconstructions with mantle geochemistry to explain π
Julie Mooney-Somers @jmooneysomers.bsky.social Social scientist. A/Prof Qual Health Research @ Sydney Health Ethics, School of Public Health, Uni Sydney. Researching to improve LGBTQI health/access. Committed educator, Director of MPH. Settler on Gadigal land. She/her
Stephan βTillusβ Tillmann @tillus.bsky.social Professor of Geometric Topology at The University of Sydney, Executive Director of SMRI
Michael McDonnell @historymatterssyd.bsky.social Historian. Gadigal country aka University of Sydney. Powerful Stories, purposeful history. Website michaelamcdonnell.org
Morgan Carpenter @morgancarpenter.com Associate Professor, Sydney Health Ethics @sydney.edu.au School of Public Health
Executive Director & lived experience human rights defender, @interaction.org.au
Intersex flag creator
morgancarpenter.com
Alex Holcombe @alexh.bsky.social Science-ing, trying to improve science. Metascience, open access, reforming scholarly authorship practices. Cognitive and perceptual psychologist.
Mastodon: @alexh@fediscience.org
Bob Kummerfeld @bobkummerfeld.bsky.social Computer Science academic. Keen exerciser (gym, rowing).
Glioblastoma sufferer.
Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) @sydmathinst.bsky.social Transforming maths in Australia with research and public outreach.
YouTube http://bit.ly/SMRI_YT
Geraint F. Lewis @cosmichorizons.bsky.social Cosmologist & Galactic Archaeologist at
@Sydney_Uni. Proud Silurian, Australian immigrant, & author of books about the strange universe we find ourselves in!
David Easdown @davideasdown.bsky.social Instructor/designer online maths courses, works at USyd
Brain and Mind Centre @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social We are at the forefront of #mentalhealth & #neuroscience #research. We collaborate across industries & disciplines to find answers to global #health challenges.
Claire Golledge @drclaire.bsky.social Lecturer in Education at The University of Sydney.
Humanities educator.
Researching teacher practice & history of education.
Part of the Culturally Nourishing Schooling (CNS) research team.
Gadigal & Bidjigal land.
Renae Ryan @renaeryan.bsky.social Professor @ University of Sydney; interested in membrane transport proteins, biophysics, pharmacology and diversity and inclusion in STEMM. Views expressed here are my own. She/her.
Microscopy Australia @micro-au.bsky.social Australia's largest network of microscopes and expertise β open to all Australian researchers & businesses, enabled by the Australian Government through NCRIS.
micro.org.au
myscope.training
youtube.com/c/MicroscopyAustralia
Boris Kuhlmey @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social Professor in Physics, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Pastimes include interstellar lightsails, nano photonics, THz, radiative cooling, teaching physics, and unnecessarily elaborate cooking. All opinions are my own and not the university's.
Liz New @lizjnew.bsky.social Chemical biology & molecular imaging, Aussie currently living in Jordan.
Matthew Hindson @hindson.bsky.social Composer. Deputy Dean, Sydney Con, University of Sydney. Views my own. 
Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social Professor Emeritus. Historian and art historian, especially of Indonesia/Bali. DH, cricket, representation. Comments personal and not related to my universityβs views. Projects include http://balipaintings.org/ and https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/
Chloe J Jennett @cjjennett.bsky.social Program Manager + PhD Candidate researching screening participation to support #CervicalCancerElimination @sydneyuni.bsky.social | Interested in #ImpSci | Outdoor Enthusiast π| Views my own
Yaron Meron @yaronmeron.com Senior Lecturer in Design & researcher @ University of Sydney | βRestingβ design professional | Photographer, bad guitarist & some other things.
Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social Speech Pathologist @sydney.edu.au #DevLangDis #DLD #SLPeeps #bskyspeechies #SLPhDone
Celine van Golde @celinevangolde.bsky.social All things psychology and law
Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, ABI Communication Lab, The University of Sydney | Convenor, Digital Health & Informatics Network (DHIN) | Associate Editor, Brain Impairment | Super interested in all things π§ π± π£οΈ ππΌοΈ #bskySPEECHIES | Kuring-gai/Bundjalung Country
Leah Williams Veazey @leahmouse.bsky.social ARC DECRA Research Fellow (sociology, health, migration, care) at The Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies (@healthy-societies.bsky.social) at The University of Sydney. Lover of books, Londoner at β€οΈ
Professor Leanne Togher @leannetogher.bsky.social Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, #SLP SLT #braininjury #aphasia #NHMRC Investigator Fellow #ABI Communication Lab Director, Director @speechbite, Chair Brain Injury Australia, Vice Chair IBIA
Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social Speech pathologist with a PhD, living on Gadigal land, working at Sydney Uni. Bunny wrangler. #speechie #slpeep #slp #apraxia #cssd #ebp #ultrasound #childSPEECHdis #ssd #dysarthria (she/her)
A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Sydney. Deputy Director, Sydney Health Literacy Lab. Chief Editor, Health Literacy & Communication Open. Risk communication, medical decision making, health literacy, science translation.
Dr. Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) @pepinneff.bsky.social Associate Professor of Public Policy. Focus on the role of emotions in the policy process, including moral panic agenda-setting, LGBTQ+ politics, and human-shark interactions. Opinions are my own. https://linktr.ee/chris.pepin
Dr Rebecca Sutherland @becsutherland.bsky.social Speech pathologist and senior lecturer at the University of Sydney. Interested in autism, disability, telehealth, language and literacy among other topics.