It is also directed at those who wish to use a science degree as preparation for a wide range of careers. Just as there were challenges for young scientists at the beginning of the 20th century there are also challenges for those who choose a science or a science-related career now. Science has a key role to play in the sustainable development and the protection of our planet from further degradation and its restoration. Science must also tackle the problems of the conservation of existing energy sources and the development of new ones as well as the control of disease and the promotion of health. Science is critical to understanding human behaviour, computers and systems in society, and how these interact with the biological and physical environment.
Science impacts on all areas of our life.
Scientists study the small electrical potentials of the brain as well as the massive electrical charges generated in the upper atmosphere. Science is concerned with the structure of the universe as well as the structure of an atom. It is concerned with thinking and theorising as well as with applying knowledge in all sorts of inventive ways. Adaptable, well-trained, critical and creative scientists will always be at a premium. The degree programs offered in science at the University of Sydney are of the highest quality and produce scientists and science based professionals of the highest calibre.