Theses: Recent submissions
-
The Accompanist as Dramaturg: An Exploration of Dramatic Function in Secco Recitative Accompaniment
Published 2025Secco recitative accompaniment, though ubiquitous in eighteenth-century opera repertory and central to modern operatic practice, has attracted surprisingly little systematic scholarship. This dissertation reconceptualises ...Open AccessThesis -
The Role of Risk Aversion in Morality
Published 2025Moral decision-making is increasingly salient amid global political and economic instability. Although past research has examined moral reasoning and situational influences, less is known about the psychological mechanisms ...Open AccessThesis -
Strategic Airline Decarbonisation from a Door-to-Door Perspective
Published 2025This thesis examines practical, near-term ways for airlines to cut emissions as climate pressures intensify. Aviation produces ~2.5% of global CO₂ (close to 5% of non-CO2 effects are included). With passenger demand ...USyd AccessThesis -
Understanding the impact of age and the role of geriatric assessments in treatment decision-making for older adults with cancer
Published 2025Treatment decision-making is complex for older adults with cancer given the heterogeneity in health and potential presence of age-related vulnerabilities. Personalised care guided by geriatric assessments (GAs) can reduce ...Open AccessThesis -
Persistence Under Pressure: Understanding Connectivity, Detection and Conservation of the Eastern Pygmy Possum in the Urban Matrix
Published 2025Urbanisation continues to fragment native habitats and place pressure on species that rely on continuous vegetation for movement and survival. This thesis investigates how urban-edge fragmentation affects the eastern pygmy ...Open AccessThesis