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13 November 2025

World Diabetes Day 2025

World Diabetes Day is celebrated on Friday 14 November 2025. The Charles Perkins Centre is at the forefront of diabetes research with impact across both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

11 November 2025

Professional Staff Prize 2025

The Charles Perkins Centre Professional Staff Prize recognises and celebrates the outstanding contributions of our professional staff members across our research program.

11 November 2025

Summer Research Scholarships 2025

The Charles Perkins Centre has awarded 16 Summer Research Scholarships to outstanding student researchers from across five University of Sydney faculties.

06 November 2025

The Ian Garthwaite Memorial Prize 2025

The Ian Garthwaite Memorial Prize recognises the commitment and achievements of a technical support services (TSS) staff member who has worked for the Charles Perkins Centre.

31 October 2025

The hidden costs of excessive exercise: When fitness becomes a fixation

Exercise is medicine, but like any medicine, the dose matters. Too little can harm, but too much can also put your heart, liver, and long-term health at risk. Balance is key for lifelong well-being.

31 October 2025

Surviving cancer: Caring for the whole person

As cancer survivorship grows, so does the need for more targeted and compassionate preventative care. Professor Luigi Fontana lead on the CPC RPA Health for Life Program at the Charles Perkins Centre explores why holistic, personalised lifestyle support is crucial to help survivors live longer, healthier lives.

31 October 2025

The bone-building effects of exercise

Bones adapt to how we live, until they don’t. At any age, exercise builds stronger bones. Strength, impact loading and balance training boost density, reduce fracture risk, and build confidence. Move often and protect your frame.

31 October 2025

Reduce salt not flavour

Many of us consume far more salt than we need, specifically too much sodium. It’s the sodium that poses the problem. Excess sodium intake is strongly linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and dementia. In fact, in 2021, a high-sodium diet was the leading dietary risk factor contributing to deaths worldwide