2018
Articles
20 July 2018
Sydney Nursing School unveils portrait honouring former Dean Professor Jill White
Members of the Sydney Nursing School and greater university community honoured the former Dean with a portrait unveiling this week.
13 July 2018
Celebrating our partnership with Sydney Local Health District
The collaboration between the University and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) – a premier teaching hospital of Sydney Local Health District – is one of the most significant health-related partnerships in NSW history.
13 July 2018
Could The Handmaid's Tale come true?
Many of us share a quiet fear that the world is spiraling out of control, so when parallels can be drawn between the fictional world of Gilead and our present day, we’re left to question – could The Handmaid’s Tale come true?
10 July 2018
The legacy of a gentleman: supporting young dentists
The Armin Roth Scholarship honours the memory of a long-time supporter of the University of Sydney School of Dentistry, and will assist promising dentistry students.
04 July 2018
Exploring patient-centred pathways for mental health care
Associate Professor Jennifer Smith-Merry, an advocate for patient-centred healthcare, has developed recommendations to help improve mental health services based on individual needs.
03 July 2018
Could dentists check oral health over the phone?
Researchers from the University of Sydney School of Dentistry are collaborating on a national project that will determine if it is clinically and cost effective to screen school children using a smartphone camera.
02 July 2018
USYD pharmacist: how I became a senior poisons specialist
Rose Cairns is an early-career researcher who is making her mark across the globe as a poisons specialist.
29 June 2018
The public health graduate awarded TIME person of the year
In 2014, while working for UNICEF, Dr Vandana Joshi was positioned in Sierra Leone's Ebola ‘red zone’ to help fight the biggest health crisis on the planet at the time. They were called ‘The Ebola Fighters’ and were collectively awarded TIME person of the year for their efforts.
25 June 2018
PhD students work to improve lives of people with autoimmune diseases
The Brain Autoimmunology group at Westmead is working hard to improve the lives of patients with a range of brain autoimmune disorders.
22 June 2018
The many pathways to higher degree research
3 higher degree researchers share their stories of how they balance their research with their careers and personal lives.