2019

Articles

10 July 2019

Over $1.5 million in ARC funding awarded to Sydney researchers

Disaster risk reduction practices to assist people with disabilities and relationship-building practices that foster lifelong connections for children in permanent care are two of four projects that have received funding through the federal government's ARC Linkage Project scheme.
03 July 2019

Western Sydney students discover medical research at Westmead

75 young science enthusiasts participated in a two-day outreach event at Westmead and chatted to Sydney honours and PhD students about their research.

01 July 2019

Design and Science students develop sexual health solution

University of Sydney students gathered with students from across nine countries at Parsons School of Design and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York in late June for the Biodesign Challenge Summit to showcase projects that use biodesign to address global challenges.
01 July 2019

Growing rural health research from the ground up

For the first time, Dubbo hosted the annual Western NSW Health Research Network (WHRN) Symposium, bringing together key regional research leaders to drive home the importance of building research capacity in rural NSW.
28 June 2019

The role of law, regulation and policy in feeding the future

The 2019 Food Governance Conference will explore how law, regulation and policy can help address contemporary challenges facing the global food system, including drought, climate change, trade, malnutrition and exploited workers.
27 June 2019

World-first gathering showcased health security's past and future

Spurred on by a desire to help the world better prepare for future major adverse health events, University of Sydney health security expert Associate Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott recently spearheaded the world's first international Global Health Security meet-up.
25 June 2019

Consumer partnership wins inaugural ACTA award

The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre’s partnership with Miracle Babies Foundation - a consumer body representing parents of sick newborns - has received the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance’s inaugural award for consumer engagement.

14 June 2019

Program launches connecting the public to dementia research

This week the StepUp for Dementia Research program had its official go-live event, attended by a cross-section of the University community, including program ambassadors and university researchers.

14 June 2019

Global health: housing for a healthier future

The conditions of where you live can play a pivotal role in your health and the spread of communicable diseases.
13 June 2019

How to land your dream job in health sciences straight out of uni

In their final year of study and preparing to graduate, Jackson and Manisha took part in the Health Sciences Mentoring Program. Now in the workforce, they reflect on the skills they gained and how it helped them to land a job.