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Our research

Leaders in medicine and health research

We’re dedicated to understanding and solving the world’s biggest healthcare challenges. We challenge barriers to universal health and wellbeing, and we're at the forefront of advances in medicine and health.

Research centres

Our centres are collaborative, diverse and expert. Collectively, they undertake transformative research across all disciplines of Medicine and Health to address the needs of society and improve health outcomes for all.

Research networks

Formed to ensure our faculty remains at the forefront of innovative research and education, our multidisciplinary networks are a vital element in our research ecosystem.

Research by School

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Our partners

We are proud of our network of partners and welcome new opportunities to work with local health districts, industry, research institutes, hospitals, government organisations and international partners.

Medicine and health researchers

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Latest news

TGA review strengthens case for much tighter vape restrictions at the border

Associate Professor Becky Freeman from the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Charles Perkins Centre and Senior Advisor Paul Grogan from The Daffodil Centre explain how the TGA's advice will help combat the rise of vaping.

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Harnessing AI to improve the future of oral health

What if going to the dentist could help identify the impacts of social determinants and how they interact? Hanna Pethani, PhD student in Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health, and her team are developing a ChatGPT-like system that could make this a reality.

Mediterranean diet reduces risk of heart disease, death in women

A world-first look at the effect of the Mediterranean diet in women confirms it lowers risk of heart disease and death and should be recommended for prevention.

Spinal cord stimulation doesn't help with back pain, says new review

People with chronic back pain may turn to spinal cord stimulation to ease their pain, but a University of Sydney led Cochrane Review found no sustained benefits to the surgery that outweigh the costs and risks.

University renews affiliation agreement with Melanoma Institute Australia

The University of Sydney and Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) have executed a five-year affiliation agreement, ending 30 November 2027.

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Tony Weiss to chair Expert Panel of the $40m NSW Biosciences Fund

NSW Government will back startup companies with promising translational technology in biosciences.

27 February 2023

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Industry collaborations progress research in advanced imaging and vaccination

University of Sydney researchers involved in successful Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants to advance image guided cancer surgery and develop a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine.

22 February 2023

Parents are unintentionally heating up prams: here's what you need to know

A University of Sydney study finds common strategies used to protect infants from the heat can warm up a pram by almost 4 degrees Celsius. The researchers recommend new strategies to keep infants cool as temperatures soar.

22 February 2023

How a TV series is making people pay attention to deadly fungal infections

The television series 'The Last of Us' describes a world after a fungal pandemic and it may be science fiction, but researchers have been warning about the threat of deadly fungal infections to public health for years, writes Associate Professor Justin Beardsley.

14 February 2023

Disability services need to employ more people with lived experience

New research from the University of Sydney finds almost a quarter of Australian disability services do not employ any people with disability, and 20 percent employ less than three people with disability.