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Facts & figures

Our research

  • 14th Globally for nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
  • $11.8M in research income over the past five years
  • 1891 publications in past five years
  • >21700 generated citations in past five years
  • 2.3 average category normalised citation impact (CNCI) in past five years
  • 55 Higher degree by research (HDR) students currently enrolled
  • 51 Higher degree by research (HDR) students graduated over past 5 years
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Research at Sydney Nursing School

Improving the patient experience and impacting health policy
We are committed to the vital role that nurses play throughout a person’s life, and strive to create research that improves patient experience with an impact on health policy.

Research highlights

 

Research Themes

Our work is closely aligned with the research activities of the faculty, conducted across the following major areas:

  • Chronic and Complex Care
  • Ageing and Disability
  • Alterations in Health and Wellbeing
  • Nutrition Science
  • Patient Safety and System Design
  • Education and Policy

Centres, institutes and groups

We lead research in cancer and supportive care with a focus on improving the experience for those impacted by a cancer diagnosis.  To achieve this we work with cancer, haematology, and palliative care nurses in the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) and across NSW to support their research in this area.  In addition, we work directly with those impacted by cancer, both patients and family, to develop new approaches to reduce the impact of cancer and its treatment. 

Partly funded by SLHD, we are a consortium of Sydney Nursing School and Daffodil Centre researchers, bringing together the school's strength in cancer, haematology, and palliative care research with centres of excellence in clinical cancer care.

Our research is conducted under four themes:

  • supportive care
  • psychosocial and quality of life
  • models of health care delivery
  • improving research capacity and skills for cancer and palliative care nurses and clinical trial nurses.

Key staff

  • Professor Kate White, CCRU Director and Professor of Cancer Nursing
  • Associate Professor Claudia Rutherford
  • Clinical Associate Professor Merran Findley
  • Clinical Associate Professor Tracy King 

I-HARP is a unique model of care, funded by the Australian government, that aims to help older people with dementia remain healthy and independent in their own homes.

The program combines a range of proven health care strategies into a comprehensive intervention delivered at home. I-HARP clinicians work closely with the person with dementia and their carer to provide client-directed and client-centred care and support. 

Learn more about I-HARP

StepUp for Dementia Research is a research participation and engagement service, a “one-stop shop” that connects individuals – both with and without dementia – with researchers conducting studies into dementia prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and cure. We make it easier for the brightest minds in research to connect with people willing to donate their time. StepUp for Dementia Research is the flagship initiative of a program called Connect Dementia Research Australia (CDR-A). 

StepUp for Dementia Research is now live. Sign up at our website.

For more information, contact stepup.research@sydney.edu.au

Key staff
Collaborators
  • University College of London (Professor Martin Rossor and Adam Smith, Programs Manager)
  • University of Exeter (Associate Professor Piers Kotting)

Early implementation of StepUp for Dementia Research is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health.

Empowering health through innovative nutrition and dietetics research, dedicated to enhancing wellbeing, advancing public health, and championing sustainable food practices for diverse communities.

The Nutrition and Dietetics Research Group group conducts research under four themes: 

  • Clinical Nutrition 
  • Public Health Nutrition 
  • Measurement of Food and Beverage Consumption 
  • Educational Research

Learn more about the Nutrition and Dietetics Research Group