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Hearing the same questions over and over again can be frustrating, but it's important to stay calm, writes Lee-Fay Low, Associate Professor in Ageing and Health.

Dr Michael Bowen has won a Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher - the third time in a row Sydney has won this category in the Oscars of Australian science - in recognition of his research that focuses on oxytocin and serious brain disorders. 

New research by the University of Sydney's BEACH research program reveals an increasing load on GP-delivered services as they respond to a rising tide of chronic disease in ageing Australia.

The University of Sydney has been ranked number one in Australia and 28 globally in the new Thomson Reuters’ innovation ranking – ‘Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities’.

Australia is in the midst of an eHealth revolution and medical practitioners who don't adopt new technology in their healthcare delivery risk being left behind, according to a University of Sydney expert.

The University of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music has received a $500,000 gift from the family of Sydney violinist and pianist Richard Pulley (1969-2014). The endowed gift will help expand the Con’s successful ‘buddy program’, which was set up three years ago to bridge the gap between city and regional music conservatoriums.

Research funded by the Royal Commission is the first in Australia and one of few internationally to examine the impact of delayed reporting on complaints. 

This week's conciliation talks in The Hague give Australia a new chance to do the right thing by East Timor to help it secure its future, writes Professor Ben Saul.

In this episode, Dr Shumi Akhtar, a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of Sydney Business School, joins our host Dr Chris Neff to share new perspectives on how we can think about and judge multinational tax avoidance. 

Sydney, India, Pakistan and the UK collaborate on international innovative hybrid wheat strain to feed large populations.

Connect your interests – all of them. This is Jordan Jolly’s advice to high school students who are faced with the dilemma of what to do after high school. Or perhaps you already know what you want to study? Even better. 

'Leave your comfort zone' is Kevin Gatdula’s motto in life. With an emphasis on continual personal development, the 20-year-old Bachelor of Commerce and Science student believes that this is the only way to cultivate a journey of personal growth.

A NSW Government Smart Sensing Network has been announced, co-led by the University of Sydney's Professor Benjamin Eggleton. Professor Eggleton, a flagship head at the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, is working on photonic-chip technology that it is hoped will one day be compatible with smartphones and revolutionise communications and healthcare. 

Like so many high school students in their final year, Denise Ong had a head full of questions. Little did she know at the time that one question she asked would later lead to a major turning point in her story.

Six and a half years ago Maha Kamil arrived in Australia with her family as an Iraqi refugee. What she has achieved since leaving the war-torn country is remarkable.

Doping was already generating international headlines in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Games, when the Russian athletics team was banned for systemic, state-sanctioned drug-taking. 

Former ISIS captive and Yazidi spokesperson Nadia Murad delivered a powerful speech on campus, calling for justice and action over the terrorist group's mass violence against women and children.

The University of Sydney and Lendlease have been awarded a $3 million grant by the Australian Government to undertake a collaborative research project to develop prefabricated multi-storey housing solutions.

Our students are in the driving seat of a new campaign rolling out across Sydney train stations, street posters, and online channels.