2017

Refugees often arrive in Australia with nothing - including no friends, family or the language skills they need to find work and accommodation. The Refugee Language Program helps refugees learn English and build social networks in the Australian community they now call home.

Wouldn't be nice if a PhD took just three minutes to complete? Though research can span years, postgraduate students competing in the 3 Minute Thesis condensed their studies into pint sized presentations for the crowd. 

Why is the University of Sydney overhauling our undergraduate curriculum? Our graduates are entering a global job market that is undergoing radical change, writes Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence.

Professor Emeritus Simon Chapman explains why anecdotes aren't strong evidence when it comes to quitting smoking.

Australian men with a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer that require active treatment, as opposed to careful monitoring, are often not given all the options available to them, writes Associate Professor Sandra Turner.

Radicalisation and terrorism are key issues of our time. In the first episode of the Open for Discussion podcast's second season, Hussain Nadim discusses the latest research on confronting radical extremism.

The University of Sydney has introduced a new fixed ATAR system so students can have complete transparency and immediate certainty when choosing courses. This will apply to most undergraduate degree programs offered by the University.

When wet-plate negatives were the latest in photographic technology, one of the University's first professors, John Smith, was fascinated by this process and created many precious plates that document the history of the University.

A perfectly customisable pillow and an autonomous UAV-based system that will detect airborne pathogens were the winners of this year’s student innovation challenge.

A study has found adult children of Australian Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are between three and six times more likely to have PTSD. The study coincides with Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August.

What would happen if the High Court found that ministers Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash and Matthew Canavan had not been validly elected at the last federal election in July 2016?

Take part in Australia's Biggest Smartphone Survey - an online project for National Science Week led by cyber-psychology expert from the University of Sydney, Dr Andrew Campbell. 

Take part in Australia’s Biggest Smartphone Survey—an online project for National Science Week. 

University of Sydney students are receiving in-the-field experience and journeying to new territories - from foreign lands to the outer reaches of space - all without leaving campus.

Sydney has scooped the Australian Institute of Policy & Science's Young Tall Poppy Awards, with recipients including Angela Crean as 2017 winner for her work on reproduction and environmental impacts on sperm and offspring. 

Exploring a collection of items provided by the Conservatorium library, student Simon Polson came across a previously unknown manuscript by a world renowned composer.

From the bitter cold of Antarctica to the scorching sun of Jordan, Dr Gillian Deakin has always taken her extensive medical knowledge and skills where they'll do the most good. This is a doctor with a difference. 

There's movement at the station. Guy Coleman is part of a wave of agriculture graduates finding opportunities to transform the industry with new perspectives and technologies. He's using and creating online resources that provide a platform for education and discussion.

Even older than the University's oldest buildings, the first book of Senate Minutes is kept safe in our Archives. Every carefully written word represents the nation-changing ambition that defined the birth of the University of Sydney.