2017
Articles published in 2017
Sydney surge to double victory
The University of Sydney men’s and women’s teams rowed to victory in the Australian Boat Race 2017, with the Women’s Eight finally breaking Melbourne’s eight-year hold on the trophy.
Sydney scientist wins NSW Premier’s Prize
The annual NSW Premier's Prizes for Science and Engineering recognise excellence, and reward leading researchers for cutting-edge work that has benefitted the state.
Schooling malaria
Walter White taught us how to break bad, but what if scientists and students came together to break good and find a cure for Malaria?
Nine University scholars named AAHMS Fellows
Nine scholars from the University of Sydney have been inducted as fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
What we need from drugs that are meant to end life
Which drugs should be used to end life if euthanasia is legalised in Victoria? Dr Betty Chaar and Sami Isaac from the Faculty of Pharmacy explain in The Conversation.
First university in Australia to offer code development software
The University of Sydney is the first university in Australia to give students and staff access to a software repository management platform, making it easier for collaborators to develop, test and distribute code.
Qantas customers help shape future of inflight health and wellness
A group of long-haul Qantas customers, including Frequent Flyers, will take part in an in-flight trial as part of a world first collaboration on health and wellness in the air between the airline and the University of Sydney.
Families pass on disadvantage, finds world-first welfare analysis
Almost two decades of Australian welfare payment data paints a picture of disadvantage, as researchers find children of parents on benefits are almost twice as likely to receive benefits too by their early 20s.
Suicide risk assessments don't prevent suicide
According to research published today in the BMJ, the current system of categorising a patient's suicide risk isn't effective.
Voter registration challenges electoral integrity: new report
The Electoral Integrity Project's mid-year report compares 260 elections across 161 countries.
Gravitational waves world-first discovery Down Under
A Sydney team was the first in the world to confirm radiowaves from the latest gravitational waves event, resulting from a spectacular neutron star merger that has produced light and radio waves as well as gravitational waves.
4 reasons why food is more important than you think
Access to food is a basic human right, vital for good health and ultimately for life itself. But how often do you wonder where your next meal is coming from, who's growing it, and whether it's actually good for you?
3 tips to being supermarket savvy
Food is big business. From paddock to plate and everything in between, Dr Alana Mann discusses the mega industry that is food and how it isn’t free from politics in the latest episode of Open for Discussion.
Silver-studded crews announced for Australian Boat Race
The Australian Boat Race takes place on the Yarra River in Melbourne on 22 October.
How will you make your mark on the world?
Our past Graduate Medal winners share how these awards helped to turn their passions into a career.
Early-career researchers excel in NHMRC fellowships
Researchers at the University of Sydney have received almost $23 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Australia’s infrastructure service providers innovating for customers
Big data, digital technology and other innovations used by infrastructure providers are delivering better customer outcomes, according to a new paper by the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership.
New technique tracks plant photosynthesis from space
University of Sydney and NASA researchers have developed a revolutionary new technique to image plant photosynthesis using satellite-based remote-sensing, with potential applications in climate change monitoring.
Mozart’s last opera ignites the magical voices of future opera stars
Rising opera stars at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will be put through their operatic paces when they take to the stage this month to perform Mozart's final and most popular opera of all time.
Brain scientists win big at national awards
The 2017 Brain Foundation Research Awards took place on Monday 9 October, with Brain and Mind Centre researchers winning more than $300,000 in funding to research dementia, motor neurone disease and immune-mediated neuropathy.