2018

06 November 2018

New centre in substance use, mental disorders in young people

The University of Sydney will soon be home to a world-first centre tackling substance use and mental disorders in young people.

06 November 2018

University of Sydney partners with Korean steelmaker, POSCO

The University of Sydney has partnered with multinational steel manufacturer, POSCO to develop high performance steel and structural innovations that will benefit both Australian and international infrastructure.

06 November 2018

Dental tourism: things to consider before going that extra mile for your smile

Dental care in Australia is not subsidised for the majority of Australians, and about half don't have any private dental insurance, which makes the allure of dental tourism clear, writes Dr Alexander Holden.

06 November 2018

Increasing university access for underrepresented students

Widening Participation and Outreach, the University of Sydney's flagship schools outreach program, launches its 2019 program that provides students and teachers access to opportunities to counteract educational disadvantage.

06 November 2018

Indian women hold the key to food wellbeing

Governments need to recognise the status of women in the family and society and give them a role in developing policies aimed at alleviating poverty, according to researchers at the University of Sydney Business School.

05 November 2018

Life in Nepal as a rehabilitation counsellor

Samridhi Rana Thapa is the Senior Program Officer - Community Based Rehabilitation at the Karuna Foundation in Nepal. She helps promote inclusion of disadvantaged people with disabilities living in rural communities.

05 November 2018

Sydney ranks in top 50 for arts and humanities

The University of Sydney has risen to 47th in the world for arts and humanities in the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject.

05 November 2018

Dressing up for Melbourne Cup Day: a racehorse point of view

The scientific community has only recently begun to put ancient and modern theories on horse handling and training to the test to identify which techniques and devices work and why.

05 November 2018

Parramatta-Westmead campus proposal takes shape

The University of Sydney today welcomed an announcement by the NSW Government that it would enter into formal negotiations to establish a campus in Parramatta/Westmead.

05 November 2018

Alliance with Taronga delivers conservation degrees at Sydney

With extinction rates accelerating across the world, the need for scientists dedicated to conservation has never been greater. Now students can pursue their dreams with a world-class education dedicated to wildlife preservation.

02 November 2018

20 years of statins: how they changed heart health forever

The findings of the LIPID study changed heart health in Australia forever by significantly reducing the prevalence of strokes and heart attacks. The trial led directly to changes in clinical practice around the world, as well as statins being subsidised by the PBS.

02 November 2018

Global effort to sequence genomes of all complex life on Earth

With ecological diversity under threat, a global alliance to sequence the genomic data of all eukaryotic life on Earth has been launched. It aims to analyse the genomes of 1.5 million animals, plants, fungi and protozoa.

02 November 2018

Quantum on the edge: Light shines on new pathway for quantum tech

In a world-first demonstration of topologically protected biphoton states, physicist Dr Andrea Blanco-Redondo has opened up a pathway to use light to develop a new type of qubit, the building blocks for quantum computers.

02 November 2018

How a Graduate Medal can open doors for your career

The Alumni Awards are an opportunity to single out a recent, or soon to be, graduate who deserves recognition for their efforts and achievements. Some of our past Graduate Medal winners share how it felt to receive the prestigious award and how it’s helped them in their careers.

02 November 2018

Reading your uni results: advice from our experts

Results are an important part of your studies, but they are not just numbers. Our experts share advice on how your results can be used to reflect on last semester and plan your next set of goals.

01 November 2018

All in a year’s work: Composing for opera, orchestra and virtuoso flutist Claire Chase

As the year draws to a close, we caught up with Composing Women 2018-2019 participants Bree van Reyk, Josephine Macken, Georgia Scott and Peggy Polias, to find out what they have been up to in their first year of the program.

01 November 2018

US News ranks Sydney 31 in the world

The University of Sydney has placed 31st in the world in the latest US News Best Global Universities rankings, climbing in all four major global university rankings this year.

01 November 2018

Vale John Hooke: Sydney farewells a visionary philanthropist

John Hooke leaves behind a lasting legacy, thanks to his passionate support of nanoscience at the University of Sydney.

31 October 2018

Shark bites and negative media linked to PTSD

Nearly a third of shark bite survivors experience post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - an outcome compounded by negative media experiences, a new study by the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre reports.

31 October 2018

Funding call for breast cancer research

Dr Pegah Varamini has developed an approach that uses anticancer agents to attack cancer cells in triple-negative breast cancer. With your help, she will be able to complete her preclinical trials and move onto the clinical trials to give patients a safer alternative to general chemotherapy.