2018

03 July 2018

UN scholarship winner hopes to see more women in policing

An Australian Federal Police Officer, who wants to see more women leaders in the force, has been awarded a UN Women National Committee Australia MBA Scholarship.

03 July 2018

Faculty expands its civil engineering expertise

The academic ranks of the Faculty of Engineering have been increased by the welcome arrivals of Associate Professor Ali Akbar Nezhad, Dr Aaron Opdyke and Dr Emily Moylan to the School of Civil Engineering.

03 July 2018

Koala genome sequenced for first time

Sydney has led the world-first sequencing of the koala genome in a global consortium spanning 54 scientists in 29 organisations. It will inform conservation efforts - from diet to genetic diversity - of our iconic marsupial.

02 July 2018

University of Sydney wins $4.5m in DFAT grants

The University of Sydney has won $4.5m in grants from The Department of Foreign Affairs to lead programs aimed at preventing infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in Fiji and Vietnam.

02 July 2018

USYD pharmacist: how I became a senior poisons specialist

Rose Cairns is an early-career researcher who is making her mark across the globe as a poisons specialist.

02 July 2018

What can Vogue teach us about technology?

Lisa Tracy, Careers and Corporate Relations Manager, MBA Programs, The University of Sydney Business School, relates her inspiring experience at Vogue Codes Live.

29 June 2018

Henderson Travellers take on the world

From performing in operas in Sicily to attending music festivals in Colorado, the Henderson Travellers program funds unforgettable musical experiences for the Con’s top students.

29 June 2018

The public health graduate awarded TIME person of the year

In 2014, while working for UNICEF, Dr Vandana Joshi was positioned in Sierra Leone's Ebola ‘red zone’ to help fight the biggest health crisis on the planet at the time. They were called ‘The Ebola Fighters’ and were collectively awarded TIME person of the year for their efforts.

28 June 2018

Our SOAR Fellows' research progress, six months on

The Sydney Researcher Accelerator (SOAR) Fellowships support outstanding early and mid-career researchers. Six months into the two-year fellowship, our SOAR fellows explain what a day in the life of a researcher is like.

28 June 2018

Researchers honoured with NHMRC Awards

Research into cardiovascular disease, back pain, kidney disease and brain injury has been recognised at the NHMRC Excellence Awards.

28 June 2018

Discussions with the Ramsay Centre: VC letter to NTEU

In response to a letter from the NTEU, the Vice-Chancellor reaffirms key facts about the University's discussions with the Ramsay Centre, including non-negotiable matters such as academic freedom and autonomy.

27 June 2018

Jockey seeking answers pledges brain to science

Veteran jockey Dale Spriggs who is suffering the impacts of 20 or more concussions has pledged his brain to The Australian Sports Brain Bank run by the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

27 June 2018

New Head of School for Physics

Joining the University of Sydney in January 2018, Professor Céline Boehm is only the second woman to be Head of School for Physics in our history.

27 June 2018

Funding approved for new research in psychology

Five researchers from the School of Psychology have been awarded a total of more than $1 million in grant funding from the ARC this year.

27 June 2018

The 78ers Legacy Fund: crowdfunding to celebrate Mardi Gras' 40th

A University of Sydney crowdfunding initiative will honour the activists who took to Sydney's streets for the first Mardi Gras and helped transform gay and lesbian lives in Australia.

27 June 2018

Decoded stretchy molecule gives living tissues flexibility

Researchers have decoded the molecular structure of tropoelastin, a protein that gives living tissues the ability to stretch and retract, and detailed how its structure is altered in various genetically-driven diseases.

27 June 2018

Dr Shelley Wickham wins Westpac Fellowship to study DNA origami

Dr Wickham will build new tools made from DNA origami - tiny tweezers, spanners, wrenches and springs - to better understand blood clotting on nanosurfaces and ultimately design better materials.

26 June 2018

Tiwi+Jazz

“We have performed and recorded together whenever we have the opportunity, with the core aim being to share musical ideas and create new versions of old songs, for fun and entertainment but also, for the women, with the firm purpose of keeping their songs alive.”

26 June 2018

The circular economy, a new age in recycling

New technologies developed by the University of Sydney’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineers are creating usable products from industrial waste that benefit people and the environment while creating new income streams.

26 June 2018

The graduate hitting all the right notes

What does it take to help grow the Arts in Australia while raising a family? Yarmila Alfonzetti explains how studying a postgraduate project management degree at the University of Sydney built her extensive industry experience to a crescendo of success.