2018

01 May 2018

One engineer’s bridge to success

University of Sydney engineering alumnus Ken Wheeler has travelled the globe designing and managing major bridge projects. We asked Ken how he overcame the challenges in creating Sydney’s “other” famous bridge.

30 April 2018

Postgraduate profile: Mohamed Tashani

After graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Tripoli in Libya, Mohamed Tashani came to Australia, where he became a PhD fellow at the Children's Hospital at Westmead.

30 April 2018

Sydney Nursing School strengthens partnership with Tonga

Sydney Nursing School has a long-standing relationship with Tonga, that has been continued with the awarding of the Lenity Scholarship.

30 April 2018

Parechovirus epidemic affecting infants needs action: experts

Australia is in the grip of its third epidemic of the parechovirus (HPeV), now recognised as a leading cause of sepsis-like illness and central nervous system illness, particularly in young infants, new research led by the University of Sydney reports.

30 April 2018

How Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer win merges pop and classical

As the Pulitzer Music Prize moves away from recognising composers of traditional art music, Dr Scott Davie from Sydney Conservatorium of Music discusses the musical and political criticism behind the rapper's album DAMN.

30 April 2018

How to live your best student life

Our Graduate Medal finalists for 2018 have made incredible achievements in each of their fields. We spoke to 6 finalists to hear some of the most important lessons they’ve learned along the way.

30 April 2018

Nation’s first institute for eating disorders research launched

Australia's first institute for research and clinical excellence in eating disorders was launched today by Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt and NSW Minister for Mental Health Tanya Davies.

30 April 2018

Launch of new faculty marks historic moment for medicine and health

The new Faculty of Medicine and Health brings together dentistry, medicine, medical sciences, nursing and midwifery, pharmacy and public health for an integrated approach to medicine and health.

30 April 2018

Increased user protection against counterfeit apps

Researchers from the Centre for Distributed and High-Performance Computing have been recognised for their research into mobile phone security after being named in the latest round of Google Faculty Research Awards.

30 April 2018

New study tackles high density health issues

Potential planning measures to reduce heart disease, mental illness and Type 2 diabetes in residents living in highly urbanised environments will be explored in a new landmark study.

30 April 2018

EMBA graduate appointed to top position in New Zealand bank

The newly appointed CEO of New Zealand’s Kiwibank, a graduate from the Business School’s Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program, says his time at The University of Sydney was “a critical intervention” contributing to his career’s success.

28 April 2018

Disease-free Tasmanian devils found

A mission to trap Tasmanian devils in the state's remote south west coast has found healthy animals with an absence of Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

27 April 2018

Dementia research to receive $50,000 boost from crowdfunding

After watching in horror as his mother lost her 'beautiful brain', Paul Shaw decided to raise $50,000 for dementia research at the University of Sydney.

27 April 2018

Giving up the universe to provide patients with the world

Dr Adam Hastings is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Westmead Hospital and program director of the clinical neurophysiology program at the University of Sydney.

27 April 2018

The privilege of being a surgeon

University of Sydney alumnus Dr Samriti Sood was determined to be a surgeon from a young age. Now that she's there, she says it's her greatest privilege.

27 April 2018

Specialist postgraduate courses for nurses

The University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery offers specialist postgraduate courses designed for nurses who want to take the next step in their career.

27 April 2018

Specialist postgraduate courses for doctors

The University of Sydney School of Medicine offers specialist postgraduate courses designed for health professionals who want to take the next step in their career in medicine, health and science.

27 April 2018

New study measures support for public transport policies in Sydney

There are high levels of support for a public bike share program and more cycle paths in inner Sydney areas, according to a new study by University of Sydney researchers.

27 April 2018

Kids exposed to general anaesthetic do poorer on numeracy, literacy tests

Exposure to general anaesthetic up to age 4 raises the risk of poor child development and reduced literacy and numeracy as measured by school tests, new research led by the University of Sydney reveals.

26 April 2018

The unexpected history of medicine and health at Sydney

As the new Faculty of Medicine and Health is launched, we reveal all the things you didn’t realise you wanted to know about the history of medicine and health at the University of Sydney.