2019

02 October 2019

Our Scholar exceeds at Oxford

Our graduates have a long-standing history of excelling at Oxford, and we are proud to be able to offer scholarships to assist them in realising their educational aspirations.

02 October 2019

What is mental health?

October is Mental Health Month so we spoke to Dr Alyssa Milton from the Brain and Mind Centre to help unravel this very important topic.

02 October 2019

What is mental health?

October is Mental Health Month so we spoke to Dr Alyssa Milton from the Brain and Mind Centre to help unravel this very important topic.

02 October 2019

How to check if your mum or dad's nursing home is up to scratch

If family members are in a nursing home, it's difficult to know if they're getting the care they need. Here are some ways to find out, Associate Professor Lee-Fay Low writes.

02 October 2019

MBA Student Profile: Kenny Sun

MBA student, Kenny Sun sheds light on how the MBA program has helped him recognise endless career possibilities.

02 October 2019

MSJ series: the atmospheric politics of lively capital

The giant panda is a conservation icon, an anthropomorphised star of advertising campaigns that tells a fascinating story of affective force and capitalist economies in the Anthropocene.

01 October 2019

What is encephalitis? A new study breaks down the numbers

A study that prompted an editorial in a prestigious journal yesterday highlights leading causes of the brain disease in children and the importance of monitoring, lead authors Dr Philip Britton and Prof Cheryl Jones explain.

01 October 2019

Experts respond to Sydney night-time economy report

A state government report has recommended repealing the lockout laws in the Sydney CBD, consistent with evidence the University of Sydney's Centre for Translational Data Science provided to the government's inquiry.

01 October 2019

Five minutes with Professor Harbans Bariana

Professor Harbans Bariana from the University's Plant Breeding Institute in Cobbity, on our Camden campus, has dedicated his life to protecting wheat crops against rust diseases. He was recently honoured as a finalist in the India Australia Business and Community Awards.

30 September 2019

Leading health sociologist joins faculty

Professor Alex Broom is an internationally renowned sociologist whose research focuses on the social dynamics of cancer, palliative and end-of-life care, and the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

30 September 2019

MBA Student Profile: Ngareta Linehan

Ngareta Linehan shares her MBA experience and key takeaways after completing two subjects supported by a Women in Leadership MBA scholarship.

30 September 2019

What happens when students call an aged care facility home

It's not every day your neighbours are 160 older people with dementia or age-related care needs, but for four health sciences students at the University of Sydney, its home.

30 September 2019

Storytelling is the key to a persuasive consumer review

Bestselling novels, Hollywood blockbusters and Facebook posts all have common elements arranged according to winning formula, according to a storytelling expert at the University of Sydney Business School.

30 September 2019

5 things we learnt in ‘Not Guilty: the psychology of crime investigations’

Dr Celine van Golde, from our School of Psychology in the Faculty of Science, gave a hugely popular Sydney Science Forum talk ‘Not Guilty: the psychology of crime investigations’ on 18 September. Here are five things we learnt from her.

30 September 2019

Young leaders driving climate action showcase their solutions

Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo is completing his PhD in the School of Geosciences on Amazon forest restoration. He was recently one of 500 young people who attended the UN Youth Climate Summit and UN Climate Action Summit in NY.

30 September 2019

Carnegie Corp awards funding for quantum project

The Centre for International Security Studies' Project Q has been awarded $US400,000 to complete research into the social, strategic and ethical implications of quantum technologies.

30 September 2019

Make like a leaf: researchers developing method to convert CO2

University of Sydney researchers are drawing inspiration from leaves to reduce carbon emissions, using nanotechnology to develop a method for 'carbon photosynthesis' that they hope will one day be adopted on an industrial-scale.

30 September 2019

Australian teachers head to schools in need, thanks to scholarship

A million-dollar donation is helping Australian teachers inspire disadvantaged students in maths and science class.

30 September 2019

Biomedical engineer recognised by Royal Society of NSW

University of Sydney biomedical engineering Professor Hala Zreiqat AM has been recognised by her peers for ongoing contributions in her field by Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest scientific society in the state.

30 September 2019

US backs Sydney spinout company Kinoxis to fight opioid addiction

University of Sydney spinout Kinoxis Therapeutics awarded US National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative grant of up to $6.8m. Out of 375 grants this is the only one awarded outside North America.