2019

11 December 2019

Bio-pen to reduce pain and treat common eye problems

Professor Gerard Sutton, Clinical Ophthalmologist and Medical Director of the NSW Eye and Tissue Banks at the Save Sight Institute, is leading research in the treatment of common cornea problems.

11 December 2019

University of Sydney Law School Climate Emergency Declaration

The Board of The University of Sydney Law School has voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency. The full declaration is as follows:

10 December 2019

Re-framing the gap year for regional students in NSW

A group of the country's leading education researchers and equity practitioners have received funding from the New South Wales Government for a project aiming to help regional high school students make decisions about addressing and resolving gap year needs.

10 December 2019

MBA student profile: Rebecca Nikqi

Rebecca Nikqi is the recipient of the Marsh and McLennan Women in Leadership MBA Scholarship 2016 and current MBA student.

10 December 2019

Charter of Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom to be adopted

Yesterday the University of Sydney's Senate agreed to adopt the recommendations of its French Review Model Code Implementation Group.

10 December 2019

Sydney researchers receive $41 million in NHMRC funding

Researchers from the University of Sydney have received more than $41 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to improve the health of Australians.

09 December 2019

Sydney's newest museum reaches a major milestone

This morning the University of Sydney held the topping out ceremony for the new Chau Chak Wing Museum, marking a major milestone towards the official opening next year.

09 December 2019

#TrophySkulls and genuine fakes

From paintings looted by Nazis to human remains traded on Instagram, the Palgrave Handbook on Art Crime provides a peek into a mysterious world.

09 December 2019

Sydney University first in Australia for global student mobility

A survey of 34 Australian universities found the University of Sydney has the largest student mobility program in Australia for the second year in a row, with one in three of the graduating cohort in 2018 undertaking a global mobility experience.

09 December 2019

Essential oil poisoning calls on the rise, children most affected

Experts from the University of Sydney are calling for public awareness on the dangers of ingesting essential oils following an increase in calls to the poisons hotline, with children most affected.

09 December 2019

Composing Women 2019

Composing Women 2019 has been a year of highlight achievements for Josephine Macken, Georgia Scott, Peggy Polias and Bree van Reyk. 

06 December 2019

Could level 2 water restrictions drive up prices?

Designed to save water over summer while dam levels dwindle, could level 2 water restrictions have the unintended affect of driving up prices? Dr Petr Matous explains.

05 December 2019

ARC Discovery Project success for design and planning researchers

More than $2.2 million of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding has been secured for projects involving School of Architecture, Design and Planning academics.

05 December 2019

Update: Camden campus to reopen on Friday 13 December

Our Camden campus will reopen on Friday 13 December 2019 after the evacuation of the campus due to fire risk. We are pleased to report all staff, students and visitors can return to campus with operations resuming as normal.

05 December 2019

Winners of 2019 David Harold Tribe Fiction Award announced

Grafton-based Claire Aman and Melbourne writer Katherine Brabon have been announced as joint winners of the 2019 David Harold Tribe Fiction Award.

05 December 2019

ARC Discovery Project success for arts and social sciences researchers

More than $2.5 million of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding has been secured for Discovery Projects led by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences academics.

05 December 2019

Winner of 2019 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award announced

Melbourne poet Melinda Bufton has been announced as winner of the 2019 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award.

05 December 2019

58 Discovery Project grants awarded to Sydney researchers

Federal Education Dan Tehan announced the latest round of ARC Discovery Project grants, including funds for 58 research projects involving University of Sydney researchers and administered by the University.

05 December 2019

Susan Wyndham named SSSHARC Journalist-in-Residence

The Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) has appointed journalist and University of Sydney alumna Susan Wyndham to a role as its inaugural Journalist-in-Residence.

05 December 2019

How Hatch is kick-starting student careers

For full-time international MBA students, finding work in Australia while studying can be a real challenge. Hatch is a new program that is tackling this issue by connecting full-time students with internship and career opportunities.