2020

13 November 2020

How can healthcare decision-makers lean on university expertise?

Our experts in health finance and clinical epidemiology offer critical advice and support for decision-makers.

13 November 2020

Bringing big ideas to life

Natasha Rawlings, Investment Manager at Uniseed helps our academics create businesses from research opportunities.

13 November 2020

Medicine and health entrepreneurs see benefits from collaboration

Rupal Ismin explains how Sydney Knowledge Hub offers benefits to both industry and academic experts to help unlock resources and connect ideas and products.

13 November 2020

Collaboration is key to translating discoveries into reality

Meet Dr Hui Xin Ong, the pharmacology research leader engaging with industry to fast track new medical products to the market.

12 November 2020

$2.82m donation brings new hope to those with chronic pain

A generous donation to the University of Sydney will enable research that could result in drug discovery, digital interventions and support for people with chronic pain - Australia's third most costly health condition.

12 November 2020

Sydney Law School connects with local Aboriginal history

Sydney Law School staff and students went on a guided journey of discovery into local Aboriginal history and culture.

12 November 2020

What does it mean to be a university on Aboriginal land?

The University’s Walanga Wingara Mura Design Principles guide the expression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in the very fabric of our University and beyond.

12 November 2020

First conclusive evidence horses hurt by whips, whips don't aid jockeys

Two papes published in journal Animals lend support to a ban on whipping in horse racing. They respectively show that horses feel as much pain as humans would when whipped, and that the whip does not enhance race safety.

12 November 2020

Don't be a HASS-been, HSC leavers

If you are a year 12 student with a preference for humanities, don't change it. Invest in a future where you will be sustained by your passion for your work and where your skills will be valued contributions to the world.

12 November 2020

Same storm, different boats: a reflection on COVID-19 models

In March, a group of researchers from the Centre for Complex Systems modelled how varying rates of social distancing could affect the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across a very diverse Australian population.

12 November 2020

Why Australia shouldn't abandon international education

The proposition that Australia's public universities should retreat from the international education market, including China, and focus largely or even solely on domestic students is based on a "false binary", according to a new discussion paper.

12 November 2020

Track cockatoos, 'bin chickens' and brush-turkeys for science

Research scientists from the University of Sydney and Taronga Zoo have teamed up to produce an app that allows people to record the locations and behaviours native birds. They will use the data generated to further their knowledge of these species.

11 November 2020

The everyday experiences of autistic people and their families during COVID-19

The first major investigation into the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on autistic people and their families, this report makes five key conclusions intended to influence ongoing policy responses.

11 November 2020

Antibody study confirms low levels of infection during first wave

Australia's first population-level antibody study designed to shed light on how many people have contracted COVID-19 confirms that only a very small proportion - less than one percent - of Sydneysiders had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus after the first epidemic wave.

11 November 2020

How languages help you stand out from the crowd

From law to tech, public health to environmental policy, meet some of our language graduates who are making an impact across various fields in Australia and beyond.

11 November 2020

Responsible business platform wins Sydney Genesis startup competition

Relievables, a responsible business management platform, has won the Sydney Genesis competition, the University of Sydney's flagship startup accelerator program.

11 November 2020

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia elects Garry Barrett

Professor Barrett, Head of the School of Economics, will join 37 other new appointees to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia - the nation's top social sciences advisory body.

10 November 2020

Peter Lay recognised by ANSTO for contributions to synchrotron research

Professor Peter Lay from the University of Sydney has been awarded the Australian Synchrotron Lifetime Contribution Award by ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.

10 November 2020

8 investments that work to increase physical activity launched

The #8Investments strategy focuses on increasing physical activity across settings (schools, workplaces and healthcare), through inclusive sport and recreation for all, and investment in active transport systems and healthy built environments.

10 November 2020

Pharmacy alumni: Where are they now?

Meet our pharmacy alumna who after completing her Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2018, is now working as a resident pharmacist at Alice Springs Hospital.