2022

27 October 2022

Better reporting of harms needed in clinical trials

Researchers say there are important gaps in how harms are being reported in clinical trials. This impacts how scientists and the public weigh up the benefits and harms of treatments.

26 October 2022

University of Sydney named one of the world's most sustainable universities

The University placed equal fifth globally and equal first in Australia in the new QS Sustainability Rankings, which rank 700 institutions globally.

26 October 2022

Celebrating this year’s Charles Perkins Memorial Prize winners

Each year, the Dr Charles Perkins Oration celebrates the outstanding contributions he and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made to our community. 

26 October 2022

Continuing recognition for research excellence in US rankings 

The University of Sydney has excelled in the US News Best Global Universities Rankings. Our top performing subjects are endocrinology and metabolism, electrical and electronic engineering and arts and humanities. 

26 October 2022

First WHO 'watch list' of health-threatening fungi released

The WHO today published its first-ever list of fungal 'priority pathogens' - a catalogue of 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health.

26 October 2022

Five areas ranked in global top 50 in THE rankings

University performs strongly in education, law, clinical and health, humanities and life sciences in latest THE World University Rankings by subject. 

25 October 2022

International student spotlight: Singapore to Sydney for the LLB

International student, Michelle Choy, chose to leave Singapore to study her Bachelor of Laws at Sydney Law School. She then topped the Singapore Bar Exams and discovered the global scale of a law degree.

25 October 2022

Recipients announced: Summer Research Scholarships 2022-23

The Charles Perkins Centre’s Summer Research Scholarship program has awarded 12 scholarships to student researchers to work in its multidisciplinary centre.

25 October 2022

Young cancer researcher's dedication advances patient treatments

Dr Nicole Seebacher committed to researching the most challenging cancers, particularly melanoma, after a friend died of the disease. She has also won numerous awards and appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list along the way.

25 October 2022

A daughter's gift to the next generation

There are many ways we can choose to remember the people we love, but for John Alan Gibson, his legacy was best celebrated by supporting the next generation of rural students to pursue engineering at Sydney.

24 October 2022

Meet your SRC International Student Officer

Get to know Ashrika, an International Student Officer and Bachelor of Arts and Advanced Studies student who is passionate about advocating for and supporting international students. 

24 October 2022

Leading with lived experience

A scholarship and early offer gave Piadora Rahme the opportunity to rise above her circumstances and pursue her dream to join the judiciary.

24 October 2022

Scientists manufacture 'living blood vessel'

Research led by the University of Sydney has developed a material that mimics the complex structure of naturally occurring blood vessels.

21 October 2022

The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022

Professor Douglas R Seals from the University of Colorado Boulder presents the Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022 on healthy cardiovascular ageing and how we can support our own heart health.

21 October 2022

Funding success for Sydney cardiac & diabetes researchers

Two University of Sydney researchers have been awarded funding to help address critical gaps in diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the leading causes of death and disability in Australia.

20 October 2022

Biomedical success and collaborating for greatness

The visit provided insights into the future of medical research and the announcement of a major academic summit to be hosted at the University in 2023.

20 October 2022

Interviewing vulnerable suspects

Dr Celine van Golde's new book, Interviewing Vulnerable Suspects, provides police and others working in the criminal justice system with guidelines for identifying and accommodating vulnerable suspects.

19 October 2022

After the Optus data breach, calls for changes to privacy laws

A minimum disclosure framework should inform the public about the type of data breach and the strategies the organisation affected has adopted to mitigate the damages.

19 October 2022

Everything at stake during the upcoming US midterm elections

Associate Professor David Smith is a senior lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy. He is jointly appointed between the United States Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences. 

19 October 2022

Unravelling the mystery of green doughnuts on the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists have systematically mapped and sampled 'green doughnuts' for the first time since the seascape lurking at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef was discovered in the 1970s - revealing an ecosystem teeming with life.