2022

30 August 2022

New 10-year strategy sets University's vision for 2032

The University of Sydney today released an ambitious 10-year strategy, with immediate commitments to more than double scholarship support for under-represented domestic students and invest nearly half a billion dollars in a world-leading biomedical precinct.

29 August 2022

The politics of climate change and the Danish Climate Citizens' Assembly

How can citizens effectively drive change? We hear from Visiting Doctoral Fellow Ingrid Helene Brandt Jensen from the University of Copenhagen on her research into democratic theory and public engagement in Denmark.

29 August 2022

MBA Student Profile Akhilla Ashok

Akhilla Ashok shares why she chose the University of Sydney MBA, the best part of the degree so far, and how she found the transition from Mumbai to Sydney.

29 August 2022

Good jobs, flexibility, and care key to Western Sydney women

Improved wages, increased opportunities for flexible work and access to affordable care are the main things working women in Western Sydney want, a new University of Sydney report finds.

29 August 2022

Historic $478m investment to change Australian healthcare forever

The University of Sydney today announced its largest ever capital investment, a landmark $478 million to build a nation-leading biomedical precinct to fast track research and patient care in New South Wales.

29 August 2022

Supporting primary health care in remote NT communities

A new project supporting comprehensive primary health care in remote communities in the Northern Territory has just been announced as part of the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre program of works.

26 August 2022

Stories from civil society during the height of the pandemic

A new report by Sydney Policy Lab draws upon the insights and experiences of civil society leaders to understand how Australian civil society can be strengthened and re-energised.

26 August 2022

How to build and support resilient communities

A new report by Sydney Policy Lab offers crucial insights and lessons for those who work in the for-purpose sector.

26 August 2022

Is productivity really a magical fix?

With productivity set to be the dominant theme of Labor's upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit, Honorary Professor of Political Economy, Jim Stanford, questions whether our "uncritical obsession" with productivity distracts us from the deeper problems Australia must solve in order to make economic and social progress.

25 August 2022

Legal use of medicinal cannabis on the rise

New research from the University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative finds most Australians are still medicating with illicit cannabis, although numbers accessing prescription products have risen dramatically.

24 August 2022

Improving diagnosis and management of fungal infections in Vietnam

How access to appropriate fungal treatments will save lives

24 August 2022

How to be an active bystander

While no one wants to witness problematic or dangerous situations, it’s important to recognise what inappropriate behaviour looks like and how to intervene safely if you ever see it. 

24 August 2022

Cutting down vitamin D tests could help lower carbon cost of healthcare

Unnecessary vitamin D testing in Australia is costing our health care system up to $87 million and creating a significant carbon footprint which otherwise could be avoidable, says researchers.

23 August 2022

Controlling COVID-19 proves good for corporate bottom line

Cost-effective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 not only save lives but also have an economic benefit, new research from the University of Sydney Business School confirms.

22 August 2022

Influential international transport conference arrives in Sydney

Transport industry leaders from around the world will converge in Sydney in September 2022 to debate topics ranging from ownership, competition and governance to the decarbonisation of public transport.

22 August 2022

Following a dream and transferring to law at Sydney

Lily Rose Kitteringham takes us through her journey from a Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies) through to being admitted into the Sydney Law School.

19 August 2022

Apps kept us healthy during the pandemic, but it came at a cost

The same apps that kept us moving during the pandemic sometimes had a negative emotional impact, according to new research led by the University of Sydney.

19 August 2022

What is musicriminology? Linking crime and music

Professor Murray Lee, of Sydney Institute of Criminology, explains the criminological study of music and how musicians could open our minds about resistance and protest songs and how we think about crime in society.

19 August 2022

Jessica's path from PhD to university lecturer

A lecturer in Business Analytics, Jessica Leung shares her experience studying a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney Business School.

19 August 2022

Parents with intellectual disability need more support

Research suggests three in five children with intellectually disabled parents are removed from their care. Academics from the University of Sydney explain why more needs to be done to support these parents to ensure the best outcomes for both themselves and their children.