July 2015

"For over 60 years, scientists believed these structures existed but by imaging them for the first time, we've provided visual evidence that they are really there," says Cleo Loi.

No doubt over the last week you've heard something about the tampon tax. The phrase refers to the adding of GST to sanitary pads and tampons. The issue has received a significant amount of media attention after a petition was started by University of Sydney student Subeta Vimalarajah, calling for sanitary products to be exempted.

In a packed gallery, Lucas Davidson was buried almost entirely beneath gravel to highlight the effects of solitary confinement.

Writing in the journal Nutrients, Dr Belinda Reeve and Professor Roger Magnusson warn that current efforts to reduce our salt intake are weak and too reliant on voluntary participation by the food industry.

Meet humanoid robots, play in a mass orchestra, find out how science could cure diabetes or get lost in the cloisters and gardens of one of the world's most beautiful campuses at the University of Sydney this Open Day, Saturday 29 August. 

Researchers from the University of Sydney have painted the most detailed picture to date of major infectious diseases shared between wildlife and livestock, and found a huge gap in knowledge about diseases which could spread to humans.

An international team of astronomers from NASA's Kepler mission has announced the discovery of a near-Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

Medical experts discuss the life-saving power as well as possible emotional harm of screening.

A University of Sydney academic working to improve the quality of maternal and infant health care in Australia's remote communities has been recognised among the nation's top researchers.