2016
Articles
NHMRC funds new Centre for Research Excellence in Indigenous Health
The NHMRC has funded an alliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, health services, clinicians and researchers across Australia to develop a suite of workforce development, prevention and treatment programs.
University of Sydney scholars win 34 NHMRC grants worth $22m
University of Sydney scholars were today awarded 34 grants worth $22 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council to advance research-led discoveries and improve the diagnosis, treatment and cure of illnesses.
The origins of Halloween
Since its inception in the eighth and ninth century, Halloween has been celebrated in countries around the world. University of Sydney experts weigh in on the festival's origins and its rising popularity in Australia.
A good dose of music promotes good health
Researchers from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music explain how music promotes good health within different Australian communities at the University’s Charles Perkins Centre on Friday, 28 October.
Sydney University researcher honoured with inaugural Women in Science citation
Dr Julie Schneider from the Faculty of Health Sciences awarded Women in Science citation award for her researcn on the impacts and implications of people living with sensory impairment.
3 student-designed start-ups to boost healthcare
Students pitch their big ideas that could transform Australian healthcare at the University of Sydney’s inaugural Innovation Week.
3 student-led research projects boost healthcare
Students pitch their big ideas that could transform Australian healthcare at the University of Sydney’s inaugural Innovation Week.
University of Sydney moves up in Best Global Universities Rankings
The University of Sydney has moved up six places to take the 45th position in the world in the 2017 Best Global Universities Rankings.
World-beaters join Brain and Mind Centre to defeat dementia
Three world-leading neuroscience scholars are joining the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre to progress research-led treatments for dementia and other neuro-degenerative diseases affecting human memory and thinking.
Sydney dominates L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships
The University of Sydney has gained two out of three Australian L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowships, with two young veterinary science researchers achieving the accolade just one week after the University led the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.