October
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History repeats as Sydney and Melbourne share rowing honours
Olympic rowers contribute to wins in the Australian Boat Race as the University of Sydney men's and University of Melbourne women's crews dominate, with results matching the past two years of the competition.
Sydney graduate announced as NSW Rhodes Scholar
University of Sydney graduate Thomas Williamson (BEc '13) will explore new ways to help smallholder coffee farmers in sub-Saharan Africa boost their economic ties to Australia as winner of the 2017 NSW Rhodes Scholarship.
ARC legumes hub to tackle global food, nutritional security
A $14.5m Australian Research Council legumes hub was launched today at the University of Sydney to improve the sustainability of Australia's produce as plant-based protein sources are set to spike.
Innovation Week: How we're tackling society's biggest challenges
From using video games to battle diseases, to building robots to improve food security, at the University of Sydney we've always pushed the boundaries of research and education to take on some of society's biggest challenges.
Carrot, not stick key to eating vegies
Less than one in ten Australians eats the recommended amount of vegetables and that could be because - with the exception of vegetables such as carrots and spinach - there is a lack of understanding about specific benefits. Research suggests we could get closer to the standard of five serves a day through labelling.
Con tour brings centuries of music to regional NSW
Up to 30 tertiary musicians from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will head west on a three-day road tour of the Blue Mountains, Bathurst and Orange to bring the music of Handel, Vivaldi and Bach and other classical music greats to regional New South Wales next week.
University writers shortlisted for top literary awards
Four members of the University community have been shortlisted across a number of catagories in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2016.
50 years back - 50 years forward
Maternity care for Aboriginal women
A new maternity services plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in rural and remote communities is urgently required, a report has found.
5 reasons to study medicine at the University of Sydney
Sydney Medical School is ranked number one in Australia and 17 globally in the QS World University Rankings, but that's not the only reason why students from all over the world come here to study medicine.