November
Articles
Wingara Mura Leadership Program announces new opportunities
The University of Sydney has this week announced five new professional positions for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders as part of our ongoing and inspiring recruitment initiative, the Wingara Mura Leadership Program.
Robotics will help nourish the world
Leading roboticist, Professor Salah Sukkarieh, will present his ideas on how robotic technology and digital data will deliver sustainable agriculture and help feed a burgeoning planet at next week's Falling Walls conference in Berlin.
King and Queen of The Netherlands visit the University of Sydney
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of The Netherlands visited the University of Sydney this week as part of a state visit to Australia.
Charles Perkins' fire in the belly: we need to reignite it
11 outstanding early career researchers join the University
Eleven outstanding early career researchers from around the world will join the University of Sydney in 2017 under the University of Sydney Fellowship scheme.
Ainsworth donation preserves medical pathology collection
The University's historic collection of medical pathology specimens - used to teach medical students about crucial aspects of human diseases for generations - will be preserved in perpetuity thanks to a $2 million donation from businessman Len Ainsworth.
Full extent of bias into food industry research remains unknown
A new review into bias in industry-sponsored food research has confirmed researchers know little about the full influence of corporate sponsorship or conflict of interest on the results of nutrition studies.
Measuring malnutrition
The low cost hand-held device was designed and developed by a University of Sydney research team to measure the early stages of infant malnutrition.
Training program helps 'chemo brain' symptoms in cancer patients
An online learning program may help cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neurological problems, new University of Sydney research reveals.
Melbourne Cup: the psychology of gambling
Australians love an underdog story and the Melbourne Cup is no different. But what are the long term effects of constantly linking gambling to winning? Dr Christopher Hunt from the Gambling Treatment Clinic shares his tips.