2017
Articles
Neuroscience research shows the brain is strobing, not constant
It's not just our eyes that play tricks on us, but our ears. That's the finding of a landmark Australian-led collaboration that provides new evidence that oscillations, or 'strobes', are a general feature of human perception
The race to save 50 shipwrecks from looters in Southeast Asia
Museums can play a key role in the protection of shipwrecks, alongside strategic recovery and legislative steps, writes PhD candidate Natali Pearson.
Researcher wins grant to boost pancreatic survival rates
Australia's leading pancreatic cancer researchers are working to double the number of people who survive the disease by 2020.
Five ways to prepare your child for the dentist
The University of Sydney’s Dr Carrie Tsai explains the importance of children visiting the dentist regularly and how parents can prepare their child for the trip.
Seven academics named in influential highly-cited scholars list
Seven University of Sydney academics have been recognised in the 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List, placing them among the world's most influential. Their research was ranked in the top one percent of most referenced papers.
Researcher named one of the most influential transport economists
The Founding Director of the University's Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies has been recognised as one of the world's most influential transport economists according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Do names really hurt diabetes patients?
Dr Linda Beeney has received funding to investigate the best way clinicians can communicate with diabetes patients.
Breakthrough dog surgery performed for first time in Australia
Open-heart surgery to address the most common cardiorespiratory disease in dogs has been performed for the first time in Australia, at the University of Sydney's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
1 million injections and no fatalities
More than 1 million injections have been supervised in Sydney's Safe Injecting Facility with no fatalities occurring since the centre opened in 2001.
Choose your own Science adventure
With a new shared pool of minors and majors being offered from 2018, we asked some recent Science graduates how studying complimentary units influenced their university experience and beyond.