2020

18 September 2020

$12.5m enables new research approach to Parkinson's

University leads international multi-institutional research effort to create new insights into the genetics of what determines the development and progression of Parkinson's disease.

17 September 2020

Supporting vulnerable students during disasters

Universities have had to rapidly develop strategies to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic. But are the strategies helping equity students, including those with parenting and caring responsibilities, international students, women and students from low socio-economic backgrounds?

16 September 2020

Australia unprepared for over-the-counter medical cannabis sales

Professor Iain McGregor from the Lambert Initiative says it is time for Australia to have a mature approach to consumer access to safe and effective cannabinoid products without a prescription.

14 September 2020

Here's what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong

It's easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media, writes Dr Jacques Raubenheimer.

10 September 2020

How the Milky Way stole an enormous gas halo from our dwarf neighbours

A stream of gas from the Magellanic Clouds the mass of more than a billion Suns fills our skies in UV and x-ray light. But why does it remain so massive and not evaporate into its enormous neighbour, the Milky Way? Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn was part of the team that found out.

10 September 2020

Two overlooked ways to boost the economy

Enhanced investment in care industries like education and health will simultaneously help women and the economy, Associate Professor Elizabeth Hill finds.

09 September 2020

University and Health Infrastructure unveil emergency ventilator

The University of Sydney has joined with Health Infrastructure and Vestech Medical to celebrate the success of the NSW government's Ventilator Innovation Project and unveil the completed "CoVida", an emergency ventilator.

09 September 2020

Most Victorians working from home since lockdown: new data

Almost 60 percent of the days worked by Victorians were done from home in the first week of September, according to preliminary survey findings by the Institute of Transport & Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney.

08 September 2020

Gen Z not ready to eat lab-grown meat, survey reveals

New research by the University of Sydney and Curtin University has found that, despite having a great concern for the environment and animal welfare, Generation Z is not ready to eat lab-grown meat.

08 September 2020

Medical cannabis study for spinal injury pain wins NSW Health funding

Treatments for chronic pain caused by spinal injury can cause side effects almost as difficult as the pain it is treating. Experts at the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics and Brain and Mind Centre will see if cannabidiol is an effective alternative.