2023

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Drug discovery gets $9.75m boost for MedChem Australia

The University of Sydney will be one of three national nodes of MedChem Australia, established in partnership with Monash and WEHI Medical Research.

$3.9 million in funding for ARC Linkage Projects

From investigating the role of the oxytocin receptor in social behaviour and quality of life, to reconnecting Indigenous communities with their cultural heritage.

Missing Titanic sub: what could have gone wrong?

Professor Stefan Williams from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics explains how submersibles work, how they communicate and what might have gone wrong for the Titan, the crewed submersible vessel which has gone missing near the Titanic shipwreck.

Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it's even worse than you think

What's that smell? Is that what you think it is? You check your shoes and, sure enough, one is adorned with a sticky, foul-smelling patty of fresh wrongness. You have stepped in a landmine of the canine variety.

Scientists discover spiral-shaped signals that organise brain activity

University of Sydney and Fudan University scientists have discovered human brain signals travelling across the outer layer of neural tissue that naturally arrange themselves to resemble swirling spirals.

Professor Stephen Bartlett appointed Director of Sydney Nano

Leading quantum physicist will take up the role after successful term as Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Science.

Medicinal cannabis is a 'life-changing treatment' for people with Tourette syndrome

Australian researchers have published the first robust clinical study proving that medicinal cannabis effectively treats the debilitating effects of Tourette syndrome.

New DNA testing shatters 'wild dog' myth: most dingoes are pure

For decades, crossbreeding between dingoes and dogs has been considered the greatest threat to dingo conservation. Previous DNA studies suggested pure dingoes were virtually extinct in Victoria and New South Wales.

Patients with unmet mental health needs are turning to medicinal cannabis

New research shows Australian healthcare practitioners are often prescribing medicinal cannabis for psychiatric conditions where the evidence for effectiveness is unclear.

New "designer" titanium alloys made using 3D printing

A team of researchers co-led by Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Professor Simon Ringer has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.

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