Our research
Expertise in public health
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Our researchers from the University of Sydney School of Public Health aim to improve health, wellbeing and fairness and boost healthcare outcomes on the global stage.
We produce research that is evidence-based, relevant and impactful across numerous research areas.
Our diverse and highly-skilled team of researchers and clinicians work together to advance knowledge, understanding and treatment of back pain and musculoskeletal conditions. Our research evaluates whether treatments are effective, safe, and cost-effective to enhance patient care as well as addressing the issue of "too much medicine". Overuse of medical tests and treatments can harm patients and diverts scarce healthcare resources.
Additionally, we evaluate and test the current evidence to help guide and impact clinical practice. This is important as currently orthopedic surgeries lack systematic, controlled comparisons to placebo or non-surgical options. We also work with clinicians, patients and policymakers to implement the latest research knowledge so that patients receive the right care at the right time.
We aim to be at the forefront of learning health systems research by providing evidence for immediate application to healthcare. We work with hospitals, clinicians, and consumers across Australia who are jointly committed to achieving better outcomes through research.
Our health and clinical analytics researchers, in collaboration with the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, have established a collaborative network of international researchers, clinicians, statisticians and community members to improve the delivery of healthcare through novel research methods and analytics.
Our Sydney Health Ethics researchers critically consider the most pressing ethical and social questions in health. They lead and contribute to a range of cutting-edge projects, united by the vision that advancing healthcare cannot be achieved through technical progress alone. This is because such advances in health are shaped and informed by fundamental social structures, as well as by moral values and principles.
Our research is dedicated to understanding, controlling, and preventing the spread of infectious diseases within Australia and globally. It addresses critical issues such as emerging pathogens, spillover, antimicrobial resistance, and the impact of infections on diverse and vulnerable populations.
Key areas of studies include epidemiology and disease surveillance, infection ecology, vaccines and immunisation, evaluating treatment effectiveness, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, behavioural science, health literacy, implementation science and public health ethics.
Our researchers collaborate with local, state, and national government health departments to translate research into policy, as well as international organisations to support responses to infectious diseases.
We conduct and implement high-priority research in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with, or at risk of, chronic kidney disease and related conditions.
Our research and teaching expertise spans epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, qualitative methods, and evidence synthesis, which we apply to chronic kidney disease and other health conditions.
We explore and identify the way we can prevent ill-health and promote wellbeing in society across a range of health areas. Our research aims to not only reduce the burden of disease on society, but also create research-informed change in practice, management and policy.
Led by the Prevention Research Collaboration (PRC), our researchers conduct research that is relevant and appropriate for policy and for informing public health.
Our research explores opportunities for improving health through interventions to reduce modifiable risk factors for adverse health outcomes in women and children.
Our projects are focussed on women and children, gendered and environmental determinants of health, and growth in the first 2000 days.
