2015

Articles

10 December 2015

Horses' health at risk from long-distance travel

The first-ever study of horses travelling the common route between Sydney and Perth has found travel can lead to psychological and physical exhaustion, as well as death.

10 December 2015

Research links strengthened between India and Sydney

The University of Sydney signed a landmark research agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).

10 December 2015

Recognition is a mirror for us all, says Noel Pearson

Cape York leader Noel Pearson revived the debate around Indigenous constitutional recognition in a passionate address at the University of Sydney on Tuesday night.

09 December 2015

Health professionals lack knowledge about female genital mutilation

Health practitioners need more resources and expert guidelines to provide appropriate medical and psychological treatment for women and girls that have had female genital mutilation or cutting, says a new review of the evidence. 

09 December 2015

Australia's innovation agenda: embracing risk or gambling with public health?

To realise the promise of innovation, we need to equally embrace the need for comprehensive and adept measures to assess and manage the risks of industry-researcher collaboration, argues Dr Quinn Grundy.

09 December 2015

Long nights and lazy days could send you to an early grave

Sleeping more than nine hours a night, and sitting too much during the day could be a hazardous combination, particularly when added to a lack of exercise, according to new research from the University of Sydney's 45 and Up Study.

09 December 2015

Challenges Hockey will face as US ambassador

Subtle diplomacy, an acute understanding of the Australian national interest, and a healthy scepticism towards uncritical alliance boosterism should be foremost in Joe Hockey's mind as he takes up the role of ambassador to the US, writes James Curran.

09 December 2015

Students achieve world-record breaking drone flight

A team of aerospace students from the University of Sydney have helped break a world record by landing a drone in Texas using a remote control joystick located in Sydney.

09 December 2015

Wizardry in a wind tunnel

Researchers have officially reopened their multi-million-dollar Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) facility in the School of Civil Engineering. 

09 December 2015

New discoveries redefine Angkor Wat's history

The temple of Angkor Wat was much larger and more complex than previously thought, University of Sydney archaeologists have discovered.