Student Achievements

• Student dissectors recognised[10 April 2013]

  

  13 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences took part in our Student Dissection Competition held in the Anatomy lab over the summer break. More

• Helga Pettitt FHS Postgraduate Study Award now open[19 March 2013]

  

  The Helga Pettitt FHS Postgraduate Study Award, open to previous graduates of the faculty who are now enrolling or enrolled in postgraduate study, is currently open for applications. More

• Our alumni shine in 2012[30 October 2012]

  

  University of Sydney alumni shine in almost every conceivable area, with an impressive range of prime ministers, chief justices, astronauts, surgeons, artists, scientists and Nobel laureates graduating in the University's 162-year history. More

• Corporate high flyers: the unintended victims of the paperless office[29 August 2012]

  

  Office workers from all professions are experiencing unprecedented levels of neck, back, shoulder and arm pain as an unintended consequence of the paperless office, according to new University of Sydney research. More

• Medal madness for University of Sydney[13 August 2012]

  

  University of Sydney Olympians have finished with a total of eight medal including a bronze won by a current health sciences' student and a silver medal secured by one of our alumni. More

• FHS student claims victory at the Henley Royal Regatta in London[23 July 2012]

  

  Faculty of Health Sciences student and Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder, Sasha Belonogoff (B.App.Sci. - Ex.Sp.Sci.), and his Australian U23 Quad team members recently claimed victory at the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the 2012 Henley Royal Regatta in London, England. More

• Our students & alumni selected for London Olympics[19 July 2012]

  

  Two Faculty of Health Sciences students, along with two alumni, have been selected to compete in the 2012 London Games. Students Krystal Weir (Physiotherapy) and Nicola Zagame (Medical Radiation Sciences) will be attending the games alongside alumni Megan Rivers (Exercise and Sports Science, 2003) and Brooke Prately (Physiotherapy 2002). More

• FHS Alumni selected for the 2012 London Olympic Games[3 July 2012]

  

  FHS Alumnae, Megan Rivers (BHlthSc - Exercise and Sports Science) (2003), and Brooke Pratley (BHlthSc - Physiotherapy) (2002), have been selected to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games. More

• Our students selected for London Olympics[15 June 2012]

  

  Olympic excitement abounds this week, with the news that two Faculty of Health Sciences students, Nicola Zagame (MRS) and Krystal Weir (Physiotherapy), have been selected to compete in the 2012 London Games. More

• The University of Sydney Health Care Team Challenge Competition 2012[13 June 2012]

  

  The University of Sydney Health Care Team Challenge took place on Wednesday 6 June at Sydney Nursing School, Mallett Street Campus. The challenge, hosted by the Sydney Nursing School, is a cross-faculty interprofessional competition organised in conjunction with the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). The feedback from FHS students regarding the opportunity to work with students from other disciplines and faculties was overwhelmingly positive. More

• Faculty Awards 2012[4 June 2012]

  

  The annual Faculty of Health Sciences Awards Night was held on Tuesday 29 May at MacLaurin Hall, with Professor Archie Johnston (Dean of Engineering and Information Technologies and Chair of the Board of Health Sciences) and Professor Michelle Lincoln (Associate Dean - Undergraduate, Faculty of Health Sciences) keeping the audience engaged as special guest speaker and MC, respectively. More

• School shoes lose traction as best option for kids' feet[11 April 2012]

  

  Parents spend a lot of time and money picking out the perfect school shoes for their children, but a University of Sydney study is questioning whether the traditional solid, sturdy shoe is the best choice More