Endorsed by participants at the World Report on Disability: Implications for Asia and the Pacific symposium last week, the Sydney Commitment on Disability Research declares a strong way forward for research that will address the recommendations of the world report.
Thought leaders and policy makers in the disability field from throughout Asia and the Pacific will come together at the University of Sydney on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December to discuss a way forward for the region in response to the first World report on disability released in June this year by the World Health Organization and the World Bank.
A new resource designed to help older people with a disability to make the transition from work to retirement is a key output of a translational ARC Linkage Research Project led by Associate Professor Roger Stancliffe in collaboration with the Australian Foundation for Disability.
Deep-seated ageism is at the core of our culture and at the heart of an unproductive government approach to healthy ageing, says Professor Hal Kendig, Director of the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit
The groundbreaking work of University of Sydney health and medical researchers has been recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a major announcement of government funding.
The Daily Liberal profiles our Australian Leadership Award fellows recent visit to Dubbo and surrounging districts to learn more about Australia's approach to community-based rehabilitation for people with disabilities living in rural and remote areas.
The University of Sydney, in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and Ziltron, has developed a pioneering web-based program to monitor the performance of radiologists in detecting and diagnosing abnormalities in breast X-rays.
Prof Stewart Einfeld from the Faculty of Health Sciences has been appointed a member of a national group of child health experts who will develop a new Healthy Kids Check.
Professor Hal Kendig last week chaired an Ageing Roundtable that brought together leaders and experts on ageing from across government, academia and non-government sectors.
The Faculty of Health Sciences today welcomes eight ALA fellows from Vietnam and Laos PDR to take part in professional exchange centred on addressing the rehabilitation needs of disabled children and adults living in rural and remote areas.
California's Tom di Maria encourages young adults with developmental, physical, emotional, and mental disabilities to be artists. Some have made it as far as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The University of Sydney student interprofessional health care team came second at the National HealthFusion Team Challenge (Oz HFTC) held on Friday 26 August, at the University of Queensland.
Prof Hal Kendig says it is time for action to implement the 'landmark blueprint' for aged care reforms recommended by the Productivity Commission's recently released Caring for Older Australians report.
A new scholarship established in partnership between the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the University of Sydney will look to increase our capacity to investigate disease at the molecular level through advanced imaging technology and in doing so will address a growing skills gap.
The University of Sydney is one of five partners working with the University of New England (UNE) which has recently been awarded $4.8 million dollars from the Australian Government to establish a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Mental Health and Well-being in Rural and Regional Communities.
A University of Sydney researcher will develop life-saving recommendations for aged-care patients during her innovative research project into heatwave responses, which was recently awarded a Climate Change Adaptation Research Grant.
The University of Sydney, , in partnership with two leading Australian disability service providers, is embarking on an applied research project aimed at sustainably increasing the level of physical activity in the everyday lives of adults with intellectual disability in order to combat growing concern over sedentary lifestyles.
Prof Refshauge and Dr Bourne from the Faculty of Health Sciences are among the seven University of Sydney academics recognised for their outstanding contributions to teaching and learning with Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citations.
The University of Sydney will next week hold a symposium titled 'Think Before You Measure' which brings together Australian and international experts to discuss the basic concepts, definitions and classifications that form the building blocks of our understanding of health. What do we measure? How do we measure? Why do we measure? Do we measure the same thing?
The University of Sydney will forge new research and educational partnerships with fellow Australian universities as part of three recently announced Collaborative Research Networks which focus on issues around health and wellbeing.
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Chancellor of the University of Sydney and Governor of NSW, officially opening the new Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Laboratory at a ceremony at the Faculty of Health Sciences last night.
The University of Sydney Health Care Team Challenge took place on Wednesday 18 May at the Cumberland Campus. The challenge, hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, was a cross faculty interprofessional competition organised in conjunction with Sydney Medical School and Sydney Nursing School.
The Faculty of Health Sciences has been successful in securing an AusAID Australian Leadership Award (ALA) Fellowship which will enable wider access to physiotherapy preparation in Vietnam. A second ALA fellowship awarded through the Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre (STIRC) will enhance the professional experience of HIV management professionals in Africa
The University of Sydney is leading an investigation into the usage of information and communications technology (ICT) by older Australians and the potential of media such as social networks and other ICTs to combat social isolation and increase the engagement of seniors in the community.
Mrs Gabi Hollows was among the close to 100 award recipients recognised at the Faculty of Health Sciences Awards Night on the evening of Wednesday, 4 May. Themed 'celebrating our success,' the event recognised the outstanding achievements of health sciences' students, staff and alumni.
Dr Shirley Ngai from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University will be visiting the Faculty of Health Sciences later this year to pursue post-doctoral research after being awarded a prestigious Endeavour Research Fellowship.
The Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a 'new look' online newsletter. The first edition is now available online and has been distributed to our alumni and friends network.
A newsletter detailing progress on the implementation of the four-year 'Wobbly Hub and Double Spokes' NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health Project is now being produced quarterly.
Scientists have long suspected that clinicians' ability to read X-rays can be skewed according to what they expect to find, but a University of Sydney study published this month in the international journal Radiology did not find evidence to support this theory.
Researchers from the University of Sydney will this week present new research on weight management in young women at a Symposium hosted by the Dietitians Association of Australia.
The University of Sydney will lead a new large scale study aimed at alleviating the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by people with development disabilities following the awarding of a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant.
The University of Sydney will this year be holding our inaugural Health Care Team Challenge, a cross faculty interprofessional student competition designed to promote and recognise excellence in health care management.
The hype around the award-winning film 'The King's Speech' has highlighted the devestating impact that stuttering can have on an individual's development and reinforces the need for further research in this area.
Internationally acclaimed scholar in the disability field, Professor Tom Shakespeare, will dissect the idea of 'mainstreaming disability' at a public lecture to be held at the University of Sydney on Thursday 3 March.
Under AusAID's Australian Leadership Award (ALA) Fellowship scheme the University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences will be working hand-in-hand with professionals from developing countries to nurture leadership skills and address key regional issues in the areas of disability and development, and human rights.
The University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences is one of four Sydney-based 'AusTalk' recording sites which will facilitate the country-wide collection and preservation of the accent of 1000 Australian English speakers.
Delegates from Peking University and the University of Sydney recently came together in Beijing for the first Sino-Australian Symposium on Sports and Rehabilitation Science.
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Endorsed by participants at the World Report on Disability: Implications for Asia and the Pacific symposium last week, the Sydney Commitment on Disability Research declares a strong way forward for research that will address the recommendations of the world report.
FHS Teaching Awards committee met on the 21 November to determine this year's winners
Prof. Stephanie Short and research team from our faculty recently met with the Philippines Consulate General.
A new resource designed to help older people with a disability to make the transition from work to retirement is a key output of a translational ARC Linkage Research Project led by Associate Professor Roger Stancliffe in collaboration with the Australian Foundation for Disability.
These grants will be available to students across all disciplines participating in FHS Abroad in 2012.
PhD student Samantha Warhurst has been selected to receive a 2012 Endeavour Research Fellowship to commence a four month study program in Hong Kong.
Deep-seated ageism is at the core of our culture and at the heart of an unproductive government approach to healthy ageing, says Professor Hal Kendig, Director of the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit
The new edition SYDNEY Health Sciences, the Faculty of Health Sciences' magazine for alumni and friends is now available
The groundbreaking work of University of Sydney health and medical researchers has been recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a major announcement of government funding.
Over 40 Cumberland campus students and staff participate with more than 45,000 Australians on Ride to Work Day 12 Oct 2011
The Daily Liberal profiles our Australian Leadership Award fellows recent visit to Dubbo and surrounging districts to learn more about Australia's approach to community-based rehabilitation for people with disabilities living in rural and remote areas. 
The University of Sydney, in partnership with BreastScreen NSW and Ziltron, has developed a pioneering web-based program to monitor the performance of radiologists in detecting and diagnosing abnormalities in breast X-rays. 
Prof Stewart Einfeld from the Faculty of Health Sciences has been appointed a member of a national group of child health experts who will develop a new Healthy Kids Check.
Professor Hal Kendig last week chaired an Ageing Roundtable that brought together leaders and experts on ageing from across government, academia and non-government sectors.
The Faculty of Health Sciences today welcomes eight ALA fellows from Vietnam and Laos PDR to take part in professional exchange centred on addressing the rehabilitation needs of disabled children and adults living in rural and remote areas. 
All staff, students and the public are invited to a public forum to mark International Stuttering Awareness Day.
California's Tom di Maria encourages young adults with developmental, physical, emotional, and mental disabilities to be artists. Some have made it as far as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The University of Sydney student interprofessional health care team came second at the National HealthFusion Team Challenge (Oz HFTC) held on Friday 26 August, at the University of Queensland.
The FHS Student Staff Consultative Committee met for the first time on 16 August during the common lunch hour
Prof Hal Kendig says it is time for action to implement the 'landmark blueprint' for aged care reforms recommended by the Productivity Commission's recently released Caring for Older Australians report.
How do we make sure the National Disability Insurance Scheme gets it right? Associate Professor Roger Stancliffe discusses.
A new scholarship established in partnership between the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the University of Sydney will look to increase our capacity to investigate disease at the molecular level through advanced imaging technology and in doing so will address a growing skills gap. 
The University of Sydney is one of five partners working with the University of New England (UNE) which has recently been awarded $4.8 million dollars from the Australian Government to establish a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Mental Health and Well-being in Rural and Regional Communities. 
Byalawa, an innovative Indigenous online teaching resource to be launched on August
In a single generation, children's play activities have shifted from outdoors, to indoors. 
A University of Sydney researcher will develop life-saving recommendations for aged-care patients during her innovative research project into heatwave responses, which was recently awarded a Climate Change Adaptation Research Grant.
The University of Sydney, , in partnership with two leading Australian disability service providers, is embarking on an applied research project aimed at sustainably increasing the level of physical activity in the everyday lives of adults with intellectual disability in order to combat growing concern over sedentary lifestyles.
A new Australian pilot study has found that play therapy can help children with ADHD learn how to play better with others. 
The University of Sydney will next week hold a symposium titled 'Think Before You Measure' which brings together Australian and international experts to discuss the basic concepts, definitions and classifications that form the building blocks of our understanding of health. What do we measure? How do we measure? Why do we measure? Do we measure the same thing? 
The University of Sydney will forge new research and educational partnerships with fellow Australian universities as part of three recently announced Collaborative Research Networks which focus on issues around health and wellbeing.
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Chancellor of the University of Sydney and Governor of NSW, officially opening the new Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Laboratory at a ceremony at the Faculty of Health Sciences last night. 
The University of Sydney Health Care Team Challenge took place on Wednesday 18 May at the Cumberland Campus. The challenge, hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, was a cross faculty interprofessional competition organised in conjunction with Sydney Medical School and Sydney Nursing School.
The University of Sydney is leading an investigation into the usage of information and communications technology (ICT) by older Australians and the potential of media such as social networks and other ICTs to combat social isolation and increase the engagement of seniors in the community.
Mrs Gabi Hollows was among the close to 100 award recipients recognised at the Faculty of Health Sciences Awards Night on the evening of Wednesday, 4 May. Themed 'celebrating our success,' the event recognised the outstanding achievements of health sciences' students, staff and alumni. 
Staff from Faculty of Health Sciences have been highly successful in the 2011 University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Awards
The Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a 'new look' online newsletter. The first edition is now available online and has been distributed to our alumni and friends network.
A newsletter detailing progress on the implementation of the four-year 'Wobbly Hub and Double Spokes' NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health Project is now being produced quarterly.
Scientists have long suspected that clinicians' ability to read X-rays can be skewed according to what they expect to find, but a University of Sydney study published this month in the international journal Radiology did not find evidence to support this theory.
Researchers from the University of Sydney will this week present new research on weight management in young women at a Symposium hosted by the Dietitians Association of Australia.
The University of Sydney will lead a new large scale study aimed at alleviating the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by people with development disabilities following the awarding of a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant.
The hype around the award-winning film 'The King's Speech' has highlighted the devestating impact that stuttering can have on an individual's development and reinforces the need for further research in this area.
Internationally acclaimed scholar in the disability field, Professor Tom Shakespeare, will dissect the idea of 'mainstreaming disability' at a public lecture to be held at the University of Sydney on Thursday 3 March.
The University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences is one of four Sydney-based 'AusTalk' recording sites which will facilitate the country-wide collection and preservation of the accent of 1000 Australian English speakers.
Delegates from Peking University and the University of Sydney recently came together in Beijing for the first Sino-Australian Symposium on Sports and Rehabilitation Science.