News and events

31 October 2022

How financial hardship is damaging our health

Senior Lecturer Dr Sarah Hill and Lecturer Dr Edward Jegasothy from the Faculty of Medicine and Health unpack the consequences of financial hardship on our wellbeing. 

28 October 2022

Measuring wellbeing for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders

To discover what is most important to First Nations People, Associate Professor Michelle Dickson undertook research with 364 people across 20 Australian study sites.

27 October 2022

Better reporting of harms needed in clinical trials

Researchers say there are important gaps in how harms are being reported in clinical trials. This impacts how scientists and the public weigh up the benefits and harms of treatments.

26 October 2022

First WHO 'watch list' of health-threatening fungi released

The WHO today published its first-ever list of fungal 'priority pathogens' - a catalogue of 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health.

24 October 2022

Scientists manufacture 'living blood vessel'

Research led by the University of Sydney has developed a material that mimics the complex structure of naturally occurring blood vessels.