News and events

16 March 2022

Why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods

Floods expose social inequities and exacerbate the housing crisis for people with disability and carers, here are six steps governments could take now to minimise this, writes Ms Jodie Bailie and co-authors.

16 March 2022

Pandemic response led to a drop in Australian deaths in 2020

The public health measures taken in response to the pandemic resulted in fewer-than-expected Australian deaths overall in 2020, including death from COVID-19,  but more deaths from diabetes.

15 March 2022

Masters players committed to the team, ignore heart health: study

Research from the University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital provides insights into cardiac risk among footballers of 'masters' age (35 years and older). 

14 March 2022

Partnership encourages innovation in how universities and industry collaborate

Australian universities could be at the global forefront of research translation and commercialisation in health and medicine if barriers to collaboration are overcome and best practice models explored, according to a University of Sydney and AusBiotech report.

10 March 2022

Academy of Science honours Sydney researcher

Professor Steve Simpson from the Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Science has been awarded the prestigious MacFarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science, the country's premier scientific association.