2017
Articles published in 2017
When it comes to sport, boys ‘play like a girl’
New research from the Faculty of Health Sciences finds that girls in primary school are just as physically capable as their male classmates.
Students and staff offered funding to collaborate with Harvard
Did you know we’re Harvard’s most important collaborator in medicine? Learn more about a special opportunity to conduct research at the Ivy League institution.
University statement in response to racist graffiti on campus
There have been confirmed reports of racist graffiti found at the University's Camperdown/Darlington campus.
From physics PhD to quiz master
Dr Caitlin Fisher completed a PhD in optical physics and now finds herself masterminding the University's flagship National Science Week event, (Science + Quiz) = Comedy.
Laws should curb health impacts of bottleshops
There's evidence to suggest bottleshops impact the health of their surrounding areas, yet this isn't taken into account when assessing liquor licences and development applications.
A solution to Sydney's peak-hour train crush
Game-changing train travel needs government to wean itself from low-capacity, polluting motorways, writes Associate Professor Pablo Guillen Alvarez.
From creatures of habit to digital zombies - are we all addicts?
Experts from the University of Sydney discuss what drives addictive behaviours at the next Sydney Ideas Health Forum.
Why I'm angry about the city I love
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly sets the scene for how planning might navigate the post-truth political landscape in her keynote speech at the launch of the University of Sydney's Festival of Urbanism iv on Monday, 31 July.
Are artificial sweeteners counterproductive when dieting?
Artificial sweeteners combined with a low-carb diet increases food consumption, research reveals. It expands on previous research that explained why artificial sweeteners increase feelings of hunger when consumed chronically.
What did the mother of all flowers look like?
Researchers from 13 countries have reconstructed the evolution of flowers - only 140 million years old and the most diverse group of plants on Earth, which came into existence towards the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
$5.4m boost for Sydney dementia research
Sydney academics have received $5.4 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to investigate methods for prevention and care for people with dementia.
Inactivity still too high in Australia
Activity levels in Australia have hardly moved over the past 22 years, requiring a wider approach, according to a new report.
University of Sydney response to the Change the Course report
Loss, trials and compassion: music of Australia's Jewish refugees
After the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938, Jewish refugee applications to Australia soared to over 10,000. Australia's immigration policy at the time was very clear, writes Dr Joseph Toltz.
Indigenous health research centre launched
Today marks the opening and launch of the Centre for Research Excellence: Indigenous Health and Alcohol.
2017 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship winner announced
The opportunity of a lifetime for a young journalist with dreams of carving out a career in the competitive television industry.
New data retention law seriously invades our privacy
Metadata from our phone calls, text messages, emails and internet activity is now tracked by the government under new data retention laws, writes Associate Professor Uri Gal from the University of Sydney Business School.
Three visual illusions that reveal the hidden workings of the brain
Associate Professor Alex Holcombe and PhD student Kim Ransley from the School of Psychology provide their illuminating insights into the visual processing that occurs when the brain tries to identify objects.
Women chronically disadvantaged in the Australian music industry
Thales Australia partners with University of Sydney
The University of Sydney will develop transformational industry projects in aerospace, defence, security and transport fields together with global technology leader Thales Australia.