2018

04 July 2018

Samoa's national orchestra masters the classical and traditional

Spending time as a teacher with the National Orchestra of Samoa, Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumna, Beatrice Carey, was swept up in the spirit of their music making.

04 July 2018

Exploring patient-centred pathways for mental health care

Associate Professor Jennifer Smith-Merry, an advocate for patient-centred healthcare, has developed recommendations to help improve mental health services based on individual needs.

04 July 2018

Australian GPs cautiously supportive of medicinal cannabis access

A majority of GPs believe medicinal cannabis should be available on prescription, bypassing the specialist system, but most lack information about how to negotiate the bureaucratic processes to meet increasing patient demand.

03 July 2018

Reflecting on ‘indigenous sustainability practices and processes’

“Sustainability practices and processes entangle culture through traditional foods. With access to country and maintenance of customary economies, there are opportunities for human flourishing, animal and plant restoration.”

03 July 2018

Could dentists check oral health over the phone?

Researchers from the University of Sydney School of Dentistry are collaborating on a national project that will determine if it is clinically and cost effective to screen school children using a smartphone camera.

03 July 2018

Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for back pain, pose risk of adverse effects

Anticonvulsant drugs are ineffective in the treatment of lower back and lumbar radicular pain despite prescriptions rising by 500 percent in the past decade, new research led by the University of Sydney reveals.

03 July 2018

Koala genome sequenced for first time

Sydney has led the world-first sequencing of the koala genome in a global consortium spanning 54 scientists in 29 organisations. It will inform conservation efforts - from diet to genetic diversity - of our iconic marsupial.

03 July 2018

UN scholarship winner hopes to see more women in policing

An Australian Federal Police Officer, who wants to see more women leaders in the force, has been awarded a UN Women National Committee Australia MBA Scholarship.

03 July 2018

Faculty expands its civil engineering expertise

The academic ranks of the Faculty of Engineering have been increased by the welcome arrivals of Associate Professor Ali Akbar Nezhad, Dr Aaron Opdyke and Dr Emily Moylan to the School of Civil Engineering.

02 July 2018

University of Sydney wins $4.5m in DFAT grants

The University of Sydney has won $4.5m in grants from The Department of Foreign Affairs to lead programs aimed at preventing infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in Fiji and Vietnam.

02 July 2018

USYD pharmacist: how I became a senior poisons specialist

Rose Cairns is an early-career researcher who is making her mark across the globe as a poisons specialist.

02 July 2018

What can Vogue teach us about technology?

Lisa Tracy, Careers and Corporate Relations Manager, MBA Programs, The University of Sydney Business School, relates her inspiring experience at Vogue Codes Live.

29 June 2018

Henderson Travellers take on the world

From performing in operas in Sicily to attending music festivals in Colorado, the Henderson Travellers program funds unforgettable musical experiences for the Con’s top students.

29 June 2018

The public health graduate awarded TIME person of the year

In 2014, while working for UNICEF, Dr Vandana Joshi was positioned in Sierra Leone's Ebola ‘red zone’ to help fight the biggest health crisis on the planet at the time. They were called ‘The Ebola Fighters’ and were collectively awarded TIME person of the year for their efforts.

28 June 2018

Our SOAR Fellows' research progress, six months on

The Sydney Researcher Accelerator (SOAR) Fellowships support outstanding early and mid-career researchers. Six months into the two-year fellowship, our SOAR fellows explain what a day in the life of a researcher is like.

28 June 2018

Researchers honoured with NHMRC Awards

Research into cardiovascular disease, back pain, kidney disease and brain injury has been recognised at the NHMRC Excellence Awards.

28 June 2018

Discussions with the Ramsay Centre: VC letter to NTEU

In response to a letter from the NTEU, the Vice-Chancellor reaffirms key facts about the University's discussions with the Ramsay Centre, including non-negotiable matters such as academic freedom and autonomy.

27 June 2018

Jockey seeking answers pledges brain to science

Veteran jockey Dale Spriggs who is suffering the impacts of 20 or more concussions has pledged his brain to The Australian Sports Brain Bank run by the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

27 June 2018

New Head of School for Physics

Joining the University of Sydney in January 2018, Professor Céline Boehm is only the second woman to be Head of School for Physics in our history.

27 June 2018

Funding approved for new research in psychology

Five researchers from the School of Psychology have been awarded a total of more than $1 million in grant funding from the ARC this year.