2018

30 April 2018

EMBA graduate appointed to top position in New Zealand bank

The newly appointed CEO of New Zealand’s Kiwibank, a graduate from the Business School’s Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program, says his time at The University of Sydney was “a critical intervention” contributing to his career’s success.

30 April 2018

Increased user protection against counterfeit apps

Researchers from the Centre for Distributed and High-Performance Computing have been recognised for their research into mobile phone security after being named in the latest round of Google Faculty Research Awards.

28 April 2018

Disease-free Tasmanian devils found

A mission to trap Tasmanian devils in the state's remote south west coast has found healthy animals with an absence of Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

27 April 2018

Dementia research to receive $50,000 boost from crowdfunding

After watching in horror as his mother lost her 'beautiful brain', Paul Shaw decided to raise $50,000 for dementia research at the University of Sydney.

27 April 2018

Giving up the universe to provide patients with the world

Dr Adam Hastings is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Westmead Hospital and program director of the clinical neurophysiology program at the University of Sydney.

27 April 2018

The privilege of being a surgeon

University of Sydney alumnus Dr Samriti Sood was determined to be a surgeon from a young age. Now that she's there, she says it's her greatest privilege.

27 April 2018

Specialist postgraduate courses for nurses

The University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery offers specialist postgraduate courses designed for nurses who want to take the next step in their career.

27 April 2018

Specialist postgraduate courses for doctors

The University of Sydney School of Medicine offers specialist postgraduate courses designed for health professionals who want to take the next step in their career in medicine, health and science.

27 April 2018

New study measures support for public transport policies in Sydney

There are high levels of support for a public bike share program and more cycle paths in inner Sydney areas, according to a new study by University of Sydney researchers.

27 April 2018

Kids exposed to general anaesthetic do poorer on numeracy, literacy tests

Exposure to general anaesthetic up to age 4 raises the risk of poor child development and reduced literacy and numeracy as measured by school tests, new research led by the University of Sydney reveals.

26 April 2018

The unexpected history of medicine and health at Sydney

As the new Faculty of Medicine and Health is launched, we reveal all the things you didn’t realise you wanted to know about the history of medicine and health at the University of Sydney.

26 April 2018

Sydney professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professor Pippa Norris from the Department of Government and International Relations has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Social Sciences.

24 April 2018

Introducing the living in a warming world lecture series

Frances Flanagan and Christopher Wright introduce the upcoming Living in a Warming World lecture series, presented by the Sydney Environment Institute in partnership with Sydney Ideas.

24 April 2018

Are dentists influenced by gifts and incentives?

Compared to the medical profession, there is less discussion and scrutiny of gift-giving and incentives, and their potential to influence the behaviour of dentists, argue two University of Sydney experts in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Medicine.

24 April 2018

Young performers pushing the boundaries between opera and cabaret

Students from the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music have joined forces with their Wollongong peers to create an operatic spectacular.

24 April 2018

How #MeToo has created a safe space for women

The #MeToo movement has put male privilege on notice. A student and a graduate discuss the mechanics of social change and their experience of the movement.

24 April 2018

Galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age: new study

Sydney scientists have discovered just one number captures the essence of a galaxy's shape and moves in lockstep with its age - young ones are thin and old ones are fat - which could provide insights into galaxy formation.

24 April 2018

New funding to develop one-of-a-kind biomedical device

New government funding will help one of the University of Sydney's key industry partners significantly progress the commercialisation of a one-of-a-kind innovation developed by our biomedical engineering researchers.

24 April 2018

9 facts you didn't know about the carillon

90 years ago, the carillon bells arrived on our shores and were transported through Sydney to their new home at the University. To celebrate this milestone, we look at nine facts you might not know about the carillon.

24 April 2018

Awards to honour alumni who have shaped our world

The Alumni Awards return for another year, celebrating the achievements of our alumni and recent graduates and their contributions to the University and the wider community.