2019

06 February 2019

Scholarships for India's next visionary leaders

For the first time in the University of Sydney's history, a country-specific scholarship scheme will be established to help discover India's next leaders.

06 February 2019

Underwater forests threatened by future climate change, new study finds

Research by Dr Ziggy Marzinelli finds predicted ocean warming and acidification can change microbes on the surface of kelp, leading to disease and further decline of kelp forests putting fisheries at risk.

06 February 2019

Fulbright Scholar studies ties between universities and industry

Associate Professor Eric Knight has been granted a prestigious Fulbright Senior Scholarship to look at how academics drive technological development and the business models that are emerging as a result.

05 February 2019

Teachers share what entering the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize is really like

Finding an imaginative way to explain science in a short film has been the challenge enjoyed by school students and their teachers each year for over a decade in the University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize.

05 February 2019

Scientific breakthroughs take time, research confirms

Dr Isobel Ronai, who completed her PhD at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences, makes the case for basic biological research.

05 February 2019

Banking Royal Commission: personal greed and corporate culture

The Banking Royal Commission's final report shows the real problem is how we value executives and workers, writes Dr Kym Sheehan, specialist in executive remuneration from the University of Sydney Law School.

05 February 2019

Partnering with India's premier institutions

The University of Sydney is strengthening its partnerships with two of India's leading universities to give students experience studying and working abroad.

05 February 2019

Harvesting wild genes gives crops renewed resistance to disease

A new method to take genetic material from wild plants to boost the disease resistance of food crops is the outcome of an international collaboration.

04 February 2019

5 cancer research breakthroughs at Sydney

For World Cancer Day, we've taken a look at the most recent cancer breakthroughs coming out of medicine, health and science research at the University.

04 February 2019

Back at school? Here is how to keep kids free of head lice

Head lice may be small but they can cause big worries for parents and carers of school aged children says University of Sydney medical entomologist Dr Cameron Webb.

04 February 2019

Our students and design experts take the stage at the Sydney Design Festival

From the cross section of technology and well-being to fuel design-led approaches to health; the future of housing and Australia’s ageing population; to innovation and design freedom, discover the work of our students, alumni and staff at the Sydney Design Festival, 1-10 March.

04 February 2019

Inaugural joint Chair of Clinical Pharmacy at Westmead appointed

Sydney Pharmacy School and Westmead Hospital welcomes Professor Jan-Willem Alffenaar to the position of joint Chair of Clinical Pharmacy at Westmead.

04 February 2019

Get prepared for university at Welcome

Find out everything you need to know about university life and start semester on the right foot by attending essential information sessions, workshops and events at Welcome.  

01 February 2019

Banking royal commission to have 'monumental impact', say experts

Ahead of the banking royal commission's final report, University of Sydney experts say the findings should be a "wake up call" for the corporate regulator and are hoping it will provide the industry with clear guidance.

01 February 2019

Poetry and memoir win at Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

Associate Professor Kate Lilley has taken out the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Poetry for her collection Tilt, while Dr Omid Tofighian's translation of Behrouz Boochani's memoir garnered two prizes.

01 February 2019

Artists meet industry in Vietnam

The University of Sydney is undertaking new research into how creativity and innovation can boost sustainable, cultural, social and industry productivity for both creative practitioners and manufacturers.

01 February 2019

Statin therapy found safe and effective for people over 75 years

Statin therapy is safe and effective in older people over 75 years and reduces major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes, according to new research by the University of Sydney's Clinical Trials Centre published in The Lancet.

01 February 2019

Stem cell growth accelerated by tropoelastin protein

Tropoelastin, the raw material used to create 'MeTro' elastic surgical glue developed with the University of Sydney, has been found to encourage stem cell growth - with the potential to ultimately help the body repair itself.

01 February 2019

2019 Chancellor’s Concert

The 2019 Chancellor’s Concert pairs Dvořák’s life affirming Symphony No. 8 with Rachmaninov’s symphonic Piano Concerto No. 3 for a spectacular night in Verbrugghen Hall.

01 February 2019

FoodLab Sydney launch: first food business incubator to use Detroit model

The University of Sydney launched the FoodLab Sydney project, led by the Sydney Environment Institute, applying food security research to support local food entrepreneurs and residents of the City of Sydney.