2016
Articles
How will we feed the future?
Leading experts will discuss how we can protect the future food system, while new research reveals our food labelling system is better than we think.
Health solutions win Student Innovation Week Challenge
A streamlined mental health platform to support students and a revolutionary approach to heart valve transplants have won two teams of students funding in the inaugural Innovation Week Student Challenge.
Australia’s biomedical future on show at Westmead
Showcasing Australia's future in biomedical innovation eighteen University of Sydney engineering teams pitched their visions for our healthcare future at the inaugural MedTech event, presented this year at Westmead.
University community mourns jacaranda tree collapse
We are saddened to advise the University community that the beloved jacaranda tree which has thrived in its Main Quadrangle since 1928 collapsed last night.
9 nifty things to know about spiders
Here are nine little-known reasons why you should be fascinated rather than frightened of spiders.
10 tips to keep you mosquito free this summer
10 reasons you don't need to be scared of bats
There's plenty of reasons we should be friendly, not fearful, of bats.
Sydney’s life sciences leadership in Nature Index
The University of Sydney has moved up to third place in the Nature Index's life sciences ranking of Australian organisations, reflecting strategic investments in hubs such as in the multidisciplinary Charles Perkins Centre.
We should be no less committed to the future than Charles
Professor Shane Houston reflects, takes stock and considers the future of education for Aboriginal people in Australia as we celebrate 50 years since Dr Charles Perkins graduated from the University of Sydney.
Data Science Centre to drive research innovation and discovery
The University of Sydney is making a major commitment to using its valuable data to improve lives and benefit society with the launch today of the Centre for Translational Data Science.