2016

The University's breadth of research in the sciences includes outstanding work in veterinary and animal sciences, to address the world's biggest and most complex challenges.

Hong Kong's population has been combining traditional Chinese medicine and western therapies for decades. Now a specialist group including researchers from the University of Sydney and the Chinese University of Hong Kong has joined forces to analyse the island's largely untapped healthcare records.

How does a sudden algae bloom, a change in pool alkalinity, or a chemical reaction in water, cause a change in the water colour?

After speaking passionately about the issue of girls’ education at a special Sydney Ideas event last week, the Federal Member for Barton, Linda Burney sat down with Media and Communications student, Angela Wilcox to talk more about the issue and what students can do to make a difference.

A crisis is looming as the demand for chocolate grows year-by-year.

The University of Sydney has cemented its place among the world’s top universities with a ranking of 82 in the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Thanks to new research in precision medicine, advances that were once only imaginable as science fiction are becoming closer to our health reality.

Half of mothers are overweight or obese at the start of pregnancy

Professor Jenny Gunton from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and Sydney Medical School discusses why researchers are increasingly concerned that diabetes could break the healthcare budget.