2016

Articles

12 August 2016

Joint initiative provides educational support for school students in western Sydney

A unique partnership between the University of Sydney and Fairfield City Council will provide significant educational support and activities for primary and high school students and the wider community.

12 August 2016

Our tricky brains

Second year PhD student Kim Ransley’s research aims to increase our understanding of the mechanics of reading.  

11 August 2016

Sydney at Rio - Wed 10 August

Stay in touch with all the latest action featuring our athletes in Rio. 

10 August 2016

Smart cities: does this mean more transport disruptions?

A plethora of new and personalised ways of getting around cities are emerging - electric bikes, motorised scooters, electric vehicles, car sharing and re-interpretations of the taxi by Uber, writes Professor Robyn Dowling.

10 August 2016

Medicines to treat side effects of other medicines? Sometimes less is more.

Older people may be taking medicines that are not working or no longer needed

10 August 2016

Helping swimmers get off to a flying start

As the world's best swimmers hit the pool in Rio, new University of Sydney research is showing how athletes can make a bigger splash with their dive.

10 August 2016

Australia launching into space again

Ahead of its launch from the International Space Station, the University of Sydney and collaborators celebrate the shipment of the INSPIRE-2 cube-sized satellite overseas.

10 August 2016

Draft plan to bring SCA onto main campus

The University has released a draft change proposal that aims to fulfill a vision to bring SCA into the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) to Camperdown/Darlington campus.

09 August 2016

Sydney's Chloe Dalton wins gold with Sevens team in Rio

Sydney student Chloe Dalton has spectacularly produced the first medal from among the representatives of the University community competing in Rio.

08 August 2016

University of Sydney wins five Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research

Five University of Sydney scholars have won 2016 Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research.