2016
Articles
We can't close the gap on health unless we talk about nutrition
The 2016 Closing the Gap report fails to address nutrition despite its crucial importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, argues Professor Stephen Simpson.
Experts rank the best apps for weight loss
A new study from the Charles Perkins Centre has ranked the best apps for weight loss according to their accuracy, scientific basis, and ability to change behaviour.
New evidence will help prevent thousands of preterm babies' deaths globally
More premature babies could survive if their levels of oxygen are kept in the top half of the previously accepted range, says new research in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
Creating education opportunities for Syrian and Iraqi refugees
The University of Sydney has partnered with other universities in New South Wales to offer scholarships, financial assistance and other support for refugees on a humanitarian visa.
MAMMOTH mathematics
New algorithms designed for the MAMMOTH, an experimental planetary rover, have won a University of Sydney research student this year's international MathWorks Simulink Student Challenge.
5 ways to get a good night's sleep
Free Nicholson Museum exhibition presents the art of Cyprus
The Sky and the Sea: Ancient Cypriot Art brings together a beautiful range of objects from the museum's Cypriot collection - the largest in Australia and the world's fourth largest outside Cyprus - to demonstrate the evolution of Cyprus' culture.
Study explains elastin's remarkable movements
New research likens the flexibility of elastin in a blood vessel to the dynamics of a ballet.
Probing the peace and security implications of quantum innovation
The impact of quantum science on peace and security will be debated by leading practitioners and researchers at the Q3 Symposium and Lecture.
Tracing the nation's remarkable record of safety in the skies
An ARC-funded study will explore pivotal aviation developments between the years 1938 and 1968.