2020
Articles
03 February 2020
Vale Professor Richard Hunstead
Professor Richard Hunstead will be remembered as an excellent researcher and teacher, but more importantly as a generous, caring scientist who has left an enduring legacy for staff and students.
03 February 2020
Student-engineered solutions at the nexus of law and science
An idea to label food to indicate the use of antibiotics to prevent the emergence of superbugs has seen a multidisciplinary team of students named the inaugural winners of the Summer Innovation Program (SIP) challenge.
03 February 2020
Australia Day Honours List celebrates staff and alumni
The University of Sydney congratulates all members of our community who have been acknowledged in the Australia Day 2020 Honours List.
03 February 2020
Students with high emotional intelligence get better grades
As students head back to school and university, a new study has found it may not be enough to be smart, persistent and hard-working.
31 January 2020
Cross-country dingoes have different-shaped heads
While older research has suggested that there are three dingo varietals, a new study adds to a growing pile of evidence that there are, in fact, two.
30 January 2020
Not just for laughs: 3 new ideas about humour
Funniness is culturally, contextually, and personally dependent, as highlighted in three pieces of quirky University of Sydney research.
29 January 2020
Reform needed to counter cancer overdiagnosis
Overdiagnosis is an increasing issue, with Australians now more likely to experience cancer diagnosis for five major cancer types compared to 30 years ago, but with no rise in mortality.
28 January 2020
Media statement: response to novel coronavirus
Latest updates for journalists about our response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and how we are supporting our community.
28 January 2020
New test to help predict the progression of melanoma
Australian researchers have played a critical role in the discovery of a potential new test to predict which early stage melanoma patients are at a high risk of their disease recurring and progressing.
28 January 2020
China in 2020 - what can we expect?
Last Saturday 25 January was Chinese New Year. As we move into the year of the rat, experts at the University of Sydney share their thoughts on what we can expect from China in 2020.