2022

03 May 2022

Telescope dons 'sunglasses' to find brightest ever pulsar

A pulsar star, 10 times brighter than any other discovered outside our Galaxy, has been found by a University of Sydney-led team.

02 May 2022

Youth outline top health concerns on scientific stage

Young people feel like they are left behind to manage multiple health risks. If no action is taken, it could be a precursor to chronic health diseases, writes a group of high school students given access to voice their concerns on a stage usually reserved for academics.

02 May 2022

How forensic psychology finds the truth in unreliable memories

Associate Professor Helen Paterson's interest in working with witnesses and victims of crime emerged out of being a witness herself while in Sydney on exchange from the University of British Columbia.

02 May 2022

Sensor bracelet designed to give back control to hand-impaired

Australian researchers are developing a 3D printed bracelet to allow people living with hand-impairment to easily use computers and play video games.

29 April 2022

Susan and Garry Rothwell awarded honorary doctorate

Susan and Garry Rothwell have been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Sydney in recognition of their contribution to the architectural landscape of Sydney and Australia and for their exceptional commitment to promoting the academic purposes of the University's School of Architecture, Design and Planning.

29 April 2022

Biomedical engineering and the wonders of plasma technologies

The steam engine, jet aircraft, skyscrapers - they all had a grand sense of scale, while many of today's advances happen on the scale of atoms. Dr Behnam Akhavan is at the forefront of this nano-scale work and he's already helped rescue your mobile phone from a looming crisis.

28 April 2022

Sydney shifts position in global impact rankings

As more than 280 additional institutions join the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings this year the University of Sydney has seen a change in its global position.

27 April 2022

Honorary Fellowship awarded to former University athlete

David Collins, a University of Sydney alumni and esteemed sportsperson, was recently awarded an Honorary Fellowship for his longstanding dedication to the University's sporting community.

26 April 2022

Work Care and Family Policies

The Australian Work + Family Policy Roundtable, a research network of academics, is proposing a series of benchmarks needed to inform evidence-based public policy prior to the Federal election.

26 April 2022

Fundraiser marks anniversary of NSW's oldest neighbourhood centre

A special fundraising event will mark the 130th birthday of the Settlement, an important community organisation with long-standing ties to the University.