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Midterm elections in the United States elect the House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, and thousands of state legislative and executive offices. For all their magnitude and importance, these elections attract far less attention…

A minimum disclosure framework should inform the public about the type of data breach and the strategies the organisation affected has adopted to mitigate the damages.The Optus data breach, which has affected close to 10 million…

Two University of Sydney researchers have been awarded funding to help address critical gaps in diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the leading causes of death and disability in Australia.University of Sydney researchers, Professor Gemma…

Research led by the University of Sydney has developed a material that mimics the complex structure of naturally occurring blood vessels.An international consortium of researchers led by the University of Sydney, has developed technology…

Dr Nicole Seebacher committed to researching the most challenging cancers, particularly melanoma, after a friend died of the disease. She has also won numerous awards and appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list along the way.When…

University performs strongly in education, law, clinical and health, humanities and life sciences in latest THE World University Rankings by subject. The University of Sydney has five subjects in the top 50 globally and improved its…

The WHO today published its first-ever list of fungal 'priority pathogens' - a catalogue of 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health. This report is based on research led by the University of Sydney.The World Health…

The University of Sydney has excelled in the US News Best Global Universities Rankings. Our top performing subjects are endocrinology and metabolism, electrical and electronic engineering and arts and humanities. The University of Sydney…

The Lord Howe Island Wood-feeding cockroach - long thought to be extinct on the main island - has been rediscovered at the foot of a single Banyan tree.A large wingless wood-eating cockroach, unique to Australia’s Lord Howe Island and…

Mindfulness, gratitude and wellbeing are concepts which have experienced a boom in recent years. Even before the turbulent years of COVID-19, natural disasters and global conflict, people sought ‘new age’ solutions to navigate life's…