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A gift of $3.5 million from Khyentse Foundation guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies at the University of Sydney for the next 20 years, building on the success of previous philanthropic support. “This far-sighted and deeply…

A former palliative care nurse. A marine biologist and rescue diver. A pharmacist-turned-sociologist. These are among the diverse group of Taiwanese students awarded a prestigious scholarship to start PhD studies at the University of…

The ABC has selected five of Australia’s dynamic early-career research talent for its 2022 TOP 5 Arts Media Residency. This year, Dr Sanné Mestrom, an award-winning sculptor and senior lecturer in visual arts, and Dr Mahesh…

We often hear the phrase ‘growing pains’ used by the general public to describe muscle or joint pain in young people and the term is also used by health professionals. However researchers have found there is no consistent medical…

Researchers and clinicians at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre have developed a free, online, clinician-administered tool that could greatly increase the likelihood of early detection of primary progressive aphasia, paving…

The ABC has once again selected the pick of Australia's early-career research talent for its TOP 5 Humanities media residencies. This year, Dr Niro Kandasamy from the Department of History has been chosen to take part in an intensive and…

The founders of global tech company Appen, Julia and Chris Vonwiller, will fund a $1 million acceleration of the University's Digital Sciences Initiative (DSI).The gift will support renowned researcher Professor Gemma Figtree's…

A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, over a sustained period has been developed by a team of Australian researchers.Described in the journal…

The prestigious ShanghaiRanking (formerly Academic Ranking of World Universities or ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranked Sydney Nursing 7th globally, Telecommunication Engineering 9th and Transportation Science and Technology…

This morning at 04:00 AEST, the USYD Rocketry Team was announced as the overall winner of the Spaceport America Cup intercollegiate rocketry competition, held annually in New Mexico.Competing against 97 student teams from around the…