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Researcher honoured in Top Ten list

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

A University of Sydney academic working to improve the quality of maternity and infant health care in Australia's remote communities has been recognised among the nation's top researchers

Researchers shine spotlight on teen eating disorders

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Health experts from the University of Sydney will take to the Seymour Centre stage in a unique theatrical collaboration this August aimed at dispelling myths around eating disorders and fad dieting in teenagers.

University of Sydney launches Brain and Mind Centre

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Premier Mike Baird today launched the University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre, bringing together leading scientists nationally and internationally to address critical health issues of the 21st century - disorders of the brain and mind.

Women architects debate future ways to work

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Sydney in collaboration with Parlour Inc will host a panel of four powerhouse women architects for a robust debate on changes needed in architecture to create a more equitable and sustainable profession in the future.

Cancer screening - are we harming the healthy?

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Medical experts in Australia are divided over the benefits of cancer screening...are we saving lives or harming lives? To help unravel this issue, industry experts, medical professionals, researchers, and those affected by cancer will share their stories and expertise at a public forum on Wednesday 29 July 6.30pm at University of Sydney.

Astronomers discover Earth's bigger cousin

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Today an international team of astronomers from NASA's Kepler mission have announced the discovery of a near-Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

National salt reduction goal could aid fight against cardiovascular disease

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Setting a national salt reduction target could be an effective way to stem cardiovascular disease, propose University of Sydney researchers.

Australia beating UK in baby food battle

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Aussie children are getting a better start than their UK cousins, with Australian first research finding that the majority of baby and toddler foods sold at our supermarkets are of a high nutritional quality.

Health check: the science of 'hangry', or why some people get grumpy when they're hungry

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Have you ever snapped angrily at someone when you were hungry? Or has someone snapped angrily at you when they were hungry? If so, you've experienced 'hangry' (an amalgam of hungry and angry) - the phenomenon whereby some people get grumpy and short-tempered when they're overdue for a feed

The Slackers reunite for Cosmic Love Wonder Lust

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Leading contemporary artists from the radical Imperial Slacks artist collective of the late 1990s will reunite next month in a new exhibition jointly presented by Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) and Campbelltown Arts Centre.

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