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The University of Sydney played host to world leading academics and policymakers in nursing at the inaugural international policy and research roundtable. 
The University of Sydney's Faculty of Veterinary Science and École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for research and teaching collaborations.
A new $2.7 million EU funded project involving 17 world leading research institutions, including the University of Sydney, will encourage the transfer of ideas and knowledge between top scientists around the world. 
The University of Sydney's largest ever international health exchange and aid program has commenced at royal north shore hospital. 
Obama is mired in legacy issues and no one knows how extensive the rot is, writes Colin Campbell in The Australian.
The winner of the Joan Carden Award for 2009 is promising young tenor, Simon Gilkes.
Despite negative stereotype, research in the remote Strzelecki Desert has shown that dingoes have a positive effect on the control of predatory animals like foxes, feral cats and dusky hopping mice.
It is the enduring legacies for which Obama will be remembered, not the first 100 days.
Health is often a delicate balance between people, animals, and the microbial world, writes Professor Peter Curson in The Australian.
Professor Brian Schmidt, from Mount Stromlo Observatory, will describe the life of the Universe at the free Pollock Memorial Lecture at the University of Sydney on 30 April 2009
Australia's much-loved coastline, its evolution and ecosystems, its rivers and estuaries, coral reefs and beaches, are the subject of this detailed book.
Alex Nicholls, a graduate of the Masters of Architecture at the University of Sydney, is a finalist in Object Gallery's Design Now! exhibition.
The Law School celebrates the opening of its state of the art building with an Open Day this Thursday.
Sydney researchers have provided the first hard evidence of the increased risk of SIDS caused by exposure to cigarette smoke.
The Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), the newest institute in the University of Sydney and the only one of its kind in Australia, launched this week.
The University's Archaeological Computing Lab collaborated with the ABC Digital Innovation Unit to develop the recently launched 3D interactive historical website about Gallipoli.
Long-standing collaborative research at the earthquake devastated University of L'Aquila will continue thanks to the Faculty of Medicine.
Boat people represent no real threat to Australia's security, writes Mary Crock, Professor of Public Law at the University of Sydney.
A comparative study has given new weight to calls for the increase use of kangaroo for everything from eco-tourism to human and pet food consumption
Leading US Presidential scholar and award-winning author Professor Annette Gordon-Reed looks at the history of American race relations when she speaks exclusively at Sydney Ideas.
Australia's endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People comes as the UN has also criticised on Australia's record on Indigenous rights, Dr Thalia Anthony writes. 
The global economic crisis seems to have given way to a mistaken view in some quarters that we are all Keynesians now, writes Graham White.
The University is hosting a major international symposium on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. 
Bjørnar Lassen is the first University of Sydney student to be successful in obtaining a grant from the Davis Foundation for Davis Projects for Peace.
International students make an enormous contribution to the viability of tertiary institutions and the broader economy, writes Professor Bruce Robinson.
Digital Cultures' Mark Pesce says in the Sydney Morning Herald that the future of broadband, according to the Government's new plans, is an unknowable but potentially revolutionary development.
Former Chancellor Dame Leonie Kramer was today awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters.
New research indicates that more needs to be done to encourage safe cycling in Australia.
The United States Studies centre has appointed three new commentators, boosting the ranks of its opinion leaders and experts. 
Internationally renowned physicist, Professor Sir John Pendry, will talk about the science of invisibility at the Sydney Science Forum on Wednesday 8 April 2009.
A university-run program will provide paid employment in schools for indigenous students from across Australia.
Leading international Buddhism scholar and historian Dr Peter Skilling will explore the Buddha's role in shaping Asia in a Sydney Ideas lecture.
Sydney College of the Arts, the visual arts faculty of the University of Sydney, has opened a new gallery for self-taught and outsider art.
The Nicholson Museum's new Egyptian lecture series kicks off this Sunday with a free talk about the pyramids.
A visiting business professor from Stanford University, Robert Burgelman, says it's crucial for business to remain committed to innovation in times of economic uncertainty.
University ecologists have discovered that cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs.
Holding children back from starting school at age five may be more of a hindrance than a help, new research suggests.
The Climate Change @ Work Conference on 3 April will help organisations better identify the skills and labour challenges confronting a green-collar workforce.
Conserving Australia's most endangered snake might mean lighting more bushfires
Professor Maschmeyer asks how do we guarantee the welfare of this green spirit at a broader political level?
Former BBC journalist Jake Lynch from the Centre of Peace and Conflict studies will launch his book "Debates in Peace Journalism" this Thursday at Gleebooks.
The Lord Mayor's Welcome to International Students celebrated the start of the academic year at the Opera House.
Study shows blood glucose lowering in intensive care patients increases the risk of dying 
A seemingly impossible sparkle of green light from a silicon chip has opened up a whole new field of possibilities for communications devices.
A giant red cylinder that emanates musical sounds generated by prevailing winds been installed outside the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Professor Stephen Garton has been appointed as Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sydney.
A show of stylised drawings and prints from Netherland-born artist Irene Hanenbergh opens this Sunday at the University Art Gallery.
Alex Semarinyota from Rwanda will gain insights into government in the Graduate School of Government's mentoring program that has matched him with former Labor minister John Aquilina.
Thanks to a Fulbright Senior Scholarship Professor Scott Kable will study ultrafast photochemistry at the University of Wisconsin.
The University of Sydney has once again been named as one of Australia's top workplaces for women.
Dr Joshua Burns from the Faculty of Medicine has been awarded a 2009 Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship.
University researchers are developing technologies that could see 3D educational games, virtual chemistry labs and interactive modelling of climate change in every high school classroom.
Negative media stories about indigenous health and welfare have devastating repercussions on Aboriginal communities, writes Melissa Sweet.
Fulbright scholar Camilla Whittington will study the genetic components of platypus venom at Washington University.
Phyllis Butow receives the International Psycho-Oncology Society Bernard Fox Memorial Award for her work on psycho-oncology.
Soil knowledge will be brought into the digital age with a project now be carried out by the University's Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture.
Three researchers in the field of indigenous health and welfare have been the recipients of the Russell Drysdale Rowan Nicks fellowship.
The battle for women's rights in the workplace is not over as will be made clear in today's forum discussing major issues facing women in the business and the education sector.
On 7 March, NASA launched the Kepler spacecraft. In a joint project with NASA, University astronomers will investigate whether planets the size of Earth exist in orbits around other stars.
The Sydney Forensic Medicine Science Network has recently been launched and aims to unite researchers and workers to enable cutting-edge delivery of forensic science.
Award-winning investigative journalist Mark Schapiro will reveal the increasing dilemmas faced by journalists reporting on the environment at a Sydney Ideas next Tuesday. 
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki will unravel the science world's greatest enigmas at his Sydney Science Forum talk on Wednesday, 11 March.
The University and Sydney Law School congratulate Professor Ron McCallum AO on his appointment as the inaugural rapporteur to the United Nations Disabilities Convention.
The Con is staging a special concert to support the Victorian communities devastated by the recent bushfires.
A new video launched on Thursday will showcase the talents of Sydney College of the Arts students.
Australian humour - from Norman Gunston to Kath and Kim - is the subject of a new book to be launched tonight at Gleebooks.
A new book looks at the paid aged-care and child-care industries.
A new study had found that members of Generation Y are exercising less than Boomers did when they were the same age.
Phoebe Hill from the School of Biological Sciences says that there are a number of factors that have tempted many more sharks into the harbour.
The Institute for Sustainable Solutions has begun its search for a director to promote and manage its interdisciplinary sustainability research. 
Read the transcript of the Michael Kirby talk.
Ed Leamer, one of America's leading economic forecasters, will share his expert analysis on the global economic crisis. 
Watch the video of the O Week festival here.
Researchers have identified a new gene abnormality that causes motor neuron disease 
The CEO of SydneyTalent calls for business courses with stronger practical components to better meet industry's graduate employment needs. 
Highly respected arts innovator, Fiona Winning, will discuss the importance of space in contemporary arts in this year's Rex Cramphorn Lecture. 
In what is thought to be the first study of its kind in Australia, a researcher is investigating how women's feelings about their vaginas affects their sex lives.
James Cockayne is the inaugural winner of University of Sydney-WUN International and Comparative Criminal Justice Network Fellowship.
A gala concert tonight at the Con will honour the generosity of a $3.5 million donation to establish the first ever Chair of Australian Music.
The University is set to host an international forum that aims to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures. 
UK RSPCA, University of Sydney and the Royal Veterinary College will work together to tackle animal welfare problems associated with pedigree dogs.
Professor Jim Bishop is set to become Australia's new chief medical officer.
Air-conditioning units were responsible for two recent large-scale blackouts in Adelaide and Melbourne, writes Richard de Dear.
Doing maths with a pencil and paper is what's needed, not shiny new laptops, writes mathematics professor Nalini Joshi in The Australian.
With the publication of a report from the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, the time for implementing reform is now, writes Stephen Leeder. 
The recent Senate stalemate highlighted how governments must listen to voices outside their ranks to get their legislation passed, writes Rodney Smith.
Rehabilitation specialists have received $5 million for spinal cord injury research.
The championship team the Flames will donate proceeds of tonight's game to the victims of the Bendigo bushfires.
World debate on climate change and the pursuit of sustainable living will form the heart of a groundbreaking lecture at The University of Sydney on Thursday.
A residential seminar held by the Faculty of Economics and Business aims to engender participants with the confidence to apply simple but powerful financial management insights.
A Macleay Museum exhibition celebrating the life and loves of "Darwin bulldog" Thomas Huxley opens on the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth.
Controversial Darwin expert Michael Ruse will discuss the question of Darwin's validity at Sydney Ideas on Tuesday, 17 February.
University of Sydney Honours at Graduation, Dean's list of academic excellence and prizes 2008
Inflammation and cancer will be the target of new research which received $8.2 million from the federal government last week.
Two University of Sydney experts have offered comments and analysis on the Victorian bushfire tragedy.
A new book traces the beginnings of Darwinism to Australasia.
And the Macquarie Dictionary word of the year is ...
Read the transcript and listen to the podcast of OECD Deputy Secretary General Aart de Geus's lecture Problems of Today, World of Tomorrow.
Scientists have found the chemical cause of one of earth's most devastating biological phenomena - locust swarms
Protecting Cambodia's cultural heritage has helped Dr Dougald O'Reilly win a prestigious Archaeological Institute of America Conservation and Heritage Management Award.
The Vice Chancellor congratulates the University's Australia Day honours recipients.
Three artists who have spent time in the coldest parts of earth give a haunting perspective to climate change in a new exhibition.
Research has shown that parents are increasingly anxious about choosing schools.
Mr Aart de Geus will deliver the lecture "Problems of Today, World of Tomorrow" on Tuesday, 3 February.
Health care will be a crucial issue for the new President in his first 100 days.
A group of high achieving Year 12 students from across Sydney will today to immerse themselves in university life and become business consultants for the day.
A new centre for research in asbestos diseases is a world first for the Bernie Banton Centre.
Child-care kids might not be better off in the transistion to school, new research shows.
The University is embarking on one of its largest ever recruitment drives in the wake of funding for an international centre of expertise in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 
Generous PhD scholarships are helping students develop new technologies to uncover corrupt dealings on the stock market.
Sydney researchers have warned of serious health problems for kids who spend more than two hours a day in front of the screen.
Research recently published in the Clinical Cancer Research journal has identified a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
Twenty delegates from around the world have converged at the University for the 2008 International Houses conference.
The US Studies Centre is hosting two events to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama.
The winners of a US Studies Centre competition fly to Washington this week to attend Barack Obama's inauguration.
An innovative method developed by Sydney researchers helps identify those at risk of developing sleep apnoea by analysing digital photographs of the face.
The University's "Social Inclusion Project", pioneered by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Derrick Armstrong, aims to increase tertiary access to students from non-traditional backgrounds.
Profiles of a number of Sydney's most talented and interesting students
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