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A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat affects the environment, and a volunteer effort tracking bushfire damage. These were just a few of the scientific projects recognised at the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, announced in Sydney.

University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott has urged the government to put a greater emphasis on higher education to boost the economy.

The University of Sydney is building a $480 biomedical hub positioning itself as a world-leader in developing treatments for cancer and other deadly diseases.

People tracking their fitness via apps during COVID lockdowns were almost twice as likely to meet physical activity targets, but also experienced added stress.

The University of Sydney engaged in racial discrimination by saying Iranians were too controlling and impossible to supervise, a new lawsuit claims.

Exchange programs across Australia are back on after being suspended due to COVID-19.

Professor Eddie Holmes can still remember the exact moment he first learned about COVID-19. The story jumped out because he had visited that very market in 2014 and thought, "that's not right".

Australian scientists are developing a pesticide that can specifically target the varroa mite as NSW authorities remain hopeful they can eradicate the parasite.

Researchers are calling for the term to be shelved after a study found there was no real consistency in what constitutes the pains.

From a banking crisis to property market slumps, China's economy is under stress and the country also recently recorded its lowest quarterly growth rate figure since 1990. What might those challenges mean for Australians?

Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of…