On January 1, 2011 the Faculty of Arts becomes the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and welcomes the Discipline of Economics as a new School of the faculty, along with the Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) and the Graduate School of Government (GSG).
A conversation with the winner of the 2010 Arts Alumni Award for Young Alumni Achievement, Jack Manning Bancroft (BA (Media and Comm) 2007), about his inspirational work as founder and CEO of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME).
In a testament to the high calibre of Faculty of Arts academics, three faculty scholars have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, one of the highest accolades available in the humanities in Australia.
Peter Fray, editor-in-chief of [[i||The Sydney Morning Herald]] and [[i||Sun Herald]], has been named the First Decade Fellow in a prestigious appointment to the University of Sydney's Department of Media and Communications.
The University of Sydney has teamed up with the Art Gallery of New South Wales to present a symposium on the ancient Chinese Qin Dynasty, entitled The First Emperor Symposium: Innovations and Creativity in Ancient Qin.
The creativity and breadth of research in the humanities and social sciences by Faculty of Arts scholars has been acknowledged with the announcement last week of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships.
The University of Sydney's newest literary talent has been immortalised in print with the launch of the 2010 Sydney University Student Anthology, Sandstone.
The Department of Government and International Relations' Master of International Studies (MIntS) program has gained global recognition as a top graduate course through a new affiliation.
The most recent round of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding has been announced and once again the Faculty of Arts has achieved great success with a number of grants awarded.
A delegation of senior academics from the Faculty of Arts has forged stronger ties with their Chinese counterparts, in a series of events across China.
A chance to work with one of Australia's most renowned foreign correspondents in one of the world's most vibrant cities was an opportunity that Media and Communications student Jacqueline Breen couldn't miss.
Dr Clare Corbould, senior lecturer from the Department of History, has been awarded the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for a First Book of History, which comes with a prize of $15,000.
Come and learn how to begin your career after your study. How to identify opportunities, useful organisations, hints and tips for applications. There is opportunity for everyone.
You are cordially invited to the launch of John Clark's Asian Modernities: Chinese and Thai art compared, 1980 to 1999, a groundbreaking comparison of two contemporary Asian art cultures.
As testament to her valuable contributions to philosophy and the humanities in Australia, Professor Moira Gatens has been appointed Chair of the 'Excellence in Research for Australia' (ERA) Research Evaluation Committee for the Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA).
Topics as unique and diverse as medieval Irish magic and the drinking of blood in the ritual context of mourning will be explored at the Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies at the University of Sydney this week.
On Wednesday 26 May 2010 Professor Duncan Ivison, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, met Faculty alumni, academics, students and friends at a cocktail reception in the Great Hall.
Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of History, Professor Warwick Anderson, has achieved the highest international honour in the field of science and technology studies with his most recent book.
What does it mean to make history? While Australia was occupied with the formation of a minority Federal Government, history of another kind was being made in NSW. The passing of the Adoption Amendment (Same-Sex Couples) Bill ushered in the end to the direct legislative discrimination against same-sex couples in NSW.
Taking a personal approach to research is essential, according to Yelena Nikolayevna Zabortseva, an international PhD student at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney.
Government is likely to be formed by the Labor Party with the support of two independents but this does not mean the independents necessarily lose their independence.
The debate surrounding the National Broadband Network has confirmed that it is among the most dramatic points of policy divergence in this election. It's a choice between a relatively frugal, business-as-usual, hands-off policy from the Coalition and an expensive government monopoly with dramatically faster, almost universal broadband.
Organisations in conflict with each other come to resemble each other. This insight of the great American public policy scholar James Wilson is amply confirmed whether we look at commercial TV networks, spy agencies, football clubs - or political parties.
The Faculty warmly invites you to a special lecture on Democracy in Burma and Women's Rights in Afghanistan which will be held from 12-2pm on Tuesday 7 September in the Old Teachers' College Assembly Hall.
Listed as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential persons for 2009, inspirational women's rights advocate, Suraya Pakzad is a woman with an incredible story to tell.
Professor John Keane, Professor of Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, will appear on the ABC's Q&A program on Monday 30 August with Malcom Fraser, former Australian Prime Minister, Jessica Rudd, author, Chris Berg, research fellow, Institute of Public Affairs and Christine Wallace, journalist and commentator.
Government is likely to be formed by the Labor Party with the support of two independents but this does not mean the independents necessarily lose their independence.
On Friday 13 August 2010, guest panellists from the University of Sydney and ActionAid will lead the second debate in a series of three presented by the Institute of Social Sciences at U Sydney and ActionAid.
Pre-eminent Darwin scholar and Harvard professor Janet Browne will join two University of Sydney scholars on Thursday 12 August to discuss the challenges and delights of writing historical science biographies.
Chances are, you have not heard much about Climategate lately, but last November it dominated the media. Three weeks before the Copenhagen summit, thousands of emails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia were published on a Russian website.
Democracy is imperfect but is the fundamental right of individuals. That is the view of University of Sydney Professors Graeme Gill and Murray Print who are the Chairs of the World Democracy Forum (WDF) - a global network of researchers dedicated to emerging and continuing global issues.
The Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia (CCANESA) proves the University of Sydney has come a long way since Walter Scott, Professor of Classics from 1884 to 1900, spearheaded the introduction of modern history, literature and philosophy to the University's Arts curriculum.
University of Sydney student, Franklin Obeng-Odoom proves he is a scholar of exceptional merit and undeniable promise after winning the Dan David Award.
The American Association for the History of Medicine has awarded University of Sydney historian, Professor Warwick Anderson, the prestigious 2010 William H Welch Medal for his book The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists into Whitemen.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the islands of the Pacific became a vast archipelago of laboratories for the study of culture contact and race mixing.
Leading Australian Economist and Economics Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Ross Gittins, presented his thoughts on immigration and population to students in the Arts and Economics and Business faculties last week in an event organised by the student union's Political Economy Society (ECOPSOC).
A panel of our most promising honours graduates of the Department of Government and International Relations discussed their original research at 'The Best and Brightest, IV Honours Graduate' event hosted at State Parliament House last week, and sponsored by the Sydney Morning Herald, The initiative came from the Department's External Advisory Committee.
The Unknown Nation - Australia After Empire is co-authored by 2010 Fulbright scholar and University of Sydney senior lecturer James Curran, and University of Copenhagen historian Stuart Ward.
Two productions developed and rehearsed within the Department of Performance Studies are nominated for Best Independent Theatre Production at the 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards.
To mark the introduction of a new Masters degree in Human Rights and Democratisation, the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts will host a free public seminar this Thursday on a critical human rights question - what is Australia's responsibility to those who seek asylum on our shores?
The Faculty of Arts will be holding a Postgraduate Information Evening on Thursday 22 April 2010 in the Quad, to give prospective students an opportunity to visit the Faculty of Arts and to find out more about the wide range of postgraduate degrees we offer, both coursework and research.
Dr James Curran, a senior lecturer in history, is set to deepen our understandings of the political underpinnings of Australia's relationship with America during 1969-83, with research that focuses on recently released archival documents of key US administration officials.
High school kids with a particular talent for interpreting languages and logic - from Mayan Hieroglyphs to Japanese braille, from language games to grammatical problems in endangered languages - can now compete internationally in their very own Olympics.
From 2010, the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School (FMAMS) will come under the auspices of the University of Sydney's Centre for Continuing Education and Department of Hebrew, Jewish and Biblical Studies, headed by Associate Professor Suzanne Rutland. Jillian Fine, an educator currently working in the education department of the Sydney Jewish Museum has been appointed as Academic Director of the Melton Mini-School.
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On Wednesday 5 January, 2011, the University of Sydney opens its doors once again for Info Day.
A conversation with the winner of the 2010 Arts Alumni Award for Young Alumni Achievement, Jack Manning Bancroft (BA (Media and Comm) 2007), about his inspirational work as founder and CEO of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME).
Indonesian studies PhD student, Siobhan Campbell, has received top honours as winner of the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Award.
The University of Sydney's newest literary talent has been immortalised in print with the launch of the 2010 Sydney University Student Anthology, Sandstone. 
The Department of Government and International Relations' Master of International Studies (MIntS) program has gained global recognition as a top graduate course through a new affiliation.
In the hallowed hall of one of Sydney's oldest buildings, staff, students and alumni came together to celebrate the Faculty's newest milestone.
Come and learn how to begin your career after your study. How to identify opportunities, useful organisations, hints and tips for applications. There is opportunity for everyone.
You are cordially invited to the launch of John Clark's Asian Modernities: Chinese and Thai art compared, 1980 to 1999, a groundbreaking comparison of two contemporary Asian art cultures.
A Faculty of Arts alumna is making her mark in the world of Australian literature with the recent success of her first novel.
On Wednesday 26 May 2010 Professor Duncan Ivison, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, met Faculty alumni, academics, students and friends at a cocktail reception in the Great Hall. 
Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of History, Professor Warwick Anderson, has achieved the highest international honour in the field of science and technology studies with his most recent book.
Taking a personal approach to research is essential, according to Yelena Nikolayevna Zabortseva, an international PhD student at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney.
Government is likely to be formed by the Labor Party with the support of two independents but this does not mean the independents necessarily lose their independence.
The debate surrounding the National Broadband Network has confirmed that it is among the most dramatic points of policy divergence in this election. It's a choice between a relatively frugal, business-as-usual, hands-off policy from the Coalition and an expensive government monopoly with dramatically faster, almost universal broadband.
Organisations in conflict with each other come to resemble each other. This insight of the great American public policy scholar James Wilson is amply confirmed whether we look at commercial TV networks, spy agencies, football clubs - or political parties.
The History Council of New South Wales' History Week 2010 is on from the 4-12 September, with the theme "Faces in the Street".
On Friday 13 August 2010, guest panellists from the University of Sydney and ActionAid will lead the second debate in a series of three presented by the Institute of Social Sciences at U Sydney and ActionAid.
Chances are, you have not heard much about Climategate lately, but last November it dominated the media. Three weeks before the Copenhagen summit, thousands of emails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia were published on a Russian website.
Generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Sydney
The Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia (CCANESA) proves the University of Sydney has come a long way since Walter Scott, Professor of Classics from 1884 to 1900, spearheaded the introduction of modern history, literature and philosophy to the University's Arts curriculum.
University of Sydney student, Franklin Obeng-Odoom proves he is a scholar of exceptional merit and undeniable promise after winning the Dan David Award. 
Two productions developed and rehearsed within the Department of Performance Studies are nominated for Best Independent Theatre Production at the 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards.
The Faculty of Arts will be holding a Postgraduate Information Evening on Thursday 22 April 2010 in the Quad, to give prospective students an opportunity to visit the Faculty of Arts and to find out more about the wide range of postgraduate degrees we offer, both coursework and research.
With the aid of a BA Augusta Supple takes on Sydney's creative world.
Two video guides are now available on the 
The Faculty of Arts has provided support to three students to attend the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Conference as Australian Youth Delegates.