2013 News archive
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| May 2013 |
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| From hospital bed to foster-care case work: Kat's story 24 May 2013 |
| MTeach student takes to Sydney Writers' Festival stage 20 May 2013 |
| 'TED talks for teachers' comes to University of Sydney 17 May 2013 |
| Education programs ranked as world leader 14 May 2013 |
| Draft civics national curriculum will shape activism 3 May 2013 |
| April 2013 |
| Faculty joins in Sydney Writers' festivities 18 April 2013 |
| (Re) cycling the world to promote sustainability 17 April 2013 |
| Top score for sports researcher 2 April 2013 |
| March 2013 |
| Professor Andrew Martin appointed as AERA Fellow 25 March 2013 |
| Faculty farewells its dean, Professor Rob Tierney 21 March 2013 |
| Community development project goes to 'city hall' 18 March 2013 |
| February 2013 |
| Dean backs students in high-stakes testing 26 February 2013 |
| Private-school faithful come in many creeds 19 February 2013 |
| Education students swap beaches for snowfields 13 February 2013 |
| January 2013 |
| Mandatory maths would boost Oz rankings 22 January 2013 |
Gaining a scholarship was a life-changing event for social work student Kat de Jong. Without it she may never have completed her studies.
Award-winning poet Elizabeth Allen will showcase her first collection of poetry on May 25, as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.
The University was the first tertiary institution to host a TeachMeet event, with more than 150 primary and secondary teachers sharing ideas and experiences.
Education at the University of Sydney has been ranked as eighth in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings.
Lead author of the upcoming Australian civics and citizenship curriculum, says it will help shape politically-active young people well beyond the classroom.
Members of the faculty will once again feature in a series of dynamic presentations and panels at the 2013 Sydney Writers' Festival from Monday 20 to Sunday 26 May.
Master of Education alumna Kristina Stoney is spreading the sustainability message across the globe, one kilometre at a time.
PhD candidate Michael Hanratty has been granted two prestigious awards to investigate why rural areas are over-represented as sources of the nation's rugby league talent.
Professor Andrew Martin has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. 
Friends, colleagues and students gathered this week to farewell Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, Professor Robert Tierney.
The faculty's Glebe Community Development Project was one of only two tenants invited to locate into the newly restored Glebe Town Hall. 
Dean of the Faculty Professor Rob Tierney has appeared on national television to voice concerns about high-stakes national testing. 
Senior lecturer Dr Helen Proctor has been interviewed for a SMH story highlighting the rising popularity of religious schools among non-believers.
Following the success of a pilot program in 2012, Sydney students have joined peers from across Europe for a five-week exchange at Umea University in Sweden.
Making maths compulsory at high school may be the solution to curb the vicious circle of diminishing numeracy skills within our society.