2024

18 November 2024

Block mode of university study revisited

Researchers from the Sydney School of Education and Social Work have been researching the outcomes of the away from base, or ‘Block’, mode of study that has decreased in prevalence at the University of Sydney over the past few years.

13 November 2024

The Peace and Social Justice Scholarship in memory of Marty Morrison

The Peace and Social Justice Scholarship supports Master of Social Justice students at the University of Sydney, honouring Marty Morrison's legacy of activism, compassion, and commitment to human rights and equality.

06 November 2024

Celebrating student success in art, communication and English

The School of Art, Communication and English hosted its 2024 Prizes Ceremony to celebrate the academic excellence of 56 students with academics staff, donors, family and friends.

04 November 2024

University of Sydney's Footbridge Theatre has a long and rowdy history

Associate Professor Laura Ginters in Theatre and Performance Studies revisits the rich history of the University of Sydney's Footbridge Theatre built in 1961, which was home to countless student and professional productions.

01 November 2024

How Rene Magritte led the Belgian surrealist movement

Dr Victoria Souliman, Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, and an expert in art history, reviews Australia's first retrospective of the celebrated surrealist, Rene Magritte.

30 October 2024

Dr Sophie Chao receives the ASSA Paul Bourke Award

Dr Sophie Chao, DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney, has been awarded a 2024 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

29 October 2024

'Sexual precarity': Insecure work raises migrant risk of sexual harassment, assault, trafficking

A NSW parliamentary inquiry into modern slavery in Australia will reveal migrant exploitation, from wage theft to unsafe conditions. Overlooked issues like sexual harassment and trafficking, seen in over 900 migrant worker cases, add urgency to reform writes Associate Professor Anna Boucher from the School of Social and Political Sciences.

28 October 2024

Can studying Economics lead to a career in Politics?

School of Economics alumnus and politician, The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Shadow Treasurer, Federal Member for Hume hosted the Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture in October and reflected on the benefit of his studies at the University.

28 October 2024

Academics appointed to inaugural NSW LGBTIQ+ Advisory Council

The University of Sydney is proud to announce three academics have been appointed to the inaugural NSW LGBTIQ+ Advisory Council, established by the NSW Government. This council will work closely with the Government to develop and implement the state's first LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy.

25 October 2024

How to have better conversations

Professor and Chair of Linguistics Nick Enfield offers tips on how to find common ground with someone you've just met, without getting too personal or venturing into awkward topics.