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2018
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25 October 2018
Five decades of scholarship in the visual arts and film
The University of Sydney's Power Institute is celebrating 50 years of teaching art history and visual culture through the Department of Art History.
16 October 2018
World Food Day: 7 steps towards #ZeroHunger
On the eve of World Food Day, our experts are calling for action to improve life for the 820 million people suffering from chronic undernourishment worldwide.
09 October 2018
New database documents rights abuses of 457 visa holders
New analysis of a decade's worth of data by a University of Sydney immigration expert has revealed the nature of worker rights violations experienced by temporary migrants.
05 October 2018
SCA awards Penelope Cain $28,000 art prize
Penelope Cain is the latest recipient of the Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship from Sydney College of the Arts.
27 September 2018
Six scholars recognised for social sciences leadership
Six University of Sydney social scientists have been elected to the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for their distinguished contributions to their disciplines and to society.
26 September 2018
That’s a wrap! The 2018 Sydney Underground Film Festival delivers its best season yet
Sydney Underground Film Festival reporters Michael Sun and Lily Langman walk us through their 2018 highlights, including the Hollywood apocalypse, retro film-making, time travel, and how to get revenge with an iron axe.
25 September 2018
Trailblazing academic takes out major umpiring prize
University of Sydney Education academic Dr Victoria Rawlings has been named the Sydney AFL Umpire of the Year, the first female umpire to take home the title.
19 September 2018
When politics corrupts the fairness of elections
Arranging election district boundaries can be made to favour a particular party, creating a problem for democracy. Working for the Campaign Legal Centre, alumna Ruth Greenwood is on the front line, fighting for fairness.
18 September 2018
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Edward Said's Orientalism
Four decades ago, Edward Said released Orientalism, a book that transformed the study of the non-West and pioneered entirely new fields of academic enquiry. Whether Said is considered a beacon or provocateur, academics from all over the world have been touched by his work and ideas.
17 September 2018
The corporate trailblazer promoting diversity and inclusion
List the ASX 100 companies with an Asian woman as CEO, and you'll have just two. Alumna, Ming Long, was the first woman to get there and now she's making it easier for more to follow.