Subscriptions for University of Sydney students

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age digital subscription

A free Premium Digital subscription to the Sydney Morning Herald is available to University of Sydney staff and students with Campus Access. 

This provides uninterrupted access to: 

• All reporting on smh.com.au and the app

• Subscriber-only offers and experiences

• Exclusive, curated newsletters

• Good Food, including the app and digital Good Food Guide

• Daily Crosswords, Sudoku and Target Time

• Today's Paper, a digital replica of the Herald

Please note before subscribing:

• Subscribers will be redirected to smh.com.au/campus-access/usyd to sign up for the first time.

• Only valid University of Sydney email addresses will be accepted. For information on securing your password, please visit University’s cyber security page.

• The University and Nine will collect and store your full name and a record of your agreement to these terms and conditions for our internal auditing purposes and/or protect, enforce or defend legal rights of the University.

Register with your University email via the Campus Access page.

Once you have subscribed, if you have any issues, please contact campusaccess@smh.com.au.

To contact the University of Sydney’s Media Office email media.office@sydney.edu.au. 

Terms and conditions for users 

• The digital campus subscription offer is only available to staff and students (in accordance with eligibility criteria) and sign-up is required using a University of Sydney email address.

• Each user will receive unrestricted digital access to the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age mastheads. 

• Subscriptions are valid for up to 52 weeks and at the end of this period subscriptions will be automatically renewed if the University renews.

• University of Sydney or Nine may cancel any digital subscription at any time if the subscriber is in breach of terms and conditions or links the subscription to an email address other than an approved University email address to activate the subscription.

• Nine may notify the University of Sydney when a subscription is activated and may disclose users’ personal information such as name and email address. Visit Nine’s privacy policy page for more info.

• Limit of one digital subscription per person;

• no payment is required;

• subscriptions are not transferable

• not to be used in conjunction with any other offer;

• subscription is for digital content only.

Subscribers will be required to agree to terms and conditions and a privacy policy to activate their subscription which are available on the Campus Access subscription page.

Subscription terms and conditions can also be accessed on the Sydney Morning Herald website.

The Australian and The Daily Telegraph digital campus subscription

Students and staff at the University can stay up-to-date with the latest updates and broad coverage of local stories as well issues affecting Australia and the world.

Get unrestricted digital access to The Daily Telegraph and The Australian and metro publications including the Courier-Mail, Herald Sun, The Advertiser and NT News.

• Access content that is relevant to your fields of study with in-depth coverage on arts, business, economics, higher education, law, science, sport, technology and more.
• Editorial newsletters via email for updates throughout the day.
• Digital print edition for an online replica of the day’s newspaper.
• Custom curated monthly newsletter for University of Sydney subscribers from The Australian.

Please note before subscribing:

• Subscribers will be redirected to the News Corp Australia’s page to sign up for the first time.
• Only valid USYD email addresses will be accepted. For information on securing your password, please visit University’s cyber security page.

• The University and News Corp Australia will collect and store your full name and a record of your agreement to these terms and conditions for our internal auditing purposes and/or protect, enforce or defend legal rights of the University.

Register with your University email

Terms and conditions for users:

• The digital campus subscription offer is only available to staff and students (in accordance with eligibility criteria) and sign-up is required using a University of Sydney email address.
• Each user will receive unrestricted digital access to The Australian and News Corp Australia’s Metropolitan mastheads and Regional mastheads.
• Subscriptions are valid for up to 52 weeks and at the end of this period subscriptions will be automatically renewed if the University renews.
• University of Sydney or News Corp Australia may cancel any digital subscription at any time if the subscriber is in breach of terms and conditions or links the subscription to an email address other than an approved University email address to activate the subscription.
• News Corp Australia may notify the University of Sydney when a subscription is activated and may disclose users’ personal information such as name and email address. News Corp Australia’s privacy policy.
• Limit of one digital subscription per person;
  •  no payment is required;
  • subscriptions are not transferable
  •  not to be used in conjunction with any other offer;
  • subscription is for digital content only.

Subscribers will be required to agree to terms & conditions and privacy policy to activate their subscription which are available on the registration page.

Subscription terms and conditions can also be located on The Daily Telegraph and The Australian websites. 
 

Times Higher Education institutional subscription

University staff and students are entitled to a digital subscription for Times Higher Education (THE) valid until 24 September 2026. The digital subscription gives you access to:

• news and analysis
• daily global insights and intelligence
• subscriber-only rankings insights
• bespoke analysis and insights from summit speakers
• regular newsletter updates
• weekly digital editions of THE magazine.

Activate your subscription:

1. visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/store
2. create a THE account by clicking on the ‘Register’ button at the top of the screen
3. when creating your online account you must use your University email address ie xxxx@uni.sydney.edu.au so it is associated with the University’s subscription.

Access digital editions of THE magazine:

1. visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/academic/digital-editions
2. click on the ‘Professional’ header on the homepage and then select ‘Digital Editions’
3. then select the issue you would like to view.

To find out more, read the subscription terms and conditions and familiarise yourself with THE’s privacy policy.