Community engagement

Community engagement

Making a positive difference to the community

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Community engagement

Making a positive difference to the community
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We are committed to helping solve complex societal problems using our expertise in teaching and research.

Explore some of the ways the University of Sydney empowers social impact through community engagement.

FOODLAB

Making healthy food affordable

In the City of Sydney council area around 17,000 residents don’t have reliable access to affordable healthy food, and more than 3.6 million Australians experience some kind of food insecurity each year, according to Foodbank Australia.

The University’s Sydney Environment Institute is leading a research-driven initiative that places power in the hands of local heroes to reduce those sobering numbers. Called FoodLab Sydney, it’s a custom-designed program that provides support and training to people who want to bring their own idea for a food business or career to life in their own community.

The institute and UNSW Canberra have joined forces with the City of Sydney and TAFE NSW for this unique example of a local government-community-university partnership.

Find out more about FoodLab Sydney

We’ve been helping people in Western Sydney become parents for almost 40 years

Westmead Fertility Centre was pioneered by a group of gynaecologists and endocrinologists almost 40 years ago. It was their passion that drove Westmead Hospital to help make assisted reproductive technologies (ART) available in its very early days.

$100m game-changer creating a STEM future for Western Sydney girls

A donation of $100 million from the Khuda Family Foundation, the largest ever made to the University of Sydney, will fund an ambitious 20-year program, creating a pathway for girls from Western Sydney into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and careers.

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

Influencing change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health is committed to delivering world-class research by working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health care institutions and providers.

Through research and partnerships, we actively seek to address health inequities by positioning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices at the centre of all research.

Learn more about Poche Centre

Service Learning in Indigenous Communities

Sharing knowledge for mutually beneficial outcomes

Third-year students or above have the opportunity to apply for the Service Learning in Indigenous Communities (SLIC) program which provides credit towards their degree, as an elective unit of study.

Students will build cultural competence by collaborating on real-world projects that have been identified by Indigenous communities and apply academic perspective to help address priority challenges with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Learn more about SLIC on the Students website

Our group varies across a huge number of disciplines from linguistics to media to philosophy to law (even students who are on exchange) and beyond, all brought together with a common passion to learn more about Indigenous Australia.

Genevieve Neich

Service Learning in Indigenous Communities program

“Our group varies across a huge number of disciplines from linguistics to media to philosophy to law (even students who are on exchange) and beyond, all brought together with a common passion to learn more about Indigenous Australia.”

Genevieve Neich Service Learning in Indigenous Communities program

Collaborate with us

Let us help address the complex problems facing our communities and put our expertise and experience to work. There are many ways that you can engage us:

Contact our Engagement Team to learn more

OurFutures

OurFutures Institute was founded in partnership with researchers at the University's Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use with support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

OurFutures is a leading provider of proven evidence-based drug, alcohol, and health education programs for high school students.

Visit the OurFutures website

Uni 2 Beyond

Uni 2 Beyond (U2B) is an innovative and award-winning social inclusion initiative for people with intellectual disability who want to experience university life.

Through U2B, participants are supported to take part in university life as audit (non-enrolled) students

Learn more about U2B

Faculty community engagement initiatives

Taronga-Sydney Alliance

The Taronga-Sydney Alliance provides exceptional opportunities to develop expertise in achieving wildlife conservation outcomes.

Australian Lebanese Foundation

We promote cultural, academic and student exchange between Australia and Lebanon, provide scholarships and engage with the Australian Lebanese community.

Engagement with India

We are committed to deeper engagement with India by investing in research and collaborating with industry partners, while supporting education for students.