2024
Articles
20 December 2024
Combatting money laundering from South Africa to Sydney
Dr Sharon Munedzi visited Sydney Law School after being awarded a George Flannery Visiting Fellowship for 2024. Dr Munedzi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Securities and Financial Markets Regulation at North-West University in South Africa. We caught up with Sharon about her visit.
11 December 2024
Sydney Law School Welcomes Teela Reid as Professor of Practice
The Sydney Law School is proud to announce the appointment of Teela Reid as Professor of Practice.
29 November 2024
Sydney Law School announces 2025 Visiting Fellows
Sydney Law School will welcome ten leading researchers in 2025 as part of its Visiting Fellowships scheme.
28 November 2024
Online games should not be included in Australia's social media ban
Professor Marcus Carter and Taylor Hardwick from the Sydney Games and Play Lab raise concerns that the social media ban legislation could expand to include online social video games such as Minecraft, Roblox or Fortnite, games they say are crucial to children's social lives and learning.
27 November 2024
Sydney academics to lead 57 ARC Discovery Projects
University of Sydney researchers have been awarded more than $36 million for 57 new research projects spanning AI, climate change, and industrial innovation in the Australian Government's highly competitive ARC Discovery Projects scheme
05 November 2024
2024 Sydney Peace Prize Recognises International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The Sydney Peace Prize will this year be awarded to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in recognition of humanitarian work and advocacy for peace amidst global conflicts.
04 November 2024
2024 Dr Charles Perkins Oration: Joshua Creamer makes the case for Truth-telling
Queensland's first Indigenous barrister, Joshua Creamer, delivered the keynote address for the 2024 Charles Perkins Oration, speaking about the need for Truth-telling in order to confront Australia's history, and move forward.
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.
24 October 2024
Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?
Amid the changing environment of criminal law, there are things we can do to improve jury trials and in turn, safeguard and enhance their legitimacy writes Sydney Law School Professor, Arlie Loughnan.
18 October 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Australia
Associate Professor Cindy McCreery, a British monarchy historian in the Discipline of History, explains the significance behind the royal tour in Australia this October.