2023

24 October 2023

Imants Tillers wins Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution

Though he was studying architecture, Imants Tillers (BSc (Architecture) '73) was drawn to the arts and the culture around the newly-formed Tin Sheds galleries. The style he developed in this period has made him one of Australia's most recognisable post-modern artists.

24 October 2023

Georgia Dawson wins Alumni Award for International Achievement

Georgia Dawson (BA '98, LLB '00) is an international success story. As Senior Partner at London law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, she is one of the most prominent Australian lawyers in the world.

24 October 2023

Margaret Zhang wins Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award

At 27, Margaret Zhang (BCom '17, LLB '18) was youngest person to be appointed Editor-in-chief in Vogue's history. In this special Q&A, she shares her thoughts on creativity, careers and combining her love of fashion with cross-disciplinary insight. 

24 October 2023

Professor Elizabeth Elliott wins Alumni Award for Professional Achievement

Dr Elizabeth Elliott's (MBBS '80, MD '92, MPhil '09) dedication to the field of paediatrics has helped to shape policy, improve health outcomes and secure a brighter future for some of our most disadvantaged children.

24 October 2023

Naomi Malone wins Alumni Award for Service to Humanity

Naomi Malone's (BA '94, LLB '96) love of history and her lived experience with a disability has made her a supportive advocate for inclusion and accessibility.  

24 October 2023

Dr Stephen Hicks wins Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dr Stephen Hicks (BSc '99, PhD '05) was ten years old when glasses allowed him see stars for the first time. Now his cutting-edge work is combining medicine and technology to restore sight to others.

24 October 2023

What happens when technology learns to read our minds?

Advancements in neurotechnology could be at a turning point, but the new technology threatens to breach even the privacy of our brains. Looking at a recent case on this issue in the Supreme Court in Chile, Sydney Law School research addresses the need for Australia to protect our human rights and to reconsider many areas of law.

24 October 2023

Professor Ben Saul appointed to the United Nations

The United Nations (UN) has announced the appointment of Professor Ben Saul from the Sydney Law School as Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism. From 1 November 2023, Professor Saul's appointment will focus on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

23 October 2023

Archaeologists, Barkindji custodians excavate dingo burial

A collaboration between a local Indigenous group and archaeologists has unearthed ancestral dingo remains, as Dr Amy Way and colleagues describe in The Conversation.

23 October 2023

Sculpture by the Sea founder reflects on 25 years

His vision for a large-scale public art event sparked David Handley's leap from lawyer to social entrepreneur. As his signature event, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, marks its 25th year, he reflects on riding the wave of arts enterprise.