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Diversity

Welcoming all is part of our culture

We get behind a range of activities to ensure everyone is accepted and has equal opportunities when it comes to education and employment in our university.

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Disability Inclusion Action Plan

The University is committed to ensuring that students, staff and visitors with disability have equal opportunities to excel at and enjoy our university. We launched our 2019-24 Disability Inclusion Action Plan in September 2019, during Disability Inclusion Week.

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Widening access to university

We work with students from a low socio-economic background, rural, regional and remote areas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to encourage participation in higher education.

Gender equity in education

Gender equity

We advance gender equity by promoting women in leadership and furthering women’s education.

LGBTIQ community

The University of Sydney celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer or questioning staff and students because of the unique lived experiences they bring to our workplace and classrooms.

Cultural diversity

At the heart of our values is a commitment to celebrating the richness of diversity and the depth it brings to our workplace and campuses.

Silver employer of choice

We're proud to be recognised as a silver employer of choice for the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Our strategy for inclusion

Why it’s built into our roadmap

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Racism. It stops with me.

We're a proud supporter of the Human Rights Commission's campaign Racism. It Stops with Me.

University of Sydney staff celebrating the Award.

Sydney awarded Silver at the Australian LGBTI Inclusion Awards

The University of Sydney has been named as a Silver Employer at the Australian LGBTI Inclusion Awards, up from last year's Bronze award.