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16 November 2020
Charles Perkins Oration
2020 has highlighted the need for a renewed focus on racial equality. Marking its 20th anniversary, the Charles Perkins Oration continues to emphasise the need to continue the fight for equality of First Nations people as Charles Perkins himself had envisioned.
07 October 2020
Dhuwarr: a celebration of Gomeroi grasses, grains and placemaking
For First Nations cultures of Australia, we are a collective of hundreds of countries, rich with connection to the earth. A new installation explores this understanding - a distinct approach that aims for meaningful cultural and knowledge exchange.
30 June 2020
Native Grains: Narrabri researchers meet with Aboriginal community
Indigenous knowledge and agricultural science are uniting to help support a renaissance in Aboriginal agriculture in western NSW. The winners will include farmers looking for additional income streams.
09 June 2020
What does racism look like in Australia?
As Reconciliation Week comes to an end and as we celebrate the life and work of Eddie Koiki Mabo's overturning terra nullius in 1992, we are witnessing a global movement challenging racism and the institutional practices that support it.
29 May 2020
COVID-19 moved teaching online, but students & staff continue to thrive
Despite the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak, domestic and international students at the Business School are continuing to help social enterprises solve real-world business problems - some even across different time zones.
20 May 2020
Scholarship supports education and teaching of Indigenous language
In life and death moments, clarity and purpose can be found. Kelli Owen's moment showed her that she wanted to help Aboriginal kids know their traditional language. A scholarship helped her do it.
08 May 2020
From Sydney to Columbia: graduate awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarship
Gemma Tierney's journey to Columbia University started during high school, when she set her sights on studying physiotherapy. Now, she's headed to the US to further a career in healthcare, with a focus on Indigenous health.
17 January 2020
Live-in program inspires future engineers
25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from years 10, 11 and 12 have attended a one-week program at the Faculty of Engineering to learn key skills and meet experts from the sector.
25 November 2019
Summer school inspires next generation of Indigenous teens
Students from around Australia will attend the University of Sydney's Wingara Mura-Bunga Barrabugu Summer Program. Living on campus and taking part in tailored workshops, they'll discover what higher education has to offer.
12 July 2019
Why cultural competence is important
As Australia celebrates NAIDOC Week 2019, we talk to Rebecca Halliday, Sydney's new Director of Indigenous External Relationship Development, about why the University's focus on cultural competence is so important.