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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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#22 in the world

For Arts and Humanities (2020 QS World University Rankings) Discover your study options

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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Leading teaching and research in 21st century humanities and social sciences

Driven by academic rigour, intellectual curiosity and social inclusion, we're committed to solving pressing global challenges.

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Study arts and social sciences

Realise your ambitions. Join our vibrant faculty.

Whether you’re fresh from high school, wanting to change career or upskill, or looking to delve into research, our reputation for world-class teaching and research makes us a leader for study in the arts and social sciences.

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Resources for parents working at home with kids during COVID-19

How to keep kids learning at home during COVID-19

Access tips and resources from teacher educator and former classroom teacher and homeschooling mum, Dr Nikki Brunker, that will keep your kids engaged and learning while they are at home during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Our research

From archaeological digs to artificial intelligence and legal ethics to language learning, we bring our love of knowledge and culture of excellence to the world's greatest challenges.

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Connect with us to meet our bright students, experience our lively events and hear from some of the best thinkers in Australia.

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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is home to some of the world’s most outstanding scholars.

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We are committed to delivering an exceptional curriculum and supporting both our staff and students to maximise their professional and academic potential.

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#22 in the world for Arts and Humanities (2020 QS World University Rankings)
#25 in the world for Social Sciences (2020 QS World University Rankings)
Est. 1852 Over 165 years of teaching and research excellence
6 schools Economics; Education and Social Work; Languages and Cultures; Literature, Art and Media; Philosophical and Historical Inquiry; Social and Political Sciences

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The dos and don'ts of coronavirus self-isolation

People should avoid contact with any person in their household who has tested positive for COVID-19 or is awaiting test results, writes Associate Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott.

Private schools don't save taxpayers' dollars

Education researchers from three Australian universities have crunched government numbers, and countered an oft-held belief in the process.

Dr Mandy Henningham

Sociology and sexual health scholar joins faculty

Dr Henningham’s expertise in medicine, gender and sexuality, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth will bring a multidisciplinary approach to new research into what it means to be young, Indigenous and queer in Australia today.

Talking about disasters

Fire and flood, drought and pollution, mining and water rights were among many topics covered at a global symposium on environmental disasters, supported by the Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) in November 2019.

AMR Social Science launched with a full program of contributors from across the University, as well as international speakers. Guests received bespoke cookies, served in petri dishes.

AMR Social Science launched to provide solutions to antimicrobial resistance

A new program within the Marie Bashir Institute has been launched to undertake research into understanding and providing innovative social solutions to the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Evolution and spine shape may predispose you to back problems

The reason many humans experience pain in their lower back can be found in our evolutionary past, according to new research from a team of bioarchaeologists at the University of Sydney, Simon Fraser University and the University of Liverpool.

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Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowship to fund gender equity research

The struggle for equality of history's most famous woman of science will be at the forefront of Dr Millicent Churcher's mind when she undertakes a research project on gender equity at the Freie Universitat Berlin in Germany.

Dr Denis Stukal

Expert in politics and data science joins Sydney

Dr Denis Stukal’s research focuses on the impact of bots in U.S and Russian politics, and how people consume and process information on social media.

28 February 2020

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Development and environmental management in modern India

Working with NGOs to solve wildlife management issues and assessing sustainable farming practices were some of the learning experiences political economy and geography students gained, as part of the recent India Field School.

25 February 2020

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How should world leaders protect us?

A total fire ban was declared for NSW on the smoke-drenched evening last November when Professor Ole Wæver gave a talk “Hope vs Fear: climate change as a security issue”. When his six-month SSSHARC fellowship ended in January, he had watched the most destructive bushfires in Australia’s history turn the country into a dramatic case study for his theory.

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