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2018
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20 November 2018
The lost voices of WWI: German internment in Australia
The story of Australia's 'German Concentration Camps', as they were called, is a little-known episode in the history of the First World War. Now, 100 years on, a collection of letters written by these internees have been translated into English for the first time by students from the University of Sydney's Department of Germanic Studies.
20 November 2018
Economics/Law student following in Bradfield's footsteps
First-year Economics/Law student Kavya Nagpal has been named the 2018 Lendlease Bradfield Urbanisation Scholar, with a people-centric vision where Sydney's living spaces would serve to build relationships.
19 November 2018
Student visionaries dream of a future-proof global Sydney
Seven architecture, arts, business and engineering students with a keen eye on Sydney's future as a global city have been selected as finalists for the 2018 Lendlease Bradfield Urbanisation Scholarship.
16 November 2018
Human rights for women: is 16 days of activism enough?
The United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in 1999. Sydney experts reflect on how far human rights for women has come.
05 November 2018
Sydney ranks in top 50 for arts and humanities
The University of Sydney has risen to 47th in the world for arts and humanities in the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject.
05 November 2018
Alliance with Taronga delivers conservation degrees at Sydney
With extinction rates accelerating across the world, the need for scientists dedicated to conservation has never been greater. Now students can pursue their dreams with a world-class education dedicated to wildlife preservation.
25 October 2018
Five decades of scholarship in the visual arts and film
The University of Sydney's Power Institute is celebrating 50 years of teaching art history and visual culture through the Department of Art History.
09 October 2018
New database documents rights abuses of 457 visa holders
New analysis of a decade's worth of data by a University of Sydney immigration expert has revealed the nature of worker rights violations experienced by temporary migrants.
05 October 2018
SCA awards Penelope Cain $28,000 art prize
Penelope Cain is the latest recipient of the Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship from Sydney College of the Arts.
27 September 2018
Six scholars recognised for social sciences leadership
Six University of Sydney social scientists have been elected to the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for their distinguished contributions to their disciplines and to society.