2021
Articles
23 December 2021
The effects of the Spanish Inquisition linger to this day
Two hundred years after its abolition, the Spanish Inquisition leaves a stain. The locations in which it was strong have markedly lower levels of economic activity, trust and educational attainment, write Dr Jordi Vidal-Robert and colleagues.
20 December 2021
Eight blockbuster films to see this summer
COVID-19-delayed blockbuster films are now being released over the holiday season. Associate Professor Bruce Isaacs, senior lecturer in Film Studies, gives us his personal recommendations and hot tips for 2022.
20 December 2021
26 books you should read this summer
What will you be reading this summer break? Our experts share their favourite reads from 2021. These are the books they couldn't put down, the unexpected comforts during the pandemic, the deep fascinating reads late at night and the much-loved books they reread.
20 December 2021
Hot housing market puts renters off having more kids
Based on data from a nearly 20-year period, University of Sydney research shows Australian renters are less likely to want and have more children when the property market booms. The opposite is true for home owners.
17 December 2021
New Death of a Salesman filled with dream-like visions
Dr Huw Griffiths, senior lecturer in English Literature, unpacks the ill-founded hopes of the Loman family in a new production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at Sydney Theatre Company.
16 December 2021
New study on-the-job program for trainee teachers
Thanks to the New South Wales Department of Education, the University will trial a program that allows certain students to start teaching in a classroom within six months of starting their degree.
26 November 2021
New Julius Caesar looks at the consequences of failed politics
Dr Huw Griffiths, senior lecturer in English Literature, reflects on the retelling of history and political stories in a powerful new production of Julius Caesar.
24 November 2021
From an economics degree to successful start-up leader in Vietnam
Minh Bui is a leading entrepreneur, Harvard MBA graduate, singer, actor and filmmaker in Vietnam – and it all started with a Bachelor of Economics.
24 November 2021
Queen Elizabeth II: the twilight years of a record-breaking reign
At 95, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British monarch. But in recent weeks, she has been absent for medical reasons, says Dr Cindy McCreery. Could she step down or will she go on to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in 2022?
15 November 2021
Xi Jinping puts his stamp on Communist Party history
David Goodman, professor of Chinese politics and director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, reflects on the key aspects from the Chinese Communist Party's sixth plenary in Beijing.