2023

Articles

06 July 2023

University Welcomes Scholar of Southeast Asian Art

In July Melody Rod-ari will begin a three-week residency in Sydney, as the inaugural “Scholar in Residence” of the Sydney Asian Art Series, a partnership between the University’s Power Institute and VisAsia at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
06 July 2023

Calum Taylor: Honours graduate driving change in social work

How a love of people, a desire for a better world, and a passion to make a difference inspired Calum Taylor to pursue a career in social work.
06 July 2023

Theatre Studies hosts award-winning playwright on campus

The University's Theatre and Performance Studies community welcomes renowned playwright Suzie Miller on campus to develop her new play Jailbaby.
04 July 2023

5 minutes with Future Tutor founder, Breanna Lee

Breanna Lee began tutoring in year eight, and loved it so much she kept tutoring while studying her Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree. Now she has some advice on how you can turn your hobbies into an entrepreneurial dream.
04 July 2023

5-minute brain break: refresh your mind (anywhere)

Researchers from University of Sydney set out to discover which common attention hacks really work. They found a 5-minute break from thinking is all you need to get your concentration back. There is no need for a walk along a river, or a lengthy video of bamboo forests swaying in the wind (although that could be nice). A five-minute total break will do the trick.
04 July 2023

Sydney scholars honoured with top Australian fellowship

Three University of Sydney academics have been awarded prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowships from the Australian Research Council.
30 June 2023

PhD students shine new light on Australian migrant history

Eva Boleti and Samuel He are part of a quest to help rethink Australia in many languages – one historical source at a time. By uncovering Greek and Chinese migrant stories, they contribute to an ambitious project to rewrite perceptions of Australia’s historical narrative.
28 June 2023

Re-imagining Australia using a multilingual lens

'Opening the Multilingual Archives of Australia' project hopes to mobilise under-utilised non-English resources from over 50 languages to highlight the multilingual nature of Australian history.
27 June 2023

Pioneering Change in Political Economy

Driven by the search for universal frameworks of analysis, and effective methods for achieving social justice, Alison Pennington has devoted her career to challenging prevailing economic narratives and advocating for a fairer future.
26 June 2023

China's Anxious Frontier: Fieldworkers on China's Borders in the Early Twentieth Century

Dr Andres Rodriguez from the Discipline of History reveals that mapping China’s territorial borders has a complex history going back generations.