2024

06 February 2024

Lunar New Year 2024: What does the Year of the Dragon mean?

Associate Professor Xiaohuan Zhao, from Chinese Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures, shares what it means to be born in a Year of the Dragon or to live through the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

06 February 2024

Why do we have single sex schools?

Tradition and retrograde ideas about social interactions between boys and girls still inform discussions around co-educational versus single-sex schooling, write University of Sydney authors for The Conversation.

31 January 2024

Collaboration, mentorship and opportunity: life as a Sydney history student

From invigorating classes to influential extra-curricular opportunities, here’s what our students had to share about their experiences studying history at the University of Sydney.

31 January 2024

What will stop the Houthis?

Sarah G. Phillips, Professor of Global Conflict and Development and non-resident fellow at the Sana'a Centre for Strategic Studies in Yemen, explains why the Houthi militant group will not stop their attacks on ships in the Rea Sea.

30 January 2024

Mysterious pearl shells unearthed in French Polynesia

Associate Professor James Flexner, archaeologist, returned from a dig in French Polynesia where, together with local community members, he and his team found relics from the country's missionary past.

30 January 2024

Professor Annie Clarke honoured with the Rhys Jones medal

Professor Annie Clarke received the highest award offered by the Australian Archaeological Association, for outstanding and sustained contribution to the field.

22 January 2024

Art History students explore Berlin’s cultural extravaganza

Our undergraduate students travelled to Berlin to visit museums, galleries, exhibitions, and art districts. In an immersive program, they uncovered one of Europe’s most vibrant cultural hubs.