2024

Articles

Visual Arts student awarded prize by Art Gallery of NSW

Visual Arts student Charlie Tapper won the Robert Le Gay Brereton Prize for her life figure drawings. She spoke to us about her course at Sydney College of the Arts, ambitions, and artists that inspired her.

MCA art exhibition by Julie Rrap challenges perceptions of the female body

Professor Julie Rrap, co-director of Sydney College of the Arts, has a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring works of photography, sculpture, performance and video spanning more than 40 years.

A semester exchange at the University of Sydney

Kintan Silvany, a semester exchange student from Philadelphia, USA, talks about her life in Sydney, her professional internship placement, Indonesian language studies, and top tips for future students.

NSW primary school syllabus overhaul: experts explain

University of Sydney education experts weigh in on how changes to science, history, arts and physical health and wellbeing in the new primary school syllabus will affect teachers and students.

Young and vulnerable will keep fighting for a safe climate

Dr Blanche Verlie, Sydney Horizon Fellow from Gender and Cultural Studies, argues we must both adapt to climate change and continue to reduce emissions in her review of Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld's new book Living Hot: Surviving and Thriving on a Heating Planet.

University of Sydney media scholar receives prestigious humanities medal

Dr Olga Boichak from the Discipline of Media and Communications has received the 2024 Max Crawford Medal, Australia's most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities.

'Political nepo babies': The global rise and consequences

In an age when so-called "nepo babies" are criticised for their unfair advantages, democratic voters around the world continue to support those with familial ties to the powerful. A recent study sheds light on the pervasive phenomenon of hereditary democracy.

Philosophy grad’s success highlights the value of diverse studies

Paris calling: Art History elective takes students abroad

Our art history students travelled to Paris to visit over 20 museums, galleries, exhibitions, and art districts. Over two weeks they uncovered one of the globe’s most vibrant cultural hubs.

New adaptation of Uncle Vanya reminds us Chekhov's play is both timeless and timely

Dr Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer in English and Writing, reviews Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith's new adaptation of Uncle Vanya at Ensemble Theatre.

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