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Education and Social Work
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Education and Social Work
12 December 2023
Cultivating social work leaders: The impact of field education on career success
Ryde Community Mental Health Centre highlights the quality and values our students bring to the centre, including Georgie Turnbull, final-year student in the Bachelor of Social Work.
24 October 2023
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences announces new Head of School
With 16 years of experience working in the School of Education and Social Work, Associate Professor Kelly Freebody will now take up a senior leadership position as Head of School.
25 September 2023
Dr Lynette Riley AO receives Order of Australia Medal
The NSW Governor has presented Aunty Associate Professor Lynette Riley AO with an Order of Australia Medal, celebrating her contributions to education, community and reconciliation.
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.
02 May 2023
James Adams: A passionate educator at Cranbrook School
James Adams, a secondary school teacher, shares his love for teaching and how his time at the University of Sydney shaped his teaching philosophy. He offers advice for aspiring teachers and reflects on his childhood dream of becoming a palaeontologist.
23 June 2022
A legacy paying forward in meaningful ways
A scholarship donated in memory of pioneering social worker and academic Katharine Ogilvie MBE is being used to fund vital research by 2021 PhD candidate Natalie Morton.