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Arts & culture
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22 June 2022
Sentient Paper exhibition celebrates artistry and innovation
The Chau Chak Wing Museum celebrates the dynamism and history of paper in a new exhibition that explores technology, ideology and artistry.
22 June 2022
Sydney Policy Lab Director announced
The University of Sydney has appointed Dr Kate Harrison Brennan Director of Sydney Policy Lab, a multidisciplinary research initiative that fosters unique collaborations with people from different backgrounds to generate new knowledge and solutions.
09 June 2022
Prehistoric Swiss Army knife indicates early humans communicated
Archaeologists have found that a tool, dubbed the "stone Swiss Army knife" of prehistory, was made to look the same in enormous numbers across great distances and multiple biomes in southern Africa. This indicates early humans were sharing information and communicating with one another.
03 June 2022
Queen Elizabeth II to make royal history
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Historian Dr Cindy McCreery, an expert on the history of the Royal Family, explains the occasion and offers her opinions on its meaning.
03 June 2022
Library adopts sector-leading Indigenous protocols
The University of Sydney Library has introduced new cultural protocols to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library users feel safe, respected and valued.
10 May 2022
First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen wins prestigious prize
Evelyn Araluen, 29, is the youngest winner of the 2022 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers, and the first poet to win the Australian literary award worth $60,000 for her book of poetry Dropbear.
22 April 2022
Glasses bring colour to the museum
In an Australian first, colour blind visitors to the Chau Chak Wing Museum will be able to experience exhibitions in vibrant colour thanks to a partnership with EnChroma, creators of glasses for colour blindness.
21 April 2022
Ross Steele named Honorary Fellow
Associate Professor Ross Steele AM, author of 37 books in French and English on subjects including French culture, language, and the teaching of the French language, has been named an Honorary Fellow.
19 April 2022
How to be a better manager, parent and teacher
A new study suggests that management, teaching, and parenting strategies that are "autonomy-supportive" rather than controlling unlock people's "good sides".
08 April 2022
Reimagining history
Chris Fox from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning has unveiled his newly commissioned installation, Immerge which reimagines a piece of history through the use of recycled components of the former Rozelle Tram Depot water tank.
06 April 2022
University of Sydney rises in QS subject rankings
In the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Sydney has nine subjects in the top 20 and 28 subjects in the top 50 globally.
06 April 2022
Sydney Con Jazz Festival 2022
Sample the best of jazz from here and abroad at the fifth Sydney Con Jazz Festival (SCJF), taking place at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music on 5 June. Over 100 leading jazz artists from Australia, US and Europe will perform in over 24 concerts.
06 April 2022
The best way to read Jane Austen? Out loud!
Dr Ruth Wilson's PhD thesis proposed an unusual strategy in her re-imagining of established practices for teaching and reading the novels of Jane Austen: reading them out loud. Now her PhD has led to a memoir "The Jane Austen Remedy".
04 April 2022
Botany Bay spears obtained in 1770 to be displayed in Sydney
The Kamay spears, taken by Lieutenant James Cook from Botany Bay in 1770, are finally returning to Sydney.
30 March 2022
New public policy institute welcomes Chair
The James Martin Institute for Public Policy, of which the University of Sydney is a founding member, today announced the appointment of its new Chair of the Board.
25 March 2022
School strike for climate: why are students still striking?
Dr Blanche Verlie, a climate sociologist says schools are failing to provide students with climate education. So, what do the kids do? To learn about climate action, they're taking to the street.
24 March 2022
Can music slow the onset of neurodegenerative disease?
A new collaboration between the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will be launched on 25 March. Together, with support of a generous gift, they are designing a musical intervention to help those at risk of cognitive decline.
22 March 2022
Celebrated conductor to lead Symphony Orchestra
For one night only, on 25 March, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Symphony Orchestra will be led by celebrated guest conductor Ola Rudner. This is the Orchestra's first public performance after an absence of more than two years.
02 March 2022
Indigenous heritage curator appointed to Chau Chak Wing Museum
The new curator of Indigenous heritage at the Chau Chak Wing Museum will continue to work in partnership with First Nations communities.
28 February 2022
Queerness as a source of resilience for Pacific LGBTIQ+ community
A new paper outlines Pacific peoples' rich and diverse history with sexual differences and how Western religion introduced shame and homophobia. Now the Pacific LGBTIQ+ community is reclaiming queerness on its own terms.
