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Campus & community
News about Sydney's rankings, degree offerings and university-wide initiatives
Latest news
24 September 2020
New strategic partnership to strengthen Australian civil society
COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated social and economic issues in Australian society. The Sydney Policy Lab and the Paul Ramsay Foundation will work with civil society organisations to learn how to address these issues now, and into the future.
23 September 2020
Sydney University's Master of Management ranks first in Australia
The University of Sydney Business School's Master of Management has again ranked first in Australia in the QS Business School Rankings, placing it among the top 30 programs globally.
22 September 2020
Dual burden of malnutrition in India's wealthy households
University of Sydney researcher Dr Chandana Maitra is helping to shed light on the complex problem of malnutrition in India - a problem she says has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
17 September 2020
Supporting vulnerable students during disasters
Universities have had to rapidly develop strategies to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic. But are the strategies helping equity students, including those with parenting and caring responsibilities, international students, women and students from low socio-economic backgrounds?
07 September 2020
Our 3 Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis winners
Using synthetically made spider venom to potentially create a life-changing drug to finding out how far stingless bees travel during their search for queens are among the winning presentations of the 3 Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis competitions.
04 September 2020
Online celebration for graduating class of 2020
On Thursday, more than 5300 people around the world tuned in to celebrate the University of Sydney's graduating class of 2020.
04 September 2020
A reason to track your backyard snails
Snails' small presence - physically and in our consciousness - belies their outsized predicament and significance to ecosystems. Associate Professor Thom van Dooren and his colleagues want to highlight this through an inclusive, interactive citizen science project.
02 September 2020
Sydney continues its rise in global rankings
The University of Sydney has moved up nine places in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021. This jump in rankings is underpinned by our excellence in research, our teaching reputation and an increase in academic citations.
01 September 2020
Update on the University of Sydney's financial position
The Vice Chancellor wrote to staff today to advise them of the next steps we are taking in an effort to ensure we are as financially prepared as we can be for the uncertain future we face.
01 September 2020
Confirmed case of COVID-19 briefly visited campus
Last night, NSW Health informed us that a member of the public who has since tested positive for COVID-19 briefly visited the Carslaw Building between 8-8.10pm on Friday 28 August.
