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There’s more to University than lecture theatres and tutorials. Enrich your student experience and enjoy access to hundreds of clubs and societies, overseas study, mentoring, support services and internships.

Coming to university isn’t just about studying. As a member of our diverse and vibrant faculty, you’ll never have to look too hard to find a thought-provoking talk, exclusive tickets to events like Live from the Lab, or access career building workshops.

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Student experience and development

We offer a range of student opportunities and support services to help you succeed during your studies, including Welcome Month activities, mentoring, academic services, career workshops, health and wellbeing initiatives and student leadership programs.

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Student life

Get involved in everything our campus has to offer and make a bunch of new friends along the way. Our community and co-curricular opportunities create a diverse, supportive and vibrant student experience.

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Discover your career options and the opportunities available to gain experience while you study.

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Industry programs and internships

We partner with industry to give students work experience, internships, and study programs, improving your employability skills while you study.

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Meet our students

Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim

Daniel graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours Class I), with a major in Genetics and Genomics. He is now a PhD student at the Children's Medical Research Institute, and co-supervised by Associate Professor Pengyi Yang and Professor Jean Yang, from our School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Dylan Mason

Dylan graduated from the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree, and is now a Graduate Ecologist at Biosis, an environmental consultancy firm.

Mai Nielsen

Mai Nielsen

Mai shares her experience of completing the Chemistry Year in Industry program at the National Measurement Institute Australia, along with the valuable insights she gained about the industry and the skills she will utilise in her career.

Sinclair Lincoln Tran

Sinclair Lincoln Tran

Sinclair is pursuing his Honours degree in Chemistry after completing the Chemistry Year in Industry Program. Through this program, he gained invaluable work experience and knowledge about the mining sector

Alyssa Martino

Alyssa Martino

Alyssa Martino is a current PhD student, doing her research in plant genetics for rust resistance in the Myrtaceae Family.

Fi-May Low

Fi-May is currently completing her honours year and has undertaken an internship program at MAURI as part of her degree, learning about flour production and the food industry. She shares her study experience and advice.

Kristina Hendrawan

Kristina Hendrawan

Being enrolled in this course means Kristina gets to study a wide variety of subjects from animal science, supply chains to food security. Here she tells us her study experience and plans for the future.

Celine Badaoui

Celine Badaoui

Being enrolled in this course means Celine gets to study a wide variety of subjects from animal science, supply chains to food security. Here she tells us her study experience and plans for the future.

Paul Whang sitting on a wooden bench at the University of Sydney quadrangle

Paul Whang

Paul is a current Master of Sustainability student from the United States. He shares why he chose to study sustainability and what he hopes to do in the future.

Rebecca Woods holding a joey in her arms

Rebecca Woods

Being enrolled in this course means Rebecca gets to study at two of Australia's most iconic locations - the University of Sydney and Taronga Zoo! Here she tells us about her study experience and plans for the future.

Student Oscar Wang undertaking field work in Indonesia

Oscar Wang

Completing two majors, excursions and overseas field trips are just some of the reasons this student recommends studying agriculture at Sydney.

Midhili Ravikumar

Midhili is a current Master of Sustainability student from India. She shares why she decided to study sustainability at Sydney, her experience and future aspirations.

Jett Ho

Jett is a science student currently undertaking his honours year at our Westmead campus. He shares with us his study journey, the appeal of student life and the value of doing a research project.

Sarah Blackwell indigenous science student

Sarah Blackwell

Sarah is currently studying a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine, majoring in anatomy and minoring in immunology. Sarah explains what it's like to study at the University of Sydney as an Indigenous science student.

Vet student Robert Mraz holding an echnidna

Robert Mraz

Robert is a current DVM student from the United States. He tells us what led him to undertake veterinary studies in Australia and what his experience has been like.

Ayshe Sahinovic

Ayshe is a medical science student now undertaking her honours year. She tells us about her experiences studying as undergraduate at Sydney, her study highlights and where she's hoping to go next.

Judd Zhan

Judd is a current Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine student majoring in Financial Mathematics and Computer Science, and comes from New Zealand. He shares what he is enjoying most about his degree and studying at Sydney.