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10 November 2022
Sydney academics elected Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences
Five University of Sydney academics have been appointed as Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
09 November 2022
Students to earn two degrees across Australia and Vietnam
The University of Sydney Business School has partnered with two leading Vietnamese universities to offer a unique international study and work opportunity.
04 November 2022
Professor Elizabeth New wins AFR Emerging Leader award
The University of Sydney has been recognised in the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards 2022 - winning the Emerging Leader category and reaching the finals in Employability and Research Commercialisation.
08 September 2022
Stone age surgery: earliest evidence of amputation found
A team of Indonesian and Australian researchers have uncovered the oldest case of surgical amputation to date in Borneo. The find presents a remarkable feat in human prehistory.
31 August 2022
Reconnecting with peers on the PhD pathway
While doing a PhD can sometimes feel like a solo journey, it doesn’t have to be a lonely one, writes University of Sydney researcher Dadung Ibnu Muktiono.
12 August 2022
ASEAN in Focus 2022: Strengthening engagement with Southeast Asia
Now in its tenth iteration, our annual ASEAN in Focus event explored how Australia can build more meaningful ties with Southeast Asia and address shared challenges.
05 July 2022
Next generation of creative minds tackle real-world issues in Southeast Asia
Master of Commerce students developed a range of creative responses to real-world challenges in Southeast Asia as part of an initiative developed by the University of Sydney Business School and the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre.
15 June 2022
Improving smallholder livelihoods
Associate Professor Jeffrey Neilson reflects on fieldwork in Vietnam as part of a four-year project to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands region.
25 May 2022
“Building Back Better” than what?
After natural disasters, communities are often encouraged to “build back better”. But is it possible to build back safer, and if so, how?
19 May 2022
Politics in Action 2022: Polls, the pandemic, and civil society in Southeast Asia
Back in person in 2022, our annual Politics in Action forum focused on the latest political, social and economic developments in six countries of Southeast Asia.