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27 August 2024
Early career researchers awarded $9m funding
The University of Sydney has received funding for 19 research projects through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
26 August 2024
Union Made
An exhibition of works from University of Sydney's University Student Union (USU) art collection has opened the University's Chau Chak Wing Museum.
26 August 2024
The potter's quarter
Bronze Age Greek figures, a Torres Strait bird specimen and Chinese ceramic cats have inspired a new suite of artworks by Australian artists in a free show opening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum this week.
21 August 2024
MCA art exhibition by Julie Rrap challenges perceptions of the female body
Professor Julie Rrap, co-director of Sydney College of the Arts, has a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring works of photography, sculpture, performance and video spanning more than 40 years.
14 August 2024
The trace is not a presence ... exploring Chinese heritage through art
Five Australian artists of Chinese heritage celebrate the evolving nature of identity in 'The trace is not a presence ...', at the Chau Chak Wing Museum's China Gallery, opening on 24 August.
13 August 2024
The Sydney student fighting for disability rights around the world
As a child in Saudi Arabia, Umar was refused entry to school because of his disability. Now 28, he is completing a PhD at the University of Sydney and campaigning for equal rights for people like him.
12 August 2024
Young and vulnerable will keep fighting for a safe climate
Dr Blanche Verlie, Sydney Horizon Fellow from Gender and Cultural Studies, argues we must both adapt to climate change and continue to reduce emissions in her review of Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld's new book Living Hot: Surviving and Thriving on a Heating Planet.
09 August 2024
Max Dupain captures university life in the Cold War era
A new Chau Chak Wing Museum exhibition of work by Max Dupain, one of Australia's best-known modernist photographers, documents the nation at a crossroads.
08 August 2024
I, Claudius, Plebs and Those About to Die: Five decades of ancient Rome on TV
Craig Barker, Head of Public Engagement at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, reexamines the many stories of ancient Rome that have graced our screens through the years.
08 August 2024
University of Sydney media scholar receives prestigious humanities medal
Dr Olga Boichak from the Discipline of Media and Communications has received the 2024 Max Crawford Medal, Australia's most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities.
05 August 2024
New adaptation of Uncle Vanya reminds us Chekhov's play is both timeless and timely
Dr Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer in English and Writing, reviews Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith's new adaptation of Uncle Vanya at Ensemble Theatre.
01 August 2024
Over $8 million in research funding to Sydney ARC Future Fellows
Eight University of Sydney researchers have been awarded Australian Research Council funding in recognition of their projects tacking key research challenges.
31 July 2024
Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?
David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, unpacks the language Donald Trump is using to address his Christian audience.
23 July 2024
Trying to stay warm in bed this winter?
Dr Mark De Vitis from the Discipline of Art History explores the varied and innovative strategies of keeping warm in bed during Early Modern Europe, including pursuing multiple sleeping companions, sewing quilted down duvets or snuggling with willing pets.
19 July 2024
Understanding the world through models
Giant eyeballs, miniature cities and anatomy replicated in exacting detail are among the intriguing and often beautiful objects featured in an exhibition of teaching models opening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
16 July 2024
Past shootings of US presidents led to new gun controls - will this one?
David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, looks into the history of the AR-15 rifle and attempts at gun control in America.
16 July 2024
How women skateboarders are flipping the script ahead of the Olympics
University of Sydney sociologist and avid skateboarder Dr Indigo Willing's new research is flipping the script on sporting stereotypes as she explores how to make skateboarding more inclusive for girls, women, and gender diverse skaters.
15 July 2024
How Aboriginal musicians enhanced and maintained community in 20th century Australia
New research by Dr Laura Case, Lecturer in Musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, shows how Indigenous violin playing throughout 20th century Australia saw Aboriginal people adapting the European violin to fit within ongoing cultural practices.
12 July 2024
Australian Olympic team 2024: University sport stars head to Paris
On the Australian Olympic team for 2024 are elite athletes from the University community, including students balancing sport with study.
12 July 2024
Identity and resilience: Aboriginal performers have been celebrating NAIDOC since 1959
Dr Laura Case, Lecturer in Musicology and Dr Amanda Harris, ARC Future Fellow from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music revisit the history of the thriving Indigenous music scene during NAIDOC week.