The University of Sydney will commission an external review following months of Israel-Gaza encampment protests. In an email to staff and students, new chancellor David Thodey and outgoing chancellor Belinda Hutchinson said the university was “in the process of commissioning ...
More »Safety of USyd students paramount as police investigate 14-year-old after alleged stabbing
A 14-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a student at the University of Sydney on Tuesday morning was accused of threatening a mass-shooting at his school less than a year ago, it has been alleged. The uni's Camperdown campus went into ...
More »USyd $353m surplus, with $1.46bn overseas student revenue
The University of Sydney (USyd) has reported its third surplus in a row amid changing rules to international student enrolments, which last year earned the university $1.46bn in revenue. Its $353m surplus in 2023 follows a $302m surplus in 2022, ...
More »David Thodey to replace Belinda Hutchinson as Uni of Sydney chancellor
Former Telstra chief executive and CSIRO chairman David Thodey will take over as chancellor of Australia’s wealthiest higher education institution, the University of Sydney, when Belinda Hutchinson steps down in July after her more than a decade in the role. As ...
More »USyd partners with ed-tech service HEX
The University of Sydney (USyd) has partnered with ed-tech company HEX, which will offer short courses to address digital skills gaps in students, and act as a stepping stone into higher education or employment. The partnership will see university credit ...
More »Sacked Sydney Uni professor Manuel Graeber vows to fight
A senior University of Sydney professor who was sacked last Friday has vowed to fight back and says he will set up an academic defence union to defend whistleblowers. Manuel Graeber, a neuropathologist with a highly regarded research record who ...
More »Sydney University announces study agreement with India
The University of Sydney has secured a new study partnership with India’s O.P. Jindal Global University, signalling deepening education ties between the two nations. Business students at JPG will be offered joint degrees to allow them to split their study ...
More »‘Enough is enough’: Sydney Uni staff to strike this week
Sydney University staff and students are set to strike over academic job security and working conditions after the union says management failed to respond to its proposals. On Wednesday, people from all walks of university life will be at the ...
More »New international opportunities for the University of Sydney
The University of Sydney has joined Universitas 21, a global network that connects universities and provides international opportunities for students and researchers. Comprised of 28 universities around the world, The University of Sydney joins fellow Australian institutions the University of ...
More »So, what does a 19th century helmet made from a pufferfish have to do with a Usyd business course?
On the surface, it’s hard to imagine what a 19th century helmet made from dried pufferfish skin and plant fibre could offer a postgraduate business student. But, in what might appear to be an unusual move, the university has incorporated ...
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