Archaeology Magazine reports on research by #USyd #Archaeology James Flexner whose research using uranium-thorium dating has dated coral architecture on the islands of Mangareva in the South Pacific. archaeology.org/news/2026/03... @sydney.edu.au

What can we say about the common good in a world marked by deep moral, philosophical, and religious disagreement? Join political philosophers Luara Ferracioli and Alexandre Lefebvre for a spirited discussion. www.sydney.edu.au/engage/event...

Cindy McCreery (History) speaks to the #ABC about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Now open: The Dorothy Cameron Fellowship A postgraduate research scholarship A $12,500 scholarship to support the research of the role of women in societies from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Have you caught up on the Sydney Humanities Magazine's latest issue yet? Click on the link below to read indd.adobe.com/view/74a80e0... #Sydney #Humanities @sydney.edu.au @sydneyideas.bsky.social @sssharc.bsky.social @newsroomusyd.bsky.social

Wonderful to see the Chau Chak Wing Museum is once again part of the Sydney Biennale! www.theurbanlist.com/sydney/a-lis...

"Meet the Expert" | Philosophy workshop for teachers: Preaching Ethics v. Teaching Ethics Thursday 12 March 3:30 pm (Online) For high school teachers Co-hosted in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education. uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Applications now open! William Ritchie Research Scholarship in Classics A postgraduate research scholarship For MA (research), PhD students, and academics planning to travel to the University of Cambridge to undertake research in the Classics. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Professor Julia Kindt (Classics and Ancient History) on the importance of the Humanities to students - and to prospective employers! www.smh.com.au/education/pa... @usyd-sace.bsky.social

Join Natali Pearson (Archaeology) at the Australian National Maritime Museum this Saturday (6 December) Hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/special-gu...

Check out #hcnswmember Cathy Dunn from Australian History Research book on Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814 Understanding the lives and contributions of seamen settlers provides a more comprehensive picture of Norfolk Island’s rich colonial history Learn more below!

Check out the first in our new series of podcasts from #philosophy - 'A life without Art' with Luke Russell and David Macarthur from #USyd Subscribe for more new series on the philosophy of living well. @sydneyideas.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social share.transistor.fm/s/72b1cb57

Check out this amazing story about new findings in #Archaeology research in #Peru with Jacob Bongers from #USYD @jbongers.bsky.social edition.cnn.com/2025/11/21/s...

When did truth become a thing? Julia Kindt joined Suzanne Hill on Nightlife last night to discuss the emergence of truth as a communal value in ancient Greece. They may have also discussed the virtue of the Humanities. Worth a listen. @newsroomusyd.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Join us for Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities' with Assoc Prof David Smith, United States Studies Centre & #Usyd Wednesday, November 19 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom events.humanitix.com/truth-tellin...

One year postdoc in Australian history at Sydney Uni - details below. It’s a very short window - please spread among networks Might suit someone already in the GLAM sector who wants to work on their research/practice - all applications welcome of course usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange writes Jacob Bongers (Archaeology) with Charles Stanish in the @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/a-centuries-...

Research by a team led by the University of Sydney's Jacob Boners (Archaeology) has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeological sites in the Andes. www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Associate Professor Cindy McCreery (History) writes for the @aunz.theconversation.com on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

What Artists See? Mark McKenna (History) in conversation with Critic Quentin Sprague, who helps you get to the messy human heart of art www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyideas.bsky.social

Have you caught up with this yet? History's Professor James Curran on Episode #2: 'Making the Nation' www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...

'Domestic violence and vulnerability in the Roman world' Edited by Eleanor Cowan (Classics and Ancient History) and Tim Parkin. For anyone teaching in the ancient world - Download now! academic.oup.com/bics/article...

Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it? Lucy Allais | Johns Hopkins University and the University of the Witwatersrand Luke Russell | Sydney Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start | Chau Chak Wing Museum events.humanitix.com/2025-anderso... @sydneyideas.bsky.social

I’m honoured to be the recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences www.biophilia-fbbva.es/en/noticias/... @seisydney.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @mesh-research-hub.bsky.social

Join the Powerful Stories Network for a conversation on Decolonising Family Violence with author Akuch Anyieth. 📅 6pm Friday 10 October 📍 Vere Gordon Childe Centre 🎟️ Register here: tinyurl.com/yrutvphr

Ever wondered what liberalism looks like IRL? Allow me to introduce @lefebvrealex.bsky.social . Tune in to unSILOed to hear our Chair of Philosophy in full flight. tinyurl.com/vpr8xprj

I just voted for @mrkocnnll.bsky.social's A Thread of Violence top100books.abc.net.au Great book, no favouritism here. And yes, I hit 'Submit' before adding nine more :/ Who've you got? Paging @usyd-sace.bsky.social @sophieloywilson.bsky.social @sea-greeny.bsky.social @freyagrace.bsky.social

"[I]n an age where cultural heritage is central to issues of progress and justice, museums have an obligation to educate the public not only on the history represented by the artifacts but also the nuances of the origins of the artifacts themselves." 👏 @sea-greeny.bsky.social #belitungbook

NEWS: Professor James Curran will give one of the 2025 Boyer Lectures. James will explore the theme ‘Australia: A Radical Experiment in Democracy’ alongside four other distinguished speakers. The series kicks off on 19 October on ABC Radio National. @sydney.edu.au tinyurl.com/ysmddpzx

The next lecture in the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation (NEAF) 2025 series celebrating 50 years of University of Sydney projects in Jordan is on 16 July - Phil Edwards on Wadi Hammeh 27. All talks are live streamed. Check out the full program! 🏺#archaeology neaf.sydney.edu.au/ancient-jord...

SSSHARC Visiting Fellowships 2026 are now open! The Visiting Fellows program supports collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Sydney Deadline ⏰ 14 July 2025 Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/pnqVH @sydney.edu.au @usyd-sace.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social

ARC say they’ll announce Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowship by end of the month. Next Linkage Projects deadline (2025 round 2) has been pushed back accordingly. Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.

Another story - this time from #USyd - on Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) and the discovery of new evidence that overturns the theory that Australia's high country was unoccupied during the Ice Age. www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #Australia #archaeology

Amy Mosig Way and Wayne Brennan (Archaeology) take us inside the discovery of the highest human-occupied ice age site found in Australia. #archaeology www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Congratulations @amymosigway.bsky.social and Wayne Brennan on the Nature paper! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @sydney.edu.au @usyd-humanities.bsky.social

Happy King's Birthday long weekend! 🇦🇺👑🇬🇧 Here's a podcast just right for the time. Professor James Curran (History) talks to the ABC about the slow demise of British Australia. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @sydney.edu.au

Good to see @usyd-humanities.bsky.social returning to Pacific history, which it pioneered some 100 years ago... Closing date June 15

To mark #NationalArcaeologyWeek in 2025 the School of Humanities and Chau Chak Wing Museum are hosting this event to showcase fieldwork conducted by Archaeologists at #USyd Friday 23 May, 12:00 at the Chau Chak Wing Museum events.humanitix.com/national-arc... @drcraigb.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

We are delighted to announce that Kirsten McKenzie has been appointed the Harvard University Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Visiting Professor of Australian Studies for 2026-7 Congratulations Kirsten! www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an... @sydney.edu.au @harvard.edu

Join us for this public lecture at the Chau Chak Wing Museum 'Radical Chorality: Herodotus’ Scythian Swarms' Professor Leslie Kurke | University of California, Berkeley Wednesday, May 28 | 5:30pm doors for a 5:45pm start events.humanitix.com/2025-william... @sydney.edu.au

Archaeology's Jacob Bongers joined a panel discussion on #abcAustralia's Big Ideas for a fascinating discussion on Machu Piccu - listen now! url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/sLVSCp81lr... @sydney.edu.au @nattrustarch.bsky.social

Upcoming Powerful Stories Network event! Wed, 7 May, 6pm - 7pm AEST Woolley Common Room events.humanitix.com/arabic-langu... @sydney.edu.au @usydslc.bsky.social

NOW OPEN: Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coastal Archaeology For PhD research on the coastal archaeology of GunaiKurnai Country (Gippsland, Victoria) for up to 3 years. Closes 9/7/2025 www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships... @austarchj.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

It’s International Dance Day!

Delighted to be sharing this! Anthea Taylor (Gender and Cultural Studies) will be launching her new book! Friday 23 May at Gleebooks 6pm for 6:30pm 'GERMAINE GREER, CELEBRITY FEMINISM AND THE ARCHIVE' @gleebooks.bsky.social gleebooks.com.au/event/anthea...

The Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project is very excited! Opening 29 April at the Centre for Visual Arts Research (CVAR) in Nicosia - a celebration of art and archaeology cvar.severis.org/en/news-even...

In his latest podcast in the #Solutionists series VC Mark Scott talks to Philosophy's Luara Ferracioli to discuss universal access to childcare. sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #philosophy #UniversalChildcare @sydney.edu.au @sydneyideas.bsky.social

Congratulations to Julia Kindt for being shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, for her amazing book, 'The Trojan Horse and Other Stories'! 🐎📘🎉 www.anglohellenicleague.org/news/judges-... @sydney.edu.au

Droning on – Mapping Cockatoo’s past Join the University of Sydney for a free talk on 3D mapping of Cockatoo Island Part of Cockatoo Island's Open Day, 4 May www.cockatooisland.gov.au/en/whats-on/... #CockatooIsland #HeritageConservation #HarbourTrust @sydney.edu.au

If you missed the #SydneyIdeas event with John McWhorter it's now online, so catch up whenever you like! 'IS LANGUAGE POWER?' John McWhorter in conversation with Nick Enfield. www.sydney.edu.au/engage/event... @usydslc.bsky.social @usyd-sace.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au