Valued at $10,000, the Lesley Charles Hunter English Scholarship supports undergraduate English and Writing students who are experiencing financial hardship. Apply by 16 March: sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Join our Media@Sydney research seminar with Dr Diana Chester, a sound studies scholar and artist. This talk explores sonic storytelling through deep listening, offering new ways to understand environmental change. 🗓️Fri 6 Mar, 1:30pm 🎯Register: whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/c41051...

Associate Professor Huw Griffiths reviewed 'The Normal Heart' for @aunz.theconversation.com. 🎭🏳️‍🌈 "...a compelling picture of what it takes to fight for your life and for the lives of your friends and lovers." theconversation.com/the-normal-h...

Our Art History students travelled to Berlin to visit museums, galleries, exhibitions, and art districts. Through a fieldwork unit, they explored one of Europe’s most vibrant cultural hubs for academic credit. 🔗 www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...

In his review of 'Interviewing Hitler' for @theconversation.com, Dr Alexander Howard (Discipline of English and Writing) unpacks why impaired critical journalism enables authoritarian tendencies when reporters prioritise access over scrutiny. theconversation.com/one-uk-journ...

Professor Terry Flew (Media and Communications) wrote an op-ed for the Sydney Morning Herald on Australia's under-16s social media ban making waves across the globe. "Waiting for the tech industry to prioritise safety as a social obligation has failed..." smh.com.au/national/why...

Sydney College of the Arts gallery: New Contemporaries 2025. 🎨🖼️📽️On display are 100+ works across screen arts, photography, painting, print media, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewellery and object by our graduating cohort. Exhibition runs until 13 Dec. sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Celebrating 5 years of the Arts and Social Sciences / Bell Shakespeare partnership 🎉Master of Museum and Heritage Studies student Beatrice Waller recently interned at the theatre company. Her project explored the motivations of its philanthropic supporters. sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...

Alex Howard from the Discipline of English and Writing reflects on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò (120 Days of Sodom) for @aunz.theconversation.com. A polarising critique of consumer capitalism and modern complicity. theconversation.com/cinemas-most...

Dr Teodor Mitew from the Discipline of Media and Communications will join a panel to discuss AI's potential to reshape humanity's future. 🗓️Tue, 18 Nov, 6pm, NSW Parliament House. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ais-next-f...

Dr Catherine Page Jeffery from the Discipline of Media and Communications shares her research on young people’s social and digital media use. It's already a source of family conflict. Will the under-16s social media ban exacerbate this issue? sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Join our lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges. The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief will speak on journalism and modern day genocide. 🗓️ Tue, 21 Oct, 1pm, Pharmacy Lecture Theatre ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/8cb953...

Dr Vanessa Berry will discuss with Dr Toby Fitch her latest projects, the specific work that her essays and creative non-fiction do, and the broader work of being an academic in #CreativeWriting. 🗓️ Wed, 29 Oct, 6pm. Join us on campus or via Zoom ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/61dc0e...

Author and poet Sarah Holland-Batt will discuss the work of her poetry, the work of an academic in creative writing, and advocating for poetry and broader social issues. Join our Writers at Work session on Wed, 27 Aug, 6pm. ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/2d4fe0...

📺 Stream Dr Matthew Sussman's ARTiculate talk on 'Three poems by Asian-Australian poets: Using language to understand the self'. youtube.com/watch?v=_gP_... Designed around the HSC texts and curriculum, the talk supports high school students and teachers in the lead up to their assessments.

🎯 Join our Media@Sydney webinar on Fri, 29 Aug, 1:30pm. Dr Daria Kuznetsova from the University of Canterbury (NZ) will examine pro-government digital communication in Russia and Belarus. Register here: bit.ly/45nt7UI

Blue Art Journal is here! Supported by @sydney.edu.au, it’s the first Australian publication dedicated to critical writing on First Nations art—locally and globally. Learn more: srkr.io/6183gu9

The Mungo William MacCullum Scholarship in Literature supports undergraduate English & Writing students experiencing financial hardship with $8k p.a. ✍️ Apply by 30 September. ➡️ See T&Cs: sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

A new National Gallery of Australia exhibition created by Dr Sanné Mestrom invites families to play, build and rethink modernist art. Her works examine female representation in the modernist canon and reimagine how audiences engage with art. sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

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

Congratulations to Prof. Daniel Browning on being awarded the Walkley Foundation's 2025 Arts Journalism & Arts Criticism Prize for a feature on Indigenous multimedia artist Archie Moore. 🏅 Access the ABC Indigenous and ABC News Story Lab's winning article here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...

@sydney.edu.au has ranked top 25 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Ranked 2nd in Australia for employer reputation, 11th globally for sustainability, all following the great news of 1st in Australia in the US News rankings! go.sydney.edu.au/TJPD6d #USYD #UniRankings #QSRankings

We’re proud to share @sydney.edu.au has risen to first in Australia in the US News Best Global Universities rankings 🎉 Read more about our rankings: go.sydney.edu.au/bC1sGH #USYD #UniRankings #USNewsRankings

Daniel Browning, a highly respected and award-winning Bundjalung and Kullilli writer, journalist, and broadcaster, joins @sydney.edu.au as the inaugural Professor of Indigenous Cultural and Creative Industries within the School of Art, Communication and English. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...

📣 HSC English students and teachers: Zoom in on our free ARTiculate webinar 🗓️ Tue, 10 June, 5pm 🧑‍🏫 Dr Matthew Sussman will examine how contemporary Asian-Australian poets use language to depict self-discovery, identity, and belonging. Register ➡️ bit.ly/4mHtQI8

Through nuanced analyses of several East Asian films, Pao-chen Tang's new book 'The Animist Imagination in East Asian Cinema' theorises a mode of filmmaking that explores how to live with the nonhuman. Find out more: shorturl.at/S5kaG #FilmStudies

Digital Content Creation Lecturer Dr Brittany Ferdinands unpacks how social platforms transform the music industry. 🌟"Success today can mean building a niche fanbase that’s hyper-engaged, even before an artist signs a label deal" sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #Eurovision2025 #ESC2025

🗓️Media@Sydney webinar with Monique McKenzie (School of Social and Political Sciences) on Fri 16 May 3:30pm. Explore how digital platforms shape and exploit labour relationships through design and control. The research exposes the hidden dynamics of platform-mediated work. ➡️ bit.ly/MediaAtSydney16May

A new @aunz.theconversation.com article co-written by @olgarithmic.bsky.social from Digital Cultures unpacks why President Zelensky might have secured a win for his country in the US-Ukraine minerals deal. theconversation.com/why-zelensky...

Students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander can now apply for an Art Curating or Museum and Heritage Studies Scholarship, valued at $10,000. For T&Cs visit www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Last week we hosted our 2025 Prizes and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 45 students from Art History, English and Writing, and Media and Communications. Congratulations! We would like to thank our donors for their valuable contribution and everyone attending. 🗒️🏅 bit.ly/sace2025

Watching gambling live streams may increase the likelihood of gambling harm, world-first study finds. Dr Mark Johnson researched the impact of live streams and found it reinforced harmful gambling psychology. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

HDR students in Literature can now apply for the Dame Leonie Kramer Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Valued at $8000, it provides financial assistance to Masters' by Research or PhD students undertaking research in Australian Literature. Closes 24 April. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

The Rosemary Samios Research Award in Celtic Studies supports postgraduate students or academic staff and their research in Celtic Studies. Apply by 24 April. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

📣 Postgraduate English Studies & Creative Writing students: Apply for the A J A Waldock Scholarship by 16 April. The scholarship offers $4k to support domestic students. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

🎭 Don't miss Theatre and Performance Studies' key event with Forced Entertainment from the UK tomorrow. 🗓️ Tue 18 March, 6:30pm. ➡️ bit.ly/RCML-180325

We've been ranked #1 in Australia for Communication and Media Studies in the QS Subject Rankings 2025 (#28 globally). Congratulations to all colleagues from the Discipline of Media and Communications! For more about our programs visit bit.ly/usyd-meco

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Petra Christian University Indonesia to our campus. Dr Jandy Luik and students toured our Sydney College of the Arts and Media & Communications facilities and joined a lecture on 'Writing for Podcasting and Radio'. 🎙️

Dr Kirk Dodd from the discipline of English and Writing reviewed Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5' for @aunz.theconversation.com ➡️ theconversation.com/bell-shakesp...

🎭 Theatre and Performance Studies presents the 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture: 'In Place (Once More) of Another' featuring members of the award-winning theatre company Forced Entertainment from the UK, Artistic Director Tim Etchells and Terry O' Connor. 🗓️ 18 Mar, 6:30pm ➡️ bit.ly/RCML-180325

JK Kazzi reflects on his studies at the University of Sydney and how they paved the way to acting. This weekend JK will make his mainstage theatre debut in Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5'. 🎭 👑 sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...

The University of Sydney has officially launched the Centre for AI, Trust and Governance. Experts from law, social sciences, policy, and tech came together to discuss how we can shape AI that is ethical, fair, and accountable. Read more: bit.ly/43b7o2J

Should YouTube be classified as social media? As governments consider stricter regulations, Dr Catherine Page Jeffery and Dr Joanne Gray from Media and Communications discuss whether YouTube should be exempt from social media bans. bit.ly/41mWbuN

Teodor Mitew from Media and Communications spoke to SBS about the ragebait tactics of influencers and how to avoid them www.youtube.com/shorts/1S67V...

🎭 Theatre and Performance Studies presents the 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture: 'In Place (Once More) of Another' featuring members of the award-winning theatre company Forced Entertainment from the UK, Artistic Director Tim Etchells and Terry O' Connor. 🗓️ 18 Mar, 6:30pm ➡️ bit.ly/RCML-180325

📣 Apply now for the Publishing Scholarship for Indigenous Students! The scholarship covers tuition fees for the Master of Publishing or Graduate Diploma in Publishing. Closes 18 March. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Dr Olga Boichak from Digital Cultures has been named a 2025 Westpac Research Fellow, one of only two researchers in Australia to receive this year’s prestigious award. The award recognises her groundbreaking work in digital security and resilience. www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an... 👏

Ghost signs, faded but not forgotten 👻 Sophie Roe, (Masters of Heritage and Museum Studies Sydney University and PhD candidate) talks to @usyd-sace.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

The acclaimed American filmmaker David Lynch has died at the age of 78.

It’s the first time the MCA will be charging a general entry fee since 2000. The move reflects a global trend of museums facing financial pressure.