SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by the University of Sydney, uranium-thorium dating has been […]

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 dis...

A $12,500 scholarship to support the research of the role of women in prehistoric societies from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age.

The Biennale of Sydney is officially back for 2026.

Provides financial assistance to research students, recent PhD recipients, post-doctoral researchers and academics planning to travel to the University of Cambridge to undertake research in the Classi...

As AI transforms our world it is humanities graduates who can shape its effect on our lives.

Join us to hear how naval shipwreck sites from WWII invite us to rethink the legacy of war.

One may ask why after publishing many historical books on Norfolk Island’s Colonial Settlement 1788 – 1814, that we are

Is a life without art worth living? Some philosophers have suggested that appreciating art makes your life better because it brings you pleasure, or because it gives you valuable knowledge of the worl...

For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient marketplace.

In an age of misinformation and division, researcher turns to Ancient Greece to understand the origins of truth as a social value worth defending.

Truth-telling, renaming and removing: the experience of American Universities

A 12-month fixed-term opportunity at 0.8FTE, with the possibility of variation work Inviting applications for the 2026 Colonel George Johnston Fellowship in Australian History Base Salary Level A $109...

An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.

New research published in Antiquity by Dr Jacob Bongers at the University of Sydney has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeo...

Prince Andrew is to be stripped of his royal titles and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced. He will also move out of the Royal Lodge in Windsor. Universit...

Have you ever visited an art gallery full of wonder, ready to be inspired, only to leave feeling like it was all a bit over your head? You're about to meet one writer whose new book of essays rejects ...

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This volume arises from a project born in part of statistics, or rather of the reality those statistics reveal. Globally, one in every three women in the t

2025 Anderson Lectures - Forgiveness: Do We Really Need it?

Philosopher Thom van Dooren receives the BBVA Foundation’s 7th Biophilia Award for what the committee describes as his “central role” in “understanding and addressing species extinction.”

A discussion of award-winning author, Akuch Anyieth's new work on Decolonising Family Violence Legal Intervention Orders in African-Australian Communities.

There is a misconception that liberalism lacks a vision of ‘the good life,’ but liberalism is more ingrained in society than often recognized. It affects media, education, and personal beliefs ...

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Our evening lecture series this year will present a number of eminent scholars who will provide lectures on their areas of research in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

SSSHARC provides innovative platforms and fellowships to approach and solve problems, such as huddles, ultimate peer reviews, pop-up research labs and more.

Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University in collaboration with First Nations community members have unearthed 693 stone artefacts dati...

The Dargan cave, in the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains, was previously believed too hostile for human habitation

This study reports on excavations of hearths and stone artefacts from 20,000-year-old deposits at Dargan Shelter, which at an elevation of 1,073 m is believed to be the oldest occupied high-altitude s...

This weekend Australians will observe a national holiday to mark the King’s Birthday, a date that isn’t even celebrated in Britain. Historically, Australian identity has been closely tethered to the E...

Full time, fixed term for 3 years Opportunity for research in Pacific history in the Discipline of History First Nations and Pacific Nations candidates strongly encouraged to apply Academic Level A6-8...

Colonial Heritage in the Pacific

2025 William Ritchie Lecture: Radical Chorality: Herodotus’ Scythian Swarms

A story of continents crashing and cleaving apart, the making of a civilisation, the language of the dead, and ... a mummified rat makes a cameo too. The Incan empire was vast and sophisticated. It bu...

Arabic Languages and Cultures at The University of Sydney Press with Omar Sakr and Safdar Ahmed in conversation with Assoc. Prof. Lucia Sorbera

The Solutionists is a podcast from The University of Sydney, hosted by Vice-Chancellor and President Mark Scott.

The judging panel for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, given annually for a book about Greece, has agreed the shortlist for the competition in 2025.  Out of their longlist of 20 books a...

Unpack language, culture and power in a conversation with linguist and Columbia University Professor John McWhorter. Hosted by University of Sydney Professor Nick Enfield.