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Researching and teaching a broad and creative range of textual, verbal, and visual programs. The University of Sydney | CRICOS 00026A

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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In our next Media@Sydney seminar, four Media & Communications experts will discuss how literary journalism amplifies marginalised voices, resists oppression, and shapes cultural memory. 🗓️Fri, 9 Oct, 1:30pm. 📍On campus and online.▶️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/1f0738...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
FPT and the University of Sydney have signed an MoU at an annual symposium, hosted by the Sydney Vietnam Institute. The partnership expands collaboration in technology, talent development, and innovation while strengthening ties with Australia's research ecosystem. fptsoftware.com/newsroom/new...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What happens when youth crime becomes content? Join A/Prof Jonathon Hutchinson and colleagues and explore the production, circulation and regulation of youth performance crime on social media in our Media@Sydney seminar. 🗓️ Fri, 18 Sep, 1:30-3pm. ➡️ events.humanitix.com/jonathon-hut...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Australian Academy of the Humanities published an article about Dr Tiania Stevens' Travelling Fellowship and her project on preserving and digitising the testimonies of Bosnian concentration camp survivors. Read more: humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dr Tiania Stevens from Media and Communications has been awarded a Travelling Fellowship by the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Dr Stevens' project aims to digitise and preserve the testimonies of Bosnian concentration camp survivors. Learn more: humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Join Professor Tony Fisher (University of London) for "On the Performance and Politics of Planetary Aesthetics", exploring Earthrise, Spiral Jetty and Cannupa Hanska Luger’s 'Future Ancestral Technologies'. 🗓️Tue, 14 July, 4pm, on campus. whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/174a4d...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
To cap off her Master of Art Curating degree, Kiyara headed to the Arctic Circle. During this transformative internship, the postgrad student levelled up her professional experience. Find out more: sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We are delighted to welcome Professor Kevin Sanson as the new Head of School, School of Art, Communication and English. A distinguished scholar of global screen media, Professor Sanson brings extensive experience in academic leadership. Read more: sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In our inaugural Media@Sydney annual lecture, award-winning journalist Dr Kate McClymont will discuss the power of investigative journalism. Fri, 10 July, 5pm. Reception & lecture on campus. Free event. Register here: bit.ly/investigativ...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Congratulations to Dr Jedidiah Evans and A/Prof Justine Humphry on their ARC Linkage Project funding success! 🎉The University received funding for 16 industry research partnerships. Read more: sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Join us for a conversation on Australian media covering mass violence. Dr Glynn Greensmith (Curtin) and Dr Tiania Stevens will discuss on ethical storytelling, survivor voices, and lessons that matter.🗓️Thu 28 May, 4pm ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/ed27b6...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Public talk: Arts manager Prof. Dr Gesa Birnkraut (University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück) will discuss how European museums respond to calls to function as trusted democratic spaces that build bridges across difference.🗓️Mon 18 May, 1pm sydney.edu.au/museum/whats...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
What happens when you bring poetry and philosophy inside a prison? Dr Jedidiah Evans (English & Writing) has been finding out for a decade. He'll share his insights in a Raising the Bar event this Thursday at the Rose of Australia, Erskineville. Register: www.rtbevent.com/jedidiah-evans
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
In our upcoming Media@Sydney webinar A/Prof. Tony Zhang will discuss China's everyday internet control and censorship at local governments. 🗓️Fri 24 Apr 1:30pm. All welcome. bit.ly/media-at-syd...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Our postgraduate students in Media and Communications can take internships to gain real-life perspectives and level up their expertise. Last year, Annie interned with the Cancer Institute NSW to advance her skills in health communication. Find out more: sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Join our Media@Sydney research seminar with Dr Wilfred Wang (University of Melbourne). He will explore how China's internet platforms are challenging Silicon Valley's dominance. 🗓️Fri, 27 Mar, 1:30pm. On campus and online via Zoom. whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/6f9ed5...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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...
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The Normal Heart: the early years of the fight against AIDS in an articulate, but fierce, cry of anger
Playwright Larry Kramer has been a polarising figure in queer politics. But this production of The Normal Heart in Sydney feels more urgent than ever.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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...
Group of Art History students in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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...
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One UK journalist’s close access to Hitler carries a warning about Trump’s media restrictions
In the 1930s, many foreign correspondents refused to cover Germany. Instead, George Ward Price got close to Hitler – and was rebuked by Churchill.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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...
Young people leaning against a wall, using smartphones to access social media platforms.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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...
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SCA New Contemporaries Exhibition 2025
Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) presents its annual New Contemporaries Graduate Exhibition from Thursday 4 December to Saturday 13 December at the Old Teachers’ College on the University of Sydney ca...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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...
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Celebrating 5 years of partnership with Bell Shakespeare
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is proud to celebrate five years of partnership with Bell Shakespeare. Through our partnership, students gain the opportunity to work with one of Australia’s mo...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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...
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A.I.'s Next Frontier: Reshaping Humanity's Future
A.I. is a toy no longer. What have been the breakthroughs? How will it change the workforce, society, and geopolitics?
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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...
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How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban
Australia’s social media ban will come into effect on 10 December, when all Australians under the age of 16 will be restricted from holding accounts on major social media platforms including TikTok, S...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📺 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.
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ARTiculate English | Three poems by Asian-Australian poets: Using language to understand the self
YouTube video by The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🎯 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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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...
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Please touch the art: Breaking the museum taboo
A major new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is turning the traditional museum experience on its head. Created by Dr Sanné Mestrom, artist at the Sydney College of the Arts,...
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SSSHARC at Sydney @sssharc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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
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SSSHARC provides innovative platforms and fellowships to approach and solve problems, such as huddles, ultimate peer reviews, pop-up research labs and more.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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...
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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · 19/06/2025
@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
Image of University with text 'Top 25 in the world QS World University Rankings 2026'.
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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · 18/06/2025
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
Image of the Quadrangle with text on the left "1st in Australia US News Best Global Universities 2025 - 2026".
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📣 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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🗓️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
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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...
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Why Zelensky – not Trump – may have ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Not only are experts sceptical of the value of Ukraine’s reserves, profits could be decades off. Trump, however, may have other motivations for making the deal.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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
Group photo of SACE's 2025 prize recipients, taken at the Refectory, Holme Building, Camperdown campus.
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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...
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School of Art, Communication and English (USYD) @usyd-sace.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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...
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