As we round out our series on Digital Sydney and its benefits across our community, this week we look at how it will transform the student experience by creating a more personalised and accessible digital environment.

Ready to lead with confidence? Join over 370 University of Sydney staff who’ve already started their Leadership Academy journey with the Foundational Leadership program.

Professor Louise Sharpe, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Training), wrote to HDR students at the beginning of Research Period 3 in HDR News.  

The Racism@Uni Survey team wrote to all staff encouraging them to participate in the Racism@Uni Survey run by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Each recipient was emailed a unique survey link on 20 August 2025.

Helen Gardner, HDR Internships Manager in the Graduate Research School, leads a university-wide strategy to increase real-world research experience for HDR students.

The University is pleased to have reached a significant milestone in the Sydney Biomedical Accelerator (SBA) project: we are now inviting expressions of interest from biomedical researchers seeking to be allocated wet lab space in the Isaac Wakil Biomedical Building.

As we continue our series exploring how Digital Sydney will impact different groups across the University, this week we focus on staff and the benefits for your day-to-day work.

We talk to Simon Ringer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), about his work – and his experience of nominating the myResearch Ethics team for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2024.

Attend a focus group to share your insights and ideas to improve and strengthen disability inclusion for students, staff and visitors at our University.  

Over the next few weeks, we’re exploring how Digital Sydney will impact different groups across the University. This week, we focus on researchers and how uplifting our digital capability will enhance research delivery, collaboration and innovation.

This week, university staff and students across Australia will receive an invitation to participate in the Racism@Uni survey, an independent and confidential study led by the Australian Human Rights Commission and conducted by researchers from the Centre for Social Policy Research (POLIS) at the Australian National University.

Marking 175 years of academic excellence, the University of Sydney continues to champion innovation and societal impact through research commercialisation.

Michelle Stanhope, Chief Governance Officer and Returning Officer, wrote to all-staff about nominations for the 2025 University governance elections.

Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President, wrote to all staff and students about the release of our 2024 Annual Report on Sexual Misconduct.

Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President, wrote to all staff to welcome them to Semester 2. 

In 2023 Team Narrabri won a Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in the Partnering with Impact category. As nominations are open for the 2025 awards, we caught up with the team to talk about what winning the award meant to them.

From $5 hot lunches to on-campus meal deliveries, a new suite of “cheap eats” pilot initiatives is launching this semester in direct response to student feedback on food affordability.

Staff feedback and a coordinated University-wide response have led to improvements in areas that support teaching and the student experience. 

By leveraging the latest digital technologies, Digital Sydney will enable us to deliver on our Sydney in 2032 aspirations: world-class education, pioneering research, and a workplace that fosters inclusivity, diversity, and a sense of community.

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are a great opportunity for you to celebrate the dedication, passion, and achievements of University of Sydney staff. Here are four tips to help you craft a winning nomination.

Educators from Sydney and beyond shared innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment at the 2025 Sydney Teaching Symposium.

We've recently completed our first round of the School Mapping program – the first iteration of an annual approach to understand our performance as a University. Find out how we are benchmarking against our Go8 counterparts.

The Academic Board has been integral to fostering inclusive governance and upholding academic standards across the University.

The Faculty of Engineering aims to increase the diversity of academic staff across the faculty by launching a recruitment round for women.

We talked with Dr Ann Na Cho, Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sydney Horizon Fellow, about winning a Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence and championing students' achievements. 

Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President, wrote to all staff to announce that nominations have opened for the annual Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.

Catch up with Mack Dowling, Student Communications Officer, about preparing to welcome students back in Semester 2, finding interesting spots on campus and learning to find his way around the Sydney Trains network.

$877,176.95 in strategic funding has been allocated to support 26 projects through the 2025 One Sydney, Many People (OSMP) Project Funding Round.

Professor Annamarie Jagose, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, announced that Professor John Prins has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health.

The Semester 2 Welcome Program began on Monday 21 July, offering events, workshops, and peer support through to Week 4 to help both new and returning students connect with their community and settle into university life.

Four colleagues across the University share how they took charge of their development and progressed their careers. 

As part of our newly launched Critical Risk Management program, we’re introducing the first three risks and how you can control them in your local area.

Professor Lucy Marshall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Leadership) reflects on her first few months at Sydney. 

Professor of Political Education Murray Print in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work shares how his research supports schools and teachers to improve civics education for youth in Australia.

The recording is now available for anyone who missed the Professional Services Review webinar on 8 July 2025. Find out what was covered and where you can learn more. 

The new Unit of Study Coordinator Guide and Teaching Timeline have been developed to help new and existing coordinators plan and deliver units of study, supporting student-centred transformational education. 

Read responses to audience questions that were unanswered during the June All-staff Town Hall, covering the University's current strategic priorities, the Sustainable Curriculum Project, staff development opportunities and more. 

A highly accomplished IT executive with over 26 years experience, Kerry Holling will lead the ICT Portfolio on an interim basis.  

While the number of reported academic integrity breaches fell last year, the 2024 Educational Integrity Annual Report highlights the need for continued vigilance to protect the quality of our degrees.

This NAIDOC Week, we catch up with Victoria Sinka, PhD candidate and researcher at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health about how she supports Indigenous health through her work and research.

Nicole Gower, Vice-President (Operations), wrote to all staff informing them to avoid all non-essential travel on 2 July 2025.

The Chancellor, David Thodey AO, wrote to all staff informing them the Report of the Investment Policies Review Working Group has been received by the University Senate and is now publicly available. 

The recording is now available for anyone who missed the All-Staff Town Hall on 24 June 2025. Find out what was covered and where you can learn more. 

We catch up with Iqra Shaikh, Associate Director (Digital and Delivery) in the Education Portfolio's Delivery and Enablement team, about her work to improve the experience for students and educators at the University.

Professor Annamarie Jagose, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Kirsten Andrews, Vice-President (External Engagement), and Nicole Gower, Vice-President (Operations), wrote to staff with an update on Viva Engage.

Nicole Gower, Vice-President (Operations), wrote to all-staff in Staff News, inviting them to register for the Professional Services Review webinar.

The successful applicants for Round 1 of the 2025 DVCR Strategic Research Impact Proof of Concept (PoC) fund have been announced. Twelve innovative research projects have been awarded a total of $883,857 in funding to help commercialise their research.

We catch up with Professor Hesham El Gamal, Dean of Engineering, to talk about the work behind implementing the faculty's new strategy.

Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President, wrote to all staff to share key results from our 2025 Sydney Listens survey.

Current higher-degree by research (HDR) student are eligible to enter their research projects to Prototypes for Humanity before 31 July.