School of Art, Communication and English (USYD)

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...

YouTube video by The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney ARTiculate English | Three poems by Asian-Australian poets: Using language to understand the self

📺 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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

Image of University with text 'Top 25 in the world QS World University Rankings 2026'.

@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 the Quadrangle with text on the left "1st in Australia US News Best Global Universities 2025 - 2026".

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

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.

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...

Group photo of SACE's 2025 prize recipients, taken at the Refectory, Holme Building, Camperdown campus.

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'. 🎙️

Bell Shakespeare brings vitality and cracking pace to Henry 5 This new production of Henry 5 shows director Marion Potts is a master of her art.

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...

Shaping an ethical AI future The University of Sydney has launched the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Trust and Governance, co-directed by Professor Kimberlee Weatherall from the Sydney Law School and Professor Terry Flew fr...

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 exempt from the social media ban? The social media ban in Australia will apply to platforms such as Facebook, X and TikTok, yet Dr Catherine Page Jeffery and Dr Joanne Gray from the Discipline of Media and Communications at the Univer...

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