Mark Scott has signed on the dotted line to become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. The secretary of the NSW Department of Education will take up the mantle in July. Former vice-chancellor Michael Spence wrapped up his ...
More »USyd medical science academics protest ‘unnecessary and unfair’ job plan
University of Sydney academics have launched a campaign against their employer’s decision to cut jobs in medical science fields. The cohort believes USyd is making almost two dozen of its medical science academics redundant “under false pretences”. The Defend Medical ...
More »Report finds USyd owes casuals 753 hours of unpaid work
A joint report prepared by casual lecturers at the University of Sydney has concluded that some university courses are only continuing because staff are not being paid their full hours. In what the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is now ...
More »USYD will look ‘seriously’ into student newspaper article ‘disparaging’ Hinduism
The University of Sydney (USYD) will review an article that appeared in its student newspaper Honi Soit following a backlash from the Hindu community. The article, titled ‘How a Nation of Mystics, Occultists, and Yogis became “Hindus”’, has been labelled ...
More »The ‘quiet crisis’: how COVID-19 could be turning away our future researchers
The economic strain of COVID-19 is forcing 45 per cent of Australia’s best and brightest future researchers to consider disengaging from their PhD studies. A new study from The University of Sydney, titled 'The Quiet Crisis of PhDs and COVID-19: ...
More »China experts say trade relations with Australia will stay ‘strong’ but need to broaden
Observers could be forgiven for thinking Australia-China trade relations could be in grave danger following recent diplomatic tit-for-tats and the ongoing push for an investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19. But while diplomatic and political relations will occasionally ...
More »University of Sydney reveals its budget shortfall has more than doubled to $470 million
The vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney provided colleagues with a grim update yesterday on the university’s financial position following plunging student enrolments due to COVID-19. After referring to an earlier letter that projected a budget shortfall of $200 million ...
More »Australian university students call for ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ grading changes
Students at two of Australia’s highest-ranking universities are urging their peers to sign a petition to change the grading system this semester to either a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. As universities across Australia and the world turn to online learning amid ...
More »UTAS hit hard, SCU closes campuses as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across university sector
[An earlier version of this story incorrectly mentioned the University of the Sunshine Coast instead of Southern Cross University. Campus Review apologises for the error.] Australia’s university sector is continuing to be severely affected by the effects of COVID-19, with ...
More »University of Sydney halts spending as new modelling shows economic impact of COVID-19
The University of Sydney has halted spending and warned of potential job losses as it grapples with a $200 million financial hit due to coronavirus. USYD will cease expenditure on non-essential projects, ban unneeded travel and also freeze recruitment, The ...
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