Vice-Chancellor and Principal:Dr Michael Spencewww.sydney.edu.au |
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The University of Sydney is a leading, comprehensive research and teaching institution committed to the transformative power of education. We attract the brightest researchers and most promising students to join our thriving intellectual community of scholars who share the passion, commitment and ability to make a difference. We are unique among Australia's leading universities in the breadth of disciplines we offer, providing wide-ranging opportunities for personal development and cross-disciplinary study. Our courses reflect the latest thinking and knowledge. Our researchers pursue cutting-edge breakthroughs, uniting the expertise of bright minds from many disciplines to find unique solutions to improve and transform our lives. Studying alongside these top researchers, and in some cases contributing to their research, exposes Sydney students to excellence - and challenges them to succeed as leaders - whatever career they choose. In our classrooms and beyond we value academic freedom, encouraging our teachers, researchers and students to pursue their own lines of enquiry and participate in active debate. We invest strategically in cross-disciplinary projects of vital importance to improve the lives of those who never enter our classrooms or laboratories as academics or students. Our award-winning researchers work closely with government and the corporate sector to solve real-world problems, contributing research, expertise and professional services across the spectrum of modern science, technology, humanities and the arts. Their partnerships address issues that impact everyone, in fields that span public health to environmental sustainability. For 150 years we have been producing the next generation of leaders and helping to shape Australia's national and international agenda. Our alumni have governed the country, championed Aboriginal Australian rights, influenced our monetary policy, written prizewinning books, changed the face of global medicine and science and won Olympic gold medals. Located in the heart of Australia's largest and most diverse city, we have an extensive network of international partners and actively engage in the global exchange of ideas. In creating the first tertiary education institution in Australia, our founders recognised the power of education to change society. With 2000 academic staff and 45,000 students from more than 130 countries, that belief remains just as strong today. As a community we drive ourselves to find new ways to be accountable to the public and to reach beyond our campuses to improve the lives of those who never enter our classrooms or laboratories. Our award-winning researchers pursue cutting-edge breakthroughs that affect everyone - reaching across disciplinary barriers to find unique solutions; from public health to environmental sustainability. Studying alongside these top researchers, and in some cases contributing to their research, exposes Sydney students to excellence - and challenges them to succeed as leaders in whatever career field they choose. With the largest library collection in the southern hemisphere, we also provide students, staff and the greater public with extensive cultural assets including the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney College of the Arts and the Seymour Theatre Centre, along with world-class collections of archaeological antiquities, natural history, ethnography and Australian art.
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