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READ NOW | Our latest issue of #InManyVoices explores the creative heritage of WWII PoWs, secrets of historical letters, expertise in promoting multicultural health, global student experiences, 10 years of school leadership excellence & more ✨: bit.ly/slcmag48
🎉 We are absolutely thrilled to have secured over $2 million in funding from the @arc_gov_au – Assoc Prof Josh Stenberg (Chinese Studies) and Dr Daniel Canaris (Italian Studies) have been announced as 2026 ARC Future Fellows! 👏 bit.ly/3UKRMRp
🇩🇪 Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured a victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Dr Brangwen Stone of Germanic Studies spoke with @BBCNews about their popularity and what it shows about the state of German politics: bit.ly/4qWuJz2
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🌟 We were delighted to have alumnus and former Australian Ambassador to Japan Bruce Miller AO as distinguished guest speaker at our 2026 Awards Ceremony, where reflected on how language studies paved the way to his decades-long career in public service: bit.ly/4gynFUG
🇮🇹🇦🇺 In collaboration with @ItalyinSydney and Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Sydney, join Assoc Prof Giorgia Alù and fellow editors as they present their volume exploring the rich cultural production of Italian PoWs during and after WWII.
Register now: bit.ly/4cC7CUm
🎉 We are delighted to announce a major donor milestone and the naming of the Dawson Lee Chair in Chinese Culture – with thanks to the generosity of our major donors, Mr James Lee and Mrs Monica Lee, in honour of Mr Lee's late father, Mr Dawson Lee: bit.ly/4wVO2ec
“I want to help people feel seen, respected and supported – no matter the language they speak.”
As part his PhD at @Sydney_Uni, Dr Zihan He developed a culturally-sensitive translation model to destigmatise dementia among Chinese-speaking communities: bit.ly/4vHBRRA
📖 NEW BOOK | Co-authored by Prof Linda Tsung (Chinese Studies) and Prof Ken Cruickshank (@SydneyInstitute), 'Languages, Cultures and Schools' offers the most comprehensive national study of community and heritage language schools in NSW and the country: bit.ly/4ez6CCg
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"The Travelling Soul: Chinese Poetry in Australia" will be launched tomorrow 12PM eventbrite.com.au/e/book-lau… @USydSLC @CreateSydney @asah_sydney
📣 Valued up to $8,000, the Stella Kalitsounaki Vaughan Scholarships support postgraduate research students who are intending to travel to Greece or Cyprus to conduct research of study overseas. 🇬🇷🇨🇾
💻 Applications close on 15 March: bit.ly/47b20y3
We are delighted to share that Associate Professor Mark Allon (Buddhist Studies) has been honoured as a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities & Professor Yixu Lu was elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. More bit.ly/4psTlxh
🏆 Congratulations to all our dedicated and talented staff who received awards at the @ArtSS_Sydney Teaching Leadership Awards last week: Dr Clara Sitbon, Ai Terrada, Dr Tristan Lay, Dr Brett Todd, Dr Caroline Paganusi, Rita Orsini and Dr Benjamin Nickl.
This week we celebrated 25 years of the School of Languages and Cultures @Sydney_Uni with lively a gathering of past and present staff, alumni, donors and friends. @ArtSS_Sydney
“Languages and cultures studies have given me the confidence to engage beyond the textbook; to understand how history creates values, how philosophy shapes behaviour, and how culture shapes everyday interactions.’’ Current student of Chinese Studies, Scarlett Lawton.
We were delighted to celebrate 175 years of @Sydney_Uni at the Community Festival on Saturday. Our collection of books by our talented staff & sample language lessons from our dedicated teachers were well received by the many people who joined the celebration. #USYD175Years
🎙️📕 Listen to Professor Vrasidas Karalis discuss his new book, “On Patrick White's Dilemmas: A Personal Essay" on @RadioNational.
Professor Karalis reflects on the power of Australia’s only Nobel Prize winning author’s prose, and why it still holds today.bit.ly/4olLq4L
🇦🇺🇯🇵@Sydney_Uni in partnership with @TohokuUniPR & @GlobPeaceIndex, was one of 19 recipients of the @AustraliainJPN (AJF) grant round for 2025-26 announced by @dfat on September 17. The grant will support student-led, cross-sector collaboration. #AJFgrants #AusJapanFoundation
🇨🇳Join Sydney China Distinguished Fellow Professor Emily Wilcox for a research seminar on Indian modern dance in Cold War China as she explores Uday Shankar's 1957 tour in China.
🗓️💻 Mon 18 Aug, 1pm AEST: bit.ly/3UlpWI3 @csc_sydney
