Key events

• Date
  Time
  Event
• 21 February 2018
  9.00am - 5.00pm
  
  

  Sydney’s Women in the Field: Phyllis Kaberry and the Sepik

  Come and visit this joint exhibition between the Library, University Museums and the University Archives to commemorate the inscription of the Anthropological Field Research and Teaching Records, University of Sydney, 1926-1956 into the UNESCO Memory of the World Australian Register.

• 8 May 2018
  3.30pm - 4.30pm
  

  Study Centres

  Our Study Centres provide free homework support and tutoring to students after school in their local library.

• 21 May 2018
  5.30pm - 7.00pm
  
  

  Virtual Realities Q&A: Technology, Art and Experience

  Join us for this special Q&A event as Yan Chen and Travis Rice, co-creators of Lens Immersive, a major technology infrastructure company, explore the possibilities and challenges presented by virtual technologies with Dr Bruce Isaacs, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies.

• 22 May 2018
  10.00am - 2.00pm
  
  

  National Volunteer Week - Poche Centre packing day

  21 – 27 May is National Volunteer Week. To celebrate, we are inviting everyone to come down to Eastern Avenue on Tuesday 22 May to help us pack dental health kits for the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.

• 22 May 2018
  2.00pm - 3.30pm
  
  

  University education and noncognitive skill development

  Join Associate Professor Stefanie Schurer as she discusses the recently published paper, University education and non-cognitive skill development.

• 22 May 2018
  6.00pm - 7.00pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas - An Ancient and Dynamic History

  This event, held as part of National Archeology Week 2018 and co-presented with the Department of Archaeology, brings together two archaeologists to discuss the status of Aboriginal archaeology, as well as where we should go from here into the future.

• 23 May 2018
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Sydney Ideas - Food as medicine

  Are we eating ourselves sick? Could food really help us ward off diseases like diabetes, dementia, cancer and dental or cardiovascular disease?

• 23 May 2018
  6.00pm - 9.30pm
  
  

  The University of Sydney “Star Party”

  Join us as we share our excitement for the universe, inspire you to reach new frontiers as we celebrate the night sky and count you in as a Guinness World Record holder!

• 24 May 2018
  1.00pm - 2.00pm
  
  

  The Astronomy and Navigation of Australia's Aboriginal people

  Aboriginal people in Australia have a rich astronomical tradition. Their songs and stories show that they sought to understand their universe n a similar way to modern science. Explore the navigation of Aboriginal people with Prof Ray Norris, an astrophysicist at CSIRO and Western Sydney University.

• 25 May 2018
  12.00pm - 1.30pm
  
  

  ‘Life is CAFS! CAFS is life!’: Exploring interdisciplinary teaching with autonomy codes

  Dr Erika Matruglio (University of Wollongong) discusses how interdisciplinary subjects are constructed by teachers based on newly revised concepts in LCT – autonomy codes.