The University of Sydney - Events

Events list

• Date
  Time
  Event
• 30 July 2018
  10.00am - 5.00pm
  
  

  Bookstall Company

  Until 30 June 2019. Between 1904 and 1946 the NSW Bookstall Company released 234 books. Rare Books and Special Collections hold many of the publications, contracts, and 153 original book cover designs and illustrations.

• 6 September 2018
  9.00am - 2.00pm
  

  Future Friday 5: PY/HSC Exam Prep/SMASH Research

  Students will participate in three workshops throughout the day: HSC Exam Preparation, Promote Yourself and SMASH Research.

• 25 October 2018
  9.00am - 5.00pm
  
  

  True to Type

  Planned (not published externally)

  UNTIL 24 JAN 2019 If you have ever created a digital document, chances are you’ve come across the terms Italic, Roman, and Sans Serif. This exhibition tells the story of these three enduring letter-form classifications, through early examples drawn from Rare Books & Special Collections.

• 26 November 2018
  10.00am - 5.00pm
  
  

  The Future of Microbiome Research

  Planned (not published externally)

  Microbiome research is the study of microorganisms in their natural habitats. Some of these include the human body, where microbiomes affect physical and mental health.

• 1 March 2019
  10.00am - 2.00pm
  

  Year 11 Future Friday: Thinking Ahead, Smash Essay Writing, Critical Thinking

  Year 11 students learn about scholarships, essay writing and critical thinking in one jam-packed day.

• 2 March 2019
  2.00pm - 3.00pm
  
  

  Sardinia and Corsica in the post-classical era

  Join us for the next lecture in our new series Travellers in Time.

• 4 March 2019
  6.00pm - 7.30pm
  
  

  Letting citizens speak: Ireland’s referendums and constitutional mini-publics

  Join Prof David Farrell and Hon. Penny Sharpe in the public lecture and hear how democracies can bring citizens into the heart of discussions over constitutional and political reform.

• 5 March 2019
  5.00pm - 7.00pm
  
  

  Biodesign: Elixir of Innovation

  Join an expert panel including Associate Professor Martin Tomitsch, Director of The Design Lab at the University of Sydney, for a compelling conversation about this exciting new field, and how we can create better health and well-being, by design.

• 7 March 2019
  12.00pm - 2.00pm
  
  

  Master Class: Poetic Practices in Indonesia and Timor Leste

  Join ethnomusicologist Dr Philip Yampolsky for a master class on the representation of regional music and theatre in Indonesia and Timor Leste.

• 7 March 2019
  1.00pm - 2.30pm
  
  

  Putting the ‘Political’ into Political Participation

  In this seminar, Prof. David Marsh reflect on a new attempt to political participation around the idea of “nexus politics”.