From the Dean
It was recently announced that the University of Sydney has risen to 41st in the world and 2nd in Australia for arts and humanities in the 2020 . The rise correlates to the remarkable contributions our scholars make towards the advancement of arts and humanities research in Australia and beyond鈥攊ncluding publishing in the highest quality journals, creating networks with prominent partners inside and outside the institution, and actively working to address some of the major challenges faced by our local and global communities.
I had fun MCing the University鈥檚 first Thank You Day event on 17 September, a day designed to thank donors, colleagues, academic and professional staff for their various parts in securing the University鈥檚 place as the first Australian institution to raise $1B in philanthropic funding through the Inspired campaign. An amazing achievement that would not have seemed possible as recently as a decade ago. I encourage you to read some of the from our supporters and the life-changing impact of their gifts.
The University of Sydney continues to advance its ambitious research aspirations and in July was in funding through the federal government's ARC Linkage Project scheme. Excitingly for the Faculty, the secured $612,000 for their project, 鈥淔ostering lifelong connections for children in permanent care.鈥�
The Faculty鈥檚 flagship public outreach and engagement program 鈥淥utside the Square鈥� has been another sell-out success in 2019. Our academics and alumni experts tackled a range of issues from phone addiction, public art, personalised medicine, The Uluru Statement from the Heart, to the ethics of true crime. We have our final event on 28 November examining 鈥攖here are a small number of tickets left, which you can book online , if you are quick. You can also catch any of the panel discussions you missed by listening to the .
The Faculty鈥檚 flagship public outreach and engagement program 鈥淥utside the Square鈥� has been another sell-out success in 2019. Our academics and alumni experts tackled a range of issues from phone addiction, public art, personalised medicine, The Uluru Statement from the Heart, to the ethics of true crime.
We have our final event on 28 November examining 鈥攖here are a small number of tickets left, which you can book online , if you are quick. You can also catch any of the panel discussions you missed by listening to the .
Global engagement is crucial to the success of the University and we continue to build strategic global partnerships that change lives through high-impact collaboration whether that is聽leadership in research, teaching or international experiences. Next week I leave for India as part of a delegation led by the Vice Chancellor to engage with our strategic partners there and develop new partnerships with aligned organizations. Inside this issue you can learn about two of our impressive alumni who have made significant impact in their respective fields in India; Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, and Cofounding Director of Pollinate, Alexie Seller.
As we approach 2020 we have some incredibly exciting projects to look forward to, not least the opening of the Sydney College of the Arts in the Old Teachers鈥� College early next year. In their redesign of the Old Teachers College, Melbourne architectural firm ARM have maintained much of the 1921 building's Modern Gothic heritage while accommodating all of SCA鈥檚 studio specialisations 鈥� And for anyone who has ever wondered what career awaits an art school graduate, I鈥檇 recommend reading , which demonstrate the diverse and interesting career paths of just a few of our SCA alumni.
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences