USyd to offer more combined Bachelor and Masters degrees
USyd attempts to circumvent changes regarding the distribution of Commonwealth Supported Places.
Winter holidays to increase by two weeks from 2019
The policy was adopted in place of a previous motion that would have decreased semesters by one week.
Vice Chancellor resigns from main student consultation body
He will be replaced by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Registrar) Tyrone Carlin.
Academic Board votes down 12 week semesters
BREAKING: A proposal that would see semesters shortened from 13 weeks to 12 has been shut down.
USyd rolling out ‘super-exchange’ partnerships
The University is signing 'mega-exchange' partnerships with overseas institutions, which aim to see 50% of USyd students heading off on exchange during their degree
University delays anonymous marking by a year
The University committed to anonymous assessments to prevent biased marking.
Right wing bigots and extremists exposed 1
A new Facebook page, Left Wing Bigots and Extremists Exposed 3, has named and targeted Sydney Uni student activists in a series of videos and articles. While it’s certainly odd, it’s not the first time this has happened
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Special consideration system modified following student outcry
Students will be provided with more detailed reasons for application rejections and a dedicated special consideration desk in Student Services
‘Inhumane’: new special consideration system rejects students suffering cancer and bereavement
Academics have widely denounced a new special consideration system, labelled “dogmatic” and “hostile”, which has left students with cancer, depression and terminally-ill parents unsupported. Naaman Zhou and Max Hall report.