Saturday 17 May is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBIT). This date marks the 1990 decision by the World Health Organization to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Since then, IDAHOBIT has become a global moment to raise awareness...
SUPRA acknowledges the current class action proceedings brought by Dr Tristan Burt against the University of Sydney and the Commonwealth of Australia regarding the employment status of Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship...
Congratulations to the following postgrads, who were elected as SUPRA equity officers for the 2025–26 term: Disabilities Officer: Sarah M Huffman International Students’ Officer: Dihao (Amper) Zhu Queer Officer: Terry Yu Satellite Campus Officer: Da Eun (Irene)...
SUPRA Women’s Network would like to provide the following update on recent campus lighting improvements, in response to concerns raised by students in 2024. Following reports of inadequate campus lighting, particularly in areas affecting nighttime safety, SUPRA...
SUPRA is deeply concerned about increasing barriers to US entry facing our research community. Many academics, including Australian PhD candidates and early career researchers, are now declining US conference invitations and ending research partnerships due to fears...
The Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) stands in solidarity with NSW nurses, midwives, doctors, and psychiatrists taking industrial action over critical issues including unsafe staffing levels, unsustainable workloads, and inadequate...
Campaign for fair taxes for part-time research students Part-time Higher Degree Research (HDR) students face an unfair tax burden – their research stipends are taxed, while full-time students’ stipends aren’t. This particularly affects students with disabilities,...
The election for the position of one (1) SUPRA Satellite Campus Officer for the 2025–26 term will be held from 7pm, Thursday 1 May 2025 (Sydney time) online. Use this zoom link to attend the election. The role The Satellite Campus Officer is an equity position and has...
Monday 12 May 20256:30pmHeydon Laurence Lecture Theatre 217 (DT Anderson) and Zoom We are pleased to invite all postgraduate students to the 2025 SUPRA Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Join us as we present important reports, updates, and plans for the year ahead. This...
The election for the position of one (1) SUPRA Women’s Officer for the 2025–26 term will be held from 5:30pm on Thursday 10 April 2025 (Sydney time) online. Use this Zoom meeting link to attend the election. The role The Women’s Officer is an equity position and has...
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