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Nominations for SUPRA Council General Election 2024

Nominations for SUPRA Council General Election 2024

Nominations for SUPRA Council 2024–25 are now closed. Nominations closed 3pm, Tuesday 26 March 2024 (Sydney time). The notice of election was issued on Tuesday 12 March 2024, read the full notice to find out more about nominations. Or visit SUPRA elections 2024 for...

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This Friday is Invasion Day/Survival Day

This Friday is Invasion Day/Survival Day

This Friday 26 January is recognised nationally as Australia Day. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, January 26 is Invasion Day, or Survival Day. It is also the anniversary of the 1938 Day of Mourning. It is a day that we mourn the dispossession and...

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Changes to human research ethics applications

Changes to human research ethics applications

Usyd’s human research ethics application management is changing from IRMA to myResearch Ethics online platform. The changeover will begin in February and will be completed by April 2024. Animal ethics will continue to be managed via IRMA until animal ethics...

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BlakOut journal

BlakOut: An Anthology of First Nations Students’ Scholarship is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of First Nations students’ scholarship.

Supervisor of the Year

Our annual Supervisor of the Year Awards recognise outstanding postgraduate research supervisors.

HDR Grad Post

We publish quarterly HDR editions of our newsletter, Grad Post. Read the latest edition here, and browse past editions.

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