Celebrate the opening of the 2023 academic year and the USU Welcome Fest! 

You know that University is different from High School, but how different? And different how? This session will introduce you to the norms and expectations necessary to prepare you for academic success at university. This is a great session for new students, or those returning to study after a break.  

Wondering how to plan your degree, study online or how to get your Student Card? Drop in to our live and online Ask FASS session!

Your Student Mentors, Student Centre Staff and Academic Advisors in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be on hand to answer any questions you have about starting your studies.

Come together with your peers for a Aussie Sports Day! Try your hand at some classic Aussie Sports such as Touch Football and Volleyball combined with some more unique sports like Ultimate Frisbee! To kick off the day, you'll get to watch the impressive Sydney Uni Gymnastic Team perform! 

Whether it's a bit of healthy competition you're after or just to meet new friends, this event is perfect for all. They day is open to all abilities and will give you great insight into the sporting culture in Australia. 

The workshop will be hosted via Zoom. Register now!

Have you ever felt confused about authorship criteria, or who should qualify as an author on a publication?

Do you find it challenging to have conversations about authorship, or to negotiate your position as an author on a paper?

Research Integrity and SUPRA present this session to help HDR candidates understand Authorship under the Research Code of Conduct 2019. The 60 minute session will address questions such as:

• What is authorship?
• How do I navigate discussions around authorship?
• What are my responsibilities as a researcher?
• What resources and support do the University and SUPRA provide to help me?
• The session includes the opportunity to participate in interactive discussion of case studies focusing on authorship, and there will be time to ask any questions you have.

Love plants but don't have a garden? 🌱 Join the Balcony Gardening Workshop to learn the art of growing small herbs, veggies, and flowers on a balcony or indoors!

Choose from over 20 different organic herb, flower, and veggie seedlings available, then volunteers from the USYD Community Garden will guide you through the fundamentals of sowing, growing, and caring for your plants! And best of all, you'll get to take your newly potted plants home at the end! 🥬

This is a free, student-led, educational workshop intended to bring together a community of students who are hoping to begin or enhance their gardening skills. You'll receive onsite advice and guidance, as well as access to an online gardening manual to help with questions or problems after taking your plants home. 🌿 This event will be a safe space for new and experienced gardeners alike, to share advice and a love for all things sustainability and gardening!

We are back everyone, with more events!!! SUCE is continuing the SEM with our BBQ n Paint 🎉. We got FREE food yallllll😏. So get your paint brushes ready for painting🎨 and your belly ready for FREEE BBQ🌭, cause SUCE gotchu covered.
Did I forget to mention that the best painting will receive the grand prize… GIFT CARDSSSSSSSSSSSS 🤯!!

🐝  Want to experience the world of beekeeping? 🐝 

Come and take an insider’s peek into our beehives on university grounds and learn about the endlessly fascinating lives of these creatures. By taking part in regular workshops throughout semester 1, you'll gain practical experience inspecting and maintaining beehives. You'll also learn about bees' society, the developmental stages of a bee, the various structures in a beehive, and pests/diseases affecting bees.

Hope to see you there! 🍯

Please note - exact workshop days and times are TBC. Sign up here to express your interest in being notified when session dates are confirmed.

Join us for the Big Library Tour – uncover our best study spaces and chill out places!

Do you want to learn more about how to improve your grammar? This session will cover the most common bad grammar habits in students' writing and how to fix them. 

MySydney Scholars are invited to pop in to a free drop-in event full of delicious food and fun activities. 

Our friendly staff from Student Life will also be there to provide consultations on support options, including financial support, health and wellbeing and study resources. 

Join us online or on-campus this Welcome Week to get the best start to your studies, meet your peer mentor and celebrate the start of semester!

Thursday 16 February 2023 

• Faculty Welcome and meet your mentor group (on campus and online): Enjoy a light lunch and meet the Dean, Deputy Dean, your teachers, your mentor group, and a mentor who will help you settle into the Business School.
• Master of Commerce Information Booths (on campus only): Get academic advice regarding your specialisation. 
• Student  Information Expo (on campus only): Learn more about our student clubs and societies, exchange programs, industry experience opportunities, support services and more!
• Specialist Masters Information Booths (on campus only): Visit the Specialist Masters Information booths during the Student Information Expo to get academic advice regarding your degree (MPAccBP, MHRMIR, MLSCM and MIB students only). 
• Work Integrated Learning (WIL), Careers and Employability Office (CEO) and Job Smart information sessions (on campus and online): Start planning your career and find out how to gain experience in industry to increase your employability while studying.
• Postgraduate Welcome Reception – "How to connect, engage and be seen" (on campus only): Come and meet Business School staff, students, and external partners and learn more about how you can engage and develop your employability skills. Light refreshments will be provided.

Friday 17 February 2023

• Master of Commerce Information Session (online only): Learn more about the Master of Commerce program and how to plan your degree to make the most of your studies. 
• 'Ask Business’ session (online only): Get your questions answered and hear from other students.

To secure your spot, please complete the registration form and select the Welcome Week sessions you would like to attend.

WEEK 1
Monday 20 – Friday 24 February 2023

Specialist Masters Programs will have separate information sessions in Week 1. More information about these will be posted on Canvas. 

• Master of Professional Accounting and Business Performance
• Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
• Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Master of International Business

Join us online or on-campus this Welcome Week to get the best start to your studies, meet your peer mentor and celebrate the start of semester!  

WELCOME WEEK 

Tuesday 14 February 2023

• Faculty Welcome and meet your mentor group (on campus and online):  Enjoy a light lunch and meet the Dean, Deputy Dean, your teachers, your mentor group, and a mentor who will help you settle into the Business School. 
• Major Information Booths (on campus only): Get academic advice regarding your major/minor specialisation.  
• Student Information Expo (on campus only): Learn more about our student clubs and societies, exchange programs, industry experience opportunities, support services and more!
• Work Integrated Learning (WIL), Careers and Employability Office (CEO) and Job Smart information sessions (on campus and online): Start planning your career and find out how to gain experience in industry to increase your employability while studying. 

Friday 17 February  

• Undergraduate Commerce Degree Planning (online only): Get a better understanding of your course requirements and how to plan your degree to make the most of the opportunities available to you.  
   

WEEK 1 

Monday 20 – Thursday 23 February 2023

• Undergraduate Meet and Greet Receptions (on campus only): Connect, network and hear from other students, alumni, academic staff and industry guests as they share their stories, insights and experiences to help you have a successful career in your chosen major/minor. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Friday 24 February 

• 'Ask Business’ session (online only): Get your questions answered and hear from other students. 

To secure your spot, please complete the registration form and select the Welcome Week sessions you would like to attend.  

PLEASE NOTE - CAPACITY HAS BEEN REACHED. WE ARE FULY BOOKED FOR THE CAMDEN TOUR.

Welcome the the Faculty of Science and Camden Campus!

Please note, the Camden Campus welcome day is only intended for commencing undergraduate students enrolled in the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine/ Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• Bachelor of Science (Food & Agribusiness Stream)
• Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Stream)
• Bachelor of Science (Animal & Veterinary Biosciences Stream)

Our Camden Welcome will provide commencing Science students with an introduction to Camden Campus, key staff, and unique information for the Campus, including a tour of the facilities. A BBQ lunch will be provided.

Busses will be available to drive students to Camden Campus. Students should meet outside Fisher Library at 8:30am, and busses will depart 9am sharp. Places on the bus are limited  - please select the "Depart Camperdown Campus - Bus Transport" session if you wish to secure a seat on the bus. If the bus is full you will be added to a waitlist and notified if a spot becomes available.

If you wish to travel independently and meet at Camden Campus, please choose the "meet at Camden Campus" session when you register - address details will be provided. 

Sydney University has a long and rich cultural and performance history that is still active today, delivered through our diverse galleries, museums and performance spaces. Follow the venues while you are there so you don’t miss out on events during the year.

Prizes including a uni merch and discount vouchers are on offer.

The challenges:

1. Chau Chak Wing Museum - Challenge 1: Find the artwork Big Mouse Kingdom by Guan Wei on level 4 and snap a photo of the flying kangaroos.

2. Verge Gallery - Visit A Redistribution, Verge’s current exhibition and snap a selfie in front of the sign promoting the exhibition.

3. SCA Gallery (Sydney College of the Arts) Take a selfie in front of the shiny pink entrance doors. Check out their program via the QR code.

4. Seymour Centre - Take a selfie in front of our 6 lightbox show posters on the curved brick wall on City Road.

5. Tin Sheds Gallery - Visit the current exhibition Workshop 2023. Participate in the activities. Take a picture of your drawing.

6. BackSpace Gallery - Take a selfie at the gallery and follow them on Socials to hear about shows.

7. Rare Books & Special Collections - Explore Fisher Library’s Shakespeare to Sci-Fi exhibits in the display cases on the lower levels of the library. Snap a photo of your favourite object.

8. Chau Chak Wing Museum – Challenge 2: Take a selfie with the City of Pompeii Lego model, showing your favourite scene.

Use the Sydney Uni App maps function in the to help you find the venues.

How to go in the prize draw:

Complete the challenges and send your images and responses to student.experience@sydney.edu.au, subject ‘Culture Crawl’.

You need to visit at least 2 challenges (not at the same venue) to go in the draw. The more challenges you do, the more entries you get in the draw. One per completed challenge, plus a bonus TEN entries if you complete them all!

You don't have to put all your photos into one email. You have until 5pm Friday, 17th March to visit more places and meet more challenges.

Only currently enrolled Sydney Uni students are eligible so be sure to use your student email address.

Check out our museums and galleries. Win prizes!

Sydney University has a long and rich cultural and performance history that is still active today, delivered through our diverse galleries, museums and performance spaces. You’ll be amazed by how much is on offer right here on campus.

Discover our venues, complete the challenges in the grid and go in the draw to win prizes including Uni merch and discount vouchers. Share on your socials and follow the venues while you are there so you don’t miss out on events during the year.

Use the Sydney Uni App to find your way. Some of these venues are tucked away.

How to enter

You need to complete at least 2 challenges (not at the same venue) to go in the draw. The more challenges you do, the more entries you get in the draw. One per completed challenge, plus a bonus TEN entries if you complete them all! Email your photos to student.experience@sydney.edu.au, subject ‘Culture Crawl’.

Only currently enrolled Sydney Uni students are eligible so be sure to use your student email address.

You have until 5pm Friday, 17th March to visit more places and meet more challenges.

This is your campus, explore it!

Discover the stories behind some of University Historian Professor Julia Horne’s favourite places on campus with this self-guided tour. Find with images at each location provided by the University Archives team and listen to the

Use the maps function in the Sydney Uni App to find the locations. Look for posters at each location for a glimpse of the past, courtesy of the University Archives.

1. The Botany Lawn, the War Memorial Arch and those gargoyles on the structure in the northwest corner. A little Australiana on show, if you look closely.

2. The Carillon – you’ve probably walked past it, even heard it play, but look up and consider the size and number of bells up there

3. Chau Chak Wing Museum – this beautiful modern building is home to several collections which had been housed separately. Go right on the entry level and take time to look at the old style cabinets which were moved across from the Nicholson Museum when it closed and connect the modern with the past.

4. Graffiti Tunnel – a favourite of many. Don’t just rush through. take your time to look at the works, read the official signs. The tunnel has reflected campus and social attitudes for decades.

5. Holme Building Terrace – The terrace conjures a sense of the early 1900s. Stand on the terrace and look over campus. The original design focused the eye through the campus along an axis that is far less noticeable now as the campus continuously evolves, and the trees grow.

6. Round House – can you guess it’s function just by standing in it? (There’s a clue in the photo above.)

7. Vice-Chancellor's Garden – a true oasis, open to everyone. Return during the seasons to see it change.