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The report said 13 students were stripped of their degree.

The Sydney university students submitting fake medical certificates

There were more than 3000 breaches of academic integrity rules at one institution last year as hundreds of students were failed for cheating.

  • Christopher Harris

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Hendra virus spilled into humans and horses from fruit bats.

‘Urgent concerns’ after 20 new bat viruses discovered in China

One of the viruses is the closest-known relative of Hendra and Nipah viruses, which have human mortality rates as high as 80 per cent.

  • Angus Dalton
Adult rat lungworms.

Deadly ‘rat lungworm’ on the rise in Sydney, experts warn

The parasite carried by rats and transmitted by snails poses a growing risk to dogs, and possibly people, after heavy rain.

  • Angus Dalton
Jewish students at Sydney University had to contend with student activists who entered lecture halls chanting antisemetic slogans, the report said.

‘Jews not allowed’: SafeWork savages Sydney University over antisemitism on campus

A preliminary report found that while the university had the authority, policies and procedures in place to eliminate antisemitism, no action was taken for about 11 months.

  • Christopher Harris
Students will only be allowed to make non-course related announcements at the end of the lecture.

‘Lecture-bashing’ ban among new rules for Sydney University students

Vice Chancellor Mark Scott said the rules set clear standards for what is and isn’t acceptable, and balanced academic freedom and student wellbeing.

  • Christopher Harris
The University of Sydney posted a surplus of half a billion dollars in 2024.

Sydney Uni made half a billion dollars last year. Others are in deficit

This is how much every university made in surplus or lost in a deficit last year.

  • Christopher Harris
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra attending the Norwegian Constitution Day with the children’s parade at their residence Skaugum on May 17, 2025 in Oslo, Norway.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra swaps royal duties for student life in Sydney

The 21-year-old Norwegian royal, fresh from completing military service, will start a three-year arts degree at the University of Sydney this year.

  • Rob Harris
AFR: Generic: International Students and graduates at University of Sydney. Friday 24, May 2024 photo:

Sydney University staff resisting controversial antisemitism rules

Opponents say a university-imposed ‘definition constitutes a serious obstacle to staff and students’ intellectual freedom’.

  • Christopher Harris
Quantum scientists David Reilly and Tom Ohki at the University of Sydney after launching their new R&D company, Quantum Emergence.

Why these scientists rejected Microsoft’s riches to stay in Sydney

The salaries were large enough “to buy a house in Sydney without a mortgage”. But these quantum scientists had other ideas.

  • Angus Dalton
About 70 per cent of the students from St John’s College come from the country.

‘Might seem a bit weird’: Inside Sydney Uni’s college experience

The sandstone university’s residential colleges date back to the 1800s, and host some traditions to match. They’ve never been more popular.

  • Christopher Harris

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