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University of Sydney stands with our Indian community Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney, Professor Stephen Garton, said he is incredibly saddened by the worsening COVID-19 situation in India.
Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Stephen Garton
“I would like to express my deepest sympathies to all those affected and extend my support to our Indian community of staff and students at this time,” Professor Garton said.
“The ties between India and Australia go back for over two hundred years and the University community values the deep connection we have with colleagues, students, and research and industry partners in India.
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“Our key research missions will encompass researchers from disciplines across the University, to better respond to global challenges, such as using digital agriculture to increase food security, to using AI and machine learning in health to take pressure off overburdened health resources.”
Professor Zwaenepoel said the undergraduate curriculum has been designed to enable students to enter the workforce “job ready” and with an agile skillset placing them at the forefront of engineering innovation. He said: “Just as the ability to read and write is a foundational skill for almost every discipline, digital knowledge has become an elemental skill within almost any engineer’s répertoire.”
At first General Meeting in 14 years, students vote to join climate strike
Students vowed they would strike till they win. Photograph: Aman Kapoor.
April 28, 2021
Almost 300 students attended a Student General Meeting (SGM) at the University of Sydney today, where they unanimously voted to join the May 21 Climate Strike and build “the widest possible shut down of campus.”
At the meeting, organised by the USyd Enviro Collective, students also unanimously voted to call on Interim Vice-Chancellor Stephen Garton to publicly waive all penalties for staff and students who join the strikes.
“We make history today,” Lauren Lancaster said, noting that it was the first SGM to be called since 2007 and only the third in the University’s history.
University investigation into widespread underpayment confirms casual staff disproportionately affected
Staff will then be notified of the status of their claim and repayments will commence in Semester 2. Image credit: McGregor Coxall
On Monday, the University provided an all-staff update on its ongoing analysis of underpayment.
Last August, the University admitted to underpaying staff approximately $8.8 million. PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) were employed to comprehensively analyse staff underpayments from January 2014 onwards, to identify instances where staff may have been paid incorrectly.
The audit has confirmed that the majority of underpayments relate to the miscalculation of overtime and minimum engagement entitlements for casual and professional staff. Several academic and non-casual professional staff were also affected.
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The University of Sydney has awarded an honorary doctorate to Shellie Morris in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to music performance and education, in particular for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their culture and language.
“As one of Australia’s finest Indigenous singer-songwriters, Shellie Morris has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and youth, by helping them to capture their stories and experiences,” said University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Stephen Garton.
Raised in Sydney by her adopted non-Indigenous family Ms Morris began singing at an early age performing in church choirs. In the 1990s, she moved to Darwin to find her Indigenous Yanyuwa, Gudanji, Marra and Garrwa families and Elders.