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- Australia's First University
People, places and events from our past. The University of...
- Famous Alumni
If the University of Sydney was a country, we would have...
- Australia's First University
1960s and beyond. 1965 Honi Soit sends a reporter to Vietnam. 1972 USU and Sydney University Women’s Union join forces. 2008 Biggest ever fundraising drive, INSPIRED, launches. 2012 'Wingara Mura – Bunga Barrabugu' strategy launches to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation.
Sydney University was opened to students on 11 October 1852 with Reverend Dr John Woolley as its foundation Principal. Eighteen scholarships were funded for students who could not afford fees. The university was first located in the former Sydney College building.
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the world's first universities to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened its doors to women on the same basis as men.
Rev. John Woolley, Professor of Classics and Logic, 1852-66. Credit: Sydney Mail via Trove We confess that when the Act for incorporating and endowing a Sydney University was passed by the local ...
May 9, 2024 · Founded in 1850, it is Australia’s oldest university as well as its largest. The university is composed of six resident colleges: St. Paul’s (Church of England), which was founded in 1854; St. John’s (Roman Catholic), 1857; St. Andrew’s (Presbyterian), 1867; Women’s College (nondenominational), 1889; Wesley College (Uniting), 1910 ...
