USYD Languages and Cultures

READ NOW | Our latest issue of #InManyVoices explores the creative heritage of WWII PoWs, secrets of historical letters, expertise in promoting multicultural health, global student experiences, 10 years of school leadership excellence & more ✨: bit.ly/slcmag48

📣 Valued up to $8,000, the Stella Kalitsounaki Vaughan Scholarships support postgraduate research students who are intending to travel to Greece or Cyprus to conduct research of study overseas. 🇬🇷🇨🇾 💻 Applications close on 15 March: bit.ly/47b20y3

We are delighted to share that Associate Professor Mark Allon (Buddhist Studies) has been honoured as a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities & Professor Yixu Lu was elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. More bit.ly/4psTlxh

🏆 Congratulations to all our dedicated and talented staff who received awards at the @ArtSS_Sydney Teaching Leadership Awards last week: Dr Clara Sitbon, Ai Terrada, Dr Tristan Lay, Dr Brett Todd, Dr Caroline Paganusi, Rita Orsini and Dr Benjamin Nickl.

We thank all our guests for celebrating this important milestone with us.

“Languages and cultures studies have given me the confidence to engage beyond the textbook; to understand how history creates values, how philosophy shapes behaviour, and how culture shapes everyday interactions.’’ Current student of Chinese Studies, Scarlett Lawton.

This week we celebrated 25 years of the School of Languages and Cultures @Sydney_Uni with lively a gathering of past and present staff, alumni, donors and friends. @ArtSS_Sydney

We were delighted to celebrate 175 years of @Sydney_Uni at the Community Festival on Saturday. Our collection of books by our talented staff & sample language lessons from our dedicated teachers were well received by the many people who joined the celebration. #USYD175Years

🎙️📕 Listen to Professor Vrasidas Karalis discuss his new book, “On Patrick White's Dilemmas: A Personal Essay" on @RadioNational. Professor Karalis reflects on the power of Australia’s only Nobel Prize winning author’s prose, and why it still holds today.bit.ly/4olLq4L

🇦🇺🇯🇵@Sydney_Uni in partnership with @TohokuUniPR & @GlobPeaceIndex, was one of 19 recipients of the @AustraliainJPN (AJF) grant round for 2025-26 announced by @dfat on September 17. The grant will support student-led, cross-sector collaboration. #AJFgrants #AusJapanFoundation

@usyd, in partnership with @TohokuUniPR & @GlobPeaceIndex, was one of 19 recipients of the @AusJapanFoundation (AJF) grant round for 2025-26 announced by @dfat on September 17. The funding will support student-led, cross-sector collaboration. #AJFgrants, #AusJapanFoundation

🇨🇳Join Sydney China Distinguished Fellow Professor Emily Wilcox for a research seminar on Indian modern dance in Cold War China as she explores Uday Shankar's 1957 tour in China. 🗓️💻 Mon 18 Aug, 1pm AEST: bit.ly/3UlpWI3 @csc_sydney

A new translation of the word 'dementia' is reducing stigma and potentially changing lives. Research from Chinese Studies PhD student, Zihan He, has resulted in a new preferred Chinese language term and has been adopted by @dementiaaus: bit.ly/4ls3yrJ #ResearchForGood

🇮🇹 #UmbertoFiori is one of Italy's foremost contemporary poets with a peculiar biography. Join Prof Luca Zuliani (@UniPadova) at our Italian Studies hybrid research seminar as he examines key texts across Fiori’s career. 🗓️💻 Thur 14 Aug, 4:15pm AEST: bit.ly/3UlpWI3

🇦🇺🇬🇷 We were delighted to have Ms Alison Duncan @AusAmbAthens visit us last month to meet with Prof Vrasidas Karalis and Head of School Prof Avril Alba to discuss cultural programs of exchange and information between Australia and Greece. Read more: bit.ly/4maheZw

📣 APPLY NOW | Valued at $35,000 per annum, the Carole Muller Award is open to current and prospective PhD students to support research in Balinese culture, art and history. Read more about Carole Muller and her generous bequest, and apply by 21 Aug 2025: bit.ly/2TrOnFt

Join us this Wednesday for a hybrid lecture by Prof Emily Wilcox on the reception of African ensembles in China in the 1960s.eventbrite.com.au/e/dancing-sino… @USydSLC @ArtSS_Sydney

📖 Join Argentine-Brazilian writer, researcher and educator Dr @FabricioTocco (@anuslll) for a special book launch event for his latest novel exploring the complexities of leaving a country in flames and search for a firm identity. 🗓️ Fri 29 Aug, 5:30pm: bit.ly/40JAAfr

Join @OhioState Humanities Distinguished Professor Emerita Carole Fink, author of 'Cold War: An International History', as she presents a review of how long US-Soviet rivalry has shaped political decision making and the public mind. 🗓️ Thurs 8 Aug, 4pm: bit.ly/3Hc6quq