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Dear alumni,
Welcome to your September edition of eSydney. We are very pleased to advise you that your Alumni Centre is progressing well, and we are planning a launch in late March 2009.
Make sure you read the next edition of SAM and keep checking the Alumni Centre page on our website for updates.
Kind regards,
Alumni Relations Office
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| University Museums in Sydney's Top 10 |
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The University of Sydney's Nicholson and Macleay Museums have been named in Time Out magazine's Top Ten Museums of Sydney. Read more |
| National Centre for Biosecurity launched |
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Two of the country's premier universities, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, have officially joined forces to tackle biosecurity issues through the establishment of the National Centre for Biosecurity (NCB). Read more |
| Our symbolic heart restored |
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In the heart of the University, major conservation works on the buildings where it all began are well underway. Read more |
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| Concert | Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle |
| Saturday 27 September (8pm) |
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Join the Sydney University Musical Society Choir, one of the University's liveliest student and alumni cultural groups, as they sing the 'Petite Messe Sollennele' by Rossini. More ...
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| Kids museums | School holiday activities |
| Monday 29 September to Friday 10 October |
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Come and explore the Macleay and Nicholson Museums these school holidays. Free children's activities will focus on the world of archaeology and anthropology. Recommended for ages 5-10. More ...
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| Sydney Ideas lecture | Tim Flannery: Now or Never |
| Monday 29 September (6.30pm) |
Alumni are invited to join Tim Flannery to discuss his new quarterly essay, 'Now or Never', which looks at sustainability, our search for it in the twenty-first century, and how it will impact upon environmental threats. More ...
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| Lecture | Humanitarianism: the power of the gift |
| Tuesday 30 September (5.30pm) |
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Michael Humphrey, Chair of Sociology at the University, will explore the limits of the contemporary global politics of victims and therapeutic intervention. More ...
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| Lecture | Chemistry's secret to a long life |
| Wednesday 1 October (6pm) |
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Have you ever wondered what your food would look like if you could see the molecules inside it? Have you ever thought what those molecules do when they go inside you? Just a little knowledge of chemistry can help you live a healthier and longer life. More ...
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| Launch | The Costello Memoirs |
| Thursday 2 October (7pm) |
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Join Peter Costello and his co-author (and father-in-law) Peter Coleman in conversation with acclaimed journalist, Jana Wendt, about these much-awaited memoirs. More ...
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| Lecture | University of Sydney World Lecture |
| Wednesday 8 October (5pm) |
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Alumni are invited to attend a lecture delivered by Professor Xu Zhihong, President of Peking University, entitled 'China's Current Development in Higher Education and the Progress and Challenges of Peking University'. More ...
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| Event | Pink Ribbon breakfast |
| Monday 13 October (8am) |
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Alumni are invited to support this important fundraiser for breast cancer research and find out about our Breast Cancer Research Group. More ...
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| Lecture | Magnifying the beauty: collecting glass |
| Tuesday 14 October (6.30pm) |
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Alan Carter will share his expertise gained from his 45 years in the antiques trade. Learn some of the tricks, be amazed at some beautiful specimens and learn how to spot a fake. More ...
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| Sydney Science Forum | Magnets in the sky |
| Wednesday 15 October (5.45pm) |
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Award-winning astronomer and former Young Australian of the Year, Professor Bryan Gaensler (BSc '95 PhD '99), from the University of Sydney, will open the window for you to the magnetic universe. More ...
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| Event | Re-launch of Arna |
| Wednesday 15 October (6pm) |
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Alumni are invited to join the welcoming of a new era of student writing at the re-launch of Arna, the literary journal of the Sydney University Arts Students’ Society, last published in 1974. More ...
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| Event | Alumni at the Art Gallery |
| Thursday 23 October (6pm) |
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Louise Tegart, Senior Curator of the University Art Gallery, will give alumni and their guests an exclusive presentation on this outstanding exhibition, which showcases some of the best works from the University of Sydney Union Art Collection. More ...
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| Reunion | Spring Back to Sydney 2008 |
| Saturday 8 November (full day) |
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Spring Back to Sydney is a special reunion for alumni who graduated in a year ending in 8. It is a fantastic opportunity to revisit the campus and relive your student experience with fellow alumni. More ...
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| SUGUNA | Alumni cocktail buffet reception |
| Friday 26 September (6pm) |
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community), Professor Andrew Coats, and the President of SUGUNA, Dr Philip Minter AO (BSc '51) invite all alumni residing in the United States to an alumni cocktail buffet reception. More ...
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| USUKAA | Autumn Lecture |
| Saturday 11 October (11.45am) |
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Can the world feed itself? Food industry veteran and farmer, Lord Christopher Haskins, will discuss the crisis in world food, from GM crops to biofuels, in his lecture entitled 'Food – have the Malthusian chickens come home to roost?' More ...
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