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Dear alumni and friends
Welcome to your first edition of eSydney for 2012.
Nominations are now open for the 2012 Alumni Awards, which recognise the extraordinary difference our alumni make in Australia and around the world. It’s a unique opportunity to honour those in our community whose remarkable contributions often go unrecognised. Find out more
Watch the thank you video which provides a snapshot of the lives being inspired and changed here at the University and beyond.
With kind regards
Tracey Beck | Director, Alumni and Events Office |
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| Honourable mentions |
Once again University alumni were well represented in the 2012 Australia’s Day honours. Two were named Companion (AC) of the Order of Australia, the highest honour bestowed, with conductor Maestro Richard Bonynge, who studied at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and the Honourable Justice Virginia Bell both receiving the title.
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| The hand of friendship |
Imagine how it feels to arrive in Australia with no knowledge of the local culture, customs or traditions. The Fun, Fare & Future Alumni program offers alumni the opportunity to connect with students by hosting a meal in a friendly and social environment. | | | |
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| Sydney alumnus wins prestigious physics medal |
| Professor Ben Eggleton (BSc '93 PhD '97), Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), in the School of Physics, has won the 2011 Walter Boas Medal from the Australian Institute of Physics. | | | |
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| SYDNEY EVENTS |
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| CONNECTIONS
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SYDNEY ALUMNI ON FACEBOOK |
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HEALTH SCIENCES |
| Applications are now open for the Helga Pettitt FHS Postgraduate Study Award for 2012. Read more | |
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BUSINESS SCHOOL |
Connect Over Cocktails
with guest speaker Alex Malley FCPA, CEO, CPA Australia
Thursday 29 March, 6-8pm
Tattersall’s Club, Sydney Read more | |
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| THE LARRY KWOK AND GOUGH WHITLAM AUSTRALIA-CHINA SCHOLARSHIPS
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The students of today are providing us a bright and hopeful future. At the University of Sydney our scholarships office administers over 700 scholarship schemes and distributes over $65 million in scholarship funding each year.
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| ALUMNI & STUDENT HOMESTAY SUCCESS
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| Alumni have the opportunity to host newly-arrived international students in their homes for two or more weeks to help these students settle in to Sydney. | | |
| REGIONAL EVENTS
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Canberra Alumni Drinks
Friday 10 February
Sri Lanka Alumni Dinner
Sunday 19 February
Hong Kong Alumni Drinks
Tuesday 28 February
Singapore Alumni Drinks & Tapas
Thursday 8 March
UK Spring Reception
Thursday 24 May
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| EXHIBITIONS
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The Etruscans: A Classical Fantasy
Until 1 December 2012
In popular imagination the Etruscans are the very stuff of fantasy, myth and legend. Who are they, where did they come from, what does their language mean?
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