What is the University of Sydney website (sydney.edu.au)?

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sydney.edu.au is the official website of the University of Sydney, one of Australia's top universities. It serves as the central online hub for anyone looking to study, research, or engage with the university — including prospective students, current students, staff, researchers, and the general public. The site provides information on courses, study areas, study levels, research activities, news, and campus life.

What you'll find on the site

The homepage and its main navigation are organised around a few core areas:

  • Study — course search, study levels, applying, fees and costs, and information for international students
  • Research — the university's research activities and profile
  • Engage with us — ways to connect with the university
  • About us — rankings, getting to campus, faculties and schools, and careers
  • News & opinion — current news and commentary from the university

There are also quick links for Library, Current students, Staff intranet, Find an event, Give, and Contact us.

Browsing courses and study areas

The site lets you explore offerings in two main ways:

By study area — the listed areas include:

  • Architecture, design and planning
  • Arts and social sciences
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Education and social work
  • Engineering, computer science and project management
  • Law
  • Medicine and health
  • Music
  • Science

By study level — the listed levels are:

  • Undergraduate courses
  • Postgraduate courses
  • Research
  • Short courses

You can also use the Find a course tool to search directly.

Who the site is for

Audience What they'll typically use the site for
Prospective students Finding courses, understanding study areas and levels, applying, fees and costs
International students Dedicated information on studying at Sydney as an international student
Current students Accessing the current students section and library
Staff Using the staff intranet
Researchers Exploring the university's research profile
General public Reading news and opinion, finding events, contacting the university

About the university

The site notes that the University of Sydney has spent over 170 years empowering brilliant minds, and states a ranking of 1st in NSW, 28th global. More detail on rankings, getting to campus, and faculties and schools is available under the About section.

Getting started

If you're new to the site, the most useful entry points are:

  1. Find a course — if you know what you want to study
  2. Browse by study area — if you want to explore broad fields
  3. Study levels — if you want to filter by undergraduate, postgraduate, research, or short courses
  4. International students — if you're applying from outside Australia

From there, the Applying and Fees, costs and loans pages cover the practical next steps.