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A dean's list is an academic award, or distinction, used to recognize the highest level scholarship demonstrated by students in a college or university.This system is most often used in North America, [1] [2] though institutions in Europe, [3] Asia, [4] and Australia [5] may also employ similar measures.
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. [14] 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. [15]
Michael James Spence (born 10 January 1962) is an Australian university administrator who served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Sydney from 2008 to 2020. [2] He is currently the president and provost of University College London. [3]
Honors colleges and honors programs are special accommodation constituent programs at public and private universities – and also public two-year institutions of higher learning [1] – that include, among other things, supplemental or alternative curricular and non-curricular programs, privileges, special access, scholarships, and distinguished recognition for exceptional undergraduate scholars.
The deputy provost is often the right-hand person of the provost who assumes the provost's responsibilities in the provost's absence. Provosts are often chosen by a search committee made up of faculty members, and are almost always drawn from the ' tenured faculty' or 'professional administrators' with academic credentials, either at the ...
Mitchell Notaras – graduate who funded the $1.1 million Mitchel J Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine at the University of Sydney; Susie O'Reilly – family doctor and obstetrician, noted for her rejected application for residency at Sydney Hospital in favour of male applicants in 1905 despite her excellent academic record
Pages in category "Academic staff of the University of Sydney" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 511 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A young man (in bowtie) receives a scholarship at a ceremony. A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need, research experience or specific professional experience.