Australia
Hubs Partner: University of Sydney
Founded in 1850, the University of Sydney (USYD) is Australia's first university and a global research and education leader. With strengths in medicine, engineering, business, and the arts, USYD fosters international collaboration through partnerships, exchange programs, and cross-border research initiatives. Cornell maintains a long-standing exchange partnership with USYD, supporting student mobility and joint initiatives in health, sustainability, and social equity.
Fast Facts
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Undergraduates at
USYD
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Outgoing Cornell exchange students
45
Incoming USYD exchange students
Deepening Existing Collaborations
Cornell-Sydney Joint Research Seed Grant Awards 2024
Genomic Surveillance and Diagnosis of Australian Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis Through Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches
Gary Whittaker (Cornell) and Kate Worthing (USYD)
The project aims to improve surveillance and diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a fatal disease in cats caused by feline coronavirus. The collaboration will complement existing efforts at Cornell by establishing a next-generation sequencing (NGS) core facility in the Southern Hemisphere at the Veterinary Pathology and Diagnostic Services Laboratory. This work will enhance global capacity to monitor and understand coronaviruses in companion animals, with potential applications to wildlife species.
Other ongoing projects explore health communication, sustainability, and policy impact.
"Empowering EMCRs through Global Networks: Advancing Collaboration on Climate and Zoonotic Disease Research" | Raina Plowright (Cornell) and Alison Peel (USYD)
“3D Printing Approach to Engineer Vascularized and Innervated Bio Membrane to Mimic Human Skin” |
Minling Ma (Cornell) and Lifeng Kang (USYD)
“Innovation Guaranteed: A Framework to Induce Creativity from AI and Large Language Models” |
Dana Yang (Cornell) and Bradly Rava (USYD)
Student Experiences
Hub partnerships have enriched students' academic and pre-professional experiences and expanded their opportunities to engage inside and outside the classroom.
I worked as a business and marketing intern at Rufus & Coco, an Australian-owned lifestyle pet brand. It was a life-changing chance to explore marketing in a real-life setting.
— Allison Lee '25, CALS Global Fellow
Seven Cornell colleges have sent students to study at USYD: Agriculture and Life Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Architecture, Art, and Planning; Cornell Engineering; Human Ecology; ILR School; and SC Johnson.
Seeing how another country is tackling environmental problems and how citizens are engaging in sustainability reinvigorated my passion for environmental studies. It has influenced how I want to continue my future studies and career with a more international approach.
— Hadley Flanagan '26, Global Intern
Hadley worked on a community composting project, turning public benches into hidden compost systems.
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Faculty Forward
Faculty Visit: Jeff Niederdeppe
Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Communication, Brooks School
In June, Jeff Niederdeppe visited USYD to explore research collaborations. He met with the Sydney Policy Lab, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, Sydney Environment Institute, and Charles Perkins Center.
Niederdeppe and USYD's Olaf Werder co-lead a joint seed grant project focusing on communication's role in advancing health equity.
Over 70 undergraduates learned career-shaping lessons in the field last summer with support from Global Internships and the Laidlaw Scholars Program. Hear more about their experiences at the Nov. 19 Global Cornell Experience Showcase.
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Global Cornell welcomed almost 100 representatives from 18 international Global Hubs partner institutions to London for the second network meeting, co-hosted by King's College London. Participants came together to exchange ideas and pave the way for collaborations and engagement to build a better world.