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Student facilities, services and resources

  • The University of Sydney provides an extensive range of services to assist students in achieving their educational goals.
  • For more information about the services (for example: counselling, disability services and financial assistance) provided by the University of Sydney, visit the Services for Students webpage.
  • For more information about the facilities (for example: health services and sport) available at the University of Sydney, visit theStudent Life webpage.
  • For more information about the range of Student Organisations click here.

Careers Centre

The Careers Centre assists postgraduate students to explore employment options and provides advice on career management issues. Advice is available on a variety of broad issues including job search techniques, resume writing, resume checks and Resume Rescue, interview skills, how to find course-related work while studying, and career management planning for various degrees.

The Careers Centre maintains a job vacancies database which includes casual, part-time, full-time internships, vacation work and graduate jobs (immediate vacancies and graduate programs) opportunities. Currently enrolled postgraduate students can access the database online through the Careers Centre website. Students can sign up for Job Alert emails to receive up-to-date information on advertised positions, workshops, Careers Fairs and employer visits.

For more information about the services offered and the location of the Careers Centre office, visit the Careers Centre website.

Casual employment

The Careers Centre maintains a job vacancy database which current postgraduate students can access to search for casual and full-time employment. See the section above on the Careers Centre to read how you can register for Job Alert emails and have up-to-date information on advertised vacancies sent to your inbox. Contact the Careers Centre or visit the Careers Centre website for more information.

Essential resources for postgraduate research students

The University of Sydney is committed to providing postgraduate research students with the support and resources necessary to undertake research and complete their degrees. This commitment is described in the Essential Resources for Postgraduate Research Students Policy 2012.