悉尼大学始建于1852年，是坐落于澳洲金融之都悉尼市中心的一所世界顶尖历史名校，被众权威媒体誉为世界最漂亮的大学校园之一。悉尼大学是澳大利亚历史最悠久和最负盛名的大学，被称为“澳大利亚第一校”，也是全球最受学子尊崇的高等学府之一。 悉尼大学同时也是环太平洋大学联盟、澳洲八校联盟、亚太国际贸易教育暨研究联盟的核心成员。也因此被誉“南半球的牛津”。

悉尼大学从一开始就革新改变了联合王国的古典大学以血统而不以成绩收生的传统。学者和政客的激烈争论促使英国和北美的大学随之改变以应社会发展，悉尼大学亦成为了其他殖民地新兴大学的榜样。

在20世纪下半期，悉尼大学的毕业生成为了科学家，总理，奥斯卡奖得主，甚至是澳大利亚第一位宇航员；他们的发明从心脏起搏器，B超，黑匣子到CPAP呼吸机，人工耳蜗，再到真空玻璃和WIFI无线网络技术等，成为了世界每天亿万人口生活的必须品，亦为世界文明作出了不可磨灭的巨大贡献。

直至21世纪，悉尼大学有八大校区及多所分校，主校区紧靠大洋洲金融中心的悉尼市CBD，与悉尼中央火车站只距一步之遥。如今，悉尼大学是澳大利亚最好的大学之一，这一点直接体现在其全澳第一的本科入学门槛。

1. 诺贝尔奖得主

1947, Sir Robert Robinson, the winner of Nobel Prize for Chemistry;

1963, Sir John Eccles , the winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine;

1970, Sir Bernard Katz, the winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine;

1975, Sir John Cornforth, the winner of Nobel Prize for Chemistry;

1994, Sir John Harsanyi, the winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

2. Research centres

University centres

Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology;

Brain and Mind Centre;

Charles Perkins Centre;

China Studies Centre;

John Grill Centre for Project Leadership;

Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity;

Sydney Southeast Asia Centre;

National Centre for Cultural Competence;

Centre for Translational Data Science;

Faculty of Agriculture and Environment

Centre for Carbon, Water and Food;

Plant Breeding Institute;

Architecture, Design and Planning

Planning Research Centre;

Arts and Social Sciences

The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens;

Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia (CCANESA);

Centre for International Security Studies;

Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies;

Centre for Time;

Medieval and Early Modern Centre;

Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science;

Sydney Asia Pacific Migration Centre (SAPMiC);

Sydney Environment Institute；

Business

Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies;

Education and Social Work

Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (RLI);

Engineering and Information Technologies

Australian Centre for Field Robotics;

Centre for Advanced Materials Technology;

Centre for Advanced Structural Engineering;

Centre for Distributed and High Performance Computing;

Centre for Geotechnical Research;

Centre for Sustainable Energy Development;

Finite Element Analysis Centre;

Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications;

Wind Waves and Water Centre;

Warren Centre For Advanced Engineering;

Centre for Future Energy Networks;

Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology;

 Sydney Energy Internet Research Institute (SEIRI);

Health Sciences

Australian Stuttering Research Centre;

Centre for Disability Research and Policy;

National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH);

Sydney Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics (SCATSIS);

Law

Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law;

Centre for Asian and Pacific Law in the University of Sydney (CAPLUS);

Centre for Health Governance, Law and Ethics;

Sydney Institute of Criminology;

Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence;

Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law;

Sydney Centre for International Law;

Medicine

Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety;

Centre for Education and Research on Ageing;

Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine;

Family Medicine Research Centre;

NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre;

Pain Management Research Institute;

Poche Centre for Indigenous Health;

Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Disease and Biosecurity;

Save Sight Institute;

Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise and Eating Disorders;

Institute of Reproduction;

 John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research;

Menzies Centre for Health Policy;

Science

Centre For Medical Psychology And Evidence-Based Decision Making (CMPED);

 Centre for Complex Systems;

Institute of Medical Physics;

Institute of Photonics and Optical Science;

Key Centre for Polymers & Colloids;

Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG);

Sydney Institute for Astronomy;

Marine Studies Institute;

Veterinary Science

Centre for Veterinary Education

悉尼大学位于澳大利亚的东南岸---澳大利亚新南威尔士的首府---悉尼，悉尼是该国人口最稠密的城市。悉尼的中心有三分一是位于上游小湾的南岸，并位于东面的太平洋与西面的蓝山之间的沿岸盆地。

悉 尼属于副热带湿润气候，全年降雨。最暖的月份是1月，沿海地区的气温是18.6–25.8℃，年中平均有14.6日是30℃以上。夏天略微凉快，沿海地区 的气温很少降至5℃以下。最冷的月份是七月，平均极端值是8.0–16.2℃。陆地的最低最小值是2.1℃。夏天和冬天的雨量相当平均，由于东风调节，上 半年的雨量稍微高一点。平均全年雨量适中且变化不大。