The University of Sydney is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1850 and is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. It is one of Australia's six sandstone universities, 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. It comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. It is a member of the Group of Eight, CEMS, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia.
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Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania.
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In 1924 he retired as professor of geology at the University of Sydney, the chair passing to his student Leo Cotton, a neighbour in Hornsby, New South Wales, whose brother Max Cotton created Lisgar Gardens in Hornsby.
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