Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association - SUPRA

The Postgrad Recharge Lab was a free three-session series funded by SUPRA to offer postgraduate students a warm, empowering space to pause, relax, and take a break from academic pressures. Inspired by Raja Yoga Meditation by the Brahma Kumaris, the sessions combined guided meditation, group reflection, and creative mindfulness activities like creating personal mandalas. The series successfully initiated a supportive peer wellbeing community at the university.

Nominations Open: Teacher of the Year 2026! 🏫

Know a teacher who went above and beyond? Nominate them for SUPRA’s Teacher of the Year Award! Nominations close 10am, Friday 31 July 2026.

Submit your nomination via link in bio 🔗

Nominations are open for our Supervisor of the Year Awards!
✅ Is your supervisor excellent?
🏆 Do they deserve an award?
🔗 Follow link in bio to nominate!

SUPRA‘s Supervisor of the Year Awards recognise and reward excellence in Higher Degree by Research supervision. Nominations close Monday 31 August 2026. Link in bio 🔗

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Exam Ready Booth yesterday 📚✨

It was great seeing so many students grab our little gifts for some extra exam season comfort 🧸💛

We hope the booth brought a small smile and a quick break during the busy exam period.

Good luck with your exams — you’ve got this! 💪🎓

On Sunday, 24 May, student representatives from SUPRA, UNSW PGC and WUPA came together at the SUPRA office for a relaxed BBQ evening filled with good food, music, chats and much-needed downtime.

It was a lovely chance to connect beyond meetings and emails, share stories, enjoy the music and spend time bonding across campuses.

The warm atmosphere and playlist kept the evening lively, with everyone enjoying a break from the usual postgraduate routine.

Grill & Chill was a huge success 🔥🌭✨
Great food, great vibes, and even better company. Thanks to everyone who came along and made the night so fun and memorable! 💛

The jollof wars have been settled. 🍚🔥

Last friday we brought people together at for an evening of West and Central African food, music, and community. Multiple styles of jollof, suya, chicken, sides, snacks, and good energy from start to finish.

A massive thank you to .afro and of for not only feeding the whole room but sponsoring the prizes for our Jollof Nation winners. The generosity was real and it did not go unnoticed. 🙏🏾

Shoutout to .usyd for the support and community behind this and to everyone who came through, ate, argued about whose jollof was better, and stayed till the end — you are the event.

This was funded by the SUPRA Social Impact Grant, created to build community among postgrad students at USYD. Safe to say the community showed up.

The verdict? Everybody won. 🌍

Joint Statement from SUPRA and SRC: New $5 Canteen Coming in Semester 2

Dear Students,

In August 2025, following advocacy efforts by student representatives from SUPRA and SRC, the University of Sydney launched a pilot $5 hot meal program, which has been widely welcomed by students. Since the program began, University of Sydney Postgraduate Senate Fellow Weihong Liang, SUPRA Co-President Yiman Wu, and SRC President Grace Street have worked with the University through the Campus Canteen Advisory Working Group, conducting student site tours and attending joint meetings with the University to explore improvements and better respond to student needs.

Through these ongoing efforts, the University of Sydney will open a new $5 canteen at the Electrical Engineering Building (J03) in Semester 2, 2026. The new canteen will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner services, alongside expanded seating areas, offering students a more stable, convenient and affordable on-campus dining option.

The new canteen is expected to commence operations from approximately 3 August 2026, subject to construction progress, and will be located on Level 1 of the Electrical Engineering Building (J03). The current $5 lunch service at Level 3 of the Wentworth Building will continue operating until Friday, 29 May 2026.

We welcome this substantial step forward in affordable student dining and thank students for their continued feedback and engagement. SUPRA and SRC will continue working to ensure the long-term sustainability of the $5 canteen initiative and to better serve all students.

Q***r Voices, Research & Lived Experience

Join SUPRA HDR Network, SUPRA Q***r Network, and the University of Sydney Pride Network for an interdisciplinary HDR student seminar exploring q***r research, identity, and lived experience.

The event will feature presentations from q***r HDR student speakers across various disciplines, followed by a panel discussion and informal networking.

This hybrid seminar allows online participation, though in-person attendance is strongly encouraged to facilitate discussion and networking. Whether you’re interested in q***r research, lived experience perspectives, or simply connecting with the LGBTQIA+ community at USyd, all students and staff are warmly welcome.

🌈 Lunch will be provided during event.

📅 Wednesday, 27 May 2026

🕛 12:15pm – 2:00pm (check-in from 12:00pm)

📍 Lecture Theatre 320, Susan Wakil Health Building

🔗 Link in bio to sign up!

SUPRA Graduation Party 2026 🎓✨

A night captured, all of us together 💫
the lights 🌃, the laughter 😂, the music in the air 🎶,
and the feeling that this was the start of everything next 🚀💛