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Announcing the Thorne Institute for Behavioral Ethics

Sydney Metropolitan University is proud to announce a historic $50 million endowment from Vane Capital Management, establishing the Thorne Institute for Behavioral Ethics on our main campus.

Under the directorship of Dr. Aris Thorne, the Institute will pioneer new methodologies in cognitive strategy, offering our undergraduate psychology students unprecedented access to real-world corporate analytics. This partnership represents a paradigm shift in how academic research can directly interface with global enterprise.

"We must stop viewing the university as an ivory tower, and start viewing it as an intellectual asset class. Vane Capital understands this synergy perfectly."
- The Vice-Chancellor