Honouring Dr Hannah Middleton
Dr Hannah Middleton devoted her life to peace, justice and the rights of working people. For over five decades she was a tireless advocate against racism, inequality and exploitation, contributing books, articles and grassroots activism that gave voice to the struggles of ordinary people.
From 2006 to 2012, Hannah served as Executive Officer of the University of Sydney’s Sydney Peace Foundation, where she strengthened its mission to promote peace with justice.
In recognition of her lifelong commitment to peace, the Sydney Peace Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the ‘Dr Hannah Middleton Scholarship in Peace and Conflict Studies’ at the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL) in Timor-Leste. The cost of supporting a student through the Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies is around $5,000 per year, making each scholarship a meaningful and tangible investment in Hannah’s vision of solidarity and justice and opening opportunities for the next generation of peacebuilders
Through this scholarship, Hannah’s legacy of solidarity, courage and justice will continue to inspire and empower future leaders in one of the world’s youngest nations.
Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees has generously directed funds to support the inaugural scholarship. For those who wish to support the Dr Hannah Middleton Scholarship in Peace and Conflict Studies please email us at .
Ending a Journey
Barely concealed,
tears speak of goodbyes
plus invitations for a final chat.
Not acknowledged, courage
in a life of humanity
fueled this decision to end as you lived.
With common will for freedom
you gift wrapped selflessness,
because you needed no accolades.
Now you have decided
that immobility is no way to live
that refusing food and medicine
could show
that even in a final chapter
a way of leaving
might teach others how to live.
This hurried poem
ponders explanations,
precious days
still hold mysteries,
as in explaining courage,
just one more secret
to be unraveled.
Stuart for Hannah, June 9, 2025