It was re-established in 2003 under the management of the University of Sydney Library to meet the new challenges of scholarly communication in the networked environment.

These publications included major works by many of the university's leading scholars such as JM Ward, Butlin, Turney, Wilkes, K Campbell, J Young, Wolnizer, Jeans, Meaney, and Webby.

[3] The press also publishes in Australian history, biography, urban planning and public health.

These include the annual student anthology edited by a group of volunteers from the Master of Publishing degree (Threads 2007, Cellar Door 2008, Margins 2009, Sandstone 2010) and the creative writing journals from the University of Sydney Union, ARNA and Phoenix.

SUP has used a number of CAL Cultural Fund grants to improve access to out-of-print Australian literature.