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Three FASS disciplines in global top 50 in the THE subject rankings
The University of Sydney continues to excel in the latest Times Higher Education subject rankings with six disciplines in the global top 50. Read more.
Announcements and notices
FASS News - Issue 265 -5 December 2025
Latest news from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
2025 FASS Newsletter submission and publishing deadlines
Content requests and updates
Who to contact for website and intranet sites maintenance requests and AEM access.
This is a list of University site administrators/webmasters and the websites they administer.
New Partnership Hub
The Central External Engagement Portfolio has recently launched a new Partnership Hub to help university staff access support for promoting themselves and the University as a partner of choice.
News and events
Building wellbeing in 2025
Explore the What’s on Wellbeing 2025 calendar and discover a wealth of events and learning and development opportunities for you to participate in across the year.
Popular FASS Systems
- Arts Explorer (needs VPN off campus)
- Sydney Curriculum
- How to guides for Sydney Curriculum Outlines
- Search for previous FASS outlines (2016-2019) - (log in required)
- Results Processing System (needs VPN off campus) (RPS)
- SharePoint 365
- Swift Digital
-FASS Exam QA
Events
Mad, Crip, Queer Pride Video launch
Join colleagues to celebrate the launch of a documentary series featuring members of the University community speaking about madness, disability and queerness in their own words. Come along for afternoon tea and meet colleagues working in and around disability, madness and queerness.
Audio descriptive tour of Migrating Modernism: the architecture of Harry Seidler
Join Dr Lisa Andrew for an audio-described tour for visitors who are blind or have low vision, and their guests. Through detailed descriptions and discussion, Lisa will guide participants through this fascinating exhibition, exploring the legacy of one of Australia's most influential architects.
Usher Syndrome: About Us, With Us
Come and learn more about Usher syndrome with afternoon tea provided. Hear from members of the Usher community as they share their journeys with hearing and sight loss, alongside the launch of a book for university students and professionals in health and social care: ‘Usher Syndrome: About Us, by Us’. Enjoy a special comedy performance by deafblind drag queen Dizzy Bility.
Updates and services
The University Governance Office, on behalf of the Chancellor, has received a requisition to summon a meeting of Convocation, along with proposed motions
The Chancellor has referred the matter to the University's Senate for consideration at its next meeting on Friday 25 September. If the Senate resolves to summon a meeting of Convocation, then the meeting will be held within 28 days of Senate's decision, that is, by no later than 23 October 2026. Notice of that meeting will be publicly advertised as required by cl. 13 of the University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, at least 14 days in advance.
EA bargaining update
An EA bargaining session between the University, the NTEU, and the CPSU NSW bargaining teams took place on 9–10 September. During the session, the parties discussed Artificial Intelligence, disability and chronic illness, academic workloads and several matters relating to professional staff.
Academic Excellence Program drop-in sessions for academics and advisors
The Academic Excellence Program will host drop-in sessions for academic staff undertaking Academic Planning and Development and confirmation annual reviews to find out more and ask questions (Tuesday 22 September and Monday 19 October). A drop-in session for advisors will be held on Tuesday 3 November. Register to attend one of the academic sessions or register to attend the advisor session.
System logins
- Academic Planning & Development (AP&D)
- Automation & Innovation Hub
- CMS - AEM
- Campus Assist Online
- Canvas
- Citrix
- Concur
- Contractor Safety Management System (CSMS)
- Copilot
- Disability Academic Plan Portal
- Dimensions
- Docusign
- Email Office 365
- emma (formerly EmmaHQ)
- eNotebooks
- Event calendar
- Exams portal
- External Engagement CRM
- File Sender (large file transfer)
- Finance EPM
- Finance Salary Planning EPM
- IRMA
- Lecture recording
- LinkedIn Learning
- Macquarie Dictionary
- Maps (Campus Maps)
- myHRonline
- MyLab
- My Library account
- myResearch Ethics
- Office 365 Portal
- Online Teaching Allocations (OTA)
- Password management (Okta)
- Payments to the University
- PeopleSoft financials
- Policy Register
- Power BI
- Publish Partner
- Qualtrics
- Records Online
- REDCap
- Remote Support
- Research Data Management Planning
- Research Education Candidature System (RECS)
- Research Professional
- Riskware
- Room bookings (resource booker)
- SEAMS
- SensusAccess document conversion
- Service Portal
- ServiceNow Client
- SPIRE
- Special consideration and arrangements
- Student Survey System
- Sydney Curriculum
- Sydney Insights (formerly Insights Hub)
- Sydney Profile Manager
- Sydney Student
- SydneyFMS (Facility Management System)
- Timesheets
- Timetabling
- UniBuy
- Viva Engage (Yammer)
- Workday
- Workday Learning (formerly CareerPath)
- Workday learning (formerly CareerPath) for academic affiliates
- Zoom
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