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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
25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory
Ending soon on 14 June, the 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory explores powerful contemporary works that rethink how memory shapes identity, belonging, and the creation and celebration of new communities and connections.
A trailblazing entomologist and her “creepy” cave cricket legacy
Presented by the Chau Chak Wing Museum and the Aola Richards Sydney Insect Hub, Dr Perry Beasley-Hall introduces cave ecosystems and how Aola Richards’ remarkable – and at times, rather unusual – research has shaped our understanding of their unique biodiversity.
After the fires: response and resilience
Sydney Law School invites you to attend an evening of reflection after the 2019-2020 Black Summer Bushfires to hear about how academics responded to the devastating loss of 3 billion native animals through art, fiction and academic research.
Public protest: Criminalisation and policing trends in Australia and the UK
In Australia, governments have introduced a series of laws that criminalise forms of protest – from obstructing public places to using devices associated with direct action. Enrolling in the webinar is $60 which you can watch on demand from Thursday 25 June 2026.
Updates and services
The Seymour Centre has introduced the Seymour USYD insider for University staff
Learn how to get exclusive ticket offers and staff discounts, as well as monthly competitions and a curated guide to the shows at the University's home of award-winning theatre, music, comedy and more.
The professional Performance, Planning and Development (PP&D) Mid-Year Review is now live in Workday
The deadline for completion of the review is 31 August. This is your chance to check in on progress, celebrate achievements and adjust your focus to set yourself up for the second half of the year.
Message for colleagues with unused time off in lieu
The end of the six-month time off in lieu (TOIL) accrual cycle is approaching for colleagues with an unused TOIL balance. Please note the deadlines for taking TOIL leave, or receive an automatic payout.
Have your say on the draft Environmental Sustainability Policy
You're invited to provide feedback by Friday 5 June on the draft Environmental Sustainability Policy, which aims to provide a clear and consistent framework for environmental management across the University.
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
- 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
- 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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