Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences news
Call for Presenters: LGBTQIA+ Research Symposium
Pride Culture Club will be holding a special research symposium to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month, generously sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.We’re inviting academic staff and postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to express interest in delivering presentations or joining panel discussions on topics related to LGBTQIA+ identities and experiences. Read more.
Open Day T-shirts for 2025
The faculty has engaged a local Indigenous artist Jessie Waratah to design t-shirts for all professional and academic staff to wear on Open Day. These will be provided to staff who did not receive one in 2024. Staff can collect theirs from the Strategic Partnerships and Engagement Office, Room 405, Brennan MacCallum Building A18.
Collection times are as follows:
- Tue 26 – Thu 28 Aug: 10am–4pm
- Sat 30 Aug (Open Day): 9am–1:30pm
Please direct any questions by email to Annette Carr-Boyd from the Strategic Partnerships team.
Announcements and notices
FASS News - Issue 257 - 14 August 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
Endangered Knowledge: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever
Join us for an extraordinary evening with Richard Ovenden OBE, Bodley's Librarian at Oxford University, as he explores the deliberate destruction of knowledge throughout history and its urgent relevance today.
Career Catalyst: Managing personal brand, influence and impact
Sydney Future Students presents a dynamic workshop designed to help you take control of your career path with confidence and clarity.
Music from the 1950s - 175 Year Carillon Recital Series
Come hear the 54 bells of the University of Sydney’s historic carillon, played by one of our carillonists.
Updates and services
Don't forget to complete your Mid-Year Review
The 2025 Mid-Year Review process for professional staff closes 31 August. If you are yet to complete it, talk to your manager about booking in time and refer to the Professional staff performance planning and development page for resources to support you.
Register for the AEP Town Hall on 27 August
The key themes for this town hall support the upcoming academic Annual Planning and Development cycle, which commences on 1 September 2025. Hear from Professor Annamarie Jagose, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lisa Adkins, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Professor Chris McErlean, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science.
Nominate your colleagues for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
Don't forget to nominate your colleagues for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence and recognise their exceptional performance at the University by 31 August.
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