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2026–2028 Strategic Plan booklet

The Faculty of  Science 2026–2028 Strategic Plan, outlines six strategic goals to advance education, research, partnerships and national leadership across all of its science disciplines.

Research Missions and Impact booklet

We have designed our Research Missions and Impact booklet to try and capture the depth and breadth of our researchers, their research and highlight the impact we are making now and into the future.

The booklet is divided into four missions, reflecting our commitment to discovery research and real-world impact – locally and globally:

1. Expanding the frontiers of science

2. Improving health and wellbeing

3. Enabling a sustainable and resilient world

4. Innovating for tomorrow’s industries

Our research is constantly evolving and expanding, so we know that we have not captured everything we do in our booklet. Our plan is to continue revising and updating it at regular intervals to incorporate more of our ground-breaking research from across our faculty's schools.

New staff obligations for reporting data breaches

Changes to privacy legislation will soon be imposing stricter breach reporting obligations on the University, making it important that you know what to do if you suspect a data breach has occurred.

If you suspect that personal or health information held by the University has been incorrectly shared or accessed, you must report it to the Privacy team as soon as you become aware of the issue.

Indigenous Strategy 2026-28 booklet

The inaugural Faculty of Science Indigenous Strategy outlines our aspirations to 2028 for a stronger and more visible presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, educators and staff.

Providing a touchstone for how this change can be encouraged across the University, the strategy sets out a focused approach to achieving First Nations population parity and fostering belonging and leadership within our faculty.

Inside Science Newsletter

Keep up-to-date with all the faculty news and important updates across Education, Research,  SPEE, Health and Safety, Events and Social platforms. 

Viva Engage

No matter what your role or which campus you call home, the Viva Engage community is great for keeping up to speed with what's happening across the University.

We’ll be using this Viva community to share news stories, updates on projects and other things that are happening, and encourage conversations about life and work in Science at Sydney.

 

Education Staff Showcase

The faculty was proud to present the Education Showcase, which took place in July.

The themes of the Education Showcase this year focused on coming together to celebrate and highlight innovation in teaching and education delivery. Several leading science educators gave short talks on their varied education delivery platforms, providing interesting insights into timely teaching themes.

A full list of speakers, their presentations and session recordings can be found on the intranet.  

Professional Staff Showcase.

The faculty was proud to present the Professional Staff Showcase which took place in late October. 

As always, the aim of the Professional Staff Showcase is to provide a forum for professional staff to share their learnings, best practice and ideas across the faculty community. 

A full list of speakers, their presentations and session recordings can be found on the intranet.

Events

27 Oct

Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration and Prize

The 26th annual Dr Charles Perkins Oration and Memorial Prize is an opportunity to celebrate outstanding scholarship from our students and be inspired by this year's orator, Duane Fraser. Duane is a Wulgurukaba and Bidjara man, raised between Tennant Creek and Magnetic Island.

27 Oct

First Nations film series – Ningla A-Na (1972)

Made in 1972, this documentary showcases the events surrounding the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House. It incorporates interviews with black activists, the work of the National Black Theatre, Aboriginal Legal Service and Aboriginal Medical Service.

7 Nov

Community Festival

A day of ideas, connection and community, the University of Sydney Community Festival will play host to live entertainment and family friendly activities, inspiring talks, hands-on workshops and guided tours – as well as great food for you, your friends and family. Register one or more additional guests before Wednesday 4 November for the chance to win food and beverage vouchers to enjoy at the Festival.

Updates and services

The UniForum Service Effectiveness Survey will run from 15 October to 5 November

It will allow us to compare our services with those at peer institutions. Results from the UniForum survey provide another source of evidence to measure our progress and inform our Service Excellence priorities as we work to make Sydney a better place to work and a place that works better. Eligible staff will receive an email from UniForum this week with a unique link to complete the survey.

We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country.

Read our Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communication