Faculty of Science news
Trailblazing mathematician receives NSW Scientist of the Year award
The Sydney mathematician using quantum computering to help keep your data safe
Indigenous Science Strategy 2025-28 launch
Inaugural Indigenous strategy focuses on championing participation and leadership within the faculty
News, notices and events
Faculty's Committees intranet page
Please visit the Faculty's Committees intranet page to see bulletins of the most recent and previous Faculty Leadership Group (comprising: Dean's Executive Committee, Faculty Board, Work, Health & Safety Committee, and Indigenous Strategy & Services and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee) meetings.
Faculty Meeting Minutes
Please link to the minutes from the Faculty of Science Meeting held on 26 May 2025.
If you have any queies, please contact [email protected].
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 it. Read more
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.
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 2025 Education Showcase, which took place in early April.
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
Seymour nights
This Spring/Summer, the Seymour Centre courtyard lights up on Saturday nights with a lineup of emerging artists who are shaking up the scene and making space for bold, new sounds. Expect genre-bending sets, raw talent, and music that moves – emotionally and physically
Dharawal Cultural Day at the Museum
The Gujaga Foundation and La Perouse Aboriginal community are partnering with the Chau Chak Wing Museum to celebrate the University of Sydney’s 175th anniversary. Join us for a special day of culture and community, and learn from Traditional Owners about Coastal Sydney’s rich heritage and enduring tradition
Free Carillon Recital - Christmas Recital
The University of Sydney War Memorial Carillon is a much loved part of the institution's aural landscape, heard at our graduation ceremonies, weekly recitals, and many other events. Carillon recitals are open to everyone to attend.
Updates and services
Your 2025 Annual Review and 2026 Goal Plan are live in Workday.
As 2025 draws to a close, now is the time to reflect, prepare, and set yourself up for success in the year ahead. Annual Review runs from 1 December 2025 to 16 March 2026, and Goal Setting and Career Development from 1 December 2025 to 30 April 2026. Learn more about the PP&D process and set aside some time to reflect on your year.
Don't forget to send feedback on the Academic Excellence Program Review of Change report by 8 December
Read the Review of Change report and find out how to submit feedback. All feedback provided will be de-identified and addressed in the response to feedback published on the AEP intranet page in late January 2026.
Stay safe during the University seasonal break.
Find out what services will be reduced or adjusted to align with scheduled activities for the colleagues undertaking important work to keep University operations going during the break.
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- Academic Planning & Development (AP&D)
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- Finance EPM
- Finance Salary Planning EPM
- IRMA
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- 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
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- Qualtrics
- Records Online
- REDCap
- Research Data Management Planning
- Research Education Candidature System (RECS)
- Research Professional
- Research Profiles Management (RPM)
- Research Supervisor Connect
- Riskware
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- SEAMS
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- 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
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- UniBuy
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- Workday
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- Workday learning (formerly CareerPath) for academic affiliates
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