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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

 

27 May

Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Idiocy?

Join Dr Karl as he connects the dots between the tech booms of yesterday – from the family car to the first home computers – and today’s mind-bending AI explosion. Along the way, he’ll share how AI has been used to both attack and discredit him, and how he’s now turning the tables to make it a Force for Good

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 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.  

Events

3 Jun

Mabo Day 2025

This event will feature a keynote address from Alick (Zugub) Tipoti and a dynamic dance performance by Alick and his family, titled Dhamuw Koedal, creating a space for both reflection and celebration.

12 Jun

Politics in Action 2025

This forum will provide deep insights into the current political contexts of Southeast Asian nations. Each session is carefully crafted to be accessible to both general and scholarly audiences and will feature an expert presentation followed by a Q&A.

Updates and services

Critical Risk Management program

We have developed a Critical Risk Management program through extensive consultation across our community. This framework highlights the 18 critical risks at our University, and simplifies how we manage them and stay safe, no matter where we are on campus.

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