Faculty of Science news
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
Professional Staff Showcase - expressions of interest
On Tuesday 21 October, Faculty of Science Executive Services will host a Professional Staff Showcase and we are seeking expressions of interest from professional staff who are interested in presenting a short (10–15 min) presentation on an innovative aspect of their professional output and work delivery.
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. More information is available on the Faculty of Science Professional Staff Showcase intranet page, including links to previous years' presentations.
Those interested can email their abstract, of no more than 500 words, to Benedict Porter in Executive Services by Sunday 7 September.
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
Discover Rare Books and Special Collections: Extraordinary Women
Join us at Fisher Library for a bespoke and intimate encounter with highlights from our collection. This discovery session is themed around 'Extraordinary Women', with items that spotlight the work and influence of significant women authors, creators and characters throughout history.
Supporting Student Wellbeing - with Batyr Youth Mental Health
This session with youth mental health specialists, Batyr, is designed to help student-facing staff support their own mental health and that of their students. In this session, staff will reflect on their boundaries and roles, explore what is within their control, and learn practical wellbeing strategies for themselves and their students.
Manning Night Market
Eat your way through the best of Sydney's food scene at Manning Night Market coming this October. All your favourite cuisines in one place, with everything from Italian to Japanese, your dinner and dessert cravings are sorted.
Updates and services
Academic promotions for 2026
Academic staff considering applying for promotion in 2026 must discuss this with their AP&D Advisor/Supervisor, and consult with their Head of School by 31 October, before lodging a notice of intent to apply by 30 November. Learn more about the process on the Academic Promotions intranet pageand, if you're interested in applying for promotion in the next three to five years, register for the career development session on 17 November.
Fast Track Contracts has expanded
Fast Track Contracts has expanded to include research service agreements and consulting agreements. The automated contract system, designed to improve efficiency, offers a simpler approach to low-risk research projects.
Critical risk management program – falls from height and acts of violence
As part of the Critical risk management program, materials to help you manage the critical risks of falls from height and acts of violence in your area are now available.
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)
- Marq (formerly Lucidpress)
- 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
- Research Profiles Management (RPM)
- Research Supervisor Connect
- 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 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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