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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

 

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

23 Jul

Mental health benefits of flow with Emma Gaston, Health and Wellbeing

In this session, Emma will explore the psychological state of flow and its impact on mental health. Drawing on the latest research, including findings from her own studies on flow proneness and wellbeing, Emma will discuss the benefits of flow, as well as practical strategies to cultivate flow state and enhance overall health and wellbeing.

Updates and services

QR code phishing campaign

We’ve identified a sophisticated phishing campaign using QR codes that is targeting staff within our organisation. The attacker is using deceptive tactics to bypass traditional detection methods including QR codes.

Camperdown Campus boardwalk closure

The Camperdown Campus boardwalk will be closed for three weeks from Monday 30 June to undertake risk reduction works and make a safer campus for our staff and students. 

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