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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 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

29 Jul

Register for the All-Staff Town Hall webinar on 29 July

Join us via zoom on 29 July at 10:30–11:30 am to hear updates on our Sydney in 2032 strategy and the University-wide actions we are taking in response to this year’s Sydney Listens feedback. The speakers will also discuss some of the latest news from around the University – and devote a significant part of the time to answering your questions.

3 Aug

Unlocking adventure – Creating risk-ready playgrounds

Recent Periscope Commercialisation Award recipient Nadia Odlum will join Professor Alice Motion to discuss her journey from research to market-ready solutions, including lessons learned, pivots made and the role of accelerator programs. 

11 Aug

Secret Life of Books in the Museum: The Odyssey

This lunchtime lecture about Homer's Odyssey will explore its ancient origins, the legendary characters, its lasting influence on literature, and how it continues to shape English literature from Shakespeare to Keats; Toni Morrison to Margaret Atwood.

Updates and services

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