Online Successful Applications Library (SAL)

This article provides information on accessing and using the online Successful Applications Library (SAL). The Pipeline and Pre-Award team, with the consent of grantees, maintains a library of previously successful grant applications as a valuable resource for drafting and preparing research proposals.

Please note that due to the undertaking we provide to our contributors, the library is only available to University of Sydney staff and affiliates.

How to get help with animal ethics?

This article guides you on where you can access information and support related to animal ethics.

What is MATLAB and Simulink?

MATLAB and Simulink are graphical programming platforms that helps engineers to design and test models of physical environments.

It works alongside older software, IP and hardware while using the latest computing technologies.

Matlab is used extensively across the University and considered critical to research. It is a core component to several units of study in the Faculties of Engineering and Science and is installed on all Science and Engineering faculty PC labs and on most General Teaching PC labs, can be installed on Staff and Students University and personally owned computing devices.

Expertise in the use of Matlab is considered important for student skill development due to its wide use within Australian industry.

Campus Wide License Products 2023a

 

 

 

How to opt out of a lecture being recorded automatically

Lectures and seminars scheduled in rooms equipped with recording capability will automatically be recorded and the recordings added to the unit of study website on the LMS unless an opt-out has been authorised.

Authority to grant approval for opting-out of lecture recordings in University-managed lecture theatres is held by the Dean or, if the Dean has delegated, to the Head of School.

An opt out can be authorised for a series of lectures or an individual lecture using this process.

How to download ANSYS

ANSYS is an engineering simulation software and technology for a broad spectrum of engineering and science disciplines.

The University of Sydney has an ANSYS Multiphysics Campus Wide License agreement providing access to both ANSYS Teaching & Research licenses.

SPSS Statistics and SPSS AMOS

SPSS Statistics

SPSS Statistics is a world leading statistical software package. It offers you the ability to analyse large datasets efficiently and easily and uncover unexpected relationships in the data using an intuitive visual interface.

Other names for SPSS Statistics

SPSS Statistics has changed names over the years. It used to be called SPSS and before that PASW Statistics.

If you’d like to access data from older versions of the tool, look into the PASW Smartreader. This program is also known as SPSS Legacy Viewer and Smart Viewer.

SPSS AMOS

SPSS Amos gives you the power to easily perform structural equation modelling (SEM).

 Using SEM, you can quickly create models to test hypotheses and confirm relationships among observed and latent variables – moving beyond regression to gain additional insight.

If you’d like to access data from older versions of the tool, look into the PASW Smartreader.

 

29/9/2023 Important vendor notice - SPSS Statistics 29 and MacOS 14.0 (Sonoma)

MacOS 14.0 (Sonoma) was released on September 26, 2023.

At this time, macOS Sonoma is not one of IBM's supported platforms and is incompatible with all versions of IBM SPSS Statistics. Supported macOS platforms can be found on our IBM SPSS Statistics Compatibility Report. IBM SPSS Statistics Development continues to test this release of macOS wit

Data Handling Standard - approved applications

University staff, students and affiliates are often entrusted with sensitive information which, if managed incorrectly, could have serious implications for them and/or the University. Whether you are engaged in research, study, or professional services, it is important that you safely and securely handle data according to its classification.

Minimum Engagement Top up Report

This Reference Guide is for use by Managers and provides information about running and understanding a minimum engagement top up report in myHRonline. The report is where you can view minimum engagement wage top up information relating to your area or team. Information in the report is refreshed fortnightly on the Thursday of pay week.


The Enterprise Agreement (EA) provides for a minimum engagement of 3 hours within the ‘ordinary span of hours’ on a single day (generally between 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday) for each job*. This means staff are entitled to be paid for 3 hours, even if they are required to work less than 3 hours in a single engagement. When allocating work and scheduling staff please be aware that the vast majority of casual professional employment falls within the 3-hour minimum engagement requirements of the Enterprise Agreement (EA).  


*Exceptions to 3-hour minimum engagement working blocks

A 1-hour minimum applies for:

  • Students performing work between Monday and Friday (except public holidays) during the University's main teaching weeks and any other day that they are expected to attend the University in their capacity as students. Note: this includes HDR students currently for the main teaching weeks of the University only.
  • Retirees and persons with a primary occupation elsewhere (including with the University).
  • Examination Supervisors (invigilators) and Assistants.
  • Persons engaged to perform work of a kind that is normally performed in agricultural, engineering, or associated industries.

A 2-hour minimum applies for persons engaged to perform work of a kind normally performed in hospitality industries, or nursing services.

Types of Visas and work rights

All staff members working for the University must hold and continue to hold the appropriate work entitlements as stipulated in their contract. If the staff member holds a temporary visa, the visa must be checked to see if the visa conditions permit the visa holder to work as not all temporary visas allow the holder to work for the University. This check must be conducted before commencement of employment and each time the employment is renewed or extended. Read further to understand the different work rights for each visa.

Explore and download content in Dimensions

Purpose:
Explore/download content in Dimensions related to a research topic/keyword as part of research planning –particularly patents, clinical trials, and datasets for reuse by researchers.

Stakeholder:
Researchers, Research managers

How to grant access/ remove access for Online Teaching Allocation (OTA)

The below guide will provide steps on the process for managing the user lifecycle (joiners, movers, leavers) across all available roles in OTA, the issuance of permissions, and a licence to the tool.

How to interpret the Work Classification and Paycode Guidelines for Casual Academic Staff

The Work classification and paycode guidelines for casual academic staff (Paycode guidelines) have been created to support compliant and consistent practice in how the University engages and pays casual academic staff across every faculty and University school.   

The paycode guidelines provide clearer and more detailed information for the classification of casual academic teaching and learning activities in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement.   

They are a supplementary document to the Enterprise Agreement, to provide direction to all staff at the University on how to apply Schedule 1 of the Enterprise Agreement.   

The following step-by-step help article has been created to assist with determining casual academics rates of pay using the paycode guidelines.  

 

Who does this help article apply to?  

  • Heads of School 
  • School Managers
  • Unit of Study Coordinators
  • Administrative staff who support the delivery of Casual Academic Work
  • Other staff who supervise, allocate or coordinate work for Casual Academics  
  • Casual Academic Staff 

 

When should you use the paycode guidelines:  

  • When you need to determine casual academic rates of pay.
  • If a casual academic needs to confirm that the work activity they are performing matches the paycode they have been allocated.  

 

In this help article you will learn how to: 

  • Interpret the Work classification and paycode guidelines for Casual

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