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.
How to get help with animal ethics?
This article guides you on where you can access information and support related to animal ethics.
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 AMOSSPSS 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
Ordering scheduled drugs from MyLab
For Schedule 2, 3 and 4 drugs, please follow the appropriate guide below. Type In orders for these drugs can be processed at the same time as Type In orders for high risk drugs.
High risk scheduled drugs: Schedule 4D, Schedule 8 and Schedule 9, require extra documents and approvals.
For an S4D, S8 or S9 order to be processed the Authority Holder/Responsible Drugs Overseer will need an entry in the High Risk Drug Databank, which provides High Risk Approvers and the MyLab team access to your:
- NSW Authority to Possess S8 or S9 drugs
- High Risk and Restricted Chemicals Risk Assessment & Approval (HIRAC) form
- Safe Work Procedure (SWP)
- Authorised user list
Refer to the scheduled drugs management intranet page for the steps to complete prior to placing an order and links to templates (e.g. HIRAC and SWP) and guides.
Ensure you have organised a drug register, secure storage and a restricted space in MyLab for your high risk items prior to placing any orders. Drugs must be safely transported to their storage location when you collect your order.
Drugs that are acquired for zero cost must be
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: A 2-hour minimum applies for persons engaged to perform work of a kind normally performed in hospitality industries, or nursing services. 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. Purpose: Stakeholder: 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? When should you use the paycode guidelines: In this help article you will learn how to: Download and complete this PDF form (Adobe Acrobat required) to advise the University of Sydney of prior service completed at another Australian university, for the purposes of determining long service leave and Special Studies Program eligibility. It is important to note that you must request recognition of any prior service at the time of your appointment, but no later than 3 months after you start at the University. Once verified, Human Resources will confirm your recognised prior service in writing and record this in your staff file. For more information, please refer to the Recognition of Prior service intranet page. Highly Protected SharePoint is a way of setting up SharePoint sites at the University of Sydney that meet the University's security requirements for storing and accessing Highly Protected data and facilitating secure collaboration with external collaborators. Staff should refer to this guidance when classifying their data. Highly Protected SharePoint is suitable for: - Working with Highly Protected data (but can be used to collaborate on data that is not Highly Protected) - Setting up a secure site to collaborate - either restricted to specific University of Sydney users (internal site), or with external collaborators from other institutions (external The Sydney Research Collection (SRC) comprises information on all research published by staff, students, and honorary associates. For the purposes of this collection the University will apply the ERA definition of Research. Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings. All research publications that meet the eligibility criteria are collected in IRMA. The 4 main publication types for traditional research outputs are: This guide is for use by full time and part time Professional Staff and provides information to submit timesheets for active job holders with one or more active roles within the University. Staff covered by the following: HEO10 SPS and Agreed Rate Staff, Shift Workers, those under the Enterprise Agreement (EA) Vet Hospital and Clinic Staff, Farm Staff, those employees with seasonal/annualised flexitime agreements under EA clause 204, Laboratory Animal Services, Live Performance Award Staff (Seymour Centre), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, United States Studies Centre and Boundary Lane. Professional Fixed Term and Continuing staff (HEO 1-9) employed under Schedule 4 of the Enterprise Agreement working 35 hours per week using Professional Timesheet (New), Casual Professionals (HEO 01-9) using Professional Timesheet (New). Professional Staff Submitting Timesheets for Approval Timesheet History Pages:
Minimum Engagement Top up Report
Types of Visas and work rights
Explore and download content in Dimensions
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.
Researchers, Research managers
How to interpret the Work Classification and Paycode Guidelines for Casual Academic Staff
Recognition of prior service
Highly Protected SharePoint - Getting Started
Criteria for Traditional Publication Types: C1 – Refereed Journal Articles
myHRonline Timesheet Entry Guide for Professional Staff