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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 it. 

Indigenous Strategy 2026-28

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

28 Feb

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade

2026 marks the University of Sydney’s 11th consecutive year in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade — a joyful celebration of our diverse and inclusive community.

2 Mar

The 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture

In 2026, Dr Rebecca McNaught will be presenting the Iain McCalman Lecture titled 'Communities in an era of compounding disasters: stories of hope from the Northern Rivers'.

Updates and services

Staff News survey

We want to know what you think about Staff News. Fill out the Staff News survey and you could win one of two $50 gift vouchers. Your anonymous feedback will be used to improve the communications we send you. The survey will remain open for feedback until Friday 6 March. 

Viva Engage reopening postponed

The University is deeply committed to providing a safe and welcoming work and study environment and preserving academic freedom and free speech.

In the context of recent and ongoing legislative developments at the state and federal level, arising from the Bondi tragedy, we have decided to postpone the reopening of Viva Engage. This pause will allow us time to develop, socialise and implement some refinements to the platform's settings, particularly features that give colleagues greater choice and control over the kinds of posts they see.

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