Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences news
From the Dean
Dear Colleagues,
A very happy Friday to you all, and I hope you are looking forward to your weekend!
Lisa and I would like to thank everyone in FASS who has contributed to the consultative process following Sydney Listens' 2023 feedback over the past six months.. Read more
New HDR Lounge in the Macleay Building
The Library has opened a brand-new space for HDR students. It features a quiet study area with dock-your-own-device (DYOD) monitors, as well as group study areas with a variety of lounge seating. The space also has plants, a small kitchenette and lockers. Read more
Announcements and notices
FASS Newsletter - Issue 227 - 12 April 2024
Latest News from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
ARC Fellowships and Linkage Projects: Expressions of Interest now open
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for ARC Fellowships and Linkage Projects. Full details for each scheme are available on the FASS Research website.
- 29 April: DECRA and Future Fellowship EOI
Content requests and updates
Who to contact for Web and Intranet sites maintenance requests and AEM access
This is a list of University site administrators / webmasters and the websites they administer.
New Library website
We’ve heard your feedback from 2023 and increased the usability of the Library website, with the aim to provide greater visibility of Library support and services to the University community.
News and events
Building wellbeing in 2024
Explore the What’s on Wellbeing 2024 calendar and discover a wealth of events and learning and development opportunities for you to participate in across the year.
Popular FASS Systems
- Arts Explorer (needs VPN off campus)
- Sydney Curriculum
- FASS Postgraduate Curriculum Project
- How to guides for Sydney Curriculum Outlines
- Search for previous FASS outlines (2016-2019) - (log in required)
- Results Processing System (needs VPN off campus) (RPS)
- SharePoint 365
- Swift Digital
- WordPress
- FASS Exam QA
Events
Autumn school holiday program: Ancient Greek myths
Bring your kids to explore the myths of ancient Greece with archaeologists and ancient historians, handle ancient Greek artefacts, and create their own ancient Greek inspired artwork.
Sustainability trail tour
Learn more about the University's Sustainability Strategy and find out how you get involved in 2024. Visit the the endangered Wollemi Pine, get some shade under our Living Labs and meet Chester the Biodigester who can recycle 200 kilograms of organic waste daily right here on campus!
Anzac Day dawn service 2024
This traditional dawn service, supported by the University of Sydney Regiment, is open to all and offers an opportunity to honour the Anzac's and reflect on the many different meanings of war.
Updates and services
Update your Viva Engage (Yammer) email notifications
Want to edit your notifications settings to reduce the amount of emails you receive about activity on Viva Engage? Or want to receive email notifications when a new comment is posted to a conversation or group that you're interested in? Click on the Settings cog in the top-right corner of your browser, then click "Edit settings" and select the "Notifications" tab.
Decommissioning of Microsoft Stream (Classic) on 15 April
Any video files not migrated from Microsoft Stream (Classic) will be deleted by Microsoft and no longer accessible by you from 15 April. If you have not migrated your files, please do so now so you do not lose access to your video files. For more help please read the Knowledge Article.
System logins
- Academic Planning & Development (AP&D)
- AI Hub Support
- CMS - AEM
- Campus Assist Online
- Canvas
- Citrix
- Concur
- Disability Academic Plan Portal
- Dimensions
- Email Office 365
- EmmaHQ
- eNotebooks
- Event calendar
- Exams portal
- External Engagement CRM
- File Sender (large file transfer)
- Finance EPM
- Finance Salary Planning EPM
- Insights Hub
- IRMA
- Lecture recording
- LinkedIn Learning
- Marq (formerly Lucidpress)
- Macquarie Dictionary
- myHRonline
- MyLab
- My Library account
- myResearch Ethics
- Office 365 Portal
- Online Teaching Allocations (OTA)
- Password management (Okta)
- Payments to the University
- PeopleSoft financials
- Policy Register
- Power BI
- Publish Partner
- Qualtrics
- Records Online
- REDCap
- Research Data Management Planning
- Research Education Candidature System (RECS)
- Research Professional
- Research Profiles Management
- Research Supervisor Connect
- Riskware
- Room bookings (resource booker)
- SEAMS
- SensusAccess document conversion
- Services Portal
- ServiceNow Client
- SPIRE
- Special consideration and arrangements
- Student Survey System
- Sydney Curriculum
- Sydney Student
- Timesheets
- Timetabling
- UniBuy
- Viva Engage (Yammer)
- Workday
- Workday Learning (formerly CareerPath)
- Workday learning (formerly CareerPath) for academic affiliates
- Zoom
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