Welcome to the School of Information Technologies

Welcome to Information Technologies at Sydney. We are committed to excellence in research, teaching and consultancy.

Our research activities are strongly focussed in the areas of algorithmics and applications, enterprise computing, human centred computing and IT applications in health care. Much of our research is interdisciplinary and internationally collaborative.

Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses are accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), teaching fundamental principles and practical skills in IT, and establishing the foundations for an entire career.

The School of IT has a purpose built building with state of the art facilities, maintaining its position as a key teaching and research institution.

What's happening

  • Student app-makers hit world stage

    Three of our IT students have won the Microsoft Asian Cup with their BlueClover mobile phone app designed to help diabetics manage their condition. Read more. 30 April 2013

  • Crossing cultures - 'Go8's meet the 'China 9'

    More than 100,000 Chinese students study at Australian universities, but fewer than 3000 Australian students attend universities in China. Sydney PhD candidates Erin Smith and Andrew Clayphan have successfully applied to be part of a federal government program aimed at addressing this disparity and fostering engagement between the University of Sydney and other 'Group of eight' (Go8) universities with their 'China nine' (C9) counterparts. Read more. 8 April 2013

  • Making the invisible visible - managing massive datasets

    Understanding increasingly massive data sets is challenging information technology developers worldwide, according to University of Sydney IT researchers who are hosting the annual International Pacific Visualization (PacificVis) symposium this week. Read more. 26 February 2013