Please visit the Faculty's Committees intranet page to see bulletins of the most recent and previous Faculty Leadership Group (comprising: Dean's Executive Committee, Faculty Board, Work, Health & Safety Committee, and Indigenous Strategy & Services and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee) meetings.
The University's Health and Wellbeing Program takes a wholistic approach to health and wellbeing, addressing the full continuum of wellness from mitigating illness, to preventing harm, through to promoting thriving.
We are looking for a Wellbeing Champion to represent the Faculty administration staff to help bring wellbeing awareness and participation in health and wellness initiatives to life at a local level.
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. Read more
Many thanks to all those academics and professional staff who contributed to the Education Showcase and the Professional Showcase. The videos/papers are now published on the respective intranet links.
The Faculty of Science Learning and Teaching Awards recognise and encourage excellent, engaging and innovative teaching that leads to excellence in student learning and the student experience. Congratulations to our 2023 recipients!
The Faculty of Science Professional and Technical Staff Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements and contribution of staff to the Faculty of Science and University activities over the past year. Congratulations to our 2023 recipients!
Today’s rentiers are no longer top-hatted financiers, and whether owning a second home represents moral turpitude or a middle-class survival strategy is actively debated in the op-ed pages of Australian newspapers. This lively and stimulating forum will discuss issues around the housing crisis, inequality, generational rifts, and political instability.
The ocean holds a vast space of meaning and connections. It has shaped and sustained life on earth for billions of years, nurturing the evolution of species, fostering a deep connection with Indigenous cultures, witnessing the devastation of colonial exploration, and suffering the consequences of extractivist expansion. James Bradley, Maria Byrne, Tishiko King and Helen Sullivan will into the stories, beauty and mysteries of the deep sea and life through time.
The University of Sydney and the City of Sydney are teaming up again in 2024 to deliver Raising the Bar Sydney. Held for one night across 10 different inner city bars, audiences can experience 20 free talks from the University of Sydney’s innovative thinkers and the city’s entrepreneurs.
The first University-wide wellbeing break will take place from 2-5 April. The University will remain open, and services will continue to be delivered, but we will collectively commit to reducing activity to enable focused work or annual leave. Staff News will not be sent during the break, but any important updates will be published on the intranet as normal.
Science Road will be closed to traffic between 5 am – 4 pm daily from Wednesday 13 March 2024 until further notice.
New Support for Students resources are available to help Unit of Study Coordinators manage one-on-one academic consultations with 1000-level students at risk of not completing a unit of study before census, including video guides, drop-in sessions and an updated Student Appointment Guide.
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.
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