Facts & figures
Global leaders in pharmacy
- #2 in Australia 2024 QS Subject Rankings
- #20 in the world 2024 QS Subject Rankings
- Top 20 university globally QS World University Rankings 2024
- 85% of registered graduates gain employment within one month
Faculties and schools_
The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy
Over 100 years of excellence in pharmacy education and research
Our school is recognised as one of the leading centres for pharmacy education in Australia and enjoys an outstanding national and international reputation for research and innovation.
About Sydney Pharmacy School
Founded in 1899, we have been educating students in pharmaceutical sciences for more than 100 years. Our school is consistently ranked among the world's best for teaching and education and has an outstanding global reputation for producing high-quality research.
Our teaching modules, placement opportunities and voluntary business skills programs provide our students with a well-rounded professional degree and competitive career edge. Our academics continually optimise our programs to develop new generations of high-calibre graduates, who are known to be the most highly sought after in Australia for employers.
For those pursuing a career in pharmacy research, our school offers an extensive enterprise that utilises an active network of collaborations and the expertise of our world-class research teams. Our research covers pharmaceutical and clinical sciences ranging from the design, synthesis and testing of drugs to the clinical and sociological aspects of pharmacy and health services research.
Our people
- Professor Andrew McLachlan AM, Head of School and Dean
pharmacy.hosdean@sydney.edu.au - Professor Parisa Aslani, Deputy Head of School, Director of Academic Career Development
- Professor Paul Groundwater, Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Professor Tim Chen, Head of Pharmacy Practice and Health Services
- Associate Professor Fanfan Zhou, Head of Pharmacology
- Professor Bandana Saini, Head of Pharmacy Education
- Professor Rebekah Moles, Academic Director, Education
- Jane Mourao, School Manager
- Research Education Academic Director – Associate Professor Ingrid Gelissen
- Program Director, Undergraduate – Dr Stephen Carter
- Program Director, Undergraduate (integrated degrees) – Dr Sarira El-Den
- Year 1 coordinator – Professor Paul Groundwater
- Year 2 coordinator – Dr Lifeng Kang
- Year 3 coordinator – Dr Jonathan Penm
- Year 4 coordinator – Ms Jocelyn Bussing
- Honours Coordinator – Associate Professor Danijela Gnjidic
- Work Integrated Learning Coordinator – Associate Professor Claire O’Reilly
- Program Director, Master of Pharmacy – Associate Professor Dan Wright
- Program Director, Intern Training Program – Ms Simmie Chung
- Director of Pharmacology Education – Associate Professor Tina Hinton
