University of Sydney Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1882.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1882 |
| Dean | Marcel Dinger |
| Location | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney , Australia |
| Affiliations | University of Sydney |
| Website | sydney.edu.au/science |
In 2019 the faculty had a total student enrolment of 13,468 (21.2% of all students), thus making it the university's largest faculties and schools.[1]
At the undergraduate level, the faculty offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science (also in two additional streams: Advanced; Advanced Mathematics), Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Psychology, and Bachelor of Medical Science.
As of 2023, the Dean of the faculty is Professor Marcel Dinger.
History
editTeaching of science at the university began in 1852 (university was established in 1850), however the first professors were based within the Faculty of Arts. The Faculty of Science itself was established in 1882.[2]
The first professor of mathematics and natural philosophy was Morris Pell, who was appointed in 1852.[3]
Organisation
editThe faculty is divided into 8 schools.
Schools
edit- School of Chemistry
- School of Geosciences
- School of History and Philosophy of Science
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Physics
- School of Psychology
- School of Veterinary Science
Institutes
edit- The University of Sydney Institute of Agriculture, previously known as the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano),[4] previously known as the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST).
Partnerships
editThe university is one of the founding partners with the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, which includes several other universities in the Sydney area.[5]
References
edit- ^ "University of Sydney 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). University of Sydney.
- ^ Science, Faculty of. "Faculty of Science – About Us – History".
- ^ Turner, I. S. "Morris Birkbeck Pell (1827–1879)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "The University of Sydney Nano Institute". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "About". SIMS - Sydney Institute of Marine Science. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.