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University of Sydney Faculty of Science

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Faculty of Science
TypePublic
Established1882
DeanMarcel Dinger
Location,
Australia
AffiliationsUniversity of Sydney
Websitesydney.edu.au/science

The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1882.

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

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Teaching 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

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The faculty is divided into 8 schools.

Schools

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Institutes

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Partnerships

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The 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

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  1. ^ "University of Sydney 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). University of Sydney.
  2. ^ Science, Faculty of. "Faculty of Science – About Us – History".
  3. ^ Turner, I. S. "Morris Birkbeck Pell (1827–1879)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  4. ^ "The University of Sydney Nano Institute". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "About". SIMS - Sydney Institute of Marine Science. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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