The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's ...
, 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.
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 2018, the Dean of the faculty is Professor Iain Young.
History
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.
The first professor of mathematics and natural philosophy was
Morris Pell, who was appointed in 1852.
Organisation
The faculty is divided into 8 schools.
Schools
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School of Chemistry
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School of Geosciences
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School of History and Philosophy of Science
* School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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School of Mathematics and Statistics
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School of Physics
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School of Psychology
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School of Veterinary Science
Institutes
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The University of Sydney Institute of Agriculture, previously known as the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
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The University of Sydney Nano Institute
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(Sydney Nano),
previously known as the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST).
References
External links
University of Sydney Faculty of Science
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Educational institutions established in 1882
Science, Faculty of
1882 establishments in Australia