Meeting 25/3 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for 9am on Wednesday 23 July 2025 in HR training room 1, level 22, Building 1, City campus (CB01.22.10 and CB01.22.18).

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following table or as combined agenda and papers (3.8mb PDF) (SharePoint). (Note: Access to papers is restricted to Academic Board members and UTS staff only.)

For information about Academic Board, see functions and powers of Academic Board (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 3).

Skip to section: 1. Procedural matters | 2. Reports | 3. Strategy | 4. Academic quality/committee reports | 5. Academic governance | 6. General business | 7. Other business

Item Topic Paper
1

PROCEDURAL MATTERS 
1.1 Acknowledgement of Country   
1.2 Welcome/apologies  
1.3 Declarations of interest 
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.		  
1.4 Minutes   
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 25/2 (28/05/2025)		 Item 1.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
1.5 Business arising from the minutes   
All known matters are listed on the agenda.		  
1.6 Receipt of tabled papers   
There are no tabled papers.		  
1.7 Starring of items for discussion  
2

REPORTS
2.1* Report from the Chair of Academic Board
For noting		 Item 2.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
2.2* Report from the Vice-Chancellor   
For noting		 Item 2.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
2.3* Report from student members   
For noting		 Item 2.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3

STRATEGY 
3.1* Curriculum transformation
For discussion		 verbal
3.2* Publishing landscape: challenges and opportunities
For discussion		 Item 3.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4

ACADEMIC QUALITY/COMMITTEE REPORTS 
4.1* Courses Accreditation Committee report   
For approval		 Item 4.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.2 Graduate Research Board report   
For noting		 no report
4.3* Research Committee report
For approval		 Item 4.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.4* Teaching and Learning Committee report
For noting		 Item 4.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5

ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE
6

GENERAL BUSINESS 
6.1* Posthumous Award – Faculty of Health
For approval		 Item 6.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
6.2* Faculty of Science: Request for the variation of rules for recognition of prior learning (RPL)
For approval		 Item 6.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
6.3 Item approved via Executive Action: Amendments to Graduate Research Board composition
For noting		 Item 6.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7

OTHER BUSINESS 
7.1* Feedback on papers and presentations
For discussion		 verbal
7.2* Professoriate Open Letter to Vice-Chancellor: Operational Sustainability Initiative
For discussion
 Item 7.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)