Meeting 26/1 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for 9am on Wednesday 25 March 2026 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 (5.7mb 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. Key discussion items | 3. Reports | 4. Governance | 5. Academic quality/committee reports | 6. Presentations | 7. General business | 8. 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 Welcome to new UTS Chancellor  
1.5

Minutes

For confirmation: minutes of meeting 25/5 (12/11/2025)

Item 1.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
1.6

Business arising from the minutes

All known matters are listed on the agenda.

 
1.7

Receipt of tabled papers

There are no tabled papers.

 
1.8 Starring of items for discussion  
2 KEY DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.1*

UTS Student Rules

For endorsement

late paper
2.2*

Research integrity – authorship

For discussion

Item 2.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3 REPORTS
3.1*

Report from the Chair of Academic Board

For noting

Item 3.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.2*

Report from the Vice-Chancellor

For noting

Item 3.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4 GOVERNANCE
4.1*

Academic Board Forward Plan 2026

For approval

Item 4.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.2

Governance arrangements – course approval/
discontinuation/phase out

For noting

Item 4.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5 ACADEMIC QUALITY / COMMITTEE REPORTS
5.1*

Courses Accreditation Committee report

For approval

Item 5.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5.2*

Graduate Research School Board report

For approval

Item 5.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5.3

Research Committee report

For noting

Item 5.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5.4*

Teaching and Learning Committee report

For noting

late paper
6

PRESENTATIONS

7 GENERAL BUSINESS
7.1

Report on award late conferrals, corrections and
recissions (Spring session 2025)

For noting

Item 7.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.2

Annual Report on Course Approval decisions

For noting

Item 7.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.3

End of Year Report Annual Plan 2025

For noting

Item 7.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.4

Onboard/Orientation - Autumn 2026

For noting

Item 7.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.5 Posthumous Award - FEIT (approved) Item 7.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.6

Graduate Cert - Pharmacist Prescribing (approved)

For noting

Item 7.6 (PDF) (SharePoint)
8 OTHER BUSINESS 
8.1*

Feedback on papers and presentations

For discussion

verbal