Meeting 23/3 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for 9:00am on Wednesday 26 July 2023 in Room CB11.B1.101, Basement 1, Building 11 (Faculty of Engineering and IT building).

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (34mb 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 from the Vice-Chancellor and the Chair | 3. Priority issues | 4. Committee business | 5. Faulty/Board matters | 6. Presentations | 7. General business | 8. Other business

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.
1

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

1.1Welcome/apologies
1.2Minutes
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 23/2 (24/05/2023)
Item 1.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
1.3Business arising from the minutes
All known matters are listed on the agenda.
1.4Receipt of tabled papers
There are no tabled papers.
1.5Starring of items for discussion
2

REPORTS FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND THE CHAIR

2.1*Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting
Item 2.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
2.2*Report from the Chair
For noting
Item 2.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3

PRIORITY ISSUES

3.1*Update on International/Transnational
For discussion
verbal
3.2*Assessment and academic integrity at UTS in the context of GenAI
For discussion
Item 3.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.3*Workshop - Strategic risk assessment:
Risk 3: Failure to achieve the expected amount and range of excellent research performance with impact     
Risk 5: Failure to uphold the value of academic freedom and freedom of speech
Item 3.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

4.1*Courses Accreditation Committee report
For noting
Item 4.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.2Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For noting
Item 4.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.3Higher Degree Research Board report
For noting
Item 4.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.4Research Committee report
For noting
verbal
4.5*Teaching and Learning Committee report
For noting
Item 4.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5

FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS

5.1*Faculty Board update: Faculty of Scienceverbal
5.2*Proposed changes to Science Faculty Board composition 
For approval
Item 5.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
6

PRESENTATIONS

No presentations
7

GENERAL BUSINESS

7.1*Proposal for Higher Degree by Research Committee
For approval
Item 7.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.2Graduate Research School Board
For noting
Item 7.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
8

OTHER BUSINESS

8.1Feedback on papers and presentations
For discussion
verbal