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Support and contacts for students

If you're a current or prospective student, find contact information for a range of teams, support channels and student services from across the Faculty and the University.

For students studying undergraduate or Masters by coursework degrees

Contact Stop 1 for:

Contact your subject coordinator for:

You can find your subject coordinator details on the Handbook entry for your subject.

For current or prospective graduate researchers

Whether you're trying to find a potential supervisor or submit your thesis, we have pulled together contact information for everyone a graduate researcher in our Faculty needs to speak to.

Important contacts for graduate researchers

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The 'Science Student News' Facebook page is full of information about upcoming events, current news, and job and scholarship listings.

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Also visit the 'Science at Melbourne' Facebook page and Instagram and Twitter accounts to find out what's happening in science across the University, Australia and world.

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How we connect to you: student newsletters

The Faculty of Science sends out four newsletters:

  • BSc News is sent fortnightly during the academic semester to all Bachelor of Science students, including Degree with Honours and Extended
  • BAg/DiGS News is sent monthly during the academic semester to Bachelor of Agriculture and Diploma in General Studies students
  • Graduate Science News is sent monthly during the academic semester to graduate coursework students
  • Graduate Research News is sent monthly during the academic semester to graduate research students.

Each newsletter contains events, workshops, scholarships, jobs, tips, opportunities, and lots more.

Newsletter schedules

All current students will automatically receive the relevant newsletter. If you are a staff member and wish to receive these newsletters, please subscribe below.

BSc News
BAg/DiGS News
Grad Coursework News
Grad Research News

  • Semester 1 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 17 February                                                  Thursday 19 February (Commencing cohort only)
    Tuesday 3 MarchThursday 5 March
    Tuesday 17 MarchThursday 19 March
    Tuesday 31 MarchThursday 2 April
    Tuesday 14 AprilThursday 16 April
    Tuesday 28 AprilThursday 30 April
    Tuesday 12 MayThursday 14 May
    Tuesday 26 MayThursday 28 May

    Semester 2 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 14 JulyThursday 16 July (Commencing cohort only)
    Tuesday 28 JulyThursday 30 July
    Tuesday 11 AugustThursday 13 August
    Tuesday 25 AugustThursday 27 August
    Tuesday 8 SeptemberThursday 10 September
    Tuesday 22 SeptemberThursday 24 September
    Tuesday 6 OctoberThursday 8 October
    Tuesday 20 OctoberThursday 22 October
  • Semester 1 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 17 February                                                  Thursday 19 February
    Tuesday 17 MarchThursday 19 March
    Tuesday 14 AprilThursday 16 April
    Tuesday 12 MayThursday 14 May

    Semester 2 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 14 JulyThursday 16 July
    Tuesday 11 AugustThursday 13 August
    Tuesday 8 SeptemberThursday 10 September
    Tuesday 6 OctoberThursday 8 October
  • Semester 1 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 10 February                                                  Thursday 12 February
    Tuesday 10 March                                                  Thursday 12 March
    Tuesday 7 AprilThursday 9 April
    Tuesday 5 MayThursday 7 May
    Tuesday 2 JuneThursday 4 June

    Semester 2 2026

    Submission date Publishing date
    Tuesday 7 JulyThursday 9 July
    Tuesday 4 AugustThursday 6 August
    Tuesday 1 SeptemberThursday 3 September
    Tuesday 22 SeptemberThursday 24 September
    Tuesday 20 OctoberThursday 22 October

Submitting news to us

You can submit items to us for inclusion in our newsletters using the Faculty of Science newsletters submission form.

Please follow the guidelines and ensure that you make your submission by the submission dates listed above for each newsletter. Submissions may be edited for clarity and adherence to guidelines. If a submission requires significant editing, we may ask you to rewrite the notice or provide further information.

    • No more than 50 words
    • Concise, factual, and appropriate for the relevant cohort.
    • Commercial advertising
    • Promotional or sales material
    • Emotive or controversial language.
    • Info sessions and seminars
    • Internship/job opportunities for students
    • Research opportunities
    • Expos
    • Student events such as lunches/BBQs
    • Services for students
    • Workshops
    • Application deadlines for scholarships or courses.