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On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108) - with microbiology becoming one of the first six schools within the faculty. At the 9 March 1987 meeting of Council the faculty's name was altered to the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (resolution 87/31). On 5 November 1990 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Microbiology & Immunology (resolution CL90/95). At the 2 December 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences was disestablished effective 1 July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Microbiology & Immunology was transferred to the Faculty of Life Sciences. On 18 Jun, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Life Sciences and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 - including the School of Microbiology & Immunology (resolution CL001/49). On 8 October 2001 Council approved the disestablishment of the School of Microbiology & Immunology in order to form a School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences effective from 1 January 2002 (resolution CL001/84). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1968-31/12/2001

On 12 November 1956 the Department of Biological Sciences became the School of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science (Council resolution 839ii). The School was then administratively organised into four departments, including the Department of Microbiology (Biological Sciences Advisory Panel, CN913). The first chair in microbiology was filled at the 8 May 1961 meeting of Council (resolution 61/59) with Professor M. R. J. Salton appointed to the position. On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108) - with microbiology becoming one of the first six schools within the faculty. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 12/11/1956-30/06/1968

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Department / School of Microbiology / Microbiology & Immunology. The material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes booklets, leaflets, guides and other material as released by the department / school, including program information.

The Faculty of Biological Sciences was created in principle by Council on 22nd January, 1968 (resolution 68/19i). At its 8th July, 1968 meeting, Council then approved the formal operation of the Faculty from 1st July, 1968 (resolution 68/108). Initially administered by Dean Professor B. J. Ralph, the Faculty commenced life with six Schools - Applied Psychology, Biochemistry, Biological Technology, Botany, Microbiology and Zoology. The Faculty met for the first time on 29th July, 1968. At the 9th March, 1987 meeting of Council the Faculty's name was altered to the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (resolution 87/31). Finally, on 2nd December, 1996, Council disestablished the Faculty of Biological & Behavioural Sciences, effective 1st July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). Subordinate agency: School of Microbiology (1968 - 1990) / Microbiology & Immunology (1990 - 2001) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Technology (1968 - 1980) / School of Biotechnology (1980 - 1985) - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Applied Psychology (1954 - 1972) / Psychology (1972 - ) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Marine Biofouling & Bio-Innovation (1994 - 2007) / Marine Bio-Innovation (2007 - ) - 04/10/1994 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Science - 01/01/1988 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biochemistry (1968 - 1991) / Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics (1991 - 2001) - 01/07/1968 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Botany - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: School of Zoology - 01/07/1968 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: Centre for Membrane and Separation Technology (1987 - 1992) / UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (1992 - ) - 20/05/1987 - 10/03/1991 Subordinate agency: Centre for Entomological Research and Insecticide Technology (CERIT) - 13/08/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Institute of Marine Sciences (1968 - 1986) / Centre for Marine Science (1986 - 1997) / Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (1997 - 2003) - 30/07/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemosensory Research (CCR) - 01/02/1997 - 30/06/1997 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 22/01/1968-30/06/1997

The second Faculty of Science was established at the 18 June, 2001 meeting of Council (resolution CL001/49) effective 1 July 2001, as a result of the disestablishment of the Faculty of Life Science and the Faculty of Science and Technology. Professor Merilyn Sleigh was appointed as Interim Dean. In 2013 the faculty, under Dean Professor Merlin Crossley, encompassed nine schools and eighteen centres. Subordinate agency: Department (1949 - 51) / School of Applied Chemistry (1951 - 1957) / Chemistry (1) (1957 - 2001) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: Department (1949 - 51) / School of Applied Physics (1951 - 60) / Physics (1960 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Department (1949 - 51) / School of Mathematics (1951 - 2006) / Mathematics & Statistics (2006 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES) - 01/01/2002 Subordinate agency: School of Geography - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Microbiology (1968 - 1990) / Microbiology & Immunology (1990 - 2001) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Applied Psychology (1954 - 1972) / Psychology (1972 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Metallurgy (1952 - 1985) / Materials Science & Engineering (1986 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Marine Biofouling & Bio-Innovation (1994 - 2007) / Marine Bio-Innovation (2007 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Technologies (1986 - 1988) / Applied Bioscience (1988 - 2001) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Chemical Sciences (2002 - 2004) / Chemistry (2) (2004 - ) - 01/01/2002 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Science - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Safety Science (1998 - 2008) / Risk & Safety Sciences (2008 - 2010) - 01/07/2001 - 10/12/2010 Subordinate agency: School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences (BABS) - 01/01/2002 Subordinate agency: School of Biochemistry (1968 - 1991) / Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics (1991 - 2001) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Optometry (1977 - 2001) / Optometry & Vision Science (2001 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Department of Aviation - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2010 Subordinate agency: Centre for Advanced Numerical Computation in Engineering & Science (CANCES) - 01/07/2001 - 30/06/2002 Subordinate agency: Centre for Environmental Modelling & Prediction (CEMAP) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2005 Subordinate agency: Universities' Surface Analysis Facility - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2006 Subordinate agency: Centre for Groundwater Management and Hydrogeology (1987 - 1993) / UNSW Groundwater Centre (1993 - 2002) - 01/07/2001 - 06/11/2002 Subordinate agency: Centre for Membrane and Separation Technology (1987 - 1992) / UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (1992 - ) - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Entomological Research and Insecticide Technology (CERIT) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2002 Subordinate agency: Centre for Remote Sensing (1981 - 1992) / Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (1992 - c. 2005) - 01/07/2001 - 21/04/2005 Subordinate agency: Institute of Marine Sciences (1968 - 1986) / Centre for Marine Science (1986 - 1997) / Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (1997 - 2003) - 01/07/2001 - 18/09/2003 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemosensory Research (CCR) - 01/07/2001 - 01/02/2003 Subordinate agency: Electron Microscope Unit (2) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2006 Subordinate agency: Australian Wetlands and Rivers Centre (AWAR) - 01/09/2009 Subordinate agency: Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA) - 29/06/2009 Subordinate agency: Australian Tsunami Research Centre (ATRC) (2009 - 2011) / Australia-Pacific Tsunami Research Centre (2011 - ) - 06/10/2009 Subordinate agency: Evolution and Ecology Research Centre (EERC) - 15/08/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMART) - 14/01/2008 Subordinate agency: Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) - 07/08/2008 Subordinate agency: Connected Waters Initiative - 31/10/2006 Subordinate agency: Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis - 01/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Mood Disorders Research Centre - 01/07/2001 - 14/02/2003 Subordinate agency: Centre for Computer Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems (SIMPAS) - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Geology - 01/07/2001 - 31/12/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Aviation - 01/01/2011 Subordinate agency: Institute of Environmental Studies - 08/11/2006 - Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/2001-

Dr Bernhard J. Ralph took up duties on 3 January 1950 as a Lecturer in Biochemistry within the Department of Applied Chemistry. In September 1950 Dr Ralph was promoted to senior lecturer. At the same time a small Department of Biological Sciences was created with Dr Ralph at its head within the larger Department of Applied Chemistry in the Faculty of Science (BRF - B. J. Ralph, Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Advisory Panel 22 July 1952 papers - file 00046006). On 10 September 1951 the Department of Applied Chemistry was re-designated as the School of Applied Chemistry, with the Department of Biological Sciences remaining a part of the new school (Council resolution 153). On 12 November 1956 the Department of Biological Sciences was changed into a School of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science with Dr Ralph becoming an associate professor and head of school (Council resolution 839ii). The School was then administratively organised into four departments - biochemistry, botany, microbiology and zoology (Biological Sciences Advisory Panel, CN913). On 8 July 1968 Council approved the creation of the Faculty of Biological Science effective from 1 July 1968 (resolution 68/108). Consequently the School of Biological Sciences essentially ceased to exist from this date. Subordinate agency: Department of Microbiology - 12/11/1956 - 30/06/1968 Subordinate agency: Department of Biochemical Engineering - 01/08/1966 - 30/06/1968 Subordinate agency: Department of Biochemistry - 12/11/1956 - 30/06/1968 Subordinate agency: Department of Botany - 12/11/1956 - 30/06/1968 Subordinate agency: Department of Zoology - 12/11/1956 - 30/06/1968 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 12/11/1956-30/06/1968

The Faculty of Life Sciences was established by Council on 2nd December, 1996 effective from 1st July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4a). The inaugural meeting of the Faculty was on 7th July, 1997 with Associate Professor S. Andrews as the Presiding Member. Under Dean M. Sleigh, the Faculty then contained five schools and five Centres. The Faculty minutes also include those of the Faculty's Executive Committee (first meeting 11th August, 1997) and the Higher Degree Committee (first meeting 11th August, 1997). At Council's 13th December, 1999 meeting, changes to Faculty committees were approved. The Faculty committee structure was therefore altered to embody a Faculty Board, a Faculty Standing Committee, a Faculty Research Committee and a Faculty Education Committee (resolution CL99/81). The Faculty of Life Sciences was disbanded by Council on 18th June, 2001 effective from July 2001 (resolution CL001/49). The final meeting of the Faculty Board was held on 28th May, 2001. Subordinate agency: School of Microbiology (1968 - 1990) / Microbiology & Immunology (1990 - 2001) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Applied Psychology (1954 - 1972) / Psychology (1972 - ) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Marine Biofouling & Bio-Innovation (1994 - 2007) / Marine Bio-Innovation (2007 - ) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Technologies (1986 - 1988) / Applied Bioscience (1988 - 2001) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Science - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Co-operative Research Centre for Biopharmaceutical Research - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Biochemistry (1968 - 1991) / Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics (1991 - 2001) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Co-operative Research Centre for Food Industry Innovation - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Entomological Research and Insecticide Technology (CERIT) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Institute of Marine Sciences (1968 - 1986) / Centre for Marine Science (1986 - 1997) / Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (1997 - 2003) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemosensory Research (CCR) - 01/07/1997 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis - 18/08/2000 - 30/06/2001 Subordinate agency: Mood Disorders Research Centre - 20/02/2001 - 30/06/2001 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1997-30/06/2001

On 9 September 1985 the School of Biotechnology was redesignated the Department of Biotechnology and moved to the newly created School of Biological Technologies within the Faculty of Applied Science with effect from 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96). On 11 July 1988 the School of Biological Technologies was renamed the School of Applied Bioscience (Council resolution 88/85). At the 2 December 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Applied Science was disestablished effective 1 July 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Applied Bioscience, including the Department of Biotechnology, was transferred to the Faculty of Life Sciences. On 18 Jun, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Life Sciences and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001- including the Department of Biotechnology within the School of Applied Bioscience (resolution CL001/49). On 8 October 2001 Council approved the disestablishment of the School of Applied Bioscience, including the Department of Biotechnology, in order to form a School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences effective from 1 January 2002 (resolution CL001/84). Subordinate agency: Bioengineering Centre - 18/01/1989 - 31/01/2001 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1986-31/12/2001

This series contains the booklet / leaflet collection of the Biotechnology and Biopressing Engineering Student Society (BABESOC) / Student Society for Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABSOC). The material consists of printed documents outlining the activities of the Society. "The Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Engineering student society (BABESOC) was originally founded in 1996 in the then Department of Biotechnology within the Faculty of Life Sciences. In 2001, there was a major restructure where Life Sciences was merged with the Faculty of Applied Science to form the Faculty of Science. Following this merger, a new School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS) was established from the previous Department of Biotechnology School of Biochemistry, and School of Microbiology and Immunology. To cater for the larger student cohorts, the society was rebadged as BABSOC to include all undergraduate and postgraduate students currently studying a BABS taught course." (http://babsoc.com/about/)

The School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences was formed by Council on 8 October 2001 within the Faculty of Science effective from 1 January 2002 as a result of the disestablishment of the former schools of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology, as well as the Department of Biotechnology (resolution CL001/84). The first head of school was Professor Peter Little. In 2007 the Head of School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences was Professor Pauline Doran. Subordinate agency: Bioengineering Centre - 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2006 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/2002-