Communication tools for SOPHI staff
From this page you can communicate with fellow staff, students and with the Administration team.
Access the Aristotle Server off campus (e.g. from home)
Guides for connecting to the Aristotle Server:
Fax cover sheet
Download the SOPHI School fax cover sheet
Directories - people, departments and Human Resources
The University of Sydney Phonebook allows you to look up People and Departments, and to update your own information.
Payroll and HR contact
Denis Pain
Sydney People
Level 3
G12 - Services Building
Phone: 9351 5882
Fax: 9351 7393
email:
Check and update personal details; view leave, payroll details and other Human Resources-related tasks.
Note: To access this and other services from off-campus you will need to download VPN (Virtual Private Networking). Click here to download VPN and for further support please see IT Assist for more information.
SOPHI contacts and phone help
- Administrative staff
- Academic staff and coordinators
- Telephone information system (setting voicemail and other telephone services)
Access your email
- Through Exchange (for those migrated to Microsoft Access (PC) or Microsoft Entourage (Mac)
- or though Horde (for those yet to migrated to Exchange).
Set your email vacation message
- In Exchange, login to mail, go to the menu on the left, click on 'Options', and set your message through 'Out of Office Assist'.
- In Horde, login to mail, select the mail option and Choose the vacation message on the left hand side.
Online forms for SOPHI staff
There are a number of online forms that may be filled out here:
- Personal Details: For current staff members in SOPHI. Use this form to ensure that your personal details are kept up to date in our school database.
- New Staff Request: These forms allow you to
- request casual contracts for new staff, or
- extending contracts for existing casual staff
- Complete the appropriate form (for either academic or research/general staff), and the SOPHI Finance team will make the arrangements.
- Taking Assets Overseas: Whenever you take an asset purchased by the School, or from grant money, you must advise us (and the Asset Management Unit) that you are doing so. This form allows you to do both these tasks in one step.
- Purchase Request: If you want to make a purchase with funds administered by the School (departmental operating grants or research grants), complete this form and SOPHI Finance will place your order. For purchase of computer equipment and accessories, please contact (email) or on extension 13094.
- Invoice Request: Complete this form when you have supplied goods or services to a Customer under an approved contract and SOPHI Finance will raise an Accounts Receivable Invoice.