Sydney Precision Data Science Centre

Extracting insight from the data deluge

We are a world-leading precision data discovery centre that facilitates data decision making in the areas of health and wellbeing, food sciences, conservation, and biomedicine.

The Sydney Precision Data Science Centre aims to realise the University's collective research potential, make ground-breaking foundational discoveries using data-intensive science, and answer the complex  challenges in biology, medicine and global health. 

The purpose of the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre is to engage in high quality and transformational multidisciplinary research and to provide a research hub to all interdisciplinary researchers in data-intensive science.

We generate innovative, fit-for-purpose applied analytical methodologies that are critical to knowledge discovery through the deep integration of various quantitative disciplines and research paradigms.

News and Events


December 2023: 

  • Congratulations to Dr Garth Tarr for being one of only two University academics this year to receive the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence. This recognises his contribution to an outstanding educational experience and outcomes for his students.

November 2023: 

  • On November 7, the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre and the Drug Discovery Initiative are coming together for a half-day workshop to identify and discuss the grand challenges in drug discovery and data science.
  • Congratulations to Prof Patrick Tam and A/Prof Pengyi Yang on being awarded the ARC Discovery Grant for their project: Assembling the building blocks in the blueprint of the embryonic head.
  • Congratulations to Prof Jean Yang for being awarded 2023 SUPRA Supervisor of the Year. Well done to Dr Ellis Patrick for being a finalist.
  • Prof Jean Yang, Dr Shila Ghazanfar and Dr Yue Cao travelled to California to attend the CZI Single-Cell Biology Annual Meeting.

October 2023: 

  • Our postdocs and PhD students travelled with Prof Jean Yang and Dr Ellis Patrick to attend the 2023 BioC Asia Conference in Hong Kong held from October 16-17.