| 1903 | Faculty of Science established |
| 1930s | Science had 35 staff in 6 departments - only 25 of them lecturer or above. Natural Philosophy the largest department in the university with ten staff. |
| 1935 | Australian Vice Chancellors Committee (AVCC) requested the Commonwealth Government give financial assistance for post-graduate students |
| 1936 | First federal government grant to universities - money for research CSIR had a special interest in. |
| June 1936 | Vice Chancellor Priestly leads a deputation to Premier Dunstan regarding a new Chemistry School and restoration of 20% cut |
| 1937 | Sub-deans appointed and a member of staff made available half-time to assist students |
| August 1938 | August conference of optometrists recommended a new course in optometry to be run by university - this was approved but needed changes to Registration Act before it could go ahead. |
| 1942 | Council agrees to 'social biology' being included as an Intermediate subject now to be called General Science. Previously only Chemistry and Physics had been available. |
| 1946 | A 'General Science' course becomes available (later known as History and Philosophy of Science) |
| 1946 | Bachelor Course in Science for prospective teachers is introduced |
| 1948 | Electronics is introduced as a subject within the Science course |
| 1968 | A Bachelor of Science in Education course is conducted in both first and second years for the first time |
| 1970s | Devolution of administrative and academic responsibilties to faculties and departments. Under the Departmental Statute, the new Chairman/Heads of department are nominated by departments & appointed for a fixed term by Council as a dept's senior executive |
| 1970 | Caro and Martin agree to be full-time Deans "pre tem" in 1970 but it was not until 1972 that a new appointment was made of Prof Colin A. Ramm, an Australian physicist working in Europe. |
