The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at Diponegoro University was established based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 0369/O/1993 dated October 21, 1993. The faculty originated from the Mathematics Study Program, which was founded in 1969 for the undergraduate diploma program and later expanded into a bachelor’s degree program in 1979. In 1988, three additional study programs were established and immediately offered bachelor’s degree education: the Biology Study Program, Chemistry Study Program, and Physics Study Program. These programs were managed by the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Management Board (BPMIPA) under Rector’s Decree No. 63/PT09/1988 dated April 5, 1988. Since October 1993, FMIPA has officially become one of the faculties of Diponegoro University.

Following the establishment of FMIPA, the existing study programs were reorganized into departments. The Department of Mathematics later developed two additional study programs, namely the Computer Science Study Program in 2004, which was later renamed Informatics Engineering in 2010. Currently, the department manages three study programs: Mathematics, Statistics, and Informatics Engineering. These programs are supported by laboratories in Applied Mathematics, Analysis and Algebra, Statistics, Basic Computing, Relations, and a computing service unit. The department’s leading research areas include mathematical modeling, computation, control systems, industrial and social optimization, wavelets, artificial neural networks, bootstrap methods, statistical data analysis and processing, software engineering, information systems, databases, intelligent systems, computer graphics, and visualization.

The Departments of Physics, Biology, and Chemistry within the Faculty of Science and Mathematics (FSM) at Diponegoro University were first established in 1988 under the supervision of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Management Board (BP-MIPA), based on Rector’s Decree No. 63/SK/PT09/1988 and No. 103/SK/PT09/1986. According to the Minister of Education and Culture Decree No. 0369/O/1993 and the Directorate General of Higher Education Decrees No. 15/DIKTI/KEP/1994 and No. 220/DIKTI/KEP/1996, the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Study Programs officially became departments under FMIPA Diponegoro University through Rector’s Decree No. 160/SK/PT09/1994.

The Department of Physics manages three study programs: the Undergraduate Program in Physics established in 1988, the Instrumentation and Electronics Program founded in 2005, and the Master’s Program in Physics approved in 2011. The department has six laboratories: Basic Physics, Materials, Geophysics, Optoelectronics and Lasers, Instrumentation and Electronics, and Radiation Laboratories. Its leading research areas include plasma technology, nanotechnology (carbon nanotubes), laser spectronics, thin-film semiconductor sensors, seismic refraction, geothermal studies, and microcontroller and PLC measurements.

The origins of the Department of Biology at Diponegoro University date back to 1975, when it was initially established as a unit. This unit served as a center for consolidating biological sciences from various biology-based faculties, such as the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries. The Biology Department functioned as a facilitator for teaching and laboratory activities in biology-related disciplines across the university. The Biology Study Program began admitting students under Rector’s Decree No. 63/SK/PT09/1988. Following the establishment of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences through Ministerial Decree No. 0369/O/1993, the Biology Study Program was officially upgraded into the Department of Biology under Decree No. 220/DIKTI/Kep/1996. Since then, the Biology Department has continuously developed its organizational structure and internal management to improve academic quality. The department has six laboratories: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Plant Biostructure and Function, Animal Biostructure and Function, and Ecology and Biosystematics Laboratories. In addition, the department operates one service unit. Its leading research focuses include industrial microbiology, food microbiology and functional beverage diversification, biotechnology, exploration of secondary metabolites from plants and seaweed, tissue culture, biomonitoring, bioconservation, sustainable aquaculture environmental management, biosecurity, and biocontrol.

The Chemistry Study Program officially became the Department of Chemistry under FMIPA Diponegoro University based on Rector’s Decree No. 160/SK/PT09/1994. Following the recommendations of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Consortium, the department launched its undergraduate program with a study load of 144 credit units and a four-year duration. Over time, the Department of Chemistry developed five areas of specialization: Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry. The department is supported by five laboratories: Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry Laboratories. Its leading research areas include the synthesis and modification of zeolites, pillared clay, biomaterials, nanoparticles, exploration and modification of natural compounds such as essential oils, environmental remediation through green processes, alternative energy exploration, and the study of thermophilic enzyme-producing microorganisms.