Students speak on hope, survival and belonging
In the argy bargy of public debate about asylum seekers, nothing cuts through like talking to people with direct experience, as a gathering of year 10 students from thee Sydney schools found at a...
View ArticleUTS mourns the passing of Dr Antony Kidman
Staff and researchers at UTS are mourning the passing of Dr Antony Kidman AM who died unexpectedly in Singapore over the weekend.The Director of the university’s Health Psychology Unit, Dr Kidman will...
View ArticleScholarships promote diversity in technology and innovation
The Westpac Bicentennial Foundation has chosen UTS as the only Sydney-based university through which to offer its Young Technologists Scholarships for 2015.The Young Technologists Scholarships will be...
View ArticleA dramatic take on university education
Increasing access to higher education for sections of the community that traditionally miss out on university is a pressing issue for Australia but a new theatre production being staged in high schools...
View ArticleProfessional skills a link in UTS student learning citations
The development of professional skills is the common theme among the six UTS staff recognised for outstanding contributions to student learning by the Federal Government.Four UTS nominations – two with...
View ArticleUTS and Sydney TAFE tackle food waste from root-to-stalk
It might sound like just another fine dining food fad, but Root-to-Stalk cooking is giving waste reduction a yummy new twist.Researchers from the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures hope new...
View ArticleUTS improves its position in respected QS rankings
UTS has climbed eight places to 264 in the recently released QS rankings for 2014/15. The QS World University Rankings are published annually by British higher education information consultant...
View ArticleHelping to build the University for Peace
Perched atop a mountain some 30 kilometres from Costa Rica's capital San Jose, the University for Peace (UPEACE) was established in 1980 by the UN General Assembly and Costa Rican Government as a hub...
View ArticleUTS honours a foremost business thought leader
UTS today conferred an honorary doctorate on Catherine Livingstone AO in recognition of her outstanding contribution to business, especially in the areas of innovation and corporate governance.Ms...
View ArticleInspiring teachers the key to inspired science learning
Scientists, education experts and experienced teachers have collaborated on a new professional program aiming to generate "radical change" in high school science teaching.Launching on 7 October, U @...
View ArticleClinically speaking
In 2015, UTS will launch a new master’s degree in clinical psychology. Distinguished by a practice-integrated approach, the course will complement the evolving suite of Graduate School of Health...
View ArticleCoffee with a difference
For many of us, our morning take-away coffee is a ritual we don’t give a lot of thought. But on Wednesday 29 October, your daily coffee run could be an opportunity to significantly impact someone’s...
View ArticleDigital wild
Childhood today is a very different experience to what it was 50 years ago. Gone are the days of exploring the local creek and returning home for dinner at sunset. Parents’ concerns about stranger...
View ArticleThird jump for UTS in latest world university ranking
UTS has joined a prestigious group of top 250 ranked universities in the world, according to the recently released Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2014-2015.The university has climbed from being...
View ArticleSteve Wozniak accepts adjunct professorship at UTS
Apple Computer co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak has joined UTS as adjunct professor – the first adjunct appointment he has accepted at any university.The pioneer inventor, electronics engineer and...
View ArticleMentoring magic
Growing up in Newcastle, there wasn't a lot of inspiration for an aspiring designer so Sarah Scott turned to Vogue magazine, the internet and movies to feed her interest in fashion."My earliest memory...
View ArticleForensic science excellence tops alumni brilliance
A leading forensics investigator who has brought comfort to Australian families by recovering and identifying victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy has been honoured as UTS’s newest...
View ArticleJust cause for recognition
From helping to stop illegal dumping outside charity bins, to collaborating with councils looking into illegal felling of mangroves, criminology and law students at UTS can expect to get their hands a...
View ArticleInternships that work
Internships have been in the news for all the wrong reasons after a sharp rise in complaints to the Fair Work Ombudsman about “unpaid work”. But universities have a great story to tell about...
View ArticleLabour of love
‘Choose a job you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.’ It’s a motto Esita Sogotubu has taken to heart as the Employability Coordinator (International) for UTS Careers, a role in...
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