Industry-backed research success abounds in latest ARC Linkage round
Mobilising underwater robots to monitor the health of structures and a project harnessing the power of big data to guard against cyberbullying are just two of the seven successfully-funded UTS projects...
View ArticleSowing the seeds of a brighter future
Young boys huddle around tables and in groups on the floor of UTS’s new faculty of engineering and IT building. Robots are the focus of all their attention and excited chatter.Part of a UTS school...
View ArticleConfidence keeps new parents strong
Just months after her daughter Jayne was born, Amelia was a sleep-deprived zombie. Breastfeeding was a nightmare, the baby kept her awake most of the night – and Amelia spiralled into postnatal...
View ArticleUTS students lead a major school campus redesign
Postgraduate students and staff from UTS's School of Architecture have been appointed to guide the International Grammar School (IGS) through the development of its first master plan and campus...
View ArticleTalent and persistence net Walkley student journalism award
UTS Masters of Arts in Journalism student Saimi Jeong was named Student Journalist of the Year at the 2015 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards on Wednesday night.Saimi was selected...
View ArticleRe-inventing research
“You don’t have to be a brilliant student to be creative and innovative; all students and all people can do that. It’s a matter of creating an environment to facilitate opening up your mind and your...
View ArticleThe new bright lights on Broadway
It’s often dubbed the ugliest building in Sydney, but looks can be deceiving. The UTS Tower is in the middle of a major makeover, with more than $50 million invested over the past four years. The...
View ArticleLucky in love
Associate Professor Valerie Gay and Senior Lecturer Peter Leijdekkers have worked together in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology for 11 years. But the pair first met 25 years ago...
View ArticleUTSpeaks: Shapeshifters - Crafting Innovators
Fuelled by our life and death struggle to survive and thrive through the millennia, the ability to innovate may be humanity’s most defining quality. For good or ill it continues to drive our ongoing...
View ArticleAgreement opens a new door to Australia-Asia cooperation
A new phase in efforts to promote Australia-Asia links has begun with the signing of a landmark memorandum of understanding between UTS and the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).The agreement, signed at the...
View ArticleMaths passion is a simple formula
Since he was three years old, Alex Gunning has had a passion for maths. In mid-July Alex placed 4th in the world in the International Maths Olympiad in Thailand, bringing his Australian team to rank...
View ArticleUTS Chancellor to retire in February
The University of Technology Sydney today announced that UTS Chancellor, Professor Vicki Sara AO, is set to retire in February.With her trademark warmth, Professor Sara wrote to all UTS staff informing...
View ArticleChallenges of Education in Today's World
As one of the largest NGOs working in the Indian education sector, Pratham has brought about large scale change to improve the quality of education in India. Named as one of the top 100 NGOs of the...
View ArticleReadings re-booted
‘Prepping for class’ may not sound like fun, but for staff and students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, it has become a hilarious success.The Prepping for Class project was started in 2012...
View ArticleSpeak up!
Employers want graduates who are good communicators, but that means being able to speak well, not just write well.At UTS, students are being encouraged to make their voices heard through Speak Up and...
View ArticleClear and present learning
Resilience may be a 21st century buzzword; but unlike some, it’s one with purpose. At UTS, resilience is all about a student’s ability to survive and thrive in higher education. Thanks to the Crick...
View ArticleGeneration WhY not?
The world is changing, and fast. For some students, this means the jobs they will work in haven’t even been invented yet. So how do you prepare for an exciting yet uncertain future? Bachelor of...
View ArticleWork it!
Internships provide invaluable work experience for students hoping to gain employment after graduation. Seven students who have taken an internship, locally and globally, share their experiences and...
View ArticleA Day In the Life … arrival day
It’s your first day at uni. But what do you do? Where do you go? Who do you ask for help? You can find all the answers to these questions and more at Orientation Week. Take a look at what happened on...
View ArticleBig data, big future
“We're collecting data on a scale we haven't seen before, and we don't really know what we're doing with it,” say Perry Stephenson, an electrical engineer and one of the first students undertaking...
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