Gehry building pays design dividend: Turnbull
The response to the Frank Gehry-designed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building in its first year of operation shows there is a "design dividend" from great architecture, says Lucy Turnbull, chief commissioner of...
View ArticleUTSpeaks: The Lost Estate?
The 24/7 internet news cycle revolutionised how quality journalism could be shared far and wide. But it broke the business model for funding the news. Now the industry convulses with job cuts and...
View ArticleFunding backs leading UTS research in learning and teaching
UTS will lead nationally significant research in higher education learning and teaching in several key areas with the announcement of the 2016 fellowships and grants by the Office for Learning and...
View ArticleAustralia crucial in upskilling a youthful India
India's youthful demographic can be counted as one driver of the county's economic future "if we get it right" according to India's High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Mr Navdeep Suri.Making...
View ArticleSolving a problem turns into a business for MBA student
Most successful people have a story to tell about a turning point in their life – a point when faced with a decision they took the harder road. For Leah Callon Butler it came when she was offered a job...
View ArticleUTS appoints senior UK academic leader as Dean of Faculty of Science
Experienced academic leader and highly-respected biological scientist Professor Judith Smith has been appointed as the next Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology...
View ArticleAnother milestone reached in UTS-Shanghai University partnership
The establishment of a new Joint Engineering and Innovation Institute marks the next phase in the 20-year partnership between UTS and China's Shanghai University (SHU).An agreement for the joint...
View ArticleRe-connecting with nature
Imagine being awarded a prestigious Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship that takes you abroad and enables you to collaborate with world-leading researchers. Bronwyn Cumbo doesn’t need to.The PhD...
View ArticleAddressing sySTEMMic failures
Today, women account for only one quarter of the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) workforce. In Australian universities, approximately 20 per cent of senior...
View ArticleBe bold, be curious – UTS social justice program helps students to aim high
“What’s physiology? Has anyone heard that word?” asks science postgrad student Hayley.Quick as a flash, the answer comes back. “It’s about the human body,” says a young girl.As 30 young western Sydney...
View ArticleScholarship an innovation in pharmacy professional services training
A scholarship supporting the development of pharmacists' skills as health care providers has been developed by UTS Pharmacy in partnership with the Chemmart group.The Chemmart Community Innovation...
View ArticleThe growing cost of internships could add to inequality
Internships and unpaid work can sometimes lead to ongoing employment, but our research shows there are various costs that may exclude people who are economically disadvantaged.Substantial out-of-pocket...
View ArticleHard slog and serendipity on the path to overnight success
There are two stories to tell about UTS student Hayden Bleasel and the success of his startup Presumi.The first is a staggering tale of the literal overnight birth of the venture. The second is about...
View ArticleUTS pays tribute to leading finance and economics scholar
Emeritus Professor Carl Chiarella, a highly regarded scholar and mentor who was internationally renowned for his work in finance and economics, has passed away after a long illness."Professor Chiarella...
View ArticleUTS reports the election for Twitter in a first-off partnership
A team of 30 UTS communication students will be on the ground in NSW electorates tomorrow, reporting on the federal election for social media giant Twitter.According to UTS senior lecturer in...
View ArticleSmall steps on the road to educational change in Afghanistan
There is cause for some optimism on the improving status of women in Afghanistan, but progress is fragile and hard-fought according to the head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission Dr Sima...
View ArticleWorld class nursing and midwifery labs give "high fidelity" experience
New state-of-the-art nursing and midwifery laboratories at UTS provide the most "high fidelity" practice learning experiences "outside of a clinical placement" according to Dean of the Faculty of...
View ArticleUTSpeaks: Unprecedented Disruption
With most sectors scrambling for profitable solutions to technological turmoil in business practice, is the legal profession resting on tradition-bound laurels? Could lawyers become unnecessary...
View ArticleUTSpeaks: Soaring in the Sciences
More than a century after winning the vote, despite decades of higher learning and practice in the professions, why are women still underrepresented in the sciences?What’s missing from our social,...
View ArticleNew dean to enhance the research student experience
An internationally recognised leader in educational technology and educational research methods, Professor Lori Lockyer, has been appointed as the new Dean of the Graduate Research School (GRS) at the...
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