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It’s the final countdown
Tiny hands grasp the fence as delighted eyes observe the construction workers who are busy planting large, leafy green trees. Now, it’s only a matter of adding the finishing touches, because on Tuesday...
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Hatchery Accelerate Demo Day
Watch UTS entrepreneurs pitch for prize money at Hatchery Accelerate Demo Day.Another session, another Demo Day to showcase the incredible startups coming out of our co-working space!After three months...
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Writer-in-residence plots role for creativity in the classroom
John Larkin was signing copies of his latest novel when the question came: “How do I get to be a writer?”Quickly followed by, “But I’ve got to tell you, I’m not a reader.”The incongruity struck him –...
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New centre keeps an educational tradition alive
Chippendale's old Blackfriars school might be the haunt of university researchers these days, but a new childcare centre at the precinct is keeping alive more than a century of children's education on...
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Funding backs vital research on Indigenous land and leadership
The return of land to the NSW Aboriginal community is escalating as of this year, yet the benefits of land-based entrepreneurialism in NSW have never been reviewed.Research to inform the process and...
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Backpackers, international students suffer widespread wage theft, report finds
Job exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia is endemic and severe, a landmark study by UNSW Sydney and UTS has found.One in three international students and backpackers are...
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Student start-ups are pitch-ready
UTS’s Hatchery Accelerate empowers early-stage founders to take their start-up to the next level. The intense three-month program guides founders through their start-up journey with the help of...
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A "rite of passage" for Australia's future leaders
From earthquake resistant construction in Nepal to transport efficiency in Japan and commercial law in China, more Australian undergraduates are getting the chance to broaden their knowledge in the...
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Plus-size fashion marketplace finds the world mainstream retail forgot
"Nobody puts curvy in the corner," says Hear Us Roar founder and CEO Blaise McCann, whose plus-size fashion marketplace has hit $10,000 in sales in just three months without any advertising...
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First UTS Rhodes scholar has modern slavery and corporate greed in her sights
Ashleigh Barnes had yet to settle on what she’d study at university when 33 South American miners were trapped underground in August 2010.Watching the rescue efforts in Chile’s Atacama Desert on...
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UTS symposium advocates for the public benefit of universities
“We live in interesting times,” said UTS Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs during his opening address at the UTS Symposium: Advancing the Public Benefit of Universities.The symposium sought to...
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So your child wants to be an entrepreneur…
Once, parents may have worried if their school leaver announced they wanted to be an 'entrepreneur'. But, rather than being a code word for unemployment, these days being – or becoming – an...
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Equity needed for STEM innovation in schools
Dr Jane Hunter While policy makers acknowledge the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in schools, an academic in teacher education at the University of Technology...
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English skills help former North Korean students to a brighter future
Visitors admire 20-metre bronze statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang. Photo: Lesley ParkerWith the eyes of the world watching the diplomatic relations and sports at the 2018 Olympic...
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UTS appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has announced the appointment of a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International. Iain Watt, currently Pro Vice-Chancellor, International, at the University of...
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Monica Attard to lead UTS journalism program
Monica Attard, picture Nuran ZorluOne of Australia’s most celebrated journalists, five-time Walkley award winner Monica Attard, has been appointed Professor and Head of Journalism at the University of...
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You had me at bone marrow bingo
Rebecca Keppel. Photo by Shane LoThe study of blood doesn’t tend to conjure up images of classroom banter, bingo calls or The Biebs. Until Associate Lecturer Rebecca Keppel and her team of scientists...
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Big data, big improvements
Georgina Barratt-See and Len Tay. Photo by Shane LoAs Manager of the UTS Peer Assisted Study Success (U:PASS) program, Georgina Barratt-See wanted to know if it was really making a difference to...
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Winning student team uses art to take a jab at meningococcal
Winning team members (back row, from the left) But Wing Yin, Mohammad Al-Qazwini, Harris Jabbour, Keisha Prasad and Yeshi Tsomo. Front row, finalists Amolika Dhugana and Katarina Gomola. Picture by H....
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How to fix the worst number in Australian architecture
Marni Reti, picture by Lesley ParkerThere were just 28 Indigenous registered architects at the last Census – an increase of one since the national head count five years earlier.With Aboriginal and...
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