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MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS –
INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH
UTS is a world-class research intensive
university with a rapidly growing
reputation for its research quality and
impact across a wide range of
disciplines. We are committed to
practical innovation and to the
development of impact-driven research
that benefits industry and the broader
community, helping shape the world we
live in.
UTS is ranked in the top 400 research
universities in the Academic Ranking of
World Universities. We are also ranked
in the top 250 universities by the Times
Higher Education World University
Rankings, which judges world class
universities across all of their core
missions - teaching, research,
knowledge transfer and international
outlook. And in the Times Higher
Education top 100 universities under 50,
we are ranked 1st in Australia and 21st
globally.
We are dedicated to building the scale
and capacity of our research activities
and global performance, and have
invested heavily in our students,
academics and facilities. For instance,
the university’s A$1 billion campus
redevelopment plan has already
delivered a world-class campus that
includes a new library and learning
commons, dedicated study spaces for
research students, new student
accommodation as well as new
Engineering, Business and Science
buildings containing state-of-the-art
equipment and facilities.
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WHY CHOOSE UTS?
Research students choose UTS because
of the endless opportunities to engage
with world-class research teams and
facilities, combined with our unique
approach to researcher skills and
development.
Our staff comprise both thought leaders
and practical innovators with wideranging experience in academia and
industry to nurture the next generation
of research and industry leaders. UTS
offer a large program of scholarships to
support research students with their
education and living costs. Our range of
support services and activities ensure
research students remain connected
and engaged within the UTS community.
These include student events,
workshops and presentations offered
through the University Graduate
Research School and the UTS Library.
The UTS Framework for Doctoral
Education represents an innovative new
approach to doctoral education and is
designed to meet our students’
professional and research development
needs by combining an integrated,
whole-of-university approach. Through
initiatives such as the Industry Doctoral
Training Centre and our partnership
with the Australian Mathematical
Sciences Institute, we are ensuring that
our students are industry and academia
ready, even before the end of their
studies.
There are many reasons to consider a
research degree at UTS, and we look
forward to welcoming you into the UTS
research community.
Professor Glenn Wightwick
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Research)
Professor Bill Purcell
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(International & Advancement)​
CONTENTS
04 Research at UTS
06 Getting Started
07 Living in Sydney
08 Scholarships for Domestic Students
10 Scholarships for International Students
13 Feel at Home
14 Graduate Research School
Support Services
17 UTS Support Services
Study areas
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Arts and Social Sciences
Business School
Design, Architecture and Building
Engineering and Information Technology
Health
Graduate School of Health
Law
Science
Sustainable Futures
Further information
36 International Collaborative PhD Degrees
37 Visiting Research Students Program
38 How to Apply – Visiting Research
Students
40 How to Apply – Domestic and
International Students
42 Minimum Academic Requirements
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RESEARCH AT UTS
At UTS, we aim to develop pioneering research solutions with real benefits for business,
government, the environment and communities at home and overseas. We call this
approach to research ‘practical innovation’.
Research at UTS is divided into six main
themes, underpinned by major research
centres we call Research Strengths*.
They are:
FUTURE SERVICES, INDUSTRIES AND
PRODUCTIVITY
UTS researchers in areas such as robotics,
IT and nano-materials are defining and
supporting the next generation of industry
and services.
>> Centre for Autonomous Systems
>> Centre for Materials and Technology for
Energy Efficiency
COMMUNICATION AND INTELLIGENT
SYSTEMS
This theme addresses issues that are
fundamental to society, namely how we
communicate and share information.
Researchers examine new ways to draw
insight from oceans of data, understanding
and leveraging the communication
potential of new media and technologies,
design real-time intelligent systems and
investigate how regulation can promote
the free and ethical flow of information.
>> Advanced Analytics Institute
>> Quantum Computation and Intelligent
Systems
>> Centre for Real-time Information
Networks
HEALTH FUTURES
UTS experts are providing insight into
the diagnosis, treatment and prevention
of infectious and other diseases. We’re
improving the quality and safety of
health care by developing cutting-edge
biotechnology and medical devices. By
evaluating health systems and services
and conducting economic analyses, we’re
also improving practices to take health into
the future.
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UTS RANKINGS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities
Top 400
QS World University Ranking
264
QS GLOBAL Top 50 under 50
21
The Times Higher Education (THE) 100 under 50 Universities1 (Australia)
21 (globally)
Founding Member, Australian Technology Network of Universities
>> ithree institute
>> Centre for Health Economics Research
and Evaluation
>> Health Services and Practice
>> Centre for Health Technologies
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
Across areas from climate, water, energy,
health to the built environment UTS
researchers are working to provide holistic
research approaches to environmental
issues and policies.
>> Centre for Built Infrastructure Research
>> Centre for Green Energy and Vehicle
Innovations
>> Plant Functional Biology and Climate
Change Cluster
>> Institute for Sustainable Futures
>> Centre for Technology in Water and
Wastewater
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND CIVIL
SOCIETIES
This theme draws together researchers
from the arts and social sciences,
design and the sciences to give a
unique perspective on cultures, creative
practice, knowledge and learning and
cultural change, in particular the impact
of technology upon society and the
characteristics that effect social cohesion
and cultural change and the opportunities
for creativity and creative industries.
>> Centre for Contemporary Design
Practices
>> Centre for Forensic Science
>> Centre for Research in Learning and
Change
>> Strengthening Indigenous Communities
>> Cosmopolitan Civil Societies
>> Design Innovation Research Centre
>> Law Research Centre
>> Transforming Cultures Research Centre
BUSINESS INNOVATION
This theme draws together world-leading
research in fundamental discipline areas
such as finance, economics, accounting,
marketing and management with
innovative cross-disciplinary approaches
to the role of business and public policy
in addressing key economic, social and
environmental problems.
>> Centre for Corporate Governance
>> Centre for Management and
Organisation Studies
>> Quantitative Finance Research Centre
>> Centre for the Study of Choice
*current as of May 2015
HEALTH
FUTURES
SNAPSHOT OF UTS
>> 39,070 students enrolled at UTS –
onshore and outside Australia
>> 10,730 international students
>> 26,595 Undergraduate students
>> 10,896 Postgraduate coursework students
>> 3,088 staff
>> 1,583 research students
FUTURE
SERVICES,
INDUSTRIES &
PRODUCTIVITY
SUSTAINABILITY
& BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNICATION
& INTELLIGENT
SYSTEMS
CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES &
CIVIL SOCIETIES
*current as of September 2014
UTS STUDENT DIVERSITY*
>> 46 per cent of students are from nonEnglish speaking backgrounds
>> 48 per cent of students were born overseas
>> 145 languages other than English are
spoken by the student body
>> Largest language groups: English,
Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin
BUSINESS
INNOVATION
UTS CITY CAMPUS
>> 10 minutes’ walk to Central Station,
Sydney’s major transport hub
>> 10 minutes by train to the Sydney Opera
House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge
>> 10 minutes’ walk to cinemas, theatres,
cafés, markets and live music venues
>> 30 minutes by bus to Bondi Beach
>> 90 minutes by train to the Blue Mountains
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GETTING STARTED
WHICH DEGREE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
ATN INDUSTRY DOCTORAL
TRAINING CENTRE
Course duration: 4 years
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at UTS offers
you advanced research training aimed
specifically at a career in research. PhD
programs can be undertaken through
any UTS faculty and the Institute for
Sustainable Futures.
UTS INDUSTRY DOCTORATE
Course duration: 4 years
The UTS industry doctorate program
is for students who wish to undertake
a research project with an industry
partner. Students in this program will
gain experience working with industry
and develop their knowledge and skills
in communication, innovation and
commercialization. This experience
provides students a valuable base for a
future career in industry.
PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE
Course duration: 4 years
Course duration: 4 years
Students in the field of mathematics and
statistics who have an interest in having or
continuing a career in industry can apply
to undertake a doctoral training program
through the Australian Technology
Network’s Industry Doctoral Training
Centre (ATN IDTC) in Mathematics and
Statistics. The ATN IDTC connects PhD
students with industry in order to address
the current critical shortage of industryfocused and highly trained researchers
in mathematical sciences and related
disciplines. Each of the student’s research
study focuses on ‘real life’ industry
problems. It also provides industry
employees the chance to update their
qualifications and experience with a PhD.
It is the first such doctoral training centre
in Australia.
For more information: www.atn.edu.au/
Partners/idtc/Prospective-Students
Professional doctorate programs are
designed for professionals who wish to
undertake a research project related to
their professional practice. These degrees
comprise of independent research
combined with a structured program of
coursework.
UTS currently offers professional
doctorates in the following areas of study:
>> Communication
>> Education
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MASTERS BY RESEARCH
Course duration: 2 years
A UTS Masters by Research offers
research training for those who to
undertake research that applies advanced
knowledge in a particular context. This
degree is also a pathway for further
research study. Our online Find a
Supervisor tool can help by matching your
research interests to those of our leading
academics who are also experienced
supervisors.
Once you have chosen your degree,
you will need to find a supervisor and
developing your research proposal. For
more information please see page 40 of
this guide
VISITING RESEARCH STUDENTS
PROGRAM
Course duration:1-4 semesters
The Visiting Research Students program
is designed for students enrolled in a
PhD or Master by Research at their home
institution who wish to undertake research
studies under supervision at UTS for
one to four semesters. The semesters
completed at UTS will contribute to their
home degree.
For more information please see page 37
of this guide.
LIVING IN SYDNEY
CAMPUS
INDUSTRY-CONNECTED RESEARCH
UTS now has one of the most innovative
campus in Australia, with a series of new
buildings and major upgrades already
completed as part of our $1 billion City
Campus Master Plan. UTS is located in the
heart of Sydney, one of the world’s great
cities. The university’s city campus sits at the
southern end of Sydney’s central business
district (CBD), only five minutes’ walk from
Central Station and short train or bus ride
to iconic locations like Circular Quay, The
Rocks and the Sydney Opera House.
The location of the university’s main
campus in the CBD is integral to the
development of strong relationships
with industry. We are recognised as a
university that’s good to do business
with and support our academics and
research students to conduct a range of
collaborative industry research projects
and partnerships.
Students come to UTS both for its reputation
as an applied research university, and for
its stunning location. Known as the City of
Villages, Sydney brings together nearly 5
million people in an eclectic mix of cultures,
races, religions and professions. It is known
for being a friendly city, welcoming people
from all walks of life.
Sydney combines the downtown feel of
a busy metropolis with the beautiful,
laidback lifestyle of the stunning suburbs
huddled around its harbour and beaches.
You can enjoy an exceptional standard of
living here, mixing a range of interests
and pleasures as the backdrop to your
academic career.
SYDNEY’S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
From enrolment in an industry PhD to
participation in a short term internship,
UTS has a broad range of options available
to students to maximise our industryuniversity linkages. As a UTS research
student, you can see your research
transformed by the development of new
industry links. UTS’s focus on research
with impact means that the value of your
work lies in how it can make a difference
to government, business, the environment
and the community. Real research is about
changing lives and leaving a mark on the
world. At UTS, we can give you the tools
and help you build the relationships to
do it.
To find out about the cost of living in
Sydney, and affordable housing options,
go to page 12 of this guide.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
DOMESTIC STUDENTS
UTS offers a variety of scholarships to support you in your research studies
CHANCELLOR’S RESEARCH
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Chancellor’s Research Scholarships
are offered every year to highly ranked,
newly-commencing doctoral students
who demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and the potential to succeed
in a research career. These prestigious
scholarships are valued at up to A$35,000
per annum for a period of three years.
Recipients of an Australian Postgraduate
Award (detailed below) will be
considered for the Chancellor’s Research
Scholarships.
UTS RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships are offered each year
to highly-ranked, newly commencing
doctoral students. The scholarships are
valued at up to A$30,000 per annum for
a period of three years. Recipients of an
Australian Postgraduate Award (detailed
below) will be considered for the Research
Excellence Scholarships.
AUSTRALIAN POSTGRADUATE
AWARDS (APA)
Funded by the Commonwealth
Government Department of Education,
Australian Postgraduate Awards are
open to highly ranked research students
who demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and research potential. This
scholarship is valued at approximately
A$26,000 per annum and is provided to
assist with general living costs.
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UTS DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS (UTSD)
UTS Doctoral Scholarships are open to
highly ranked research students who
demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and research potential. This
scholarship is valued at approximately
A$26,000 per annum and is provided to
assist with general living costs.
JUMBUNNA POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
Named after the first president of the
NSW Institute of Technology, now UTS,
this scholarship is valued at approximately
A$26,000 per annum for three years for
students undertaking doctoral studies.
The Jumbunna Postgraduate Research
Scholarship is offered to commencing
Indigenous Australian students of
exceptional research potential to
undertake a higher degree by research
at UTS. Preference is given to students
who are completing a research project
that has the potential to benefit Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people. The
scholarship comprises a UTS Doctoral
Scholarship and a University Top Up to
A$50,000 per annum, and is provided to
assist with general living costs.
QUENTIN BRYCE LAW DOCTORAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC & NHMRC)
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin
Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships
for commencing doctoral students to
promote and reward quality research
within the faculty. This scholarship is
valued at A$30,000 per annum, with a
research support fund of A$1,500 per
annum. Applications for the QBLD require
a separate application to the Faculty of
Law before the advertised deadline.
The ARC and NHMRC Scholarships
are funded by the Research Councils
in Australia. These Councils award
grants through University academics and
provide an opportunity for outstanding
postgraduate research students to
undertake industry based research.
RL WERNER SCHOLARSHIP
SIR GERARD BRENNAN SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship was established to
honour the work of former Chancellor Sir
Gerard Brennan, AC KBE, who was also
a former Chief Justice of the High Court
of Australia. Throughout his career, Sir
Gerard demonstrated his commitment
to people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander descent. This scholarship
provides newly commencing Indigenous
Australian students with a stipend
of A$26,000 and research support to
undertake a higher degree by research in
the field of Law at UTS.
INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS
Some industries, in partnership with UTS,
will provide PhD scholarships through
larger grants awarded to UTS academics,
or individually to students through
the Industry PhD program. For more
information about industry scholarships,
contact your potential supervisor directly.
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS
Some faculties may have specific
scholarships available for research
students. For more information, contact
your faculty directly.
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/contacts/faculty-research-contacts
FIND OUT MORE
UTS is continuously making new
scholarships available to research students.
All scholarship applications are competitive.
They are open to students who meet the
specific scholarship selection criteria and
who have received or are eligible to receive
admission to a course at UTS.
Some faculties may have specific
scholarships available for research students.
For more information contact your potential
supervisor and/or faculty research office:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/
contacts/faculty-research-contacts
For more information, eligibility criteria
and scholarship conditions, please visit our
scholarships web page:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/
research-scholarships/domestic or contact
the Research Scholarships Team at the
Graduate Research School:
research.scholarships@uts.edu.au
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
UTS offers a variety of scholarships to support you in your research studies
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Funded by the Australian Government,
the Australia Awards are available to
international students studying across all
disciplines. These scholarships provide
opportunities for students from developing
countries to study at participating
Australian universities and cover both
living allowance and tuition fees.
ENDEAVOUR POSTGRADUATE AWARDS
Endeavour Postgraduate Awards are
funded by the Australian Government’s
Department of Education offering
internationally competitive, merit-based
scholarship funding for high achieving
international students from the Asia
Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the
Americas. The awards cover both living
allowance and tuition fees. Students from
all disciplines are welcome to apply.
GOVERNMENT AND UTS
INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS (IPRS)
Funded by the Australian Government,
Department of Education, the
International Postgraduate Research
Scholarship is open to highly ranked,
newly commencing research students
who demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and research potential. The
scholarship covers the tuition fees and the
cost of standard Overseas Student Health
Cover (OSHC) for the scholarship holder
and their dependant(s).
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
SCHOLARSHIPS (IRS)
International Research Scholarships are
open to highly ranked research students
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who demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and research potential. This
scholarship covers tuition fees.
AUSTRALIAN POSTGRADUATE AWARD
(APA)
Funded by the Commonwealth
Government Department of Education,
Australian Postgraduate Awards are open
to highly ranked international research
students who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievement and research
potential. This scholarship is valued at
approximately A$26,000 per annum, and is
provided to assist with general living costs.
UTS PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP
(UTSP)
UTS President’s Scholarships are open
to highly ranked research students who
demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement and research potential. The
scholarships are valued at approximately
A$26,000 per annum, and are provided to
assist with general living costs.
UTS-CSC PHD SCHOLARSHIP – CHINA
UTS/CSC PhD Scholarships are a product
of the collaborative relationship between
the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and
UTS and are open to students from the
People’s Republic of China. UTS offers up
to 20 tuition fee scholarships (CSC IRS)
under this scheme per year. The award
is open to Chinese citizens or permanent
residents of China.
DIKTI – INDONESIA
DIKTI-UTS Scholarships are the outcome
of collaboration between Indonesia’s
Ministry of National Education Direktorat
Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi (DIKTI) and
UTS. The award is open to Indonesian
citizens who satisfy the DIKTI eligibility
criteria.
VIED – VIETNAM
UTS-VIED PhD Scholarships are the
result of collaboration between Vietnam
International Education Development
(VIED) under the Ministry of Education and
Training (MoET) and UTS. The award is
open to Vietnamese citizens who satisfy
the VIED eligibility criteria
AUNG SAN SUU KYI CHILD
AND MATERNAL HEALTH CARE
SCHOLARSHIP – BURMA
The Aung San Suu Kyi Child and
Maternal Health Care Scholarship is
open to Burmese international students
of exceptional research potential
undertaking a higher degree by research
in a relevant field at UTS. The scholarship
covers both tuition fees and a living
allowance of approximately A$26,000 per
annum.
DR A.P.J ABDUL KALAM DOCTORAL
SCHOLARSHIP – INDIA
The Dr Kalam Doctoral scholarship is
to enable Indian international students
of exceptional research potential to
undertake a higher degree by research
at UTS. The scholarship covers both
tuition fees and a living allowance of
approximately A$26,000 per annum.
SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS – BRAZIL
Science Without Borders (SWB) is
a nationwide scholarship program
primarily funded by the Brazilian Federal
Government that aims to send 100,000
Brazilian students on to universities
around the world. Scholarship benefits
include tuition fees, health cover, a
monthly living allowance and a settlement
allowance.
FIND OUT MORE
UTS is continuously supporting government
scholarship schemes and making new
scholarships available to research students.
All scholarship applications are competitive.
They are open to international students
who meet the specific scholarship selection
criteria and who have received or are eligible
to receive admission to a course at UTS.
Some faculties may also have specific
scholarships available for research students.
For more information contact your potential
supervisor and/or faculty research office:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/
contacts/faculty-research-contacts
For more information, eligibility criteria
and scholarship conditions, please visit our
scholarships web page:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/
research-scholarships/international
or contact the Research Scholarships Team
at the Graduate Research School:
research.scholarships@uts.edu.au
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SYDNEY LIVING COSTS APPROXIMATE GUIDE ONLY
Rent per person in shared accommodation
within a short commute to UTS
Groceries (eg. food, drinks, toiletries)
Independent Accommodation
Weekly
Annual
UTS Accommodation
Weekly
Annual
A$200* – A$330
A$10,400 – A$17,160
A$100
A$5200
Internet/phone (mobile)
A$14
A$728
Gas/electricity
Books/supplies
A$20
A$16
A$1040
A$832
Transport costs
A$30
A$1560
A$10
A$520
A$380 – A$510
A$19,760 –
A$26,520
A$336 – A$498
A$17,472 –
A$25,896
Total estimated ongoing costs
A$220-A$372
A$11,400 – A$19,344
A$100
A$5200
Free cabled internet Free cabled internet
in room and limited in room and limited
free internet access free internet access
Inclusive
Inclusive
A$16
A$832
Note: Prices vary depending on the condition of the property, the number of people you share with and the
proximity of the accommodation to the centre of Sydney and other amenities.
*Any amount less than this is likely to be twin share.
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FEEL AT HOME
Living in Sydney
The UTS Housing Service provides support
for UTS students, including information
and assistance on UTS residences and a
range of private accommodation options.
UTS-OWNED ACCOMMODATION
UTS has five residences available to UTS
students, all close to the City campus.
>> Yura Mudang has space for 720
beds comprising studio and
shared apartments with allocated
accommodating postgraduate research
students
>> Geegal is a purpose-built group of
townhouses accommodating 57
students
>> Gumal Ngurang is a modern apartment
building accommodating 252 students
in studio, one bedroom or shared
apartments
>> Bulga Ngurra is a modern apartment
building accommodating for 111
students
>> Blackfriars offers limited self-contained
rooms exclusively for postgraduate
research students, in a small heritage
house
All UTS residences are self-catered,
secure and competitively priced. All
bedrooms are for one person (except twin
share), with shared kitchens, bathrooms
and living areas. Apartments are fullyfurnished and rent includes gas, electricity,
water bills and cabled internet in
bedrooms and living areas. You will need
to provide your own bed linen and cooking
equipment. Rent fees are different for each
residence, and there is a non-refundable
application fee of A$40 (subject to change).
RENTING PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION
Some students plan to stay with relatives
or friends in Sydney, while others choose
to rent private accommodation. If you are
organising private accommodation, such
as your own apartment or shared living,
we recommend you arrange short-term
accommodation in Sydney so you can view
properties on your arrival and choose a
place that really suits your needs longterm.
Visit UTS Housing’s off-campus
accommodation website, to find out
about share rooms in private houses and
apartments close to UTS campuses:
www.uts.studystays.com.au
Share accommodation means you have
your own room and share a kitchen, living
area and bathroom with other students
or people who work. Alternatively, you
may choose a studio or one-bedroom
apartment to live on your own, but this is
more expensive.
OFF-CAMPUS RESERVED BEDS FOR
UTS STUDENTS
UTS has reserved a limited number of
beds with the following off-campus private
providers: Urbanest, Unilodge and Iglu,
some of which are at a preferred rate for
UTS students.
For more information, visit the UTS
Housing website or contact the office at
housing.service@uts.edu.au
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISA
REQUIREMENTS
It is a requirement of the Australian
Department of Immigration and Border
Protection (DIBP) that prospective
international students need to
demonstrate that they have access to at
least A$18,610 a year to fund their living
costs in Australia. On page 12 are some
approximate figures for on- and offcampus housing costs. Please note that
these are an estimate only.
All accommodation rentals come with
a residential or tenancy agreement. If
there are points you are unsure of, please
contact the UTS Housing Off-Campus
Officer (housing.welfare@uts.edu.
au) or the UTS Student Legal Service
(studentlegalservice@uts.edu.au) for
assistance.
For more information, please visit the
UTS Housing website:
www.housing.uts.edu.au
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GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOL
SUPPORT SERVICES
UTS GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOL
STUDENT PROFILE:
Daniele Hromek, UTS: Design, Architecture
and Building, MA Research candidate
“I am incredibly grateful to my mentor’s
thoughtful suggestions, recommendations
and listening ear – at times I found myself
overwhelmed and my mentor redirected me
and gave me guidance on where to go next.
My mentor gave me practical ways to make
life as a new researcher easier and feel less
like an alien to the huge foreign world of
academia.”
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The UTS Graduate Research School
(UTS GRS) is the central support unit
for research students at UTS. From the
initial application and admission stage
to development of your early research
career skills, the GRS team can assist
you with changes to your candidature,
scholarships and study queries as well
as provide you with access to a range of
workshops and resources to help develop
your skills and knowledge as a researcher
throughout your candidature. The School
also manages social events for research
students to help you settle effectively into
the UTS research community.
The Graduate Research School, together
with staff in faculties and research centres
work together to provide education
and support for research students. The
overall approach is supported through the
UTS framework for doctoral education.
This framework provides guidelines to
support research students to advance
their knowledge and their development
as a researcher in their field of study.
The framework also provides a doctoral
study plan that is a useful planning and
discussion tool for research students and
their supervisors.
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/research-degrees-uts/utsframework-doctoral-education
RESEARCH STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPS
The Graduate Research School runs a
series of research student workshop
programs throughout the year. The
programs are situated within the UTS
Framework for Doctoral Education and
aim to support and develop the skills
needed for you as a researcher, and build
your knowledge and skill in research
practice.
General Research Development Program
This program is designed to support you
through each stage of your candidature
as part of the UTS Doctoral Study Plan.
Workshop content involves information
dissemination, interactive discussion and
hands-on activities.
KickStart@UTS
A research and social orientation program
for international research students. This
program focuses on the language and
cultural aspects of research study at UTS.
Through KickStart@UTS participation, you
will develop social and academic support
networks at UTS that will assist you in
preparing for your research study.
Research Literacies Program
The program provides you with the
complementary skills and knowledge
required to successfully progress through
the research candidature. Workshops
include Thesis Boot Camp, reading
and writing for your research, spoken
presentations and more.
Nvivo and Statistics Training
The Nvivo and Statistics Training
workshops are offered various times
during the year to research students.
Nvivo is a software tool that assists in the
management and analysis of qualitative
data. The workshops include project
development and analysis. Statistics
workshops include the design and
analysis of questionnaires: an introduction
to the design of experiments; regression
and analysis of qualitative data.
Researcher Support Programs
We also offer support programs.
Mentors@UTS is designed to support
you during your first semester of study.
Support is provided through small group
meetings with a PhD graduate that is
held for one hour, once a month. Women
Researchers@UTS program is intended to
provide opportunities for female research
students to interact and share ideas
regarding their research study.
STUDENT PROFILE:
Angelo Garruzzo, UTS: Science MA
Research candidate
“Kickstart@UTS program is very useful for
HDR students. It helps students understand
what to expect from the beginning, how to be
successful and how to feel connected with
their thesis. Personally I would have been
lost without KickStart@UTS.”
Online Resources
The School offers online resources. The
e-Grad School is a joint initiative provided
by the Australian Technology Network
(ATN) of Universities. This virtual graduate
school offers a range of flexible online
courses and resources for research
students. The courses complement
the existing researcher development
activities of research students.
Lynda.com is a vast online library of
instructional videos covering the latest in
technology, creative, and business skills
taught by accomplished teachers and
recognised industry experts. Playlists of
videos and tutorials can be created and
linked in UTS Online.
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GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOL
SUPPORT SERVICES CONTINUED
RESEARCH NETWORKING PROGRAM
UTS GRS is home to a vibrant social
community both on and offline. You can
engage with GRS via social media; closed
Facebook group and Twitter and attend
a series of social events throughout the
year. Events organised by GRS include
a monthly free coffee catch-up, dinners
and annual parties. You can also join in
student-run weekly sporting activities at
the UTS Multi-Purpose Sports Hall.
UTS AMSI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
UTS is partnering with the AMSI
Internship Program. The AMSI program
is designed to build links between UTS
and those in industry, business and
government seeking superior analytical
expertise from high-level postgraduate
students. Research students will be able
to apply for a paid 3-4 month internship
at leading industry organisations working
on the project with their supervisor both
onsite with the industry partner and at
UTS. Students appointed in the internship
program with the industry will have the
opportunity to transfer their theoretical
knowledge to real-life applications.
STUDENT PROFILE:
Pauline Murray-Parahi, UTS: Health
PhD candidate
“I’ve attended several of the same Research
Literacies workshops organised by GRS
but each time I have learned something
new. The courses have improved my critical
reading and writing skills.”
FIND OUT MORE
For more information about the
workshops, please visit our Research
Student Development program web
page:
www.uts.edu.au/research-andteaching/future-researchers/
research-degrees-uts/researchstudent-development
or contact the Graduate Research
School: grs@uts.edu.au
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UTS SUPPORT SERVICES
UTS LIBRARY
UTS STUDENT SERVICES
CULTURE AND FAITH
The UTS library offers a range of support
to meet your study and research needs.
There is a dedicated centre for UTS
postgraduate research students and staff,
as well as designated quiet environments
and silent study rooms. Library staff also
run a series of workshops throughout the
year for research students.
UTS has medical doctors who can help
you if you are sick. At any time during your
studies, if you are stressed or homesick
you can speak to one of our counsellors.
The Health Service provides friendly and
confidential medical and counselling
services.
UTS is home to a dynamic student body
from a range of cultural and religious
backgrounds, and we take great pride in
providing spaces for students to celebrate
and worship their respective faiths.
www.lib.uts.edu.au
www.lib.uts.edu.au/help/toursworkshops/research-skillspostgraduates-staff
UTS INTERNATIONAL
The UTS International team offers ongoing
support for international students. You
can drop in to see the international
student advisers who can help you adjust
to life in Sydney and study at UTS, assist
with visa administration queries and
answer general enquiries.
www.uts.edu.au/international
www.uts.edu.au/current-students/
support
SPECIAL NEEDS
Students with disabilities or ongoing
medical conditions which may affect their
study are supported by the UTS Special
Needs Service. You can discuss your
individual needs with the Special Needs
team upon arriving at UTS.
The UTS Chaplaincy Service provides
services for Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian,
Jewish and Muslim students. Lunchtime
meditations are held throughout the
semester and there are a number of clubs
and societies that offer spiritual support.
www.ssu.uts.edu.au/chaplaincy/locate.
html
www.ssu.uts.edu.au/sneeds
SAFETY AND SECURITY
UTS fosters a safe and secure
environment for students, staff and
visitors, with 24-hour security assistance
on and around the city and Kuring-Gai
campuses. This includes an accessible
security office, regular patrols, an
emergency telephone network and
security cameras. Many research students
work late at night or on weekends, and
can feel confident that their safety is
being looked after. You can access the
UTS security escort service, if you would
like additional security when leaving the
campus or returning to a UTS residence.
www.fmu.uts.edu.au/security
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UTS:
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
• communication • education • international studies
Welcome from the Director of Research
Training, Professor Sandy Schuck
Arts and social sciences play a key role in
shaping the societies we live in, through
the dissemination of creative, cultural,
social and educational knowledge. As
a postgraduate research student in
UTS Arts and Social Sciences, you will
be encouraged to take disciplinary and
interdisciplinary approaches to your
research studies and you will be given
the opportunity to work in a range of
traditional, contemporary and emerging
fields. We focus on developing research
capabilities relevant to academic,
professional and creative arts careers,
and encourage students to think beyond
traditional boundaries throughout their
research studies.
Research in this faculty encompasses the
breadth of arts and social sciences, from
health communication, language studies
and media arts production, to teaching
and learning at school, at work and in the
community. It includes creative practice,
international studies and STEM education
futures.
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As part of your research degree, you
will have the opportunity to engage with
the most exciting and challenging new
knowledge in your field. You will produce
a dissertation on your research or a major
creative work (for example, film, video,
sound/audio, photography, journalism
or creative writing), or a professional
portfolio. You will benefit from supportive
activities, membership of a research
community, as well as being provided with
the opportunity to work with researchers
who are internationally recognised leaders
in their fields.
RESEARCH IN FASS SCHOOLS
The School of Education: Research in the
School of Education focuses on practice,
learning, language, literacy, change
and innovation in the context of science,
mathematics and technology education
in schools, professional and workplace
settings, teacher professional learning and
second language education.
The School of International Studies: The
new school of International Studies helps
you to understand social, cultural and
environmental futures emerging from
international
research
students
transcultural and
intercultural
interactions
and encounters produced by global
change.
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The School of Communication:
Research in the School provides a unique
framework for investigations into culture,
society, and creative practice. Within an
interdisciplinary context, our academics
and students conduct research in both
traditional and practice-led modes.
Our signature approach is to engage
with new media, creative and social
transformation, and awareness of industry
and technological frameworks.
RESEARCH DEGREES
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
C02041
015943G
Doctor of Philosophy (Humanities and Social Sciences)
C02019
014627E
Doctor of Philosophy (International Studies)
C02039
043350M
Doctor of Creative Arts
C02020
014625G
Doctor of Education
C02050
066824C
Master of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (Research)
C03018
014624G
Master of Creative Arts (Research)
C03044
066173M
Master of Education (Research)
C03047
040690D
Master of Arts in International Studies (Research)
C03034
043338G
STUDENT PROFILE:
Sandris Zeivots, PhD candidate, supervised
by Emeritus Professor David Boud
“The experience of emotional highs is the
focus of my research”, says Sandris Zeivots,
a PhD candidate in the School of Education.
“I am looking at how strong and meaningful
emotional experiences assist adult learners
in their learning process.”
Looking at the lived experience of 21 adult
learners who participated in one of four
experiential learning courses, Zeivots
hopes to transform the ways we think
about learning – through illuminating the
lived accounts of adult learners and their
emotional high experiences. “Facilitators,
educators, practitioners and scholars may
find my study particularly useful for two
main reasons. Firstly, emotional highs are
seen as significant learning experiences.
They may not work only as avenues to
engage the learner to the learning process,
but also change the scope of the learning by
making it more meaningful. Secondly, this
study highlights the lived experiences of
learners that at times are taken for granted
or become lost among the stakeholders
involved in experiential learning.”
“UTS FASS and my supervisor David
Boud were a perfect match to help me to
transform these learning experiences into
a more sophisticated understanding for my
research thesis.”
STAFF PROFILE:
Professor Jim Macnamara BA, GradCert in Writing, MA, PhD
Jim Macnamara’s 30-year career in professional communication practice
has spanned across journalism, public relations, advertising and media
research before he joined UTS as Professor of Public Communication in
2007. After starting his career as a journalist, working in leading PR firms
and running his own communication consultancy, MACRO Communication
for 13 years, he founded the Asia Pacific franchise global media analysis
firm, CARMA International, in 1995, and was CEO until he sold the company
to Media Monitors in 2006. Following this, he became Group Research
Director of Media Monitors and helped establish offices across Asia Pacific
including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China.
Jim holds an MA by research in media studies and a Doctor of Philosophy
(PhD) in media research and is the author of 12 books including The 21st
Century Media (R)evolution, published by Peter Lang, New York in 2010.
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UTS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
accounting • economics • finance • health economics • management • marketing
Welcome from the Associate Dean of
Research, Professor Stephen Taylor
UTS Business School conducts innovative
research across all major business
disciplines. Our aim is to produce
knowledge with impact, and research is
absolutely fundamental to this objective.
We place great importance on producing
research which is not only academically
excellent, but which also impacts the
world in which we live.
The UTS Business School PhD program is
premised on the view that our graduates
need to be able to identify interesting and
important research questions and execute
their research with sufficient rigor such
that the results are robust. It reflects our
aim to train world-class researchers, and
in doing so, equip them to not only conduct
excellent research now, but into the future.
We achieve this by paying close attention
to the skills which each individual PhD
candidate needs in order to be equipped to
conduct research within their discipline. At
the same time, we encourage innovative
and cross-disciplinary thinking as a prerequisite to understanding the “big” issues
faced by business and government.
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The UTS Business School PhD comprises
three stages. Stage 1 focuses on skills
acquisition and development (including
formal coursework), and Stage 2 continues
this process into the development of a
dissertation topic as well as at least one
other joint research project. Stage 3 is
focused on completion of the dissertation.
All PhD candidates are supervised by a
committee of at least three academics,
with one of those often being from another
discipline to the one in which the candidate
is based.
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research
Centre: investigates the practices that are
crucial in enabling social cohesion and
change in cosmopolitan societies.
Quantitative Finance Research Centre:
focuses on financial risk management and
associated quantitative methods.
Centre for Policy and Market Design:
focuses on the application of economic
principles to the design of markets and
associated institutional mechanisms.
RESEARCH CENTRES
MULTI-INSTITUTION RESEARCH
COLLABORATIONS
Centre for Corporate Governance:
supports a comprehensive,
interdisciplinary approach to
corporate governance.
>> Capital Markets CRC
>> Financial Integrity Research Network
>> Centre for International Finance and
Regulation
Centre for Health Economics Research
and Evaluation: looks at the development
and application of health economics and
health services.
Centre for Management and Organisation
Studies: develops theory and applied
knowledge concerning management
and organisations.
RESEARCH DEGREES
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Management, Accounting, Marketing,
Finance, Health Economics)
C02048
058221G
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics)
C02058
085255G
STUDENT PROFILE:
Mingming Cheng, PhD candidate and
International Postgraduate Research
Scholarship and Australian Postgraduate
Award recipient (2014) supervised by
Dr Deborah Edwards
Mingming Cheng is a PhD student in the
Management Discipline Group, and member
of the Civil Cosmopolitan Societies Research
Centre. The aim of his PhD study is to
examine the influence of cultural change on
Chinese generation Y’s outbound adventure
tourism experience, undertaken through the
lens of social media.
“I am investigating the outbound travel
experiences of post-80 Chinese (Generation
Y) tourists through their participation in
adventure tourism in Australia. It will build
on the existing studies and literature on
culture and cultural change, adventure
tourism, distinctive features of the Chinese
post-80s generation and social media. These
themes will be explored with a view to
developing new insights into the fast growing
Chinese post-80s tourist sector.”
Choosing to study a research degree at UTS
was an easy decision, says Cheng. “I had
read about the exciting research that was
being conducted in the tourism program at
UTS. I was really looking forward to joining
the tourism program at UTS and since I
arrived here, have had excellent supervision
with three supervisors, each bringing their
own expertise to assist me in my research.”
STUDENT PROFILE:
Richard De Abreu Lourenco, PhD candidate and Business School stipend and
CHERE top-up recipient (2015) supervised by Professor Rosalie Viney
“One of the most visible functions of government is to make decisions about health
care; particularly about whether or not to fund new and increasingly expensive
treatments and services. Those decisions are often informed by economic
evaluations using cost-utility analyses that measure value in terms of the cost per
quality adjusted life year (QALYs). However, QALYs might not capture all the benefits
that patients and society derive from health; so-called meta-health effects, such
as reassurance and convenience that arise out of the experience of health care, are
also a source of value that potentially influence decision making.”
Richard De Abreu Lourenco is a PhD student in the Centre for Health Economics
Research and Evaluation (CHERE). The focus of his PhD is on how meta-health
effects influence decision making in a health care context, and how they can be
assessed for use in an economic evaluation.
De Abreu Lourenco chose UTS to undertake this research because, “the research
team at CHERE is widely acknowledged for its contributions to research in the
field of health outcomes, making it the perfect Centre in which to undertake this
research.”
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UTS:
DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE
AND BUILDING
design • architecture • built environment
A Masters by Research or PhD at the
Faculty of Design, Architecture and
Building (DAB) can be the best way to
deepen your knowledge of a design
or architecture research area, build a
competitive advantage in the property
and construction industry, or pursue an
academic career.
Welcome from the Associate Dean of
Research, Professor Peter McNeil
Our research students work in design,
architecture and the built environment
under the supervision of world-leading
researchers. Many supervisors have
had substantial posts and experience
overseas. As a result, many of our
students have been able to work and study
internationally, in structured settings.
DAB academics have a very strong basis in
critical theory, history from the Renaissance
to the present day, practice-led or practicebased research, design thinking and critical
urbanism. Our research methodology
includes a mixture of applied practice-led or
practice-based, conceptual and traditional
academic approaches. These approaches
are drawn from the humanities and social
sciences, speculative research and designpractice explorations.
RESEARCH STRENGTH CENTRES
Centre for Contemporary Design
Practices (CCDP): The centre orientates its
research around themes of transformation
and change in design practices, mapping
out a terrain within which the design
professions will be reformulated. CCDP
provides an intellectual catalyst and
financial support for the mentorship and
future practice of early and mid-career
researchers in the Faculty. The Centre
encourages speculative approaches
across disciplines to enable innovative
practices with our industry partnerships.
CCDP values the inter-relationship
between theory and practice, creating
distinctive research impact and production.
OTHER FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES
>> Asia Pacific Centre for Complex Real
Property Rights
>> Built Environment Design and
Management
>> Designing Out Crime Research Centre
>> Design Innovation Research Centre
Our research hubs and centres support the
dynamic research culture of the faculty, and
are at the forefront of its links to industry,
professions and the broader community. All
of these groups offer seminars, workshops
and master-class activities.
RESEARCH DEGREES
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Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Design, Architecture, Built Environment)
C02001
032316D
Master of Design (Research)
C03012
030867M
Master of Built Environment (Research)
C03002
008674D
Master of Architecture (Research)
C03001
008672F
Infra-Urban studio project led by Senior Lecturer
Dave Pigram and Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. Matthias
Haeusler, Proposal for Bondi Central Square
STUDENT PROFILE:
Ilka Staudinger, PhD candidate and
UTS Chancellor’s Research Scholarship
recipient (2013) supervised by Dr Susan
Stewart
“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
constitutes a murky ethical terrain,” says
Ilka Staudinger, a candidate in the School
of Design at UTS DAB. Her aim is to
understand the different roles played by
designed things within CSR programs.
“Designed things can play a largely rhetorical
role, or can be active catalysts for change,”
she says.
Using Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as a
theoretical lens, she hopes to enable better
understanding of the ways that designed
things within CSR initiatives contribute to
public perception and expectation, as well as
accomplishing social and environmental good.
“CSR has sometimes been critiqued as
distracting from, rather than addressing,
the negative externalities generated by
established industrial and commercial
processes. Initiatives such as the purchase
of electric vehicles for a company fleet
may seem to deliver marginal good when
set against the carbon footprint of the
corporation as a whole. However to dismiss
CSR in this way misses the complex nature
of change, and the potential for apparently
insignificant shifts to set in train significant
reconfiguration.”
“I chose UTS for two reasons,” she says.
“First, I was looking for supervisors who
would best suit my research project. Second,
I wanted a faculty with a good and vibrant
HDR student culture.”
PROJECT PROFILE:
Dr Jesse Adams Stein, DAB Faculty Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
BArtTh Hons, MA, PhD
The Government Printing Office in Ultimo may be long closed but Dr Jesse Adams
Stein’s PhD thesis brings it to life with the voices of former print workers, archival
images, illustrations and ephemera.
Her thesis Precarious Printers: Labour, Technology & Material Culture at the
NSW Government Printing Office 1959–1989 draws together labour history with
studies of material culture and design, outlining the creative, sometimes resistant
strategies used by male and female print workers to navigate technological change
and the impacts of neoliberal economic policy.
“In a contemporary context that features ubiquitous technology and increasing
precarity, I was drawn to the stories of workers who faced the challenges of
technological change and employment insecurity at the beginning of the digital age:
printers in the 1970s and 1980s,” Adams Stein says.
“I chose UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building because it encourages a
rigorous interdisciplinary approach, which meant I never had to worry about my
research not ‘fitting’ any particular school or discipline.
“They welcomed me into their research environment even before the PhD began,
and have continued their support into the Early Career Researcher stage –
including a new position as a Postdoctoral Fellow I started in 2015.”
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UTS:
ENGINEERING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
civil and environmental engineering • computing and communications • electrical, mechanical
and mechatronic systems • software • systems, management and leadership
If you have a passion for impact-driven and
collaborative research, plus an interest in
our areas of specialisation, I encourage
you to take a look at our courses and make
an enquiry. You could be leading the next
breakthrough.
I look forward to welcoming you to UTS.
Welcome from the Associate Dean of
Research, Professor Jie Lu
Faculty of Engineering and Information
Technology at UTS is a research intensive
faculty with dynamic programs in both
disciplines. We offer six Postgraduate
research awards – PhD in Engineering and
IT & Master of Science, Engineering and IT.
The Faculty is home to 11 research centres
and groups, and 5 Schools, with diverse
areas of expertise ranging from, advanced
data analytics and quantum computation to
energy policy and wastewater treatment. It
provides a collaborative and lively research
culture to develop early and mid-career
researchers. The Faculty received an
“above world standard” rating for its
research quality (Excellence in Research
for Australia Initiative) in the areas of
biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence
and image processing. Our researchers,
recognised as leaders in their fields, are
responsible for delivering innovative, original
and cost-effective solutions to tomorrow’s
complex engineering and IT challenges. HDR
Candidates can undertake graduate research
with these world-class academic supervisors
in a diverse range of study areas.
Our research students are based in the
strikingly creative Engineering and IT
Building. The building opened in mid2014 and features outstanding facilities,
including state of- the-art laboratories, the
UTS Data Arena (for 3D data visualisation)
and the Disruptive Design Lab, reflecting
the Faculty’s position at the cutting edge of
innovation and technology.
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RESEARCH STRENGTH CENTRES
Advanced Analytics Institute: innovation,
practice-driven analytics, decision-making
research and services in broad-based
analytics areas.
Centre for Health Technologies: health
and disease processes, biomedical
engineering, and detection and diagnosis
of a range of disease states.
Global Big Data Technology Centre: an
international centre of excellence for the
development of enabling technologies for
big data science and analytics, working
closely with industry and communities to
deliver real-world impact.
Centre for Autonomous Systems:
electrical machines and power electronics,
integrating mechanical,electrical and
electronics engineering and computer
systems.
Centre for Quantum Computation
& Intelligent Systems: theoretical
foundations, innovative technology and
practical systems for next generation
enterprise intelligent information systems.
Centre for Technology in Water
and Wastewater: management of
water resources in urban and rural
environments.
Other faculty research centres
>> Centre for Built Infrastructure Research
>> Centre for Energy Policy
>> Centre for Human Centred Technology
Design
>> Centre for Innovation in IT Services and
Applications
>> Centre for Real-Time Information
Networks
>> Centre for Green Energy and
Vehicle Innovations
Multi-institution research collaborations
>> National Centre of Excellence in
Desalination
>> Rail Manufacturing Cooperative
Research Centre
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH DEGREES
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Systems)
C02047
058666A
Doctor of Philosophy (Software Engineering, Information
Systems, Analytics)
C02029
009469A
Master of Analytics (Research)
C03051
075277F
Master of Science in Computing Sciences (Research)
C03025
001121E
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering)
C02018
036570B
Master of Engineering (Research)
C03017
009468B
ENGINEERING RESEARCH DEGREES
STUDENT PROFILE:
Wei Wang, PhD candidate and IBM PhD
Fellow supervised by Professor
Mary-Anne Williams
Inspired by the way humans connect through
Twitter and Facebook, IBM PhD Fellow Wei
Wang is developing a mechanism to allow
robots to share their skills and experiences
in a similar way. Her research aims to help
robots learn from each other, adapt to new
and unseen tasks, and to sustainably develop
themselves.
“Humans use social media to communicate
with friends and others. We swap news, life
events, give and receive advice, and learn
from each other. I thought, if people can
benefit from social networks in this way,
then why not robots?
“They could have a social media-style profile
which identifies their capabilities, shows
what they’re working on and what new
skills they’ve learnt,” says Wang. Such
forward-thinking research has won Wang
a prestigious IBM PhD Fellowship – an
intensely competitive worldwide program
that seeks to nurture the best in the field of
IT and to identify people and projects that are
game-changers in terms of their potential to
impact the wider world.
STAFF PROFILE:
Associate Professor Paul Kennedy, B Sc (CompSc) (Hons), PhD
Associate Professor Paul Kennedy joined UTS in 1999. His research focuses on
the data analytics of biomedical data. Primarily, he collaborates with paediatric
cancer researchers to better understand and predict treatment outcomes
for childhood cancer sufferers. However, he also explores other areas of data
analytics and bioinformatics such as developing bioinformatics pipelines to
facilitate animal vaccine discovery and mapping collaboration among researchers.
Having attracted approximately half a million dollars in grant funding to date, his
research has been the subject of various newspaper articles, as well as radio and
television features including the ABC’s New Inventors program.
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UTS:
HEALTH
nursing • midwifery • health services management • primary health care • cardiovascular
and chronic care • sport and exercise science • public health • sport and exercise
Welcome to UTS Health, where our vibrant
research culture transforms research
question into solutions for the healthcare
sector and nurtures graduates into
leaders.
Welcome from the Associate Dean
of Research, Elizabeth Sullivan
UTS Health offers innovative, practicebased education and high impact
research that focuses on improving
health outcomes in both local and global
communities. Our members are respected
leaders in a broad range of disciplines
including: Health Services Management;
Midwifery, Child and Family Health; Public
Health; Sports and Exercise; Nursing;
Cardiovascular and Chronic Care; and
Complementary and Integrative Medicine.
In partnership with the health sector,
industry, governments, practitioners and
the international community, our vision
is to improve health care services and
policy in Australia and in our neighbouring
countries, and to reduce health
inequalities.
UTS Health fosters a vibrant culture
of collaborative learning, training
and knowledge development, where
innovation is encouraged. Our members
are internationally respected leaders
in the fields of healthcare and health
services with impressive records of
accomplishment and engagement with
health care providers (hospitals and
clinics), and with government bodies.
Students undertaking a research degree
at UTS Health are offered high quality
supervision by our motivated academics
and practitioners to solve industry-driven
research questions, advance knowledge,
and to develop researcher and student
networks in a modern state of the art
technology-rich learning environment.
RESEARCH STRENGTH CENTRES
Health Services and Practice: aims to
improve the quality of practice in the
delivery of health services in a wide range
of health settings.
OTHER FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES
>> Australian Research Centre in
Complementary and Integrative
Medicine
>> Centre for Cardiovascular and
Chronic Care
>> Centre for Health Services Management
>> Centre for Midwifery, Child and
Family Health
MULTI-INSTITUTION RESEARCH
COLLABORATIONS
>> World Health Organisation (WHO)
Collaborating Centre for Nursing,
Midwifery and Health Development
>> The Centre for Obesity Management
and Prevention Research Excellence in
Primary Health Care
RESEARCH DEGREES
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Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing, Midwifery, Health)
C02024
032320G
Doctor of Philosophy (Sport & Exercise)
C02057
085405J
Master of Nursing (Research)
C03048
052679M
Master of Midwifery (Research)
C03049
052680G
Master of Health Services (Research)
C03050
055629G
Master of Sport and Exercise (Research)
C03055
032336M
STUDENT PROFILE:
Hiba Deek, PhD candidate and Australian
Postgraduate Award recipient (2015)
supervised by Professor Patricia Davidson
Hiba is a student at the Centre of
Cardiovascular and Chronic Care at the
Faculty of Health, currently in her third
year of her PhD in Nursing. During her
candidature, Hiba received several awards
including a $5000 grant from the Sigma
Theta Tau International Honour Society
of Nursing and the best oral presentation
award at the Joanna Briggs Institute
Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing
College Certificate for best clinical research
paper presentation.
Hiba’s research project focuses on involving
the family in the self-care of patients living
with heart failure. This health condition,
which some describe as malignant, sets
limits to patients’ lives with multiple hospital
readmission, poor health outcomes and
poor quality of life. Family involvement
in a collectivist culture, like in Lebanon,
is appropriate and assumed to improve
such outcomes. “I was encouraged by my
supervisor to do this challenging move since
a well-structured and well-knit program
can be a base for future health programs
in a resource limited setting. UTS allows us
to travel and investigate almost any topic
anywhere! Considering the gaps in research,
UTS supports our moves within academic
and ethical boundaries”.
STAFF PROFILE:
Professor Aaron Coutts, B Sc (HMS-ExMan), M Sc (CQU), PhD
Professor Coutts is an applied sports scientist with an academic background in
physiology. His research includes elements of exercise physiology, biochemistry,
training theory, performance analysis and even psychology. He has published
more than 100 highly cited scientific articles and is an associate editor of the
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.
Coutts and the team at UTS use evidence-based approaches to offer support to
some of the biggest sporting clubs in Australia and around the world.
“Staff and research students from our group have worked with English Premier
League clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester United, Football Federation
Australia, Tennis Australia, Cricket Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport, as
well as premier NRL teams including the Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers and
Melbourne Storm, and the AFL’s Carlton, Essendon and the Sydney Swans”, says
Coutts.
“Much of our work is focussed around the development of evidence-based athlete
management and performance analysis systems – a method that quantifies
training, manages fatigue and recovery and improves our understanding of
performance both in training and competition.”
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UTS:
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH
pharmacy • clinical psychology • orthoptics • physiotherapy*
Welcome from the Responsible Academic
Officer – Research and Innovation,
Associate Professor Mary Bebawy
The UTS Graduate School of Health (GSH)
has an international reputation as a leader
in contemporary health care research and
is home to one of Australia’s most exciting
and comprehensive research facilities.
Housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art
building, it supports the development
of world-leading research in pharmacy,
clinical psychology, physiotherapy*,
orthoptics and good manufacturing
practice.
Facilities include public-facing psychology
and orthoptics clinics, and wet labs, that
feature the latest technologies on the
market. For example, our purpose-built
BD LSR Fortessa X-20 Flow Cytometry
system which includes a small particle
detector for the study of nano and
microparticles and is applicable for high
throughput screening applications.
At GSH, your supervisors and mentors
have international reputations for shaping
policy and practice and are actively
involved in a range of collaborations with
organisations like The Asthma Foundation
(Australia), AstraZeneca (Australia),
Woolcock Medical Research Institute
(Australia), Prince of Wales Hospital
(Australia), University of Leeds (UK) and
University of Lisbon (Portugal).
As a research student you are encouraged
to engage with both disciplinary and
interdisciplinary approaches and to focus
on developing research capabilities
relevant to both academic and professional
careers. You are also encouraged to
present your work and build your profile
as an early-career researcher. For those
undertaking projects in pharmacy practice,
UTS has a doctoral partnership with the
University of Granada (Spain) which offers
exciting opportunities for students in
this area.
RESEARCH AREAS
Primary Health Care
>> Pharmacy practice (community and
hospital, professional services)
>> Clinical psychology (clinical health
psychology, child and family behaviour)
>> Orthoptics (public health and
epidemiology, community care,
low vision)
>> Physiotherapy* (neurorehabilitation and
chronic disease management)
Drug design and delivery
>> Cancer
>> Asthma and other respiratory disease
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
>> Doctoral partnership with University of
Granada
>> Woolcock Medical Research Institute
>> University of Leeds
>> University of Lisbon
>> Major teaching hospitals across Sydney
RESEARCH DEGREES
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Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacy)
C02056
074603E
Doctor of Philosophy (Orthoptics)
C02059
086294C
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)
C02060
086293D
Master of Pharmacy (Research)
C03053
076138J
Master of Pharmaceutical Science (Research)
C03054
076139G
Master of Orthoptics (Research)
C03056
086292E
Master of Clinical Psychology (Research)
C03057
086291F
*The physiotherapy program which may be delivered in 2017 is still subject to accreditation.
STUDENT PROFILE:
Shamsher Singh, PhD candidate and
International Research Scholarship
recipient (2013) supervised by Associate
Professor Beata Bajorek
Age is nothing but a number, says Shamsher
Singh, a PhD student researching the
definition of “elderly” in clinical practice.
“Clinical practice guidelines in Australia don’t
clearly specify what they mean by ‘elderly’,
usually relying on a chronological age of 65
years,” says Singh.
“Older patients are also more likely to have
a variety of age-related conditions and be
taking a number of medications concurrently
which add to the divergence in health status.
However, when comparing two patients
who are both aged 65 years, they may differ
significantly for their therapeutic needs.”
The aim of Singh’s research is to develop
a scale or algorithm to aid clinicians in
assessing older patients when prescribing a
treatment strategy; which takes into account
the older individual’s specific needs and
profile, rather than basing the decision on
just their chronological age.
“Being a student at UTS, I can expect to
get the best facilities a researcher needs.
Workshops organised by the Graduate
Research School provide thorough
knowledge required in several aspects of
my research. Access to literature is the
lifeline of any research, excellent library
services keep me updated with most recent
knowledge from across the globe.”
STAFF PROFILE:
Professor Lynley Bradnam, Dip Phty, MH Sc (Hons), PhD
Professor Bradnam is a physiotherapist and neuroscientist interested in
promoting brain plasticity after injury and in neurological disorders to enhance
recovery. Her research uses Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to
understand how brain reorganisation can drive optimal or poor physical function.
TMS is a painless, non-invasive method to stimulate the human brain and
measure brain excitability, integrity of brain pathways and connections, and the
mechanisms underlying brain reorganisation. Translation of this research to
the clinic means therapists can apply interventions that target brain plasticity, to
enhance recovery in conditions like stroke, dystonia and musculoskeletal pain.
“Our research investigates how novel interventions such as non-invasive brain
stimulation can be used in conjunction with more traditional approaches such
as task-training to understand the mechanisms in the brain supporting faster
recovery or more effective function”, says Bradnam.
“Our work is exciting as research that aims to help people recover from
neurological or painful injuries and live well is extremely rewarding.”
As a research supervisor, Bradnam enjoys supervising research students to see
their skills and understanding of the technical aspects of working in a human
neurophysiology laboratory grow and develop. “I enjoy the transition as they
learn and become confident in their acquired knowledge and begin to input their
own ideas into the research.”
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UTS:
LAW
law and culture • criminal law and criminology • law and history • health law and policy
• regulation and biotechnologies • intellectual property law • media and communications •
international and humanitarian law • environmental law • China law
Welcome from the Associate Dean of
Research, Professor Ana Vrdoljak
UTS: Law is committed to worldleading research and real world impact.
Established in 1975, the UTS Faculty
of Law is one of Australia’s leading law
schools. Excellence and leadership
in legal scholarship and research is
integral to the Faculty’s mission. Faculty’s
vibrant research culture, commitment
to researcher development, and diverse
research activities saw our research
assessed by the Commonwealth
Government as a being ‘above world class’
in the last Excellence in Research for
Australia (ERA) initiative in 2012.
UTS: Law research – from socio-legal
to legal history, and doctrinal to legal
theory – is defined by excellence and
leadership in legal scholarship, making a
critical contribution to understanding and
teaching the discipline, shaping policy and
lawmaking, and positively informing public
debate. Key areas of research strength
include: International Law, Human
Rights and the Environment; Corporate,
Commercial and Tax Law; Intellectual
Property, Media and Communications Law;
Criminal Justice and Criminology; Health,
Family and Communities Law; Regulation
and Biotechnologies of the Body; Law and
History; and Law and Culture.
UTS: Law research fosters a dynamic,
collaborative, and collegial research
culture that engages across disciplines
and international, national and local
communities. It also has researchers
and research collaborations with leading
academics, governmental and industry
partners in Australia, and across Africa,
Europe, the Americas, Asia and the
Pacific. Our research is funded by external,
national and international competitive
granting schemes like the Australian
Research Council, European Research
Council, New Zealand Law Foundation,
and prestigious, national and international
private granting foundations.
Development programs and internationally
competitive funding schemes, specifically
designed for Higher Degree Research
students, are available.
UTS: Law’s prestigious and internationally
competitive Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral
Scholarships provide a stipend of $30,000
p.a. over three years full-time, support
fund, and the possibility of an additional
teaching fellowship.
Our Sir Gerard Brennan Doctoral
Scholarships for Indigenous Australian
students provides a stipend and research
support for three years with the possibility
of extension to a maximum of four years to
undertake full-time PhD studies at UTS: Law.
Higher Degree Research students have
their own individual, dedicated workstation
in the UTS Faculty of Law Building, in our
newly renovated research hub.
FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES
>> Anti-Slavery Australia (ASA)
>> Australasian Legal Information Institute
(AustLII)
>> Communications Law Centre (CLC)
RESEARCH DEGREES
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Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Law)
C02028
008681E
Master of Laws (Research)
C03024
006407F
STUDENT PROFILE:
David Carter, PhD candidate supervised by
Professor Katherine Biber and Associate
Professor Penny Crofts
David Carter’s doctoral research focuses on
emerging legal and regulatory challenges in
health care and medicine. His research asks
questions about health care and criminal
law, with particular interest in what it means
to be ‘responsible’, the role of contemporary
quality and safety practices, and the task of
leadership and innovation in implementing
change in health care. David’s doctoral
research is an investigation into the role of
criminal law in cases of preventable deaths
in health care. At least 10 per cent of all
hospital admissions are associated with
some kind of preventable error. Through
his research, David interrogates the role
criminal law might play in the urgent task of
reducing the incidence of preventable error
and death. Criminal law engages rarely
and irregularly within health care. However,
when it does, the criminal conception
of responsibility is a difficult ‘fit’ and its
imposition brings with it significant tension
and criticism. In his work, David has exposed
the unacknowledged history of engagement
between criminal law and health care in
Australia. He is also developing an account
of the doctrine of manslaughter by criminal
negligence, as a resource of significant
strength for efforts to innovate and improve
health care quality and safety.
STAFF PROFILE:
Professor Isabel Karpin BA, LLB, LLM, JSD
Professor Isabel Karpin joined the UTS Law faculty in February 2009 having
previously worked at the University of Sydney from 1994 to 2008. She has a BA
and LLB from Sydney University, a Masters of Law from Harvard University and
a Doctorate (JSD) from Columbia University. She specialises in feminist legal
theory, health law, genetics and the law, disability and the law, and culture.
She researches the bioethical implications of laws governing reproductive
technologies, genetic testing and disability. She explores the challenge posed
by new biotechnological developments on legal understandings of normality,
disability, individuality, and family.
Professor Karpin is the author and co-author of articles, book chapters and
books including recently Perfecting Pregnancy: Law Disability and the Future
of Reproduction 2012 (with K Savell) published by Cambridge University Press
and edited collections such as Nisker, Bayliss, Karpin, McLeod and Mykitiuk
“The Healthy Embryo” (Cambridge 2010). She is currently involved in two major
ARC projects, one exploring the regulation of behaviour as a disability and the
other examining family formation using reproductive technology both inside and
outside law and across borders.
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UTS:
SCIENCE
chemistry and forensic science • the environment • mathematical sciences • medical and
molecular biosciences • physics and advanced materials
Many research projects are conducted
in close collaboration with industry and
government research organisations. As
a result, more than 80 per cent of our
postgraduate students find professional
employment within three months of
graduation.
RESEARCH STRENGTH CENTRES
Welcome from the Associate Dean of
Research, Associate Professor Mike Ford
UTS Science contributes approximately
40 per cent of the total research activities
and outputs at UTS. The faculty’s exciting
and supportive environment gives
postgraduate students the opportunity
to work with highly skilled academic and
technical staff with access to cutting
edge technology. State of the art facilities
include a new $150M purpose built
science building equipped with clean
rooms, imaging suites, custom designed
laboratories and office spaces.
UTS Science conducts highly competitive,
focussed research through its research
intensive centres and institutes in;
environmental sciences, infectious
disease, forensics, nanoscale technology,
materials science, clean energy, medical
and health sciences, as well as in the
fundamental and theoretical aspects of
mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology
and geosciences.
Research students work on a wide range
of projects under the supervision of highly
motivated, world-class researchers and
academics. Our students are exposed
to the excitement of research at the
frontiers of human knowledge and given
the opportunity to acquire fundamental
capabilities in the scientific method of
investigation; which is an essential asset
for professionals working in academia and
industry.
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ithree institute: addresses key challenges
in the understanding and control of
infectious disease in humans and animals.
The Plant Functional Biology and Climate
Change Cluster (C3): uses technology
to measure and predict the structure,
function and health of plant-based
ecosystems.
Centre for Forensic Science: incorporates
an interdisciplinary research approach to
address crime and security issues.
Centre for Environmental Sustainability:
seeks to develop an understanding of the
aquatic environment from catchment
to coast.
Centre for Materials and Technology
for Energy Efficiency: looks at energy
efficiency in solid state lighting,
electrochemical energy storage,
photovoltaics, plasmonics, daylighting
physics and related computational
modelling.
Centre for Health Technologies:
conducts research into health and disease
processes; biomedical engineering; and
detection and diagnosis of a range of
disease states.
The Quantitative Finance Research
Group: focuses on financial risk
management and the associated
quantitative methods that can be
implemented in the local and global
finance industry.
Institute for Nanoscale Technology:
analyses and develops nanoscale,
mesoscale and microscale materials
and structures.
OTHER FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES
>> Centre for Clean Energy Technology
>> The Health Psychology Unit
>> Centre for Compassionate Conservation
>> Advanced Tissue Regeneration and Drug
Delivery Group
Multi-institution research collaborations
>> Australian Technology Network of
Universities
>> ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh
Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
>> Cooperative Research Centre for
Contamination Assessment and
Remediation of the Environment
>> Cooperative Research Centre for Cotton
Catchment Communities
>> Automotive Australia 2020 Cooperative
Research Centre
>> CSIRO Marine Coastal Carbon
>> Biogeochemistry Cluster
>> SIMS – Sydney Institute of Marine
Science
>> ACEMS – ARC Centre of Excellence for
Mathematical and Statistical
RESEARCH DEGREES
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Science)
C02031
008663G
Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics)
C02030
009463G
Master of Science (Research)
C03029
030869J
Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences (Research)
C03026
032335A
STAFF PROFILE:
Rebecca Wood, PhD candidate supervised
by Dr Simon Mitrovic
Rebecca Wood is a PhD student from the
UTS School of Life Sciences . Her research
project, titled “A novel biological method of
monitoring herbicides” is focussed around
herbicides and developing an effective
monitoring and identification plan.
“Herbicides for weed control in agriculture
are regularly detected in rivers draining into
the Great Barrier Reef at levels that may
pose a risk to aquatic organisms. I want to
determine whether herbicides are a threat to
photosynthetic freshwater organisms such
as benthic (bottom dwelling) algae. Algae are
important because they form the basis of
the aquatic food chain which supports many
other species.”
“My project aims to identify species of benthic
algae that are at risk from herbicides and
develop a new bio monitoring index to detect
herbicide toxicity in rivers that drain into the
Great Barrier Reef. The index could be used
as an early warning sign for herbicide toxicity
in rivers. This would be a valuable monitoring
tool for the improvement of water quality in
catchments of the Great Barrier Reef.”
STAFF PROFILE:
Andrew Hutchinson, Chancellor’s Post Doctoral Research Fellow, B Sc, B Com, PhD
Dr Andrew Hutchinson from the School of Life Sciences is an immunologist, and
the latest Australian recipient of a 2014 Fulbright scholarship. One of only thirty one
recipients across Australia to receive this prestigious award, Dr Andrew Hutchinson will
spend up to a year at the esteemed Yale School of Medicine. There, he will be working
alongside Professor Philip Askenase,a world-renowned immunologist, who has
pioneered a number of animal models of inflammatory disease.
“My research background and that of Professor Askenase’s are in molecular and
cellular aspects of immunology. Professionally, our research teams have shared
interests and a strong dedication to the development of new therapies for immune
system diseases”.
“One of the important properties of the immune system is to know how to distinguish
between foreign bodies (i.e. pathogens) and self, and to respond to the former without
harming the latter. In many immune system mediated diseases, this decision tree
breaks down and the immune system starts to respond to self-molecules, thereby
leading to local or systemic destruction of host tissues which ultimately causes
disease.”
The focus of the UTS-Yale Fulbright project is to work on Antigen-Specific Suppressor
Exosomes (ASSEs), a newly described signalling complex that can suppress the
response of the immune system against a given molecule.
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www.isf.uts.edu.au
UTS:
INSTITUTE FOR
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
cities and buildings • climate change adaptation • corporate sustainability • energy and
climate change • international development • local government • natural resources and
ecosystems • resource futures • social change • transport • water and sanitation
Welcome from the Director,
Professor Stuart White
For almost 20 years, the Institute for
Sustainable Futures (ISF) has conducted
leading edge, collaborative research with
government, the community and industry.
Our mission is to create change towards
sustainable futures through an applied,
transdisciplinary research approach that
values both rigour and relevance.
We conduct independent, projectbased research for Australian and
international clients in areas such as
energy and climate change, international
development, sustainable transport, water
and sanitation, natural resources and
ecosystems, and social change. Examples
include: two major projects with the
Australian Renewable Energy Agency on
the potential benefits of decentralised
energy; an Australian Development
Research Award on the role of civil society
in international water, sanitation and
hygiene outcomes; and the Wealth from
Waste Research Cluster with CSIRO.
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ISF supports postgraduate study that
addresses complex societal problems
and sustainability challenges. ISF
offers both doctoral and master’s by
research programs, giving graduates the
opportunity to apply their knowledge to
a vast range of sustainability topics. Our
postgraduate research delivers realworld impact on sustainability challenges,
contributes to stocks and flows of
knowledge and provides transformative
learning experiences for participants.
As a research student, you’ll have the
chance to work side-by-side with leading
sustainability thinkers who can provide
you with high-quality support, expertise
and training ensuring you receive the most
from your degree.
RESEARCH AREAS
>> Cities and buildings
>> Climate change adaptation
>> Corporate sustainability
>> Energy and climate change
>> International development
>> Local government
>> Natural resources and ecosystems
>> Resource futures
>> Social change
>> Transport
>> Water and sanitation
MULTI-INSTITUTION RESEARCH
COLLABORATIONS
>> CSIRO Cluster – Wealth from Waste
>> NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
-NSW Adaptation Research Hub –
Adaptive Communities Node
>> Cooperative Research Centre for
Contamination Assessment and
Remediation of the Environment
(CRC CARE) – Societal Perceptions
and Acceptability of Remediation
Technologies (SPART)
RESEARCH DEGREES
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Sustainable Futures)
C02037
032334B
Master of Sustainable Futures (Research)
C03032
028886D
STUDENT PROFILE:
Stephen McGrail, PhD candidate
Stephen McGrail is undertaking his PhD
research in collaboration with CSIRO’s
Energy Flagship and consultancy firm Reos
Partners, examining the use of collaborative
scenario planning and related scenario
methods to foster low-carbon innovation and
climate change adaptation.
“My collaboration with Reos Partners is part
of the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid
Regions project which aims to improve
adaptation in Africa and Asia, engaging local
stakeholders on climate vulnerabilities that
could emerge over the next 25 years.”
“The research aims to assess the overall
effectiveness and impacts of scenario
interventions – with a particular focus on
the context of climate change mitigation
and adaptation. As part of this, the research
also aims to improve our understanding
of how and why such interventions enable,
or perhaps, undermine the necessary
transformative responses to climate change.”
One of the best things McGrail says about
doing his PhD at ISF is the encouragement
to courageously conduct interdisciplinary
and transdisciplinary forms of research that
goes beyond earlier disciplinary training.
He is a Melbourne-based PhD student
supervised by Associate Professor Chris
Riedy, a researcher, consultant and writer on
sustainability and social change.
STAFF PROFILE:
Dena Fam, Chancellor’s Post Doctoral Research Fellow, BA Ind Design
(Hons I), PhD
The next time you ‘take a leak’, consider the valuable resources you’re flushing away.
“Urine contains all the essential components for plant growth, such as phosphorus,
nitrogen and potassium,” says Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Dena
Fam. “Yet our sewers carry these nutrients, essential for agricultural production,
away from our urban centres and discharge them into waterways where they have
the potential to negatively impact aquatic ecosystems.”
Fam is a driving force in Australian and international research on urine diversion
systems. As a result of her PhD research, UTS’s Engineering and IT building is
installed with urine diversion pipework and the Barangaroo development in Sydney’s
CBD has incorporated it into their design plans. Completed under the supervision
of ISF Deputy Director Professor Cynthia Mitchell, Fam’s PhD examined the
transdisciplinary issues associated with trialling urine diverting systems in Australia
to determine how viable urine recovery and reuse is in practice.
It’s a squeamish topic, acknowledges Fam, a researcher with ISF and the Centre
for Management and Organisation Studies in the UTS Business School, but with
global pressure on food production and infrastructure, due to rapidly growing urban
populations, recovering and reusing urine as a fertiliser for crop production is an
opportunity we can’t afford to pass up.
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INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATIVE PHD DEGREES
UTS has a number of research-led
International Key Technology Partner
(KTP) universities across China, India,
Europe and Latin America. Through these
partnerships we offer joint or dual PhD
programs which provide students an
opportunity to participate in joint research
and be enrolled in a PhD across two
universities. UTS also has other research
partnerships with a number of prominent
institutions across the world that share
mutual research interests and a desire
to work closely together to strengthen
research-led partnerships. Students can
enrol in joint PhDs at these universities.
Students enrolled in PhD at a KTP
university or at other partner universities
have the opportunity to complete their
research degree collaboratively with UTS.
Students can apply for a collaborative
PhD degree by following the application
process on page 40.
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UTS RESEARCH PARTNER
UNIVERSITIES
>> Beijing Institute of Technology (KTP)
>> Huazhong University of Science and
Technology (KTP)
>> Shanghai University (KTP)
>> Sun Yat-sen University (KTP)
>> Hong Kong Polytechnic University (KTP)
>> TERI University, New Delhi (KTP)
>> Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore (KTP)
>> Tata Institute of Social Science
Mumbai (KTP)
>> Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi (KTP)
>> Indian Institute of Technology –
Madras (KTP)
>> University of Dundee (KTP)
>> University of Leeds (KTP)
>> Eindhoven University of Technology
(KTP)
>> Technical University of Berlin (KTP)
>> Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
(KTP)
>> Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais
(KTP)
>> University of Kent
>> VU University of Amsterdam
>> University of Vienna
>> University of Lyon-2
>> National Chiao Tung University Taiwan
>> University of Ghent
>> Korea University
>> Pisa University
>> Bordeaux University
>> University of Granada
>> Shanghai Jiaotong University
>> Saarland University
>> San Jorge University Spain
STUDENT PROFILE:
Domenique Van Gennip, Eindhoven
University of Technology, UTS: Faculty
of Design, Architecture & Building, PhD
candidate
“My joint degree candidature is part of an
inter-university research project. I regularly
discuss my progress and interesting issues
with related PhD students across the globe
and have even started on a joint exploration
that we hope to publish soon. Similarly
positive, both my supervisors from the
partner universities have complementary
expertise that really helps my learning.”
FIND OUT MORE
Find out more about collaborative
PhD degrees:
www.uts.edu.au/research-andteaching/future-researchers/
research-degrees-uts/researchdegrees-uts/uts-dual-degreeprograms
or contact:
international.research@uts.edu.au
VISITING RESEARCH
STUDENTS PROGRAM
The Visiting Research Students (VRS)
program is for postgraduate research
students who are interested in undertaking
supervised research studies at UTS. This
program is open to students who would
like to study part of their home research
degree (from 1 – 4 semesters) at UTS.
Studies completed at UTS will contribute
to the students’ home degree. Students
who are interested in enrolling at UTS as a
visiting research student must be currently
enrolled in a Master by Research or a PhD
in their home institution and have their
institution’s approval to go abroad during
their degree.
Please refer to page 38 for the application
process.
There are many organisations external
to UTS that offer generous scholarships
to visiting research students. To find out
about the eligibility criteria, students must
refer to the external scholarship websites.
UTS-CSC PHD SCHOLARSHIP – CHINA
UTS/CSC PhD Scholarships are a product
of the collaborative relationship between
the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and
UTS and are open to students from the
People’s Republic of China. UTS offers up
to 20 tuition fee scholarships (CSC IRS)
under this scheme per year. The award
is open to Chinese citizens or permanent
residents of China.
www.csc.edu.cn
EU HORIZON 2020 INDIVIDUAL
FELLOWSHIPS (MARIE SKLODOWSKACURIE ACTIONS)
The MSCA are open to all domains
of research and innovation, from
fundamental research to market takeup and innovation services. Research
and innovation fields are chosen freely
by the applicants (individuals and/or
organisations) in a fully ‘bottom-up’
manner. Individual Fellowships support
the mobility of researchers within and
beyond Europe - as well as helping to
attract the best foreign researchers to
work in the EU. The grant usually covers
two years’ salary, a mobility allowance,
research costs and overheads for the host
institution.
www.ec.europa.eu/programmes/
horizon2020/en/h2020-section/mariesklodowska-curie-actions
GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
SERVICE (DAAD) SCHOLARSHIPS
The DAAD offer scholarships to German
PhD and Masters students seeking to
undertake studies overseas. Research
areas supported by DAAD included
Economics, Social Sciences, Cultural
Studies, Law, Computer Sciences,
Engineering, Art and Music, and Sport.
Scholarships may include a monthly living
allowance and a travel allowance.
www.daad.org/scholarship
VISITING RESEARCH STUDENT COURSE
Course
Course Code
CRICOS Code
Visiting Research
C50008
066310G
FULBRIGHT AUSTRALIAN
POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
The Australian-American Fulbright
Commission promotes education and
cultural exchange between Australia
the United States to enhance mutual
understanding and strengthen relations
between the two countries. The Fulbright
Postgraduate Scholarship offers up
to A$40,000 to postgraduate students
undertaking their Australian PhD to
conduct a period of research and/or study
in the US.
www.fulbright.com.au/index.php/
australian-applicants
AUSTRALIA APEC WOMEN IN
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The Australia APEC Women in Research
Fellowship will provide financial support
for high-achieving female researchers
from developing APEC economies
to pursue research opportunities in
partnership with Australian education and
research institutions. Up to ten fellowships
will be awarded until 2019.
www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/
academic-colleges/college-of-business/
industry/australian-apec-study-centre/
projects/australia---apec-women-inresearch-fellowship/
ENDEAVOUR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
(AUSTRALIA AWARDS)
Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships
are internationally competitive, merit
based scholarships provided by the
Australian Government that support
citizens around the world to undertake
study, research and professional
development in Australia.
www.internationaleducation.gov.au/
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HOW TO APPLY
Visiting research students
STEP 1
STEP 5
STEP 7
APPROVAL FROM HOME INSTITUTION
FIND A POTENTIAL SUPERVISOR
Before you apply for Visiting Research
Student (VRS) program you must have
approval from your home institution.
Use the Find a Supervisor database on the
UTS website or contact the relevant faculty
or institute.
COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR
APPLICATION AND ATTACH NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION
STEP 2
CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY
Check that you meet the international
eligibility criteria for admission to the
research degree that interests you at UTS:
www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/
admissionspolicy.html and
www.handbook.uts.edu.au/
STEP 3
FIND A RESEARCH AREA
You should investigate the broad range of
research activities and projects that our
researchers are currently engaged in at UTS.
For more information about UTS Research
Strengths, visit:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
our-research
STEP 4
PRE-ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Some faculties have a pre-assessment
stage to the application process. If your
proposed area of research falls into one of
the following faculties, you are required to
complete the pre-assessment form. If you
are applying to any of the other faculties,
please progress to step 5.
UTS Business School: www.uts.edu.au/
future-students/business/essentialinformation/application-info-and-costs#a-name-preassessment-a-postgraduateresearch
Faculty of Law: www.uts.edu.au/futurestudents/law/essential-information/
application-information#higher-degreeresearch-students
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Find a supervisor:
http://cfsites1.uts.edu.au/find/utsresearch/find-a-supervisor/index.cfm
Or
Contact the relevant faculty or institute:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/contacts/faculty-research-contacts
***Faculty of Health applicants MUST
submit the supplementary form to their
potential supervisor for approval:
www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/
health-hrd-supplementary.pdf
You need to provide the following
information when you contact the faculty
or your potential supervisor:
>> a brief research proposal which includes
your research topic and background of
the project. This must reflect your ability
to do research
>> a current CV /resume
>> academic transcripts
Some faculties require additional
documentation at this stage. It is best to
consult with your faculty directly.
STEP 6
DEVELOP YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Once you find a potential supervisor you
may need to further develop a plan for your
proposed research. For details on how to
develop your proposal:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/develop-your-research-proposal
Complete the application form:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/applying-research-degree-and-0
(section 7)
Please attach the following documents
to your application form and email
to the Graduate Research School at
international.research@uts.edu.au:
>> CV / resume
>> certified copy of enrolment letter for your
current PhD
>> certified copy of your academic
transcripts and statement of statement
of completion for all prior studies
>> certified copies of English Language
Proficiency documents if available
>> copies of communication with potential
supervisor if available
>> certified enrolment evidence of your
current research degree
Information on certifying your documents:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/applying-research-degree-and-0
(section 7)
STEP 8
WHERE TO SEND CERTIFIED
DOCUMENTATION
You must send your certified documents to
The Graduate Research School:
The Graduate Research School
University of Technology Sydney
PO BOX 123
ULTIMO NSW 2007
STEP 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
You will receive an email acknowledging
receipt of your application approximately
one week after your application is received
by UTS. The Graduate Research School
will advise you the outcome of your
application in writing in approximately 4–6
weeks.
STEP 10
ACCEPTING AN OFFER
If you meet all the UTS requirements, you
will receive a letter of offer to study at UTS.
You will need to accept the offer:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/accepting-and-deferring-domestic-1
FIND OUT MORE
Find out more about the Visiting
Research Student application process:
Go to: www.uts.edu.au/researchand-teaching/future-researchers/
research-degrees-uts/applyingresearch-degree-and-0
or contact:
international.research@uts.edu.au
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HOW TO APPLY
Full degree for domestic and international students
STEP 1
STEP 4
STEP 6
FIND A RESEARCH AREA
FIND A POTENTIAL SUPERVISOR
Before you apply, you should investigate
the broad range of research activities and
projects that our researchers are currently
engaged in at UTS.
Begin your search by using the Find a
Supervisor tool on the UTS website or
contact the relevant faculty or institute.
COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM AND
ATTACH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
For more information about UTS Research
Strengths, visit:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
our-research
STEP 2
PRE-ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Some faculties have a pre-assessment
stage to the application process. If your
proposed area of research falls into one of
the following faculties, you are required to
complete the pre-assessment form. If you
are applying to any of the other faculties,
please progress to step 3.
UTS Business School:
www.uts.edu.au/future-students/
business/essential-information/
application-info-and-costs#-a-namepreassessment-a-postgraduateresearch
Faculty of Law:
www.uts.edu.au/future-students/law/
essential-information/applicationinformation#higher-degree-researchstudents
STEP 3
CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY
Find a supervisor:
http://cfsites1.uts.edu.au/find/utsresearch/find-a-supervisor/index.cfm
Or
Contact the relevant faculty or institute:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/contacts/faculty-research-contacts
***Faculty of Health applicants MUST
submit the supplementary form to their
potential supervisor for approval:
www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/
health-hrd-supplementary.pdf
You will need to provide the following
information when you contact the faculty
or your potential supervisor:
>> a brief research proposal which includes
your research topic and background of
the project. This must reflect your ability
to do research
>> a current CV/resume
>> academic transcripts
Some faculties require additional
documentation at this stage. It is best to
consult with your faculty directly.
STEP 5
DEVELOP YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Check that you meet the eligibility criteria
for admission to the research degree that
interests you at UTS.
Once you find a potential supervisor you
may need to further develop a plan for your
proposed research. For details on how to
develop your proposal:
www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/
admissionspolicy.html and
www.handbook.uts.edu.au/
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/develop-your-research-proposal
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Once your potential supervisor has agreed
to supervise you, you must complete the
application form and attach the following
documents:
>> research proposal
>> CV /resume
>> certified copies of all your academic
transcripts
>> certified copies of English Language
Proficiency documents if available
>> copies of communication with potential
supervisor if available
Information on certifying documents
Domestic students:
www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/
article/downloads/grs-hdr-applicationguidelines.pdf
International students:
www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/
future-researchers/research-degreesuts/applying-research-degree-and#five
STEP 7
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Once you have completed the application
and attached all certified supporting
documentation, submit your application
form to UTS before the closing dates.
Domestic applicants:
Closing dates:
End of October 2016 (Autumn Semester
commencement: January – March
enrolment)
End of May 2016 (Spring Semester
commencement: July – August enrolment)
Domestic applicants must refer to the
website for up to date application closing
dates: www.uts.edu.au/research-andteaching/future-researchers/researchdegrees-uts/applying-research-degreeand-scholarship
To submit your application: www.uts.
edu.au/research-and-teaching/futureresearchers/research-degrees-uts/
applying-research-degree-andscholarship
International applicants:
Closing dates:
30 September (Autumn Semester
commencement: January – March
enrolment)
HOW TO LIST PUBLICATIONS
If you are providing details of scholarly peer-reviewed publications which you have
authored, list them using a standard system such as the Harvard Referencing System
and ensure you include the information listed below:
www.lib.uts.edu.au/help/referencing/harvard-uts-referencing-guide
1. Author/s – list all authors in the order that appears on the publication with your
own name in bold
2. Year of publication
3. Title of article or book chapter
31 March (Spring Semester
commencement: July – August enrolment)
4. Journal/book name or conference proceedings
To submit your application: www.uts.
edu.au/research-and-teaching/futureresearchers/research-degrees-uts/
applying-research-degree-and
6. Page number/s
Or you can post your application and
documents to:
The Graduate Research School
University of Technology Sydney
PO BOX 123
ULTIMO NSW 2007
Or you can deliver it in person to:
Graduate Research School
Level 7
Building 1
15 Broadway
BROADWAY NSW 2007
5. Volume/issue of journal article or volume and edition of book
7. Publisher and place of publication
8. Publication proof – a URL of the online version of the article OR a copy of the
front page of the publication OR proof that the publication has been accepted for
publication by providing acceptance letter from editor. For conference papers, a
copy of the conference program which shows your name as presenter must be
provided.
If your publications are not in English, please provide a certified English translation of
the title block using the Harvard Referencing System.
HOW TO LIST PRIZES/AWARDS
If you are providing details of prizes/awards which you have been awarded, include:
>> name of prize/award
>> issuing body – who issued the prize or award
>> purpose/description – the reason for the prize or award
>> selection criteria used to judge the prize or award
If your prize is not in English please provide a certified English translation of the award.
STEP 8
APPLICATION OUTCOME
You will receive an email
acknowledgement from the Graduate
Research School that your application has
been received approximately two weeks
after it arrives at UTS.
The application process will take 4-6
weeks. You will then receive notification
from UTS of your application outcome.
STEP 9
ENROL AT UTS
Following your acceptance of your offer
letter you will receive notification on
enrolment procedure at UTS.
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MINIMUM ACADEMIC
REQUIREMENTS
For admission to most higher degree by
research programs you are required to
submit a research proposal and hold a
relevant Australian equivalent master’s or
bachelor’s degree (first or second class
honours with division 1).
Current academic requirements for HDR
students
www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/
admissionspolicy.html and
www.handbook.uts.edu.au
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
HEALTH COVER
In order to meet the UTS English language
requirements for entry into a UTS higher
degree by research you must provide
evidence of one of the following (this also
applies to students who were born outside
Australia and have recently acquired
Australian Citizenship or Australian
Permanent Residency):
If you are an international student, you are
required to have Overseas Student Health
Cover (OSHC) before a student visa will
be granted by the Australian Government.
It is a visa condition for international
students to have OSHC cover for the entire
duration of your stay in Australia. OSHC
covers students for emergency medical
attention through the public health system.
It does not include physiotherapy, optical
or dental care, pregnancy, a pre-existing
condition or the cost of admission to
a private hospital or non-emergency
ambulance transport. Extra insurance
is available to cover these additional
expenses. You can apply for OSHC yourself
and provide your membership number at
the time of accepting your offer. Or you can
request UTS to organise OSHC for you:
>> If you have successfully completed
a UTS-recognised public or private
postsecondary course that was taught
in English and is equivalent to at least
one year of full-time study. You must
provide official documentation from your
institution certifying that the medium of
instruction was English.
>> If your previous education was not in
English, you must show evidence of
successful completion of one of the
English language programs or tests
listed in the table below.
www.uts.edu.au/future-students/
international/essential-information/
being-international-student-australia/
overseas
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Postgraduate Research
IELTS
(Academic Strand)
TOEFL
(internet-based)
PTE
(Academic)
CAE
Insearch
7.0 overall and 7.0
writing
94-101 overall and
23 writing
65-72
67-73
AE6
6.5 overall and
6.0 writing
79-93 overall and
21 writing
58-64
58-66
AE5
6.0 overall and
6.0 writing
60-78 overall and
21 writing
50-57
52-57
AE5
All Communication courses
All Education courses
All International Studies courses
All Business courses
All Health courses
All Law courses
All Graduate School of Health courses
All Sustainable Futures courses
All Science courses
All Design, Architecture and Building
courses
All Engineering and IT courses
UTS International accepts other methods of English language proficiency:
www.uts.edu.au/future-students/international/essential-information/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements
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INSEARCH ENGLISH PRE SERVICE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR RESEARCH
STUDENTS
Insearch offers a ten week English
language program for students entering
into a PhD or Masters by Research. This
program is designed explicitly for future
UTS research students. The course has
been developed around the theme of
academic research. Students will be
provided with the language knowledge
and skills to be able to communicate
their proposed research accurately and
professionally. Students who successfully
complete this course will meet the English
language requirements for a UTS research
degree which requires an IELTS of overall
7.0 and writing 7.0.
www.insearch.edu.au/courses/english/
academic-english-for-research
TUITION FEES
Domestic (Australian and New Zealand
citizens and Australian permanent
residents) students are eligible for the
Research Training Scheme (RTS). RTS will
pay your tuition fees for the duration of the
research degree (PhD 4 years and Master
by Research 2 years). More information
about the Research Training Scheme is
available from the Department of Industry
website:
http://education.gov.au/researchtraining-scheme
International students must pay tuition
fees prior to the commencement of each
semester. The fees may vary between
courses. For detailed information about
tuition fees for UTS courses and the
UTS Protocol on Fees and Refunds
for International Students studying in
Australia go to:
www.uts.edu.au/future-students/
international/essential-information/feesinformation/postgraduate-research-fees
STUDENT SERVICES AND
AMENITIES FEES
The Australian Universities charge a
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)
to support the maintenance of a range of
student services at universities. At UTS, the
SSAF funds provide support to Students’
Association sponsored activities such as
the second-hand bookstore, the UTS Union
food, beverage and retail outlets and student
clubs, and UTS services supporting skills
and language development and the UTS
Student Legal Centre.
The SSAF is applicable to domestic and
international students. You are required
to pay the SSAF after the census date
each semester in which you enrol. The
SSAF is non-refundable. To give you an
estimation of the cost, in 2015 the SSAF is
$143.00 for full time students. The SSAF
will be subject to an annual government
set indexation increase. For further
information go to:
www.sau.uts.edu.au/fees
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CONTACT UTS
DOMESTIC APPLICATION ENQUIRIES
grs@uts.edu.au
Tel: (02) 9514 1336
Fax: (02) 9514 1588
The Graduate Research School
Level 7, Building 1
15 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION
ENQUIRIES
international.research@uts.edu.au
Tel: +61 2 9514 1336
Fax: +61 2 9514 1588
The Graduate Research School
Level 7, Building 1
15 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007
ALL SCHOLARSHIP ENQUIRIES
research.scholarships@uts.edu.au
Tel: +61 2 9514 1336
Fax: +61 2 9514 1588
The Graduate Research School
Level 7, Building 1
15 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007
POSTAL ADDRESS
The Graduate Research School
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS ) has used its
best efforts to ensure that the information contained
in this guide was correct and current at the time of
publication (September 2015). The information is provided
in good faith as a guide and resource for new students.
UTS accepts no responsibility for any error or omission.
Information contained in this guide is subject to change
from time to time. You are advised to check the accuracy
and currency of the information with the relevant faculty or
unit within UTS, or with the relevant external organisation,
before acting upon the information.
UTS:MCU / JOB 19401 / AUGUST 2015
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS BENNETT, ANNA ZHU, FJ GAYLOR,
TOBY BURROWS, JOANNE SAAD, CLAIRE SARGENT,
ALEX BERRIMAN, SHARON CHOW, MASON-LOVERING
AND BELINDA LEE
UTS CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00099F
INSEARCH CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00859D