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UTS is a world-class research intensiveuniversity with a rapidly growingreputation for its research quality andimpact across a wide range ofdisciplines. We are committed topractical innovation and to thedevelopment of impact-driven researchthat benefits industry and the broadercommunity, helping shape the world we

live in.UTS is ranked in the top 400 researchuniversities in the Academic Ranking ofWorld Universities. We are also rankedin the top 250 universities by the TimesHigher Education World UniversityRankings, which judges world classuniversities across all of their coremissions - teaching, research,knowledge transfer and internationaloutlook. And in the Times HigherEducation top 100 universities under 50,

we are ranked 1st in Australia and 21stglobally.

We are dedicated to building the scaleand capacity of our research activitiesand global performance, and haveinvested heavily in our students,academics and facilities. For instance,the university’s A$1 billion campusredevelopment plan has alreadydelivered a world-class campus thatincludes a new library and learning

commons, dedicated study spaces forresearch students, new studentaccommodation as well as newEngineering, Business and Sciencebuildings containing state-of-the-artequipment and facilities.

WHY CHOOSE UTS?

Research students choose UTS becauseof the endless opportunities to engagewith world-class research teams andfacilities, combined with our uniqueapproach to researcher skills anddevelopment.

Our staff comprise both thought leadersand practical innovators with wide-ranging experience in academia andindustry to nurture the next generationof research and industry leaders. UTSoffer a large program of scholarships tosupport research students with theireducation and living costs. Our range ofsupport services and activities ensureresearch students remain connectedand engaged within the UTS community.These include student events,workshops and presentations offeredthrough the University GraduateResearch School and the UTS Library.The UTS Framework for DoctoralEducation represents an innovative newapproach to doctoral education and isdesigned to meet our students’professional and research developmentneeds by combining an integrated,whole-of-university approach. Throughinitiatives such as the Industry DoctoralTraining Centre and our partnershipwith the Australian MathematicalSciences Institute, we are ensuring thatour students are industry and academiaready, even before the end of theirstudies.

There are many reasons to consider aresearch degree at UTS, and we lookforward to welcoming you into the UTSresearch community.

MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY VICECHANCELLORS

INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH

Professor Bill PurcellDeputy Vice-Chancellor(International & Advancement)

Professor Glenn WightwickDeputy Vice-Chancellor(Research)

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04 Research at UTS06 Getting Started07 Living in Sydney08 Scholarships for Domestic Students10 Scholarships for International Students13 Feel at Home14 Graduate Research School

Support Services17 UTS Support Services

Study areas18 Arts and Social Sciences20 Business School22 Design, Architecture and Building24 Engineering and Information Technology26 Health28 Graduate School of Health30 Law32 Science34 Sustainable Futures

Further information36 International Collaborative PhD Degrees37 Visiting Research Students Program38 How to Apply – Visiting Research

Students40 How to Apply – Domestic and

International Students42 Minimum Academic Requirements

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RESEARCH AT UTS

Research at UTS is divided into six mainthemes, underpinned by major researchcentres we call Research Strengths*.They are:

FUTURE SERVICES, INDUSTRIES ANDPRODUCTIVITY

UTS researchers in areas such as robotics,IT and nano-materials are defining andsupporting the next generation of industryand services.

> Centre for Autonomous Systems

> Centre for Materials and Technology forEnergy Efficiency

COMMUNICATION AND INTELLIGENTSYSTEMS

This theme addresses issues that arefundamental to society, namely how wecommunicate and share information.

Researchers examine new ways to drawinsight from oceans of data, understandingand leveraging the communicationpotential of new media and technologies,design real-time intelligent systems andinvestigate how regulation can promotethe free and ethical flow of information.

> Advanced Analytics Institute

> Quantum Computation and IntelligentSystems

> Centre for Real-time InformationNetworks

HEALTH FUTURES

UTS experts are providing insight intothe diagnosis, treatment and preventionof infectious and other diseases. We’reimproving the quality and safety ofhealth care by developing cutting-edgebiotechnology and medical devices. Byevaluating health systems and servicesand conducting economic analyses, we’realso improving practices to take health intothe future.

> ithree institute

> Centre for Health Economics Researchand Evaluation

> Health Services and Practice

> Centre for Health Technologies

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT

Across areas from climate, water, energy,health to the built environment UTSresearchers are working to provide holisticresearch approaches to environmentalissues and policies.

> Centre for Built Infrastructure Research

> Centre for Green Energy and VehicleInnovations

> Plant Functional Biology and ClimateChange Cluster

> Institute for Sustainable Futures

> Centre for Technology in Water andWastewater

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND CIVILSOCIETIES

This theme draws together researchersfrom the arts and social sciences,design and the sciences to give aunique perspective on cultures, creativepractice, knowledge and learning andcultural change, in particular the impactof technology upon society and thecharacteristics that effect social cohesionand cultural change and the opportunitiesfor creativity and creative industries.

> Centre for Contemporary DesignPractices

> Centre for Forensic Science

> Centre for Research in Learning andChange

> Strengthening Indigenous Communities

> Cosmopolitan Civil Societies

> Design Innovation Research Centre

> Law Research Centre> Transforming Cultures Research Centre

BUSINESS INNOVATION

This theme draws together world-leadingresearch in fundamental discipline areassuch as finance, economics, accounting,marketing and management withinnovative cross-disciplinary approachesto the role of business and public policyin addressing key economic, social andenvironmental problems.

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Centre for Corporate Governance > Centre for Management andOrganisation Studies

> Quantitative Finance Research Centre

> Centre for the Study of Choice

*current as of May 2015

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 thisapproach to research ‘practical innovation’.

UTS RANKINGS AND MEMBERSHIPSShanghai 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 Universities 1 (Australia)21 (globally)

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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

*current as of September 2014

UTS STUDENT DIVERSITY* > 46 per cent of students are from non-English speaking backgrounds

> 48 per cent of students were born overseas

> 145 languages other than English arespoken by the student body

> Largest language groups: English,Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin

UTS CITY CAMPUS > 10 minutes’ walk to Central Station,Sydney’s major transport hub

> 10 minutes by train to the Sydney OperaHouse 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

FUTURE

SERVICES,

INDUSTRIES &

PRODUCTIVITY

COMMUNICATION

& INTELLIGENT

SYSTEMS

BUSINESS

INNOVATION

SUSTAINABILITY

& BUILTENVIRONMENT

HEALTH

FUTURES

CREATIVE

INDUSTRIES &

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GETTING STARTEDWHICH DEGREE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Course duration: 4 years

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at UTS offersyou advanced research training aimedspecifically at a career in research. PhDprograms can be undertaken throughany UTS faculty and the Institute forSustainable Futures.

UTS INDUSTRY DOCTORATECourse duration: 4 years

The UTS industry doctorate programis for students who wish to undertakea research project with an industrypartner. Students in this program willgain experience working with industryand develop their knowledge and skillsin communication, innovation andcommercialization. This experienceprovides students a valuable base for afuture career in industry.

PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE


Professional doctorate programs aredesigned for professionals who wish toundertake a research project related totheir professional practice. These degreescomprise of independent researchcombined with a structured program ofcoursework.

UTS currently offers professionaldoctorates in the following areas of study:

> Communication > Education

ATN INDUSTRY DOCTORALTRAINING CENTRE


Students in the field of mathematics andstatistics who have an interest in having orcontinuing a career in industry can applyto undertake a doctoral training programthrough the Australian TechnologyNetwork’s Industry Doctoral Training

Centre (ATN IDTC) in Mathematics andStatistics. The ATN IDTC connects PhDstudents with industry in order to addressthe current critical shortage of industry-focused and highly trained researchersin mathematical sciences and relateddisciplines. Each of the student’s researchstudy focuses on ‘real life’ industryproblems. It also provides industryemployees the chance to update theirqualifications and experience with a PhD.It is the first such doctoral training centrein Australia.

For more information: www.atn.edu.au/Partners/idtc/Prospective-Students

MASTERS BY RESEARCH


A UTS Masters by Research offersresearch training for those who toundertake research that applies advancedknowledge in a particular context. Thisdegree is also a pathway for furtherresearch study. Our online Find aSupervisor tool can help by matching your

research interests to those of our leadingacademics who are also experiencedsupervisors.

Once you have chosen your degree,you will need to find a supervisor anddeveloping your research proposal. Formore information please see page 40 ofthis guide

VISITING RESEARCH STUDENTSPROGRAM

Course duration:1-4 semesters

The Visiting Research Students programis designed for students enrolled in aPhD or Master by Research at their homeinstitution who wish to undertake researchstudies under supervision at UTS forone to four semesters. The semesterscompleted at UTS will contribute to theirhome degree.

For more information please see page 37of this guide.

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LIVING IN SYDNEYCAMPUS

UTS now has one of the most innovativecampus in Australia, with a series of newbuildings and major upgrades alreadycompleted as part of our $1 billion CityCampus Master Plan. UTS is located in theheart of Sydney, one of the world’s greatcities. The university’s city campus sits at thesouthern end of Sydney’s central businessdistrict (CBD), only five minutes’ walk fromCentral Station and short train or bus rideto iconic locations like Circular Quay, TheRocks and the Sydney Opera House.

Students come to UTS both for its reputationas an applied research university, and forits stunning location. Known as the City ofVillages, Sydney brings together nearly 5million people in an eclectic mix of cultures,races, religions and professions. It is knownfor being a friendly city, welcoming peoplefrom all walks of life.

Sydney combines the downtown feel ofa busy metropolis with the beautiful,laidback lifestyle of the stunning suburbshuddled around its harbour and beaches.You can enjoy an exceptional standard ofliving here, mixing a range of interestsand pleasures as the backdrop to youracademic career.

To find out about the cost of living inSydney, and affordable housing options,go to page 12 of this guide.

INDUSTRYCONNECTED RESEARCH

The location of the university’s maincampus in the CBD is integral to thedevelopment of strong relationshipswith industry. We are recognised as auniversity that’s good to do businesswith and support our academics andresearch students to conduct a range ofcollaborative industry research projectsand partnerships.

From enrolment in an industry PhD to

participation in a short term internship,UTS has a broad range of options availableto students to maximise our industry-university linkages. As a UTS researchstudent, you can see your researchtransformed by the development of newindustry links. UTS’s focus on researchwith impact means that the value of yourwork lies in how it can make a differenceto government, business, the environmentand the community. Real research is aboutchanging lives and leaving a mark on theworld. At UTS, we can give you the tools

and help you build the relationships todo it.

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CHANCELLOR’S RESEARCHSCHOLARSHIPS

The Chancellor’s Research Scholarshipsare offered every year to highly ranked,newly-commencing doctoral students

who demonstrate outstanding academicachievement and the potential to succeedin a research career. These prestigiousscholarships are valued at up to A$35,000per annum for a period of three years.Recipients of an Australian PostgraduateAward (detailed below) will beconsidered for the Chancellor’s ResearchScholarships.

UTS RESEARCH EXCELLENCESCHOLARSHIPS

These scholarships are offered each year

to highly-ranked, newly commencingdoctoral students. The scholarships arevalued at up to A$30,000 per annum fora period of three years. Recipients of anAustralian Postgraduate Award (detailedbelow) will be considered for the ResearchExcellence Scholarships.

AUSTRALIAN POSTGRADUATEAWARDS (APA)

Funded by the CommonwealthGovernment Department of Education,Australian Postgraduate Awards are

open to highly ranked research studentswho demonstrate outstanding academicachievement and research potential. Thisscholarship is valued at approximatelyA$26,000 per annum and is provided toassist with general living costs.

UTS DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS (UTSD)

UTS Doctoral Scholarships are open tohighly ranked research students whodemonstrate outstanding academicachievement and research potential. This

scholarship is valued at approximatelyA$26,000 per annum and is provided toassist with general living costs.

RL WERNER SCHOLARSHIP

Named after the first president of theNSW Institute of Technology, now UTS,this scholarship is valued at approximatelyA$26,000 per annum for three years forstudents undertaking doctoral studies.

QUENTIN BRYCE LAW DOCTORALSCHOLARSHIPS

The Faculty of Law offers the QuentinBryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarshipsfor commencing doctoral students topromote and reward quality researchwithin the faculty. This scholarship isvalued at A$30,000 per annum, with aresearch support fund of A$1,500 perannum. Applications for the QBLD requirea separate application to the Faculty ofLaw before the advertised deadline.

SIR GERARD BRENNAN SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship was established to

honour the work of former Chancellor SirGerard Brennan, AC KBE, who was alsoa former Chief Justice of the High Courtof Australia. Throughout his career, SirGerard demonstrated his commitmentto people of Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander descent. This scholarshipprovides newly commencing IndigenousAustralian students with a stipendof A$26,000 and research support toundertake a higher degree by research inthe field of Law at UTS.

JUMBUNNA POSTGRADUATERESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

The Jumbunna Postgraduate ResearchScholarship is offered to commencingIndigenous Australian students of

exceptional research potential toundertake a higher degree by researchat UTS. Preference is given to studentswho are completing a research projectthat has the potential to benefit Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander people. Thescholarship comprises a UTS DoctoralScholarship and a University Top Up toA$50,000 per annum, and is provided toassist with general living costs.

RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC & NHMRC)SCHOLARSHIPS

The ARC and NHMRC Scholarshipsare funded by the Research Councilsin Australia. These Councils awardgrants through University academics andprovide an opportunity for outstandingpostgraduate research students toundertake industry based research.

INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS

Some industries, in partnership with UTS,will provide PhD scholarships throughlarger grants awarded to UTS academics,or individually to students through

the Industry PhD program. For moreinformation about industry scholarships,contact your potential supervisor directly.

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS

Some faculties may have specificscholarships available for researchstudents. For more information, contactyour faculty directly.

www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/contacts/faculty-research-contacts

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR

DOMESTIC STUDENTSUTS offers a variety of scholarships to support you in your research studies

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FIND OUT MOREUTS is continuously making newscholarships available to research students.

All scholarship applications are competitive.

They are open to students who meet thespecific scholarship selection criteria andwho have received or are eligible to receiveadmission to a course at UTS.

Some faculties may have specificscholarships available for research students.

For more information contact your potentialsupervisor 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 criteriaand scholarship conditions, please visit ourscholarships web page:www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/research-scholarships/domestic or contactthe Research Scholarships Team at theGraduate Research School:[email protected]

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FIND OUT MOREUTS is continuously supporting governmentscholarship schemes and making newscholarships available to research students.

All scholarship applications are competitive.They are open to international studentswho meet the specific scholarship selectioncriteria and who have received or are eligibleto receive admission to a course at UTS.

Some faculties may also have specificscholarships available for research students.

For more information contact your potentialsupervisor 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 criteriaand scholarship conditions, please visit ourscholarships web page:www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/future-researchers/research-degrees-uts/research-scholarships/international

or contact the Research Scholarships Teamat the Graduate Research School:[email protected]

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SYDNEY LIVING COSTS APPROXIMATE GUIDE ONLY

Independent Accommodation UTS Accommodation

Weekly Annual Weekly Annual

Rent per person in shared accommodationwithin a short commute to UTS

A$200* – A$330 A$10,400 – A$17,160 A$220-A$372 A$11,400 – A$19,344

Groceries (eg. food, drinks, toiletries) A$100 A$5200 A$100 A$5200

Internet/phone (mobile) A$14 A$728Free cabled internetin room and limitedfree internet access

Free cabled internetin room and limitedfree internet access

Gas/electricity A$20 A$1040 Inclusive Inclusive

Books/supplies A$16 A$832 A$16 A$832

Transport costs A$30 A$1560 A$10 A$520

Total estimated ongoing costs A$380 – A$510 A$19,760 –

A$26,520 A$336 – A$498

A$17,472 –A$25,896

Note: Prices vary depending on the condition of the property, the number of people you share with and theproximity of the accommodation to the centre of Sydney and other amenities.

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The UTS Housing Service provides supportfor UTS students, including informationand assistance on UTS residences and arange of private accommodation options.

UTSOWNED ACCOMMODATION

UTS has five residences available to UTSstudents, all close to the City campus.

> Yura Mudang has space for 720beds comprising studio andshared apartments with allocatedaccommodating postgraduate researchstudents

> Geegal is a purpose-built group oftownhouses accommodating 57students

> Gumal Ngurang is a modern apartmentbuilding accommodating 252 studentsin studio, one bedroom or sharedapartments

> Bulga Ngurra is a modern apartmentbuilding accommodating for 111

students > Blackfriars offers limited self-containedrooms exclusively for postgraduateresearch students, in a small heritagehouse

All UTS residences are self-catered,secure and competitively priced. Allbedrooms are for one person (except twinshare), with shared kitchens, bathroomsand living areas. Apartments are fully-furnished and rent includes gas, electricity,water bills and cabled internet inbedrooms and living areas. You will need

to provide your own bed linen and cookingequipment. Rent fees are different for eachresidence, and there is a non-refundableapplication fee of A$40 (subject to change).

For more information, please visit theUTS Housing website:www.housing.uts.edu.au

RENTING PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION

Some students plan to stay with relativesor friends in Sydney, while others chooseto rent private accommodation. If you areorganising private accommodation, suchas your own apartment or shared living,we recommend you arrange short-termaccommodation in Sydney so you can viewproperties on your arrival and choose aplace that really suits your needs long-

term.

Visit UTS Housing’s off-campusaccommodation website, to find outabout share rooms in private houses andapartments close to UTS campuses:www.uts.studystays.com.au

Share accommodation means you haveyour own room and share a kitchen, livingarea and bathroom with other studentsor people who work. Alternatively, youmay choose a studio or one-bedroomapartment to live on your own, but this is

more expensive.

All accommodation rentals come witha residential or tenancy agreement. Ifthere are points you are unsure of, pleasecontact the UTS Housing Off-CampusOfficer ([email protected]) or the UTS Student Legal Service([email protected]) forassistance.

OFFCAMPUS RESERVED BEDS FORUTS STUDENTS

UTS has reserved a limited number ofbeds with the following off-campus privateproviders: Urbanest, Unilodge and Iglu,some of which are at a preferred rate forUTS students.

For more information, visit the UTSHousing website or contact the office at

[email protected]

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAREQUIREMENTS

It is a requirement of the AustralianDepartment of Immigration and BorderProtection (DIBP) that prospectiveinternational students need todemonstrate that they have access to atleast A$18,610 a year to fund their livingcosts in Australia. On page 12 are someapproximate figures for on- and off-campus housing costs. Please note that

these are an estimate only.

FEEL AT HOMELiving in Sydney

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UTS GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOL

The UTS Graduate Research School(UTS GRS) is the central support unitfor research students at UTS. From theinitial application and admission stageto development of your early researchcareer skills, the GRS team can assistyou with changes to your candidature,scholarships and study queries as wellas provide you with access to a range ofworkshops and resources to help developyour skills and knowledge as a researcherthroughout your candidature. The Schoolalso manages social events for researchstudents to help you settle effectively intothe UTS research community.

The Graduate Research School, togetherwith staff in faculties and research centreswork together to provide educationand support for research students. Theoverall approach is supported through theUTS framework for doctoral education.This framework provides guidelines tosupport research students to advancetheir knowledge and their developmentas a researcher in their field of study.The framework also provides a doctoralstudy plan that is a useful planning and

discussion tool for research students andtheir supervisors.

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GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOLSUPPORT SERVICES

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Daniele Hromek, UTS: Design, Architectureand Building, MA Research candidate

“I am incredibly grateful to my mentor’sthoughtful suggestions, recommendationsand listening ear – at times I found myselfoverwhelmed and my mentor redirected meand gave me guidance on where to go next.My mentor gave me practical ways to makelife as a new researcher easier and feel lesslike an alien to the huge foreign world ofacademia.”

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Nvivo and Statistics TrainingThe Nvivo and Statistics Trainingworkshops are offered various timesduring the year to research students.Nvivo is a software tool that assists in themanagement and analysis of qualitativedata. The workshops include projectdevelopment and analysis. Statisticsworkshops include the design andanalysis of questionnaires: an introductionto the design of experiments; regressionand analysis of qualitative data.

Researcher Support ProgramsWe also offer support programs.Mentors@UTS is designed to supportyou during your first semester of study.Support is provided through small groupmeetings with a PhD graduate that isheld for one hour, once a month. Women Researchers@UTS program is intended toprovide opportunities for female researchstudents to interact and share ideasregarding their research study.

Online Resources

The School offers online resources. Thee-Grad School is a joint initiative providedby the Australian Technology Network(ATN) of Universities. This virtual graduateschool offers a range of flexible onlinecourses and resources for researchstudents. The courses complementthe existing researcher developmentactivities of research students.Lynda.com is a vast online library ofinstructional videos covering the latest intechnology, creative, and business skillstaught by accomplished teachers and

recognised industry experts. Playlists ofvideos and tutorials can be created andlinked in UTS Online.

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RESEARCH STUDENT DEVELOPMENTWORKSHOPS

The Graduate Research School runs aseries of research student workshopprograms throughout the year. Theprograms are situated within the UTSFramework for Doctoral Education andaim to support and develop the skillsneeded for you as a researcher, and buildyour knowledge and skill in researchpractice.

General Research Development ProgramThis program is designed to support youthrough each stage of your candidatureas part of the UTS Doctoral Study Plan.Workshop content involves informationdissemination, interactive discussion andhands-on activities.

KickStart@UTSA research and social orientation programfor international research students. Thisprogram focuses on the language andcultural aspects of research study at UTS.Through KickStart@UTS participation, you

will develop social and academic supportnetworks at UTS that will assist you inpreparing for your research study.

Research Literacies ProgramThe program provides you with thecomplementary skills and knowledgerequired to successfully progress throughthe research candidature. Workshopsinclude Thesis Boot Camp, readingand writing for your research, spokenpresentations and more.

STUDENT PROFILE:

Angelo Garruzzo, UTS: Science MAResearch candidate

“Kickstart@UTS program is very useful forHDR students. It helps students understandwhat to expect from the beginning, how to besuccessful and how to feel connected withtheir thesis. Personally I would have beenlost without KickStart@UTS.”

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Pauline Murray-Parahi, UTS: Health

PhD candidate

“I’ve attended several of the same ResearchLiteracies workshops organised by GRSbut each time I have learned somethingnew. The courses have improved my criticalreading and writing skills.”

FIND OUT MOREFor more information about theworkshops, please visit our ResearchStudent Development program webpage:

www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/future-researchers/

research-degrees-uts/research-student-development

or contact the Graduate ResearchSchool: [email protected]

GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOLSUPPORT SERVICES CONTINUED

RESEARCH NETWORKING PROGRAMUTS GRS is home to a vibrant social

community both on and offline. You canengage with GRS via social media; closedFacebook group and Twitter and attenda series of social events throughout theyear. Events organised by GRS includea monthly free coffee catch-up, dinnersand annual parties. You can also join instudent-run weekly sporting activities atthe UTS Multi-Purpose Sports Hall.

UTS AMSI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

UTS is partnering with the AMSIInternship Program. The AMSI programis designed to build links between UTSand those in industry, business andgovernment seeking superior analyticalexpertise from high-level postgraduatestudents. Research students will be ableto apply for a paid 3-4 month internshipat leading industry organisations workingon the project with their supervisor bothonsite with the industry partner and atUTS. Students appointed in the internshipprogram with the industry will have theopportunity to transfer their theoretical

knowledge to real-life applications.

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UTS STUDENT SERVICES

UTS has medical doctors who can helpyou if you are sick. At any time during yourstudies, if you are stressed or homesickyou can speak to one of our counsellors.The Health Service provides friendly andconfidential medical and counsellingservices.

www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support

SPECIAL NEEDS

Students with disabilities or ongoingmedical conditions which may affect theirstudy are supported by the UTS SpecialNeeds Service. You can discuss yourindividual needs with the Special Needsteam upon arriving at UTS.

www.ssu.uts.edu.au/sneeds

SAFETY AND SECURITY

UTS fosters a safe and secure

environment for students, staff andvisitors, with 24-hour security assistanceon and around the city and Kuring-Gaicampuses. This includes an accessiblesecurity office, regular patrols, anemergency telephone network andsecurity cameras. Many research studentswork late at night or on weekends, andcan feel confident that their safety isbeing looked after. You can access theUTS security escort service, if you wouldlike additional security when leaving thecampus or returning to a UTS residence.

www.fmu.uts.edu.au/security

CULTURE AND FAITH

UTS is home to a dynamic student bodyfrom a range of cultural and religiousbackgrounds, and we take great pride inproviding spaces for students to celebrateand worship their respective faiths.

The UTS Chaplaincy Service providesservices for Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian,Jewish and Muslim students. Lunchtime

meditations are held throughout thesemester and there are a number of clubsand societies that offer spiritual support.

www.ssu.uts.edu.au/chaplaincy/locate.html

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UTS LIBRARY

The UTS library offers a range of supportto meet your study and research needs.There is a dedicated centre for UTSpostgraduate research students and staff,as well as designated quiet environmentsand silent study rooms. Library staff alsorun a series of workshops throughout theyear for research students.

www.lib.uts.edu.au

www.lib.uts.edu.au/help/tours-workshops/research-skills-postgraduates-staff

UTS INTERNATIONAL

The UTS International team offers ongoingsupport for international students. Youcan drop in to see the internationalstudent advisers who can help you adjustto life in Sydney and study at UTS, assistwith visa administration queries andanswer general enquiries.

www.uts.edu.au/international

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UTS:

ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

www.fass.uts.edu.au/postgraduate/research

5 international research students

Welcome from the Director of Research

Training, Professor Sandy Schuck

Arts and social sciences play a key role inshaping the societies we live in, throughthe dissemination of creative, cultural,social and educational knowledge. Asa postgraduate research student inUTS Arts and Social Sciences, you willbe encouraged to take disciplinary andinterdisciplinary approaches to yourresearch studies and you will be giventhe opportunity to work in a range oftraditional, contemporary and emergingfields. We focus on developing researchcapabilities relevant to academic,professional and creative arts careers,and encourage students to think beyondtraditional boundaries throughout theirresearch studies.

Research in this faculty encompasses thebreadth of arts and social sciences, fromhealth communication, language studiesand media arts production, to teachingand learning at school, at work and in thecommunity. It includes creative practice,international studies and STEM education

futures.

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communication•

education•

international studies

As part of your research degree, youwill have the opportunity to engage withthe most exciting and challenging newknowledge in your field. You will producea dissertation on your research or a majorcreative work (for example, film, video,sound/audio, photography, journalismor creative writing), or a professionalportfolio. You will benefit from supportiveactivities, membership of a research

community, as well as being provided withthe opportunity to work with researcherswho are internationally recognised leadersin their fields.

RESEARCH IN FASS SCHOOLS

The School of Communication: Research in the School provides a uniqueframework for investigations into culture,society, and creative practice. Within aninterdisciplinary context, our academicsand students conduct research in bothtraditional and practice-led modes.

Our signature approach is to engagewith new media, creative and socialtransformation, and awareness of industryand technological frameworks.

The School of Education: Research in theSchool of Education focuses on practice,learning, language, literacy, changeand innovation in the context of science,mathematics and technology educationin schools, professional and workplacesettings, teacher professional learning andsecond language education.

The School of International Studies: The

new school of International Studies helpsyou to understand social, cultural andenvironmental futures emerging fromtranscultural and intercultural interactionsand encounters produced by globalchange.

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

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Sandris Zeivots, PhD candidate, supervised

by Emeritus Professor David Boud

“The experience of emotional highs is thefocus of my research”, says Sandris Zeivots,a PhD candidate in the School of Education.

“I am looking at how strong and meaningfulemotional experiences assist adult learnersin their learning process.”

Looking at the lived experience of 21 adultlearners who participated in one of fourexperiential learning courses, Zeivotshopes to transform the ways we think

about learning – through illuminating thelived accounts of adult learners and theiremotional high experiences. “Facilitators,educators, practitioners and scholars mayfind my study particularly useful for twomain reasons. Firstly, emotional highs areseen as significant learning experiences.They may not work only as avenues toengage the learner to the learning process,but also change the scope of the learning bymaking it more meaningful. Secondly, thisstudy highlights the lived experiences oflearners that at times are taken for grantedor become lost among the stakeholders

involved in experiential learning.”“UTS FASS and my supervisor DavidBoud were a perfect match to help me totransform these learning experiences intoa more sophisticated understanding for myresearch thesis.”

STAFF PROFILE:

Professor Jim Macnamara BA, GradCert in Writing, MA, PhD

Jim Macnamara’s 30-year career in professional communication practicehas spanned across journalism, public relations, advertising and mediaresearch before he joined UTS as Professor of Public Communication in2007. After starting his career as a journalist, working in leading PR firmsand running his own communication consultancy, MACRO Communicationfor 13 years, he founded the Asia Pacific franchise global media analysisfirm, CARMA International, in 1995, and was CEO until he sold the companyto Media Monitors in 2006. Following this, he became Group Research

Director of Media Monitors and helped establish offices across Asia Pacificincluding 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 21stCentury Media (R)evolution, published by Peter Lang, New York in 2010.


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UTS

BUSINESS SCHOOL

www.uts.edu.au/current-students/business/higher-degree-research

Welcome from the Associate Dean ofResearch, Professor Stephen Taylor

UTS Business School conducts innovativeresearch across all major businessdisciplines. Our aim is to produceknowledge with impact, and research isabsolutely fundamental to this objective.We place great importance on producingresearch which is not only academicallyexcellent, but which also impacts theworld in which we live.

The UTS Business School PhD program ispremised on the view that our graduatesneed to be able to identify interesting andimportant research questions and executetheir research with sufficient rigor suchthat the results are robust. It reflects ouraim to train world-class researchers, andin doing so, equip them to not only conductexcellent research now, but into the future.We achieve this by paying close attentionto the skills which each individual PhDcandidate needs in order to be equipped toconduct research within their discipline. Atthe same time, we encourage innovativeand cross-disciplinary thinking as a pre-requisite to understanding the “big” issuesfaced by business and government.

accounting• economics• finance • health economics • management • marketing

The UTS Business School PhD comprisesthree stages. Stage 1 focuses on skillsacquisition and development (includingformal coursework), and Stage 2 continuesthis process into the development of adissertation topic as well as at least oneother joint research project. Stage 3 isfocused on completion of the dissertation.All PhD candidates are supervised by acommittee of at least three academics,with one of those often being from anotherdiscipline to the one in which the candidateis based.

RESEARCH CENTRES

Centre for Corporate Governance: supports a comprehensive,interdisciplinary approach tocorporate governance.

Centre for Health Economics Researchand Evaluation: looks at the development

and application of health economics andhealth services.

Centre for Management and OrganisationStudies: develops theory and appliedknowledge concerning managementand organisations.

Cosmopolitan Civil Societies ResearchCentre: investigates the practices that arecrucial in enabling social cohesion andchange in cosmopolitan societies.

Quantitative Finance Research Centre: focuses on financial risk management andassociated quantitative methods.

Centre for Policy and Market Design: focuses on the application of economicprinciples to the design of markets andassociated institutional mechanisms.

MULTIINSTITUTION RESEARCHCOLLABORATIONS

> Capital Markets CRC

> Financial Integrity Research Network

> Centre for International Finance andRegulation

RESEARCH DEGREES


Doctor of Philosophy (Management, Accounting, Marketing,

Finance, Health Economics)

C02048 058221G

Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) C02058 085255G

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Mingming Cheng, PhD candidate and

International Postgraduate ResearchScholarship and Australian Postgraduate

Award recipient (2014) supervised by

Dr Deborah Edwards

Mingming Cheng is a PhD student in theManagement Discipline Group, and memberof the Civil Cosmopolitan Societies ResearchCentre. The aim of his PhD study is toexamine the influence of cultural change onChinese generation Y’s outbound adventuretourism experience, undertaken through thelens of social media.

“I am investigating the outbound travelexperiences of post-80 Chinese (GenerationY) tourists through their participation inadventure tourism in Australia. It will buildon the existing studies and literature onculture and cultural change, adventuretourism, distinctive features of the Chinesepost-80s generation and social media. Thesethemes will be explored with a view todeveloping new insights into the fast growingChinese post-80s tourist sector.”

Choosing to study a research degree at UTSwas an easy decision, says Cheng. “I hadread about the exciting research that wasbeing conducted in the tourism program atUTS. I was really looking forward to joiningthe tourism program at UTS and since Iarrived here, have had excellent supervisionwith three supervisors, each bringing theirown 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 healthcare; particularly about whether or not to fund new and increasingly expensivetreatments and services. Those decisions are often informed by economicevaluations using cost-utility analyses that measure value in terms of the cost perquality adjusted life year (QALYs). However, QALYs might not capture all the benefitsthat 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, arealso a source of value that potentially influence decision making.”

Richard De Abreu Lourenco is a PhD student in the Centre for Health EconomicsResearch and Evaluation (CHERE). The focus of his PhD is on how meta-healtheffects influence decision making in a health care context, and how they can beassessed for use in an economic evaluation.

De Abreu Lourenco chose UTS to undertake this research because, “the researchteam at CHERE is widely acknowledged for its contributions to research in thefield of health outcomes, making it the perfect Centre in which to undertake thisresearch.”


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UTS:

DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE

AND BUILDING

www.uts.edu.au/future-students/design-architecture-and-building/research/research-degrees

Welcome from the Associate Dean ofResearch, Professor Peter McNeil

design• architecture• built environment

A Masters by Research or PhD at theFaculty of Design, Architecture andBuilding (DAB) can be the best way todeepen your knowledge of a designor architecture research area, build acompetitive advantage in the propertyand construction industry, or pursue anacademic career.

Our research students work in design,architecture and the built environmentunder the supervision of world-leadingresearchers. Many supervisors havehad substantial posts and experienceoverseas. As a result, many of ourstudents have been able to work and studyinternationally, in structured settings.

DAB academics have a very strong basis incritical theory, history from the Renaissanceto the present day, practice-led or practice-based research, design thinking and criticalurbanism. Our research methodologyincludes a mixture of applied practice-led orpractice-based, conceptual and traditionalacademic approaches. These approachesare drawn from the humanities and socialsciences, speculative research and design-practice explorations.

Our research hubs and centres support thedynamic research culture of the faculty, andare at the forefront of its links to industry,professions and the broader community. Allof these groups offer seminars, workshops

and master-class activities.

RESEARCH STRENGTH CENTRES

Centre for Contemporary DesignPractices (CCDP): The centre orientates itsresearch around themes of transformationand change in design practices, mappingout a terrain within which the designprofessions will be reformulated. CCDP

provides an intellectual catalyst andfinancial support for the mentorship andfuture practice of early and mid-careerresearchers in the Faculty. The Centreencourages speculative approachesacross disciplines to enable innovativepractices with our industry partnerships.CCDP values the inter-relationshipbetween theory and practice, creatingdistinctive research impact and production.

OTHER FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES

> Asia Pacific Centre for Complex Real

Property Rights > Built Environment Design andManagement

> Designing Out Crime Research Centre

> Design Innovation Research Centre

RESEARCH DEGREES


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

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Ilka Staudinger, PhD candidate andUTS Chancellor’s Research Scholarship

recipient (2013) supervised by Dr Susan

Stewart

“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)constitutes a murky ethical terrain,” saysIlka Staudinger, a candidate in the Schoolof Design at UTS DAB. Her aim is tounderstand the different roles played bydesigned things within CSR programs.

“Designed things can play a largely rhetoricalrole, or can be active catalysts for change,”she says.

Using Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as atheoretical lens, she hopes to enable betterunderstanding of the ways that designedthings within CSR initiatives contribute topublic perception and expectation, as well asaccomplishing social and environmental good.

“CSR has sometimes been critiqued asdistracting from, rather than addressing,the negative externalities generated byestablished industrial and commercialprocesses. Initiatives such as the purchaseof electric vehicles for a company fleetmay seem to deliver marginal good whenset against the carbon footprint of thecorporation as a whole. However to dismissCSR in this way misses the complex natureof change, and the potential for apparentlyinsignificant shifts to set in train significantreconfiguration.”

“I chose UTS for two reasons,” she says.“First, I was looking for supervisors whowould best suit my research project. Second,I wanted a faculty with a good and vibrantHDR 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 AdamsStein’s PhD thesis brings it to life with the voices of former print workers, archivalimages, illustrations and ephemera.

Her thesis Precarious Printers: Labour, Technology & Material Culture at theNSW Government Printing Office 1959–1989 draws together labour history withstudies of material culture and design, outlining the creative, sometimes resistantstrategies used by male and female print workers to navigate technological changeand the impacts of neoliberal economic policy.

“In a contemporary context that features ubiquitous technology and increasingprecarity, I was drawn to the stories of workers who faced the challenges oftechnological 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 arigorous interdisciplinary approach, which meant I never had to worry about myresearch 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.”

Infra-Urban studio project led by Senior LecturerDave Pigram and Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. MatthiasHaeusler, Proposal for Bondi Central Square


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UTS:

ENGINEERING AND

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

www.feit.uts.edu.au/research/postgraduate

Welcome from the Associate Dean ofResearch, Professor Jie Lu

Faculty of Engineering and InformationTechnology at UTS is a research intensivefaculty with dynamic programs in bothdisciplines. We offer six Postgraduateresearch awards – PhD in Engineering andIT & Master of Science, Engineering and IT.

The Faculty is home to 11 research centresand groups, and 5 Schools, with diverseareas of expertise ranging from, advanced

data analytics and quantum computation toenergy policy and wastewater treatment. Itprovides a collaborative and lively researchculture to develop early and mid-careerresearchers. The Faculty received an“above world standard” rating for itsresearch quality (Excellence in Researchfor Australia Initiative) in the areas ofbiomedical engineering, artificial intelligenceand image processing. Our researchers,recognised as leaders in their fields, areresponsible for delivering innovative, originaland cost-effective solutions to tomorrow’s

complex engineering and IT challenges. HDRCandidates can undertake graduate researchwith these world-class academic supervisorsin a diverse range of study areas.

Our research students are based in thestrikingly creative Engineering and ITBuilding. The building opened in mid-2014 and features outstanding facilities,including state of- the-art laboratories, theUTS Data Arena (for 3D data visualisation)and the Disruptive Design Lab, reflectingthe Faculty’s position at the cutting edge ofinnovation and technology.

If you have a passion for impact-driven andcollaborative research, plus an interest inour areas of specialisation, I encourageyou to take a look at our courses and makean enquiry. You could be leading the nextbreakthrough.

I look forward to welcoming you to UTS.


Advanced Analytics Institute: innovation,practice-driven analytics, decision-makingresearch and services in broad-basedanalytics areas.

Centre for Health Technologies: healthand disease processes, biomedicalengineering, and detection and diagnosisof a range of disease states.

Global Big Data Technology Centre: aninternational centre of excellence for the

development of enabling technologies forbig data science and analytics, workingclosely with industry and communities todeliver real-world impact.

Centre for Autonomous Systems: electrical machines and power electronics,integrating mechanical,electrical andelectronics engineering and computersystems.

Centre for Quantum Computation& Intelligent Systems: theoreticalfoundations, innovative technology andpractical systems for next generationenterprise intelligent information systems.

Centre for Technology in Waterand Wastewater: management of

water resources in urban and ruralenvironments.

Other faculty research centres > Centre for Built Infrastructure Research

> Centre for Energy Policy

> Centre for Human Centred TechnologyDesign

> Centre for Innovation in IT Services andApplications

> Centre for Real-Time InformationNetworks

> Centre for Green Energy and

Vehicle InnovationsMulti-institution research collaborations

> National Centre of Excellence inDesalination

> Rail Manufacturing CooperativeResearch Centre

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH DEGREES


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

civil and environmental engineering • computing and communications • electrical, mechanicaland mechatronic systems • software • systems, management and leadership

ENGINEERING RESEARCH DEGREES


Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) C02018 036570B

Master of Engineering (Research) C03017 009468B

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Wei Wang, PhD candidate and IBM PhD

Fellow supervised by ProfessorMary-Anne Williams

Inspired by the way humans connect throughTwitter and Facebook, IBM PhD Fellow Wei

Wang is developing a mechanism to allowrobots to share their skills and experiencesin a similar way. Her research aims to helprobots learn from each other, adapt to newand unseen tasks, and to sustainably developthemselves.

“Humans use social media to communicatewith friends and others. We swap news, lifeevents, give and receive advice, and learnfrom each other. I thought, if people canbenefit from social networks in this way,then why not robots?

“They could have a social media-style profile

which identifies their capabilities, showswhat they’re working on and what newskills they’ve learnt,” says Wang. Suchforward-thinking research has won Wanga prestigious IBM PhD Fellowship – anintensely competitive worldwide programthat seeks to nurture the best in the field ofIT and to identify people and projects that aregame-changers in terms of their potential toimpact 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 onthe data analytics of biomedical data. Primarily, he collaborates with paediatriccancer researchers to better understand and predict treatment outcomesfor childhood cancer sufferers. However, he also explores other areas of dataanalytics and bioinformatics such as developing bioinformatics pipelines tofacilitate animal vaccine discovery and mapping collaboration among researchers.Having attracted approximately half a million dollars in grant funding to date, hisresearch has been the subject of various newspaper articles, as well as radio andtelevision features including the ABC’s New Inventors program.


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UTS:

HEALTH

www.uts.edu.au/future-students/health/study-areas-and-strengths/research

Welcome from the Associate Deanof Research, Elizabeth Sullivan

Welcome to UTS Health, where our vibrantresearch culture transforms researchquestion into solutions for the healthcaresector and nurtures graduates intoleaders.

UTS Health offers innovative, practice-based education and high impactresearch that focuses on improvinghealth outcomes in both local and globalcommunities. Our members are respectedleaders in a broad range of disciplinesincluding: Health Services Management;Midwifery, Child and Family Health; PublicHealth; Sports and Exercise; Nursing;Cardiovascular and Chronic Care; andComplementary and Integrative Medicine.In partnership with the health sector,industry, governments, practitioners andthe international community, our visionis to improve health care services andpolicy in Australia and in our neighbouringcountries, and to reduce healthinequalities.

UTS Health fosters a vibrant cultureof collaborative learning, trainingand knowledge development, whereinnovation is encouraged. Our membersare internationally respected leadersin the fields of healthcare and healthservices with impressive records ofaccomplishment and engagement withhealth care providers (hospitals and

clinics), and with government bodies.

Students undertaking a research degreeat UTS Health are offered high qualitysupervision by our motivated academicsand practitioners to solve industry-drivenresearch questions, advance knowledge,and to develop researcher and studentnetworks in a modern state of the art

technology-rich learning environment.


Health Services and Practice: aims toimprove the quality of practice in thedelivery of health services in a wide rangeof health settings.

OTHER FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES

> Australian Research Centre inComplementary and IntegrativeMedicine

> Centre for Cardiovascular andChronic Care

> Centre for Health Services Management

> Centre for Midwifery, Child andFamily Health


> World Health Organisation (WHO)Collaborating Centre for Nursing,Midwifery and Health Development

> The Centre for Obesity Managementand Prevention Research Excellence in

Primary Health Care

RESEARCH DEGREES


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

nursing • midwifery • health services management • primary health care • cardiovascularand chronic care • sport and exercise science • public health • sport and exercise

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Hiba Deek, PhD candidate and Australian

Postgraduate Award recipient (2015)supervised by Professor Patricia Davidson

Hiba is a student at the Centre ofCardiovascular and Chronic Care at theFaculty of Health, currently in her thirdyear of her PhD in Nursing. During hercandidature, Hiba received several awardsincluding a $5000 grant from the SigmaTheta Tau International Honour Societyof Nursing and the best oral presentationaward at the Joanna Briggs InstituteAustralasian Cardiovascular NursingCollege Certificate for best clinical researchpaper presentation.

Hiba’s research project focuses on involving

the family in the self-care of patients livingwith heart failure. This health condition,which some describe as malignant, setslimits to patients’ lives with multiple hospitalreadmission, poor health outcomes andpoor quality of life. Family involvementin a collectivist culture, like in Lebanon,is appropriate and assumed to improvesuch outcomes. “I was encouraged by mysupervisor to do this challenging move sincea well-structured and well-knit programcan be a base for future health programsin a resource limited setting. UTS allows usto travel and investigate almost any topic

anywhere! Considering the gaps in research,UTS supports our moves within academicand 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 inphysiology. His research includes elements of exercise physiology, biochemistry,training theory, performance analysis and even psychology. He has publishedmore than 100 highly cited scientific articles and is an associate editor of theInternational Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.

Coutts and the team at UTS use evidence-based approaches to offer support tosome of the biggest sporting clubs in Australia and around the world.

“Staff and research students from our group have worked with English PremierLeague clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester United, Football FederationAustralia, Tennis Australia, Cricket Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport, aswell as premier NRL teams including the Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers andMelbourne Storm, and the AFL’s Carlton, Essendon and the Sydney Swans”, saysCoutts.

“Much of our work is focussed around the development of evidence-based athletemanagement and performance analysis systems – a method that quantifiestraining, manages fatigue and recovery and improves our understanding ofperformance both in training and competition.”


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STUDENT PROFILE:

Shamsher Singh, PhD candidate andInternational Research Scholarship

recipient (2013) supervised by Associate

Professor Beata Bajorek

Age is nothing but a number, says ShamsherSingh, a PhD student researching thedefinition of “elderly” in clinical practice.

“Clinical practice guidelines in Australia don’tclearly specify what they mean by ‘elderly’,usually relying on a chronological age of 65years,” says Singh.

“Older patients are also more likely to have

a variety of age-related conditions and betaking a number of medications concurrentlywhich add to the divergence in health status.However, when comparing two patientswho are both aged 65 years, they may differsignificantly for their therapeutic needs.”

The aim of Singh’s research is to developa scale or algorithm to aid clinicians inassessing older patients when prescribing atreatment strategy; which takes into accountthe older individual’s specific needs andprofile, rather than basing the decision on just their chronological age.

“Being a student at UTS, I can expect toget the best facilities a researcher needs.Workshops organised by the GraduateResearch School provide thoroughknowledge required in several aspects ofmy research. Access to literature is thelifeline of any research, excellent libraryservices keep me updated with most recentknowledge from across the globe.”

STAFF PROFILE:

Professor Lynley Bradnam, Dip Phty, MH Sc (Hons), PhD

Professor Bradnam is a physiotherapist and neuroscientist interested inpromoting brain plasticity after injury and in neurological disorders to enhancerecovery. Her research uses Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) tounderstand how brain reorganisation can drive optimal or poor physical function.TMS is a painless, non-invasive method to stimulate the human brain andmeasure brain excitability, integrity of brain pathways and connections, and themechanisms underlying brain reorganisation. Translation of this research to

the clinic means therapists can apply interventions that target brain plasticity, toenhance recovery in conditions like stroke, dystonia and musculoskeletal pain.

“Our research investigates how novel interventions such as non-invasive brainstimulation can be used in conjunction with more traditional approaches suchas task-training to understand the mechanisms in the brain supporting fasterrecovery or more effective function”, says Bradnam.

“Our work is exciting as research that aims to help people recover fromneurological or painful injuries and live well is extremely rewarding.”

As a research supervisor, Bradnam enjoys supervising research students to seetheir skills and understanding of the technical aspects of working in a humanneurophysiology laboratory grow and develop. “I enjoy the transition as theylearn and become confident in their acquired knowledge and begin to input theirown ideas into the research.”


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LAW

www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/law-research-centre

Welcome from the Associate Dean ofResearch, Professor Ana Vrdoljak

UTS: Law is committed to world-leading research and real world impact.Established in 1975, the UTS Facultyof Law is one of Australia’s leading lawschools. Excellence and leadershipin legal scholarship and research isintegral to the Faculty’s mission. Faculty’svibrant research culture, commitmentto researcher development, and diverseresearch activities saw our researchassessed by the CommonwealthGovernment as a being ‘above world class’in the last Excellence in Research forAustralia (ERA) initiative in 2012.

UTS: Law research – from socio-legalto legal history, and doctrinal to legaltheory – is defined by excellence andleadership in legal scholarship, making acritical contribution to understanding andteaching the discipline, shaping policy and

lawmaking, and positively informing publicdebate. Key areas of research strengthinclude: International Law, HumanRights and the Environment; Corporate,Commercial and Tax Law; IntellectualProperty, Media and Communications Law;Criminal Justice and Criminology; Health,Family and Communities Law; Regulationand Biotechnologies of the Body; Law andHistory; and Law and Culture.

UTS: Law research fosters a dynamic,collaborative, and collegial researchculture that engages across disciplines

and international, national and localcommunities. It also has researchersand research collaborations with leadingacademics, governmental and industry

partners in Australia, and across Africa,Europe, the Americas, Asia and thePacific. Our research is funded by external,national and international competitivegranting schemes like the AustralianResearch Council, European ResearchCouncil, New Zealand Law Foundation,and prestigious, national and internationalprivate granting foundations.

Development programs and internationallycompetitive funding schemes, specificallydesigned for Higher Degree Researchstudents, are available.

UTS: Law’s prestigious and internationallycompetitive Quentin Bryce Law DoctoralScholarships provide a stipend of $30,000p.a. over three years full-time, supportfund, and the possibility of an additionalteaching fellowship.

Our Sir Gerard Brennan DoctoralScholarships for Indigenous Australianstudents provides a stipend and researchsupport for three years with the possibilityof extension to a maximum of four years toundertake full-time PhD studies at UTS: Law.

Higher Degree Research students havetheir own individual, dedicated workstationin the UTS Faculty of Law Building, in ournewly renovated research hub.

FACULTY RESEARCH CENTRES

> Anti-Slavery Australia (ASA)

> Australasian Legal Information Institute(AustLII)

> Communications Law Centre (CLC)

RESEARCH DEGREES


Doctor of Philosophy (Law) C02028 008681E

Master of Laws (Research) C03024 006407F

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

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STUDENT PROFILE:

David Carter, PhD candidate supervised byProfessor Katherine Biber and Associate

Professor Penny Crofts

David Carter’s doctoral research focuses onemerging legal and regulatory challenges inhealth care and medicine. His research asksquestions about health care and criminallaw, with particular interest in what it meansto be ‘responsible’, the role of contemporaryquality and safety practices, and the task ofleadership and innovation in implementingchange in health care. David’s doctoralresearch is an investigation into the role ofcriminal law in cases of preventable deathsin health care. At least 10 per cent of allhospital admissions are associated withsome kind of preventable error. Throughhis research, David interrogates the rolecriminal law might play in the urgent task ofreducing the incidence of preventable errorand death. Criminal law engages rarelyand irregularly within health care. However,when it does, the criminal conceptionof responsibility is a difficult ‘fit’ and itsimposition brings with it significant tensionand criticism. In his work, David has exposedthe unacknowledged history of engagementbetween criminal law and health care inAustralia. He is also developing an accountof the doctrine of manslaughter by criminal

negligence, as a resource of significantstrength for efforts to innovate and improvehealth care quality and safety.

STAFF PROFILE:

Professor Isabel Karpin BA, LLB, LLM, JSD

Professor Isabel Karpin joined the UTS Law faculty in February 2009 havingpreviously worked at the University of Sydney from 1994 to 2008. She has a BAand LLB from Sydney University, a Masters of Law from Harvard University anda 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 reproductivetechnologies, genetic testing and disability. She explores the challenge posedby new biotechnological developments on legal understandings of normality,disability, individuality, and family.

Professor Karpin is the author and co-author of articles, book chapters andbooks including recently Perfecting Pregnancy: Law Disability and the Futureof Reproduction 2012 (with K Savell) published by Cambridge University Pressand edited collections such as Nisker, Bayliss, Karpin, McLeod and Mykitiuk

“The Healthy Embryo” (Cambridge 2010). She is currently involved in two majorARC projects, one exploring the regulation of behaviour as a disability and theother examining family formation using reproductive technology both inside andoutside law and across borders.


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STAFF PROFILE:

Rebecca Wood, PhD candidate supervised

by Dr Simon Mitrovic

Rebecca Wood is a PhD student from theUTS School of Life Sciences . Her researchproject, titled “A novel biological method ofmonitoring herbicides” is focussed aroundherbicides and developing an effectivemonitoring and identification plan.

“Herbicides for weed control in agricultureare regularly detected in rivers draining intothe Great Barrier Reef at levels that maypose a risk to aquatic organisms. I want todetermine whether herbicides are a threat tophotosynthetic freshwater organisms suchas benthic (bottom dwelling) algae. Algae areimportant because they form the basis ofthe aquatic food chain which supports manyother species.”

“My project aims to identify species of benthicalgae that are at risk from herbicides anddevelop a new bio monitoring index to detectherbicide toxicity in rivers that drain into theGreat Barrier Reef. The index could be usedas an early warning sign for herbicide toxicityin rivers. This would be a valuable monitoring

tool for the improvement of water quality incatchments 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, andthe latest Australian recipient of a 2014 Fulbright scholarship. One of only thirty onerecipients across Australia to receive this prestigious award, Dr Andrew Hutchinson willspend up to a year at the esteemed Yale School of Medicine. There, he will be workingalongside Professor Philip Askenase,a world-renowned immunologist, who haspioneered 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 sharedinterests and a strong dedication to the development of new therapies for immunesystem diseases”.

“One of the important properties of the immune system is to know how to distinguishbetween foreign bodies (i.e. pathogens) and self, and to respond to the former withoutharming the latter. In many immune system mediated diseases, this decision treebreaks down and the immune system starts to respond to self-molecules, therebyleading to local or systemic destruction of host tissues which ultimately causesdisease.”

The focus of the UTS-Yale Fulbright project is to work on Antigen-Specific SuppressorExosomes (ASSEs), a newly described signalling complex that can suppress theresponse of the immune system against a given molecule.


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UTS:

INSTITUTE FOR

SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

www.isf.uts.edu.au

Welcome from the Director,Professor Stuart White

For almost 20 years, the Institute forSustainable Futures (ISF) has conductedleading edge, collaborative research withgovernment, the community and industry.Our mission is to create change towards

sustainable futures through an applied,transdisciplinary research approach thatvalues both rigour and relevance.

We conduct independent, project-based research for Australian andinternational clients in areas such asenergy and climate change, internationaldevelopment, sustainable transport, waterand sanitation, natural resources andecosystems, and social change. Examplesinclude: two major projects with theAustralian Renewable Energy Agency onthe potential benefits of decentralisedenergy; an Australian DevelopmentResearch Award on the role of civil societyin international water, sanitation andhygiene outcomes; and the Wealth fromWaste Research Cluster with CSIRO.

ISF supports postgraduate study thataddresses complex societal problemsand sustainability challenges. ISFoffers both doctoral and master’s byresearch programs, giving graduates theopportunity to apply their knowledge toa vast range of sustainability topics. Ourpostgraduate research delivers real-world impact on sustainability challenges,contributes to stocks and flows ofknowledge and provides transformativelearning experiences for participants.

As a research student, you’ll have thechance to work side-by-side with leadingsustainability thinkers who can provideyou with high-quality support, expertise

and training ensuring you receive the mostfrom 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


> CSIRO Cluster – Wealth from Waste > NSW Office of Environment and Heritage-NSW Adaptation Research Hub –Adaptive Communities Node

> Cooperative Research Centre forContamination Assessment andRemediation of the Environment(CRC CARE) – Societal Perceptionsand Acceptability of RemediationTechnologies (SPART)

RESEARCH DEGREES


Doctor of Philosophy (Sustainable Futures) C02037 032334B

Master of Sustainable Futures (Research) C03032 028886D

cities and buildings • climate change adaptation • corporate sustainability • energy andclimate change • international development • local government • natural resources andecosystems • resource futures • social change • transport • water and sanitation

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STUDENT PROFILE:

Stephen McGrail, PhD candidate

Stephen McGrail is undertaking his PhD

research in collaboration with CSIRO’sEnergy Flagship and consultancy firm ReosPartners, examining the use of collaborativescenario planning and related scenariomethods to foster low-carbon innovation andclimate change adaptation.

“My collaboration with Reos Partners is

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