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From little things big things grow

2 April 2012

When Oxfam Australia created their 3things initiative, their aim was to ensure today’s youth continue the movement against poverty and injustice well into the future.

A flawed and limited plan: Australia’s human rights failures to continue

30 March 2012

The Attorney General’s Department is developing a new plan of action that seeks to lay out Australia’s human rights priorities, but the review fails on many counts to address fundamental change in Australia’s legal framework for human rights.

Political scientist the first Rajiv Gandhi Visiting Chair at UTS

20 March 2012

Political scientist Professor Ujjwal Kumar Singh from the University of Delhi has joined UTS as the first Rajiv Gandhi Visiting Chair for Contemporary Indian Studies.

The chair, a collaborative venture between UTS and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, was announced last year during a visit to UTS by the former President of India Dr Abdul Kalam.

Under the agreement UTS will appoint an Indian academic as a visiting professor for one semester a year over four years, with a new candidate being selected each year.

Apply now for the Engineers Australia Media Scholarship

26 March 2012

Applications are now being taken for the Engineers Australia Pty Ltd Media Scholarship.

International Incident Disclosure Conference, call for papers

14 March 2012

CHC conference & call for abstracts

'Social organisations' emerge but lack strategy and governance

8 March 2012

Almost half of all businesses and organisations in the private and public sector in Australia and developed Asian countries are now using social media.

Liquid gold

1 March 2012

The use of donor human milk to feed premature infants is growing in popularity worldwide, yet human milk banking is relatively new in Australia. UTS researcher Katherine Carroll is exploring how this practice is widely accepted in the USA.

UTS graduate school paves a new research path for journalism

1 March 2012

A change in the definition of research in Australia has helped pave the way for the country's first Graduate School of Journalism being launched next week at UTS.

Head of the new school, Professor Alan Knight, said that after some years of lobbying from the profession the Australian Research Council (ARC) has redefined research to include quality journalism, allowing a research track record for reporters, editors and producers.

Graduate has international premiere at SXSW for sand animation

1 March 2012

Master of Media Arts and Production graduate, Marieka Walsh, will jet off to Texas in March to support her sand animation short film, The Hunter.

Peter Robb named 2012 CAL Non-Fiction Writer-in-Residence

6 February 2012

Acclaimed and provocative Australian writer Peter Robb, whose book about the painter Caravaggio was a bestseller in Italy and America and divided critics in the UK, has been appointed the 2012 CAL Non-Fiction Writer-in-Residence at UTS.

Robb, who will take up his residency this month, will be attached to the Creative Practices Area in the UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, working with Master of Arts in Non-fiction Writing students as well as lecturing on narrative and non-fiction.

Graduating journalism student takes out Walkley Award

7 December 2011

A closer look at social disadvantage in the Western Sydney suburb of Mt Druitt has led a recent UTS journalism graduate to win a 2011 Walkley Award for best online journalism.

The piece called Beating the Odds looked at the Mt Druitt community in shock after the disappearance of six-year-old school girl Kiesha Abrahams. The piece gave the audience an insight into the issues of public housing, unemployment and children at risk of social exclusion in the area.

New chair to lift the profile of Australian poetry

7 December 2011

The first chair in Australian poetry to be filled by a practising poet has been announced, with Robert Adamson to take up his post at UTS in February.

Advertising students turn the spotlight on a hidden disease

25 November 2011

Four teams of advertising students, including from UTS, have given Coeliac Australia plenty of ideas for boosting public recognition of the disease in the culmination of a national student competition.

The UTS team, UndergrAD, was one of four finalists this year in the International Advertising Association Big Idea competition which asked teams from around the country to come up with an integrated communications campaign for Coeliac Australia.

Newspapers lose their balance on climate coverage

1 December 2011

Some of Australia's leading newspapers have been so negative in their reporting of the Gillard government's carbon policy it's fair to say they've campaigned against it rather than covered it according to a new report by Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) at the University of Technology, Sydney.

PR needs criticism... constructive criticism

21 October 2011

Public relations is a fast-growing field in Australia and Asia Pacific, but it is overly American in approach, struggling to come to grips with social media, under-researched, and lacks critical thinking and analysis needed to improve ethics and its societal impact.

This is the argument presented – not in an attack on public relations – but in a new text book for students studying PR written by a prominent professor in the field and former practitioner.

12th UTS Golden Eye Awards: winners revealed

13 October 2011

Over 300 people attended the screening and awards ceremony on 11 Oct at Chauvel cinemas in Paddington where the works of Media Arts and Production and Master of Animation students were recognised and celebrated.

Summer session 2012

10 October 2011

Communication undergraduate subjects offered in Summer session 2012.

Unearthing the facts

7 October 2011

A journalist is using a master's to research her own Greek tragedy, writes Melinda Ham.

An eye for talent at the 12th UTS Golden Eye Awards

5 October 2011

Australia's next generation of creative media producers will be under the spotlight as industry judges and members of the public cast their votes at the 12th UTS Golden Eye Awards on Tuesday 11 October at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington.

A place to call home

4 October 2011

New research into the causes and long-term effects of homelessness is redefining social perceptions.

Book me in

1 September 2011

Canadian Kathryn Albright came to Sydney to undertake postgraduate studies in Information and Knowledge Management at UTS. After creating an employment profile on StudentJobs@UTS, Kathryn was employed by Access Services within UTS’s Blake Library. Acting Lending Services Coordinator Mark Christopher has been working at the library since 1988. His wealth of knowledge and experience is helping Kathryn prepare for a successful career as a librarian.

Leading writers sought for CAL-supported positions at UTS

9 September 2011

Hard on the heels of the appointment of Sydney's first City Poet, UTS has announced the opening of applications for the inaugural CAL Chair in Australian Poetry and 2012 CAL Non-Fiction Writer-In-Residence. The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), which manages copyright for creators and publishers, has made a three-year, $300,000 commitment to fund the new initiatives.

Creativity and craft in Sydney's animation showcase

14 September 2011

The third UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival starts on 23 September.

Investigative journalism conference gets back to the source

13 September 2011

New approaches to investigative journalism and the experiences of industry professionals will be discussed at Australia's first national investigative journalism conference this Friday and Saturday at the ABC Centre and UTS.

Falling through the cracks of public housing

9 September 2011

Mentally ill public housing tenants in Western Sydney are suffering from a lack of care and are being ignored by NSW public housing according to an investigation by UTS Journalism students and Dr Tom Morton. After a collaborative investigation by UTS students, who spoke to mental health workers, social workers and public housing tenants, their work has been published in the Mental Health & Housing series on Crikey.

Photographs document Afghanistan's unsafe haven

2 September 2011

The photographs of a former refugee make a powerful point about Australia's asylum seeker policy in Unsafe Haven, an exhibition opening next week in the foyer gallery of UTS.

Great artists take a turn for the verse

2 September 2011

At 31, Middleton is already an acclaimed poet. Her volume Fire Season was awarded the Western Australian Premier's Award for poetry in 2009 and was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year in poetry.

Sydney's great art inspires our first City of Sydney Poet

2 September 2011

Leading artists who were inspired by Sydney will in turn provide inspiration for Sydney's first City Poet, Kate Middleton.

New degrees in Communication Management at UTS

15 August 2011

UTS is offering a range of new postgraduate courses focused on developing the understanding and strategic communication skills required for a successful career in communication management, and in specialised areas within the field of practice.

Writing lecturers shortlisted for 'Age' Book of the year awards

15 August 2011

Writing lecturers Anthony Macris and Delia falconer have been shortlisted in the nonfiction section for the Age book of the year award.

When Horse Became Saw: A family's journey through autism

1 August 2011

When horse became saw is Anthony Macris's engrossing personal account of his young son Alex's regression into a severe autistic state. It tracks the incredulity, grief and determination he and his wife Kathy experienced as their expectations of normal family life were profoundly challenged and changed.

The quest to find the rhyme and reason behind Sydney

10 August 2011

A curious assortment of people come out of the woodwork when you place an ad for a city poet.

Rewriting bloody history

31 July 2011

1930s Sydney – with its dark underworld of cocaine-fuelled gang violence, sly grog and prostitution – is an era that fascinates Masters in Writing student Amy Simpson-Deeks. So much so, she’s spent several years becoming well acquainted with one intriguing figure: notorious prostitute Nellie Cameron.

News reporting of physical activity sends socially skewed message

27 July 2011

A new study of television news reporting reveals the media neglect key risks of inactivity and fail to focus attention on the responsibilities of employers and government to foster greater physical activity among Australians. Analysing the content of 91 television news and current affairs reports, the study led by UTS academic Catriona Bonfiglioli found the reports treated physical activity as soft news, rarely focused on children, and landed responsibility squarely on the individual.

Future sounds

8 July 2011

In 2007, Jordan Dorjee was placing last in his Year 10 class at Sydney Grammar School. Unmotivated by other subjects, he signed up to study music. It proved to be a life-changing decision.

Engage. Interact. Inspire.

8 July 2011

UTS may be famed for its concrete tower; but for ‘ivory towers’ it is not. Current students reveal how their faculty deans continue to play an influential, research-inspired role in their learning.

Workplace culture at heart of NotW scandal

13 July 2011

One of the fascinating aspects of the whole News of the World fiasco is the way that we have all sought to find the one person who can take responsibility, writes UTS Journalism lecturer Jenna Price.

Murdochs only real interest is No.1

13 July 2011

Giving Sky the Australia Network contract could hurt the nation's image writes UTS journalism Professsor Alan Knight

UTS students and graduates dominate journalism awards

27 June 2011

For the fourth year running a UTS journalism student has won the Media Super Student of the Year award presented by the Walkley Foundation for Journalism. Lauren Day, one of five UTS graduands who this year secured a coveted cadetship with the ABC, won the award for her television feature story We are not refugees about rising sea levels and the effects of climate change on the people of Kiribati.

Go back to where you came from: Reality TV encounters the refugee crisis

22 June 2011

During World Refugee Week, SBS One premieres Go Back to Where You Came From. Over three nights the series plunges six Australian participants into the intense fear and desperation of the refugee/asylum seeker experience.

Doctor of Creative Arts candidate selected to attend Iowa Writers' Workshop

17 June 2011

Doctor of Creative Arts candidate Christine Piper was selected to attend the Iowa Writers' Workshop three-week special summer fiction writing workshop in May.

12th UTS Golden Eye Awards 2011- Call for entries

17 June 2011

The UTS Golden Eye Awards is a biennial showcase of outstanding creative works produced by students and recent graduates of the highly respected UTS Media Arts and Production Program and Master of Animation course.

Two Laps

15 June 2011

An interview with Owen Trevor, Director-Screenwriter, Two Laps, and graduate of US Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts & Production) about the film making experience.

UTS to be home to Sydney's first city poet

14 June 2011

Dublin has one, Toronto has one, now Sydney is to be the first city in Australia to have its own city poet to celebrate its unique language and creativity.

Communication student awarded 2011 Guy Morrison Prize for Literary Journalism

10 June 2011

UTS BA Communication (Journalism) and BA (Hons) in Communication graduate, Freya Latona has been awarded the 2011 Guy Morrison prize for Literary Journalism for her memoir of her mother Three Trees.

The 2011 Sydney City Poet – call for applications

1 June 2011

The aim of the Sydney City Poet is to encourage and promote the reading, writing and appreciation of literature and poetry across Sydney and New South Wales, and to reflect the city of Sydney in their work.

Writing academic shortlisted for two national awards

1 June 2011

UTS Senior lecturer in writing and author, Delia Falconer, has been shortlisted for two national awards for her book Sydney.

Forging new academic links between India and Australia

27 May 2011

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and UTS will establish the Rajiv Gandhi Visiting Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies, ICCR's first chair in Australia.

The rise and rise of creative writing

26 May 2011

Professor John Dale's article on Creative Writing has been published on 'The Conversation'.

An honorable time for Paul Cox

23 May 2011

UTS hosted an exclusive opportunity for the public of Sydney to gain insight into the thoughts of acclaimed film director Paul Cox.

2011 UTS Writers Anthology launch

23 May 2011

Friday the 20th of May marked the launch of the 2011 UTS Writers' Anthology.

Professor awarded TASA Nexus Jack Barbalet

18 May 2011

Andrew Jakubowicz has been awarded the first Nexus Jack Barbalet award for photography and sociology, offered by the Australian Sociology Association. His winning image with accompanying text, portrayed a Melbourne shopfront featuring Australian and Indian messages about food.

Young writer signed by major international publisher

13 May 2011

John Connell, a 24-year-old journalist and graduate of UTS Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) degree, will write a collection of short stories for Picador.

History at the crossroads: Australians and the past

1 May 2011

Australian history is as puzzling as ever. Despite data that reveals worrying levels of historical knowledge among its citizens, popular history is booming.

Democracy in the digital age

1 May 2011

Five months after Julian Assange’s arrest, international debate continues about the impact and ethics of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Journalist Wendy Bacon explains why new media outlets are playing an increasingly important role in democratic countries and why they’re here to stay.

Creative Connections: Creativity and the Mind

29 April 2011

Two hundred and fifty people filled the Aerial Centre to listen to Professor Russell Meares and author Sue Woolfe discuss neuroscience, creativity and the mind in the third Creative Connections event.

Deaths in custody: a Crikey investigation

29 April 2011

A special investigation by ACIJ Associate Inga Ting examines the NSW prison system's appalling record of deaths in custody.

Bottlers tap into muddied springs with organic-water claims

21 April 2011

Bottled water labelled "organic" may be breaking an Australian Standard, which prevents use of the term in relation to water, Standards Australia says, in a special report by the ACIJ

Director ventures into the public eye to receive UTS honour

15 April 2011

Renowned Australian filmmaker Paul Cox usually prefers to let his work speak for him, but he will accept a little more public attention than usual later this month when he receives an honorary doctorate from UTS.

Let me tell you a story

3 April 2011

What is it about fairytales that continue to fascinate and inspire artists, writers and filmmakers? A new documentary project, initiated within UTS, is revealing the adult meanings, symbolism and psychology behind the Disney cotton-candy versions and proving fairytales aren’t just for children.

The challenges for research in a new funding environment

29 March 2011

The difficulty of building research communities, gaining support and training researchers will be discussed by research expert Professor Terry Threadgold in a public lecture at UTS on Thursday 7 April. Changing the Name of the Game: doing research, building communities and developing staff in new times, will address the transformation of research communities and the nature of research in the context of the current upheaval in UK finances.

CAL boosts support for writing studies at UTS

18 March 2011

A non-fiction writing residency and a chair in Australian poetry will flow from a boost for Creative Practices at UTS by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).

Apply now for the Engineers Australia Media Scholarship

17 March 2011

Applications are now being taken for the Engineers Australia Pty Ltd Media Scholarship.

UTS Graduate wins 2011 Unwin Trust Fellowship

17 March 2011

Joel Naoum from Pan Macmillan has been awarded the 2011 Unwin Trust UK-Australia Fellowship.

Indigenous doctoral student wins Fulbright Scholarship

16 March 2011

Angelina Hurley, Doctor of Creative Arts candidate at UTS wins the prestigious 2011 Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship.

Social media to revolutionary media?

14 March 2011

Associate Professor Tom Morton, said social media played a major role in building momentum for the revolution in Egypt.

Looking outside, looking in

6 February 2011

Katrina Yu always had a dream to study overseas but never thought it would be possible due to the costs. However, after completing her journalism degree in 2008, the Filipino-Chinese-Australian fulfilled her aspiration through the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program.

Releasing creativity

28 February 2011

Alexandra Djurichkovic has always had an interest in arts and social justice. The 23-year-old is undertaking the final semester of a bachelor's degree in social inquiry; but more than that, this month sees Djurichkovic publish first-of-its-kind research on the role of prison art programs in Australia.

ACCY presents Libby Gleeson AM

9 March 2011

The Australian Centre for Child and Youth: Culture and Wellbeing (ACCY) is proud to host Libby Gleeson AM as a Writer-in-Residence.

UTS grads a triple bill in Tropfest final

2 March 2011

Sydney's Tropfest short film festival was again fertile ground for Media Arts and Production graduates.

Learning the ABC way

12 January 2011

The ABC’s journalism cadetships are among the most keenly-sought in the Australian media and this year five out of the 10 placements have been nabbed by UTS students.

Journalism students win ABC cadetships

24 December 2010

Journalism students were appointed to five out of ten ABC cadetships offered for 2011.

Violence shadows those on the streets

16 December 2010

Dr Catherine Robinson's report 'Rough Living: Surviving Violence and Homelessness' shows that the public often sees the homeless as perpetrators of crime but more usually they are victims.

Celebrity and philanthropy in a rising China

13 December 2010

A UTS academic will achieve a research first this year with a project that looks at celebrity and philanthropy in modern day China.

Foreign correspondent

10 December 2010

ABC Indonesia Correspondent Matt Brown offers a glimpse into the life of a broadcast journalist and tales of the unexpected from hotspots around the world.

Journalism students win 9 Ossie awards

3 December 2010

UTS journalism students won nine Ossie awards at the 2010 Journalism Education Association of Australia (JEAA) Conference last week.

Communication Graduate Made an Ad and Made a Fortune

8 November 2010

Recent graduate Alex George took out first prize in the Doritos 'Make an Ad, Make a Fortune' competition.

Creative connections: Landscape and dwelling

29 October 2010

The second event in the Creative Connections Series, hosted by the Centre for New Writing at the Aerial Centre in front of 200 alumni, staff and guests.

FASS ARC successes

28 October 2010

ARC success brings significant prestige to the University and the Faculty.

Postgraduate applications now open for Autumn 2011

29 September 2010

Our graduate programs are offered across a range of professional and creative areas in the media, communication and information fields.

Forecasting Media Futures- Industry Panel Session video available

22 September 2010

The Forecasting Media Futures - Industry panel session was the pre-conference event to the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association.

Best on Ground - Great Writers on the Greatest Game

4 August 2010

In Best on Ground seventeen talented and passionate writers explore the full range of supporters' emotions, from the fervour of a convert to the weariness of the long-term sufferer, the guilt of the turncoat to the joy of the flag-winner.

Creative Connections: Weaving the Rainbow

21 July 2010

The UTS Centre for New Writing hosted the premier event of the ‘Creative Connections” series featuring a conversation with renowned scientist and polymath Barry Jones AO and Les Murray, Australia’s most admired poet.

Global hits motor into the UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival

22 July 2010

Over the course of the UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival, three dedicated international programs will give you the opportunity to see what’s happening in animation outside Australia.

Old School new debut for Detective turned writer

22 July 2010

A new book The Old School, by Master of Creative Arts (Research) student and ex-police officer Pam Newton, is both a gripping crime novel and a brilliant portrait of Sydney's recent past.

Noeline Bautista University of La Rioja scholarship winner

16 July 2010

Third year Public Communication/International Studies student receives a prestigious University of La Rioja scholarship for her In-country study year in Spain in 2011.

Thérèse Rein launches UTS graduates' women’s anthology

22 June 2010

Australian businesswoman Thérèse Rein launched The Modern Woman’s Anthology 2010 (MWA 2010) edited by UTS Journalism alumnae Leah Greengarten and Talia Linz.

Tracey Lien wins 2010 Walkley Media Super Student Journalist of the year

24 June 2010

UTS Journalism student Tracey Lien has won the 2010 Walkely Media Super Student Journalist of the Year Award. Tracey is the third UTS student to win the award in the last three years after Nic Christensen won in 2009 and John Connell won in 2008.

Restaurant rip off exposed by journalism student investigation

17 June 2010

Restaurants and cafes across Australia are breaking the law more than a year after public holiday and weekend surcharges were banned.

Our World Cup commentator

17 June 2010

A school scholarship was a step in the right direction for Journalism student and SBS World Cup commentator Daniel Conifer.

Journalism Awards

15 June 2010

On May 21, the highly anticipated UTS Journalism Awards were held, celebrating and recognising the best student journalism over the past year.

Two UTS finalists in 2010 Walkley Media Super Student Journalist Prize

9 June 2010

Three finalists, including two from UTS, have been named for the 2010 Media Super Student Journalist of the Year Award.

Creative Arts student wins $15,000 Pascall Prize

28 May 2010

UTS Master of Creative Arts student, part-time lecturer and reviewer Mark Mordue has won the $15,000 Pacall Prize for 2010.

Kenyan coverage leads to national award for Literary Journalism

27 May 2010

A UTS Master of Arts in Journalism student has been awarded the 2010 Guy Morrison National Prize for Literary Journalism for his feature story reflecting on the experience of a reporter covering life, and death, in Kenya.

The Painted Chairs

26 May 2010

The Painted Chairs exhibition at the 2010 Sydney Writers Festival brings together some of Australia’s leading artists to create a celebration of freedom of expression.

Launch of John Dale's new novel 'Leaving Suzie Pye'

5 May 2010

Award winning author Tom Gillin launches John Dale's novel Leaving Suzie Pye to a packed audience.

Inside scoop

5 May 2010

Fifty-five per cent of articles are generated by public relations. That was the finding of a six-month investigation by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and independent news website, Crikey.

Telling stories

5 May 2010

Contributors to this year's UTS Writers' Anthology, titled I can see my house from here, will be on the radar of literary publishers and agents.

Fruitful memories

5 May 2010

An Italian fruit shop in Manly set in motion her life-long love affair with Italian culture.

A new kind of Sydney history wins heritage award

30 April 2010

A groundbreaking online history resource about Sydney, in which UTS has been a principal partner, has won a National Trust Heritage Award for 2010.

Digital age demands a revolution in copyright regulation

30 April 2010

Australia must adopt the infrastructure to enable a national content network and lead reform in the management and regulation of online digital creative content, Director of the UTS Communications Law Centre Professor Michael Faser has said.

Projections 2010 Exhibition

22 April 2010

Projections 2010 showcases films made by Media Arts and Production students.

Sound waves

7 April 2010

Refraction. It may not sound familiar now, but if Emily McDaniel has her way, it will soon.

Apply now for the Engineers Australia Media Scholarship

16 March 2010

Applications are now being taken for the Engineers Australia Pty Ltd Media Scholarship.

Spinning the Media

16 March 2010

Up to 55% of newspaper articles are PR driven according to 'Spinning the Media' a 6 month investigation by the University of Technology (UTS) Sydney and Crikey online news into the role PR plays in making the media.

Sydney International Animation Festival symposium call for papers

12 March 2010

As part of the 2010 UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival, a symposium will be held to explore animation’s contemporary expansion. To be held at the University of Technology, Sydney on Friday 24 September, entries are now being accepted.

Creative Arts student wins Inaugural F4 Award for Outstanding New Documentary Talent

4 March 2010

Master of Creative Arts student Elizabeth Tadic is the first winner of the F4 Award for Outstanding New Documentary Talent for her film Umoja: Where Women Run Wild.

Communication graduate reaches Tropfest final

3 March 2010

MAP graduate Alyssa McClelland reaches the 2010 Movie Extra Tropfest final.

UTS scoops 9 Ossie Awards for student journalism

5 February 2010

UTS Journalism students have scooped the pool by winning 9 Ossie Awards from 15 categorgies at the 2009 Journalism Education Association of Australia (JEAA) Conference. The students will be awarded their certificates at the UTS Journalism annual awards night on 26 March.

Alan Knight new Professor of Journalism at UTS

2 February 2010

Dr Alan Knight has joined UTS as the new professor of Journalism, bringing the experience of a career spaning 37 years as a reporter, researcher and academic.

Les Murray joins UTS as CAL Writer in Residence

2 February 2010

Leading Australian Poet Les Murray will join UTS for 2010 as CAL Writer in Residence.

Three revolutionary characteristics of social media described in new book by UTS Professor

2 February 2010

UTS Professor of Communication Jim Macnamara talks about the major findings in his new book The 21st Media (R)evolution: Emergent Communication Practices, and how they will change media and communication practices.

UTS student wins JB Fairfax award for Rural Journalism

29 January 2010

UTS Journalism Student Georgina Stone has been awarded the prestigious JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation (RASF)

Professor Michael Fraser awarded Member of the Order of Australia

27 January 2010

Professor Michael Fraser was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) on Australia Day 26 January 2010.

Uni experience in focus for film summer school

20 January 2010

One group of young cinema goers will be viewing the summer blockbusters with a more critical eye after more than two weeks of making their own films at UTS.

'Behind the news' - interview with award winning journalism student

3 November 2009

Nic Christensen is a first-year Master of Journalism student. His article, 'Chinese billionaire funding our MPs', has been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and News Review. It even earned Nic the Walkley Foundation's 2009 Student Journalist of the Year award. Postgraduate Program Coordinator for Journalism, Annette Blackwell, was Nic's first lecturer at UTS and his mentor in the Mr Chau investigation. They talk to U: about research, writing and personal revelations.

GEJI project - Sydney shoppers bagged in international survey of plastic use

11 December 2009

Plastic bag use has been a focus of the first year of the Global Environmental Journalism Initiative, a project started late in 2008 by four Australian and five European universities that are leaders in journalism education in their countries.

UTS student wins MEDIA Super Student Journalist of the Year

3 November 2009

UTS Journalism student Nic Christensen is the winner of this year's MEDIA Super Student Journalist of the Year Award.

Vice-Chancellor launches latest edition of award-winning UTS community magazine

4 December 2009

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ross Milbourne, launched the Spring 2009 edition of Precinct at a gathering for student editors and academic staff recently.

UTS Journalism graduates Walkley finalists

3 October 2009

The finalists for Walkley Foundation Young Journalists of the Year have been announced and include two UTS Journalism recent graduates.

UTS journalism lecturer radio documentary on ABC Radio National's 360

29 October 2009

Sydney journalist and UTS journalism lecturer Erin O'Dwyer had never been inside a prison before she ventured into Hobart's notorious Risdon Prison.

Golden success

22 October 2009

On Wednesday 21st October, the 11th UTS Golden Eye Awards were held, celebrating and recognising the outstanding and innovative work of UTS Media Arts and Production (MAP) and Master of Animation students.

UTS Golden Eye Award - more than meets the eye

16 October 2009

Australia's next generation of creative media producers will be under the spotlight as industry judges and members of the public cast their votes at the 2009 UTS Golden Eye Awards on Wednesday 21 October at UTS.

'Language of love' - interview with postgraduate student Astrid Lorange

16 October 2009

Astrid Lorange has her North American stepfather to thank for planting early roots in what has become her poetic passion.

'Animal Instincts' - interview with communication graduate Ondine Sherman

16 October 2009

After graduating witha Bachelor of Arts in Communication from UTS in 1996, Sherman combined her creativity and social conscience to work with organisations such as World Wildlife Fund before deciding it was time to focus solely on her passion for animals.

Communication postgraduate applications for 2009 now open

2 October 2009

Applications for communication postgraduate coursework in Autumn 2009 are now open.

Shoalhaven Literary Award winner 2009

30 September 2009

Master of Arts in Creative Writing student wins 2009 Shoalhaven Literary Award.

International Journalism Fellowship Gift

22 September 2009

UTS Journalism senior lecturer Tony Maniaty is in Denmark on an Erasmus Mundus fellowship lecturing to Erasmus Mundus students at Danish School of Journalism which is linked to Aarhus University.

Writing graduate wins Australian Society of Authors Mentorship

8 September 2009

Melissa Bruce, graduate of the Masters in Writing program, has won an Australian Society of Authors Mentorship.

Women reporting from war zones

2 September 2008

For a long time, it was thought a war zone was no place for a woman. But now, female reporters are just as likely as their male counterparts to be sent to cover wars.

Tony Maniaty on video journalism

25 August 2009

UTS Journalism senior lecturer and ACIJ Board member Tony Maniaty was interviewed on ABC Correspondents Report about video journalism.

Apply now for research degrees and scholarships in Arts and Social Sciences

18 August 2009

The Faculty is now inviting applications for research degrees and accompanying scholarships from interested and qualified students in the areas of Communication, Education, and International Studies.

UTS Sports Scholar Prepares for World Championships in Germany

6 August 2009

Journalism student Kevin Cheng in Germany training under World Championship Coach.

Success for Republic of Love by Delia Falconer

5 August 2009

Writing and Cultural Studies lecturer Delia Falconer recently had her story Republic of Love included in the new Macquarie/PEN Anthology of Australian Literature

Success for Creative Writing Graduate

8 December 2009

UTS Graduate Andy Porter has been selling his self-published kids' book Matty Swink: Curse of the Moon Mice on the streets of Sydney on and off for two years, having sold around 500 copies.

Excellent Review in The Australian Book Pages for 2009 UTS Writers

23 July 2009

The UTS Writers' Anthology book has received an excellent review in the Weekend Australian.

The Centre for Creative Practice and Cultural Economy launches in August

23 July 2009

The Centre for Creative Practice and Cultural Economy (CPCE) is a new department that will provide a unique framework for investigating creative practice.

FASS successful in ARC Linkage Project

10 December 2009

Effective clinical handover communication: improving patient safety, experience and outcomes was one of the seven successful UTS Linkage applications in the final round of the ARC Linkage Project.

Jacqueline Kent wins Kibble Literary Award

17 June 2009

Congratulations to Jacqueline Kent who has just won the Kibble Literary Award

UTS Writers' Anthology: On the Side launch

25 May 2009

Leaden skies and the prospect of heavy rain didn't keep the crowds from lining up early for the launch of the UTS Writers' Anthology, On the Side, at the Sydney Writers Festival.

Postgraduate applications for Spring 2009 now open

29 April 2009

Our graduate programs are offered across a range of professional and creative areas in the media, communication and information fields.

Creative Practices' lecturer short film curated in a new gallery

15 April 2009

Creative Practices' lecturer Margot Nash's first short experimental film We Aim To Please (13min 16mm) has been curated in Moving Worlds: a new permanent gallery and cultural resource centre at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne.

TfC seminar: The Socially Transformative Possibilities of New Participatory Digital Media for Disadvantaged Central American Youth

1 June 2011

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