Engineering
Past news
Real Robotics Builds Aspiration
6 February 2012
Over 25 young and engaged minds aged 15-17 years from high schools in south-western Sydney attended UTS Engineering and IT's 'Make a Real Robot' Summer School.
UTS makes study real for priority school students
19 January 2012
Design, video production, sustainability in science, nursing and robot building are all in a day's work for about 150 year 11 students, including 10 Indigenous students, taking part in the 2012 UTS summer schools.
The UTS Make it Real Summer Schools program is now in its fourth year, running over two weeks during the January school holidays.
Good to do Business With
18 January 2012
A strategic partnership between Telstra and UTS is helping both organisations stay at the leading-edge of research and design.
Zunz Anniversary Lecture - Do Great Buildings Make Great Cities?
21 December 2011
Open to the general public for the first time, the tenth anniversary of the UTS: Zunz lecture series was held at the Sydney Opera House on 15 December to a sell-out crowd.
Sydney unis unite to open the way to higher-ed participation
14 December 2011
UTS is one of five Sydney universities sharing in more than $21 million for initiatives that expand opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and succeed in higher education.
The universities have combined their resources and expertise as part of the transformative Bridges to Higher Education initiative.
Professor Hung Nguyen Nominated for NSW Australian of the Year
21 November 2011
Professor Hung Nguyen, has been nominated as a NSW Australian of the Year Finalist for his work developing his revolutionary autonomous wheelchair, the Aviator.
Projecting success
7 November 2011
For civil engineer Drenka Andjelic, studying engineering at UTS was a tough gig, yet dropping out was never an option.
Robotics lab promises a new world for people with disabilities
2 November 2011
UTS is investing $4 million to drive research and collaboration in assistive robotics.
Engineering a Tower of Strength - John Holland Tower Building Competition
26 October 2011
In the wake of the successful Bridge Building Competition hosted by Consult Australia as part of 2011 Engineering Week in August, the UTS Engineering Society held their first ever Tower Building Competition.
Bridging the gap to a future in engineering
19 October 2011
UTS students take home first prize in Bridge Building Competition
Outstanding FEIT researchers dominate 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence
19 October 2011
Leading Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) researchers and staff were rewarded at the 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence
Engineering a future in construction: UTS student is honoured at 2011 NAWIC annual awards
17 October 2011
Dilligence, hard work, persistence and a can-do attitude are the traits that bachelor of engineering (civil) student Alyce Smith credits with her recent win at the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) awards evening.
Electrical engineering student wins 2011 Eldred G Bishop Prize
17 October 2011
Electrical engineering student Thomas Elliot was presented with the prestigious annual Eldred G Bishop Prize.
Five Star Rating awarded to UTS in QS World University Rankings
5 October 2011
Five Star Rating awarded to UTS in QS World University Rankings for 2011, with the specialist strength awarded to Engineering and Technology.
FEIT staff receive UTS Career and Professional Development (CAP) Awards for 2011
5 October 2011
Congratulations to our high achieving faculty staff, Des Saunders and Gunasmin Lye who were recognised at the recent UTS Career and Professional Development (CAP) Awards.
UTS triumphs in Robocon Vietnam 2011 sponsorship bid
26 September 2011
UTS has won the rights to sponsor the winning team of Robocon Vietnam 2011, playing host to the champions as they spent a week touring the University’s robotics facilities and research laboratories.
Joint program to produce broadband masters of the world
23 September 2011
A world-class training program provided by telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent in partnership with UTS will launch for the first semester next year.
Keeping Sydney's water flowing
2 September 2011
One of the world's largest water infrastructure projects is being launched this week with UTS as a key project partner. The project will be supported by leading water and environmental agencies.
UTS opens the door wider for Open Day 2011
19 August 2011
There's a lot packed into UTS Open Day and this year it's spilling out into the streets.
Zunz Lecture 25 - Desalination and Beyond: The Technical Challenges for a Sustainable Water Supply
12 July 2011
Water supply and demand have been brought into balance through water efficiency, increased recycling, desalination and existing dam storages, explained Sydney Water Managing Director, Dr Kerry Schott, in an address to engineering industry leaders on Thursday 23 June at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Sparking innovation
3 July 2011
Leigh Angus is a UniQuest Manager of Innovation and Commercial Development. Keith Willey is an engineer who has been involved in the development of SPARKPLUS, a web-based self- and peer-assessment resource kit. They discuss the tensions between academia and the realities of commercialising research.
Tailored learning
29 June 2011
Too many students fail to realise how much potential they have to express their creativity through their degree structure and university experience.
Smart wheelchair soars in top innovations list
9 June 2011
Aviator, the smart wheelchair technology developed in the UTS Centre for Health Technologies, has been awarded third place in the Anthill SMART 100 Index. Anthill is an online business channel dedicated to the promotion of Australian innovation and entrepreneurship. It is one of the top 1000 Australian websites and founded the SMART 100 Index to identify and promote new innovations around Australia.
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.
Four UTS Teams at RoboCup 2011!
19 May 2011
The Faculty will have an unprecedented level of participation at global research and education initiative "RoboCup" this year, up from one team in 2003 to four in 2011.
Magic happens in UTS lab
20 April 2011
IBM PhD Fellowships are hard to come by, as UTS PhD student Rony Novianto will attest. Rony is the sole Australian recipient of a 2011 award, thanks to his groundbreaking work on cognitive software architecture.
Zunz Lecture 24 - The challenges of a changing energy sector
21 March 2011
The challenges Australia will face from a changing energy sector were discussed by New South Wales Chief Scientist Professor Mary O'Kane in an address to engineering industry leaders at the University of Technology, Sydney on Thursday 3 March.
Shaking it up at the Powerhouse Museum
14 February 2011
The general public can now experience for themselves what the UTS Engineering Remote Laboratory is all about at the Innovations and Inventions Gallery at the Powerhouse Museum.
A high-tech solution to missing the bus
26 January 2011
Bus passengers in Mosman are the first to benefit from a new automated bus tracking system developed by University of Technology, Sydney engineering student Trevor Russell.
UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT Awards Excellence
15 December 2010
The 2010 Faculty Prize Night celebrated as high a calibre of students as ever - over forty prizes were awarded to seventy-five of the best faculty students of the year.
Concrete evidence of excellence
10 November 2010
Recent UTS graduate Craig Scheffers and Senior Lecturer Dr R Sri Ravindrarajah have won Engineers Australia's 2010 Warren Medal, awarded annually for the best paper in the discipline of civil engineering.
Business unusual
1 November 2010
Engineering graduate Andrew McMillan swaps Sydney for an Indian community project, where he hopes to improve water management in small villages.
Effective project management - not just hypothetical
27 October 2010
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Industry Partnering Unit, in conjunction with our Industry Advisory Network (IAN), put on a Hypothetical Debate for students to demonstrate the breath, depth and complexity of designing and implementing large projects.
Outstanding FEIT researchers rewarded
26 October 2010
Leading Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) researchers were rewarded at the inaugural 2010 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence.
It all starts with a spark
15 October 2010
It all started with a love of electricity which was sparked in primary school and it looks like that love is going to light a bright future ahead for Natasha Kelaher. The second year electrical engineering student is the 2010 winner of the Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast Award for 2010.
Thought control
1 October 2010
“I have two wheelchairs. One is SAM, for Samantha, and it’s a semi-autonomous machine. The other is TIM. He’s a thought-controlled intelligent machine. TIM takes more risks. SAM is a bit more considerate.”
As the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Professor Hung Nguyen is modest but proud of the breakthrough UTS has made in biomedical devices – and rightly so. He conceived the idea for the Smart Wheelchair, an innovative wheelchair that thinks for itself.
UTS student to take part in the Australia-China Youth Dialogue
23 September 2010
Katrie Lowe, a final year combined degree student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Studies, has been chosen as one of 15 Australians to take part in the Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) in October.
International scholarship winners congratulated
22 September 2010
The International and Enterprise Development Office hosted an afternoon tea to congratulate the recent winners of the faculty's International Scholarships.
Clearer vision for robotics researcher
22 September 2010
Working for the world's second largest robotics research centre has given Sonja Caraian a taste for research at the leading edge of developments in the field.
UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival shows confident blend of digital and hand-made animation
10 September 2010
ZUNZ 23 Cochlear CEO sees innovation in the blue sky
7 September 2010
Chairman of Research Australia and CEO of hearing implant company Cochlear, Dr Chris Roberts, gave a lecture on the importance of blue sky research in a highly competitive industry as part of the Faculty of Engineering and IT's Zunz lecture series.
Moving Forward? What will it take for women in engineering and science?
6 September 2010
The findings of a new survey of professional women in science and engineering by APESMA that they have experienced a high rate of gender-based discrimination, harassment and continuing pay inequity in their fields in Australia is very sobering but it is hardly news.
Road to recovery
27 August 2010
Traffic jams, crowded trains and buses too full to stop. Rosemary Sharples, says there is no quick fix for Sydney’s transport woes.
Bishop Prize Winner 2010
16 August 2010
Congratulations to final year Mechatronics student David Knight who won this year's Eldred G Bishop Prize.
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
9 August 2010
UTS is offering Fellowships to commence in 2011 under the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Scheme.
To seek and prosper
2 August 2010
A new cutting-edge computer model could allow government policy makers and companies to understand their would-be impact on regions and industries and seek new ways of prospering.
Partnership to grow next digital technology leaders
27 July 2010
UTS and global telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent have partnered to equip a new generation of students with the cutting-edge knowledge to build, manage and exploit new networks in a broadband-enabled Australianetworks in a broadband-enabled Australia
Dean's Capstone Presentation Winner - Autumn 2010
23 July 2010
Building Robots Opens Uni Pathways for Disadvantaged
12 July 2010
Water Wise
5 July 2010
Future is STIC
5 July 2010
Inquiring Minds. Inspiring Solutions
5 July 2010
Robots to the Rescue
30 June 2010
Partnership to grow next digital technology leaders
28 June 2010
UTS and global telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent have partnered to equip a new generation of students with the cutting-edge knowledge to build, manage and exploit new networks in a broadband-enabled Australia.
Faculty Research Showcase
21 June 2010
Inaugural discovery day a success
20 June 2010
UTS research to help grow sustainable timber building
24 February 2010
Sydney Girls High Students Discover Engineering at UTS
10 January 2010
UTS Engineering student awarded Anita Borg Google Scholarship
15 December 2009
An International Endeavour for Scholarship Winner
15 December 2009
Jump at your own risk
15 December 2009
Dean's Capstone Presentation Prize
15 December 2009
MEM Networking Event October 2009
13 November 2009
MEM networking event a success
15 October 2009
NBN, a topic of discussion at UTS Engineering and IT Forum
15 October 2009
Two wins at international conference
15 September 2009
Could this be end of Rock and Roll?
15 September 2009
Bishop prize winner 2009
15 August 2009
Farewell to Alex Pilipowski
15 July 2009
Technology to spot stolen cars in traffic
15 June 2009
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
15 June 2009
Scholarship Forum 2009
15 April 2009
ZUNZ 21 Stimulus measures good news for engineers
15 March 2009
New Horizons for the UTS Engineering Remote Laboratory
15 March 2009
Cleaning our rubbish dumps
15 March 2009
Engineering graduates receive 2008 UTS Alumni Awards
12 February 2009
ZUNZ 20 Enterprise IT - The next wave of change
15 January 2009
Dean's Capstone Presentation Prize
15 December 2008
Researchers bring mind-controlled robotic limbs a few steps closer
15 December 2008
Dean recognised for innovation in engineering education
15 November 2008
Annual Engineering Careers Expo
15 October 2008
Electric Green
15 October 2008
A powerful future for bursary recipents
15 October 2008
Time to engineer a new kind of idol
15 September 2008
ZUNZ 19 Redr - the humanitarian face of engineering
15 August 2008
Industry cocktail event
12 August 2008
Handbook to help Engineers Design for Climate Change
30 June 2008
Flood waters bring new growth in univercity course
27 June 2008
Bishop Prize Winner 2008
26 June 2008
Checking out a future in engineering
24 June 2008
A taste of the future
15 June 2008
2008 UTS:Engineering Prize Night
15 April 2008
Building Bridges to Success
15 April 2008
UTS Students Figure It Out
15 April 2008
UTS Launches world-leading online engineering lab
23 January 2008
Past events
Women in Engineering & IT hands-on day for years 11 & 12 - Register now
27 April 2012
The Women in Engineering & IT (WiE&IT) Program of the University of Technology, Sydney is running a one day interactive seminar for senior students where you can meet undergraduates and professionals in engineering and IT, and explore the possibilities of engineering and IT as study options and careers.
UTS Info Day
4 January 2012
UTS Speaks: Our fragile cities
30 November 2011
'Accredited' outdoor playground inspectors course: Operational inspection - Level 2
16 November 2011 to 18 November 2011
WTF#3 - Seamless Computing
15 November 2011
Sports Video Analysis: Semantics Extraction, Editorial Content Creation and Adaptation
4 November 2011
Dean's leadership in innovation series. Speaker: Professor Changsheng Xu, National Lab of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Bell Labs Innovation Showcase - in conjunction with Alcatel-Lucent and UTS
2 November 2011
BELL Labs Innovation Showcase in conjunction with UTS and Alactel-Lucent
Cochlear implants: A remarkable past and a brilliant future
27 October 2011
Dean's leadership in innovation series. Speaker: Professor Blake Wilson.
John Holland Tower Building Competition
7 October 2011
UTS: Engineering @ Open Day
27 August 2011
FEIT Research Showcase 2011
15 June 2011
UTS:IT @ CeBIT 2011
31 May 2011 to 2 June 2011
Library Outreach power session: EndNote
13 April 2011
'Accredited' outdoor playground inspectors course: Operational inspection - Level 2
22 March 2011 to 24 March 2011
Engineering Postgraduate Info Evening
25 November 2010
Civil engineering, structural engineering, computer control engineering, energy planning and policy, engineering management, environmental engineering, local government engineering, manufacturing engineering and management, software engineering, telecoms engineering, telecom networks, water engineering.
2010 Participatory Design Conference Events
23 November 2010 to 3 December 2010
Natalie Jeremijenko – Public Lecture and Exhibition
9 November 2010
UTS Three Minute Thesis Final – Tuesday 31 August
31 August 2010
UTS: Engineering @ Open Day
28 August 2010
UTS: Engineering Scholarship Information Evening
30 June 2010
UTS:Engineering Undergraduate Information Evening
22 June 2010
UTS: Engineering Postgraduate Info Session
28 April 2010
MEM Networking Event October 2009
14 October 2009
