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Bacteria blown up
18 Mar 2010
The UTS Science building is home to the world’s most advanced microscope. The $1.5 million super-resolution device is helping microbiologists, here and overseas, make unexpected leaps in the fight against infectious disease.
Construction starts for UTS City Campus Master Plan
18 Mar 2010
A large-scale expansion and redevelopment of the UTS City Campus has begun, with construction underway on a new student housing tower at the rear of the existing Peter Johnson building in Harris St.
Biomedical research grant boosts UTS work on obesity
18 Mar 2010
UTS research aimed at preventing childhood obesity has received a $50,000 grant from the Ramaciotti Foundations, one of Australia’s largest private contributors to biomedical research.
UTS takes microscopic leap in scientific and medical research
18 Mar 2010
An unassuming building in inner-city Ultimo has become Australia's mission control for the investigation of inner space with the launch of sophisticated microscopy facilities by the UTS Faculty of Science.
Discovery and collaboration on show at UTS Science Research Showcase
18 Mar 2010
A breadth of research from a potential cure for Type 1 diabetes to work that could lead to the successful recycling of worn steel parts in manufacturing and mining was aired at last week's 2009 UTS Science Research Showcase.
Respected biochemist the new UTS Dean of Science
18 Mar 2010
A leading Australian biomaterials researcher, at home in both the lab and the boardroom, has taken up the reins of the UTS Faculty of Science.
Amuse it or lose it
18 Mar 2010
Happy brains are healthy brains, or so Mariam Chaalan is proving with her research into links between lifestyle and mental fitness.
Foundations that build a future
10 Mar 2010
2010 is set to be a watershed year for UTS. It is the year we turn the corner on a number of strategic fronts and start shaping the future we have mapped out for ourselves.
Give and let live
10 Mar 2010
Jacqueline Chowis and Jaine Stockler reveal how one person’s generosity can help shape another’s future.
Water damage
10 Mar 2010
Desalinated water has begun flowing into Sydney's drinking supply, but at what price? Stuart White argues antiquated thinking and unsustainable solutions are costing taxpayers and the environment dearly.
Marine research contributes to national climate change report card
10 Mar 2010
UTS Faculty of Science marine research has contributed key elements to the first-ever Australian benchmark of devastating climate change impacts on our precious marine ecosystems.
Research voyage a health check for the Tasman Sea
24 Feb 2010
A study of the connections between nutrients and marine algae is at the centre of an international effort to understand the functioning of the Tasman Sea and a first step towards predicting its response to climate change.
UTS: Centre for Forensic Science members receive National Institute of Forensic Science awards for 2009
18 Feb 2010
UTS Centre for Forensic Science members have recently received awards from Australia’s leading forensic science organisation, the National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS).
PhD students win grants for coral reef research
20 Jan 2010
UTS doctoral candidates Verena Schrameyer and Sutinee Sinutok have won two of the four research grants announced this week by the Australian Coral Reef Society.
UTS at the forefront of international relations – a Thai-Australian solution to solve a global problem
23 Dec 2009
A unique collaboration between Thailand’s Kasetsart University and UTS promises to forge stronger international links and further the field of global materials science. An MOU signed between both Universities covers all faculties from both Universities, but initial partnerships will be in the area of Science.
Honours student wins NSW geography prize
22 Dec 2009
An environmental science honours student from the Centre for Environmental Sustainability in the UTS Faculty of Science has become the state-wide winner of the NSW Geographical Society's Jim Rose Geography Award for Best Paper.
Science Experience gives school students the run of the lab
17 Dec 2009
Science leapt off the textbook page for more than 80 year nine students from across NSW when they took over UTS's Faculty of Science recently for The Science Experience 2009.
Short courses fight a contaminated Australia
03 Dec 2009
More than 100,000 contaminated sites across Australia are the impetus behind UTS short courses for professionals who must find and deal with our toxic past.
Support for women workers wins UTS’s top man top award
03 Dec 2009
Vice-Chancellor Professor Ross Milbourne has been formally recognised for his ongoing commitment to growing and supporting career opportunities for women working at UTS.
Sydney shoppers bagged in international survey of plastic use
03 Dec 2009
Sydney supermarket shoppers are using more new plastic bags than those in other major cities, including Melbourne, London and Hong Kong, according to an investigation by Australian and overseas journalism students.
Crime Scene Recognition: UTS:Science receives honours from National Institute of Forensic Science
10 Nov 2009
A number of UTS Centre for Forensic Science and Institute of Nanoscale Technology / Microstructural Analysis Unit personnel have each received awards from the National Institute of Forensic Science, Australia’s leading organisation for the forensic science community.
Star Science alumni ASPIRE!
05 Nov 2009
Science Alumni, Associate Professor Peter Ralph and Dr. Mark Tatouh, feature in a new exhibition that showcases the amazing and diverse talents of UTS graduates.
On the brink
16 Sep 2009
In 50 years, our overcrowded planet will struggle to support an extra two billion people. As debate rages over what we can do to ensure a sustainable future, five UTS experts offer a glimpse of what life might be like.
Building a truly internationalised university
16 Sep 2009
Universities now operate in a rapidly globalising environment. Developments such as the Bologna Accord have intensified global competition driving the sector toward an environment of increased international student mobility and qualifications transportability.
Own the future
16 Sep 2009
It's not often that senior managers – let alone business academics – revisit Strategy 101. Perhaps, more accurately, it's not often enough.
Gross but cool: Bass High students get behind the TV facade of forensic science
16 Sep 2009
Before Agent Gibbs, Abby and DiNozzo became household names, forensic science was a subject rarely talked about amongst high school students, let alone considered as a career.
The Kimberley oil spill - oils ain't oils
16 Sep 2009
Associate Professor Peter Ralph finds that the science has got lost in the blaze of disaster coverage of the recent oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Solar powered sea slugs aid climate change research
16 Sep 2009
If you've never heard of a solar powered nudibranch then Dr. Ingo Burghardt can enlighten you.
See yourself at UTS Info Day
16 Sep 2009
UTS will be abuzz over the next few weeks as intending 2010 uni students put themselves in the picture about becoming part of the exciting and creative UTS community.
A towering success - UTS alumni magazine breaks new ground
16 Sep 2009
More than 105,000 UTS friends and alumni have received the first edition of a glossy new alumni magazine - TOWER, produced with creative input of UTS staff, students and alumni.
UTS wins gold again
16 Sep 2009
UTS Northern Suburbs athletes Marie Kay and Jackie Bezuidenhout have returned from the World Masters Track and Field Championships in Lahti, Finland, with two world records and six gold medals between them.
Equipped for success
16 Sep 2009
For students in the Faculty of Science, the scope for success has widened following the signing of an MOU with Agilent Technologies, a global provider of analytical instrumentation.
To the point
16 Sep 2009
For three decades, links have emerged between short ‘weekend’ courses in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and adverse outcomes in patients. Sean Walsh explains how a newly-announced national registration scheme will make the practice safer and provide a boon for UTS staff and students.
The truth is out there
16 Sep 2009
Ever wondered how it’s possible to lay on a bed of nails? How human organs and cells compare in normal and diseased states? How baffling crime scenes are handled in the world of forensics?
UTS a Bansksia Awards finalist
16 Sep 2009
UTS was a finalist in the 2009 Banksia Large Business Sustainability Awards held last week in Melbourne.
UTS rewards research and innovation Trailblazers
08 Jul 2009
Technology to improve the quality of recycled water, a non-fossil fuel based aircraft engine and a product to ease lower back pain were the innovative research ideas that triumphed in the second annual UTS Trailblazer Awards held last week.
Rowing win is icing on UTS sporting cake
29 May 2009
On a crisp Autumn morning, beneath the crystal blue skies of Sydney and on the clear blue waters of Canada Bay, UTS evened the score against arch rivals Sydney Uni in the Annual UTS Rowing Club Challenge.
Careers Fair
29 May 2009
On 26 March more than one hundred employers will converge on the Tower for the UTS Careers Fair.
Rethinking, reshaping, refurbishing
29 May 2009
When one asks the question, 'Where does learning happen at UTS?', thoughts turn immediately to lecture theatres and other structured formal spaces such as tutorial rooms and laboratories. While that is true, structured, formal spaces are only part of the story of where learning takes place.
Max of all trades
29 May 2009
Max Callaghan is big on the three Rs - reducing, reusing and recycling - and his role as city campus gardener gives him plenty of scope to put these values into action.
Beyond reasonable doubt
29 May 2009
As the United States of America launches a reformation of their forensic sector, Professor Claude Roux explains what it means for Australia and why extra funding is urgently needed.
Strengthened bond a boost to leading bio-imaging research
29 May 2009
The UTS Faculty of Science's world-first dedicated bio-imaging facility is set for expansion with the signing of a new agreement with leading global provider of analytical instrumentation, Agilent Technologies.
Widespread backing for national health sector education reform
29 May 2009
National consultation with health providers, government and educators has backed establishing interprofessional teamwork and collaboration as a core component in all medical, nursing and allied health education in Australia.
UTS continues high ranking for learning and teaching
28 Apr 2009
UTS has again been ranked within the highest bands for excellence in the Federal Government’s 2009 Learning and Teaching Performance Fund.
UTS City Campus Masterplan: a vision for our future campus
28 Apr 2009
The plan to change the face of the UTS City campus announced during the university's 20th anniversary celebrations in 2008 is ready to be unveiled to the public, staff and students in an exhibition opening on Monday 19 January.
Fingerprint imaging technology puts the heat on criminals
19 Mar 2009
The CSI teams on TV have all kinds of gadgets, but you won't see anyone at the crime scene reaching for a hairdryer. That could soon be changing thanks to a novel fingerprint imaging technique developed at UTS.
Sydney and UTS magnets for global knowledge seekers
12 Feb 2009
Sydney reaffirmed its status as an international hub for higher learning with a formal reception last week for more than 1000 commencing international students, hosted by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP.
A map to the causes of brain disease
12 Feb 2009
A new method of accurately mapping deposits of trace metals in the brain could help unlock the causes of degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's according to scientists at the University of Technology, Sydney.
NSW school students get a taste of a scientific mind
09 Feb 2009
Eighty year ten students from across New South Wales may be a step closer to a career in science after taking part in a three-day Siemens' Science Experience hosted by UTS.
New research group on the trail of alien invaders
21 Nov 2008
UTS biodiversity expert Dr Brad Murray can add alien research to his list of accomplishments following the award of a three year ARC grant to his laboratory in the Department of Environmental Sciences.
Science of friendship
21 Nov 2008
Shelley-Anne Laffin and Annalise Wrzeczycki - or Bella and Leisy as the affectionately call each other - are third-year forensic students and self-confessed science geeks. Inseparable since a chance meeting in 2006, they told U: about landing their dream job together and what's in store post-uni.
Metals in brain seen in world-first images
21 Nov 2008
For the first time, scientists can see images of metal elements such as iron and zinc and their associated proteins in brain and heart tissue, potentially pinpointing clinical diagnoses and confirming drug actions.
