The new National First Nations College planned by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) aims to evoke the idea of country in the university’s Ultimo campus – one of Sydney’s most intensively built-up areas. Last week UTS released the winning ...
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The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) are the first Australian recipients of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an award that prizes institutional-level commitment to community. The historically American award was trialled in Australia in ...
More »UTS to pay back staff over $4.4 million
More than 2700 current and former casuals at the University of Technology Sydney will receive over $4.4m after the university found proof of underpayment in its payroll over the last seven years. The university, which self-reported the underpayment in May ...
More »UTS experts develop ‘mind-control’ robot tech
Australian researchers have developed a new type of AI-enabled interface that allows the use of mind control to operate robots. Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) said the technology, still in its early stages, has “vast potential” to ...
More »Continuity and change in leading innovation in universities – opinion
Two of the biggest questions facing the sector as it heads into 2023 are central to the new leadership agenda that has arisen over the last 3 years. Firstly, they concern how we can best fund our research and support ...
More »Data shows high casual rate as WSU and UTS staff agree to strike
New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for industrial action. Data tabled in the state parliament shows over one-third of academics employed in Victorian universities are casual, with ...
More »WSU world’s best for social impact: 2022 Times Higher Education rankings
Western Sydney University has ranked first on the planet for its commitment to global equality and sustainability. Topping the list of more than 1,406 institutions across 106 countries, WSU secured its place as a world leader in the latest edition ...
More »Using literacy to bridge equity gap in higher education
Australia’s top universities have partnered with six under-resourced high schools in NSW to help improve equity and access to higher education through literacy intervention. The Imagined Futures project, developed by the NSW Equity Consortium, delivers literacy-focused programs to students living ...
More »‘Cracked’: Sydney professor denies fake hate mail campaign despite strange admission
A senior Sydney academic who has admitted to writing one threatening letter to herself has denied responsibility for an alleged fake hate mail campaign, despite an admission in a text message that she had “cracked”. Former University of Technology dean of science ...
More »One of our ‘most dynamic education leaders’ to steer UNSW’s future
UNSW chancellor Professor David Gonski announced yesterday that one “of Australia’s most dynamic educational leaders”, Professor Attila Brungs, will become UNSW Sydney’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor on 31 January 2022. Brungs is the current vice-chancellor and president of the University ...
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