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Technology to spot stolen cars in traffic

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:13 +1000

A computer program that may enable moving police cars to automatically detect stolen or unregistered cars in surrounding traffic has been developed by researchers at UTS.

Developed with support from the ARC Discovery Projects scheme, the program uses new techniques based on hexagonal...

Welcome comeback for Australian "green" air-conditioning design

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:13 +1000

It's almost a national sport to bemoan the loss of great Australian ideas, but researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney are making sure a high-efficiency air-conditioning concept from the 1970s makes a well-deserved comeback in its home country.

Two test units in Sydney's famil...

New impetus to bridge the gender gap in engineering

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:36:58 +1000

More than 120 young women from Sydney schools had the chance to dispel a few myths about engineering recently at UTS and the profession is banking on them being impressed enough to come back to enrol in a degree.

For 28 years the UTS

Eager to support financially-disadva...

Indonesian experience

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:51:19 +1000

From an early age, Elena Williams has loved all things Indonesian. Now working in Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java, Williams is sharing her passion with a new generation of students.

“I spent four years of my childho...

Industrial strength recognition for determined film-maker

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:34:37 +1000

Between an employer going bankrupt and having to hide her work from her child, Rachel Walls was facing "some tremendous challenges" to complete her final Master of Animation project at UTS....

UTS wins AusAid funding to build leadership in the South Pacific

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:04:20 +1000

The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery & Health Development at UTS (WHOCC) has been awarded almost half a million dollars under AusAid's Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships.

The WHOCC, in partne...

Rowing win is icing on UTS sporting cake

Thu, 28 May 2009 15:17:03 +1000

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 University of Sydney in the annual UTS Rowing Club Challenge.

With Club President Andrew Black and Cl...

New group connects UTS Chinese graduates

Thu, 28 May 2009 15:16:52 +1000

UTS has about 5,000 alumni of Chinese origin currently working and living in Australia. Next week they will have something more in common with the launch of the UTS Chinese Alumni Network.

The formation of the network...

UTS research to help grow sustainable timber building

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:42:12 +1000

UTS researchers are joining an international research consortium to develop large-span timber buildings for a wide range of uses in New Zealand, Australia and other export markets.

The Structural Innovation Timber Company (STIC) is made up of New Zealand...

Choice offices for a Centre leading the way in understanding consumer choice

Tue, 12 May 2009 23:14:28 +1000

With competition growing between goods and service providers in a tight global market, the UTS Centre for the Study of Choice (CenSoC) is finding a diverse range of industries eager for assistance in better understanding their customers.

Clinically Speaking podcast launched at UTS

Tue, 12 May 2009 23:44:32 +1000

As the health care environment rapidly changes, so too does the educational environment. With new technologies being developed and traditional teaching strategies becoming refined, new learning opportunities are arising.

Podcasts and video clips may not be immediately associated with nu...

Denmark's Aarhus School of Business winter school programme

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:55:38 +1000

Aarhus School of Business (ASB), one of UTS exchange partner universities, will run its winter school programme in 2010. Here are the details:

Dates: 11-22 January 2010
Venue...

Switch on to the future - UTS launches new plug-in hybrid

Mon, 04 May 2009 09:38:27 +1000

UTS researchers have engineered Australia's first vehicle-to-grid plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, a car that can both be charged from a normal power point and feed power back into the electricity grid.

Launched last week by NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment and Climate...

New light on nanotechnology research

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:50:48 +1000

Research to make possible the next generation of high-efficiency solid-state lighting will be the pilot project for UTS scientists taking part in a recently announced nanotechnology partnership between universities in Australia and China.

The Register to attend a Global Exchange Information Session. A choice of weekly session dates and times are given in the registration form. You must registe...

Scholarships for student internships in Malaysia

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:41:26 +1000

Do an internship in Malaysia this summer and get a $2000 scholarship for it!

Due: 1 June 2009 (for internship placements that start before the end of June 2009)
Where: in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia and fastest growing metropolitan region i...

State-of-the-art lab upgrade at Kuring-gai campus

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:50:28 +1000

UTS: Nursing, Midwifery & Health students and staff at the Kuring-gai campus will enjoy a brand new clinical simulation lab and upgraded clinical practice labs from first semester 2009.

The University is currently upgrading the existing nursing practice laboratories at the Kuring-ga...