Just a little bit more about the situation at UTS.... It did strike me that the VC's communication had improved somewhat just before the vote.... but the vote probably expresses UTS staff's frustration over the year. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

nit division, but understanding and peace for everyone petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/fr... @getup.org.au

from Chris Ho... The number of non-selective public schools in the top achievers list has halved in the last 20 years “The students who get into selective schools have families who are resourced to prepare them for the test; spending thousands on tutoring,” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

In this podcast, SPS's Elizabth Humphrys engages in a wide ranging conversation on politics, populism and neoliberalism with finance experts from the UTS Finance Department in the Business School www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-q_... For those who prefer a written format, a full transcript is available.

UTS podcast: Frank Bongiorno imagines a fantasy Labor leader Analyses from economist Ben Spies-Butcher and political economist Dr Elizabeth Humphrys to help you understand the forces shaping current politics, and our current 'democratic' culture. Hosted by Emily Foley. pod.link/1760672339/e...

SPS's Lai-Ha Chan, is quoted by an ABC article on Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi's charm offensive. "If she can handle Trump and walk away with a win for Japan, it will be a big step toward showing she belongs in the role." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

SPS's Tamson Pietsch has been awarded the NSW State Library Merewether Fellowship, for a project which revisits the history of the New South Wales Church and Schools Estate Corporation. The Project focuses on the political, legal, and moral struggles, in pivotal moments of its transformation

SPS PhD student Joseph Alhassan is currently in Northern Ghana, researching the impact of increasing heat on smallholder farmers, focussing on conditions of work and adaptation. Joseph is part of the Too Hot to Work project, in the Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC).

More Great News!! Archie Thomas has won the Paul Bourke Award from the Academy of the Social Sciences for exceptional early career research in the social sciences. Archie is exploring how communities change schools and media institutions for social justice. socialsciences.org.au/news/2026-wo...

Pay wall, but references Chris Ho's research on private academic tutoring for school students. Tutoring is now a massive industry, and students are not paying attention in class, helping to distract others. 23-59% of students at year 5 have out of school tutoring! www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

What is UTS's response to Covid and future disease possibilities with no hope of isolating Australia etc? To Cut Public Health... Clearly unimportant. insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/38/uts-...

Some work to promote from UTS, which shows that UTS excuses for destroying course and sacking staff may have little basis whatsoever in fact. From people in Accounting and Economics. There might be a slightly later version on the NTEU site, but that is locked druh.com/UTS_ALT_PLAN...

2025 Royal Society of New South Wales Awards Now Open The Society encourages research in science, art, literature and philosophy. For further information, visit the website or contact the Research Capability Development Team. Nominations close Tuesday 30 September www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/

It is not too late to promote Meg Foster's Boundary Crossers: The hidden history of Australia's other bushrangers unsw.press/books/bounda... Bushrangers are remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for bravery and ridicule of inept and corrupt authorities. But not all bushrangers were white men.

I missed this: Meg Foster on the history of a Chinese bush ranger..... or is something else happening? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

U.S.-China relations and Implications for the Oceania Speaker: David Fuller Regional Policy Head at the U.S. Consulate General Sydney At: Research Excellence Support (RES) Hub, Level 5, Building 1 UTS Or online: utsmeet.zoom.us/j/82684473056 12.30-2.00 pm, Mon 29 September 2025 [abstract below]

student campaign at UTS: The university made no effort to consult with students Many HDR students have had their plans significantly disrupted Undergraduates can expect larger class sizes and less choice as degrees become streamlined or phased out entirely Rally 1pm; Thurs 18th of September.

Envisioning Trans futures.... What does trans flourishing look like? Who are the queer or trans icons that inspire us? Madi Day, Archie Thomas, Anna Cody, Sidhi V. and Sasha B. discuss these topics and others.... The podcast.... player.captivate.fm/episode/76a4...

Lunch & Learn: Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage with Dr Zozan Balci & Dr Elaine Laforteza Wed, 24 Sep, 12pm - 1pm lunch provided AND a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage. events.humanitix.com/lunch-and-le...

That no one from UTS management thought about affixing washing your "delicates" to the uni’s brand forever proves how poor Australian managerial standards have become and the quality of outsourced advice. if only they had access to free communications experts... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Article from Students and a neighboring University UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts honisoit.com/2025/08/uts-...

This was an article on the protests to be held at UTS on open day. staff involved in Open Day activities and information booths, were offered ‘de-escalation’ training on how to redirect and mollify students disappointed at being unable to take chosen courses. centralnews.com.au/2025/08/29/u...

This might help people who are planning to attend UTS It quotes UTS: "Sometimes intakes are suspended ahead of phase out, some intakes are suspended while courses are redesigned to refresh curriculum and/or better meet student demand before being offered again" www.russh.com/2025-uts-cou...

UTS Program Cuts Clash with New Colombo Plan Reforms, Threatening Australia’s Asia Capability argues that cuts to internation studies, will affect people's experiential knowledge of Asia, which goes against government policy in issuing columbo plan scholarships. thekoalanews.com/uts-program-...

NSW government asks UTS to call off suspending teacher training Skills and Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he made it clear to vice chancellor Prof. Andrew Parfitt that the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the cutbacks www.afr.com/policy/healt...

Come and see UTS students in the Three Minute Thesis final!!! Describe your thesis research in 3 mins, and see and hear what is being researched at UTS. 3 September 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Great Hall, UTS Tower Building, Level 5 and livestreamed via Zoom. events.humanitix.com/uts-3mt-thre...

Zoltan Balci with her new book She says: i"f you’re keen to talk about multiculturalism, intergenerational conflict, multilingualism, and diversity and inclusion, let’s connect!"

Does gardening make you an environmentalist? What do community gardens really grow (besides veggies)? What do we learn when we start foraging? What connects people to the places where they live and their ecologies? 🌱

It needs to be added that UTS management did admit the psychological advice was a little inappropriate, but this is what was initially recommended www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

More on "Sustainability" at UTS.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Jeremy Walker cited in a RenewEconomy piece on the new Senate Inquiry into climate and energy disinformation campaigns which aims to uncover which foreign organisations are funding fake grassroots movements that are actually coordinated marketing campaigns. reneweconomy.com.au/senate-launc...

Reminding people. Next WEEK Envisioning trans futures: Andrew Jakubowicz annual lecture Tue, 26 Aug, 5:15pm - 6:45pm AEST UTS Business School, Building 8 (Chau Chak Wing Building), 28 Ultimo Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia (Level 3, Room 8) events.humanitix.com/envisioning-...

Michael Fabinyi talking in a Maritime Security Dialogue between Australia and the Philippines asiapacific4d.com/aus-phil-tra...

Anna Clark on the cuts at UTS.... The areas being abandoned are critically needed by the community the university was principally established to serve.... should university managers have the authority to decide what sort of education citizens should have access to? www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

reminding you of the video studentutsedu.sharepoint.com/sites/MCUSoc...

A UTS Journalism student explores families pushing back against intense tutoring for selective schools Chris Ho argues that newly arrived migrants see schooling as the key to their child's success, but the next generation is less anxious about their children’s future www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

How do we energize community energy? An Australian perspective Wipa Loengbudnark Kaveh Khalilpour Gnana Bharathy Nicole Thornton Alexey Voinov Jonathan Paul Marshall Exploring factors which reinforce acceptance of community renewable energy (CRE) in Australia. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lb9u7tZ6a...

Jon Marshall and Dr Paul Mason Imposing orders and the problems it creates Ethics & Ambiguity Normality as habit and expectation Remedies and their real effects Creating resilient communities with renewable energy Are we really resilient amid climate change? www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMTP...

May be of interest: Spotlighting current research and future possibilities within the Women and Children’s Health Research Collaborative (WCHC) and across the Research Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-being and Health (INSIGHT). Come along, contribute, and connect. Details see below.

SPS welcomes Professor James Bennett, as Dean of the new Faculty of Design and Society. He is currently Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Royal Holloway, and serves as Director of the CoSTAR National Lab and StoryFutures, which enables creative industries research. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

The Annual Andrew Jakubowicz lecture 'Envisioning trans futures'. An expert panel will contemplate the radical challenges to trans and gender diverse rights, and the joyful possibilities of social justice research. Tue 26 August, 5pm-7:30pm, CB08.3.008 events.humanitix.com/envisioning-...

Internship Opportunities for Arts and Social Sciences www.internationalinternships.com.au $10,000 Grant to live alongside other Australians in Indonesia, and working in organisations tackling key issues in sustainability, social justice and equality Apply by 20 August 2025

Macquarie University appears to be trying to destroy its sociology department. If you don't think this is a great idea, perhaps as a healthy society needs social and political thought, then there is a petition: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...

Social Impact Summit Wed 2 Jul–Fri 4 Jul The Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion is partnering on this event, designed to connect leaders across sectors through shared values and bold ideas. The two-day program includes panels, workshops and networking opportunities. socialimpactsummit.co

Operational Sustainability Initiative (Staff Cutbacks) drop-in sessions: Q&A now available Missed the May drop-in sessions or need a refresher? A summary of key questions and answers, plus session recordings are now available to view. Via: click.connect.uts.edu.au You will need to sign in.

UTS has again, made it into the world’s top 100 universities, marking its third consecutive year in the Rankings. The result reinforces UTS's position as a world leader in higher education, and should reinforce the point that its not always a good idea to sack staff to solve financial problems.

For those who don't know, we are shifting to the Faculty of Design and Society, which brings together the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and the UTS Animal Logic Academy.

Michael Fabinyi publishes again Rethinking maritime security from the bottom up: Human and eco-centric maritime security involves four principles: participation/pluralism, autonomy/agency, equity/justice, and coherence/coordination www.nature.com/articles/s44...

forthcoming....!!!! www.cambridge.org/us/universit... click through for more...

Have people read your research!!!!! Navigating Open Access Publishing at UTS Wed, 28 May 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Online Are you curious about Open Access and are wondering where to start? www.lib.uts.edu.au/whats-on/wor...