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#2 in Australia for research qualityRanked 2nd in Australia in the THE World University Rankings 2024
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Top 100 in the worldRanked 88 in the QS World University Rankings 2025
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#13 in the world for sustainabilityRanked 13th in the world and 5th in Australia - THE Impact Rankings 2024
Research with impact
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How targeted nutrients can fight cancer
A research team has discovered way to effectively treat cancer, by using nutrients to reactivate suppressed metabolic pathways in cancer cells.
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Harnessing the power of human waste
Scientist Qilin Wang is working on technology that could turn wastewater treatment plants into carbon-neutral energy generators.
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Mind-reading AI turns thoughts into text
Researchers have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text.
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Where the rubber meets the rail
A world-first system of rubber shock absorbers made from recycled tyres protects railway tracks from damage and helps the environment.
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Heat management technology set to blast into orbit
A payload containing new heat management technology to extend the life of space electronics.
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Beaches for all abilities
An innovative research program including UTS and Surf Life Saving NSW has created positive changes to make our beaches more open spaces for everyone.
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Research at UTS
We’re research game-changers unconstrained by tradition and supported by the best in innovation, intellect and infrastructure. We work together within and across disciplines to deliver solutions for our industry partners, create knowledge with our students and generate real impact in our communities.
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Fang Chen: Because we’re young and vibrant, we probably have less rigid processes or thinking patterns to say we have to follow x, y and z. But we say we solved it by getting it done.
Ramona Vijeyarasa: So we don’t get bogged down in the books and the cases and the journal articles, but we take those ideas off the pages and we try to make sure that those messages have real world impact and bring about social change.
Peter Ralph: We don’t work in silos. At UTS, we’re able to move between different disciplines and find the really exciting gold and exploit that for industry and government’s purposes.
Ramona Vijeyarasa: At UTS when people are open-minded to work outside their own discipline, that’s when collaboration is at its best.
Fang Chen: UTS is focussed very much on industry partnerships because those are the avenues for us to deliver impact to the society.
Peter Ralph: Some of the characteristics of research at UTS is our ability to be agile. We can adapt and change and we work really closely with industry. By working with industry it allows us to actually transform society and have great impact.
