Professional development for academics

Academic development programs and resources at UTS provide academic staff with opportunities to support, reflect on and enhance their work and career development. They include support for the process of probation for new academics and professional development opportunities and resources for all academic staff, including advice and resources on preparing for a promotion.

Learning and teaching development

Weekly workshops and drop-in sessions

The Education Portfolio run year-long workshops covering a variety of different learning technologies and teaching support. Whether it's Canvas help, or technologies in the classroom, visit the LX at UTS site for details. The LX.lab also host drop-in sessions for tech support. 

UTS Learning and Teaching Forum

The annual UTS Learning and Teaching Forum is an opportunity for UTS staff to share ideas and innovations on learning and teaching in a practice-oriented university. This program runs in the latter part of the year and details will be made available to all staff.
 

Research development

Research development

The Research Office (RO) looks after all aspects of research funding, reporting, collaboration, and commercialisation. To learn about RO’s functions in more detail, please visit the UTS Research Environment page on Staff Connect (UTS staff only, log-in required).

Research supervision development

The UTS Graduate Research School provides a range of services to support and develop our research students, supervisors and early career researchers. UTS is a leading member of the fIRST consortium which offers online activities and resources for improving research supervision and training.

Other academic career development resources

Your academic supervisor and/or mentors’ roles include assisting you with career development and providing advice about opportunities which are available within your Faculty or Institute. Other opportunities which you can make use of for your career development within UTS include:

Preparing for a promotion 
Thinking about going for a promotion? Access some resources to get you started. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.