Chapter 5 – Faculties, institutes and centres
Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community ServiceThis information is current as at January 2007.
Australian Centre for Event Management
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
Australian Centre for Public Communication
Australian Centre for Public History
Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
Centre for Ecotoxicology
Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
Centre for Forensic Science
Centre for Health Services Management
Centre for Local Government
Centre for Media Arts Innovation
Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
Centre for New Writing
Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
Centre for Social Inquiry
Complex Systems Research Centre
National Centre for Groundwater Management
UTS Community Law Centre
For further information on Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community Service go to the policy on the Establishment and Management of UTS Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community Service (CERCS).
Australian Centre for Event Management
The mission of the Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM) is to develop and support industry best practice in event management and to maximise the economic, social and cultural benefits that flow to the Australian community through the conduct of events. Its core activities include curriculum development of event courses, the delivery of continuing education programs for the event industry, and research and consultancy services associated with the planning, conduct and evaluation of events. ACEM publishes and distributes resources associated with the management of events and maintains a resource centre housing documentation and research in this area. Through its activities, ACEM seeks to position Australia as a centre of excellence in the broad area of event management.
Inquiries
Rob Harris
Director, Australian Centre for Event Management
KG01.6.77, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5496
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Rob.Harris@uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) was established in 1990. Its goal is to stimulate the production of high-quality journalism, especially investigative journalism; to conduct and support research into journalism and the media; to contribute to scholarly debate and research about journalism; and to promote community discussion about the relationship of journalism to political, social and cultural democracy.
Activities of the Centre include the publication of investigative journalism; academic research in journalism studies and related fields; provision of resources and reference services for journalistic and academic research; continuing education for journalists, students and others; and contributions to debate in areas of concern to journalists.
Members of ACIJ include staff and students of UTS, working journalists and others interested in the media across Australia.
Major projects include the online magazine, Reportage; the George Munster Journalism Forum and the annual George Munster Award for Independent Journalism; the annual Public Right to Know conference; and other occasional seminars and publications.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Chris Nash
Director, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
CB03.5.05, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2312
fax +61 2 9281 2976
email Chris.Nash@uts.edu.au
Jan McClelland
Manager, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
CB03.5.06, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2295
fax +61 2 9281 2976
email Jan.McClelland@uts.edu.au
Tameera Kemp
Short Course Coordinator, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
CB03.5.04, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2488
email Tameera.Kemp@uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
The Australian Centre for Olympic Studies (ACOS) was launched in October 2005 by Helen Brownlee of the Australian Olympic Committee. The then Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), Dr Alex Byrne, opened an Olympic Studies Room at Kuring-gai campus at the same event.
ACOS provides a national focus for Olympic studies in Australia. It seeks to examine the Olympic phenomenon in its broadest sense: to consider issues relating to the Olympic Games; to research the Paralympic Games and other major sporting events; and to focus on 'sport for all', which is advocated by the Olympic movement. By gathering information about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and other major international sporting events, UTS has developed a research database to assist in the organisation of similar future events.
ACOS is hosted by the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism in the Faculty of Business at Kuring-gai campus.
Inquiries
Adjunct Professor Richard Cashman
Director, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG04.6.02, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5146
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Richard.Cashman@uts.edu.au
Adjunct Professor Anthony J Veal
Associate Director, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG01.5.49, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5116
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Tony.Veal@uts.edu.au
Stephen Frawley
Executive Officer, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG04.6.21, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5111
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Stephen.Frawley@uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Public Communication
The Australian Centre for Public Communication is located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Centre's goal is to contribute to research and to stimulate debate about public communication in Australia and internationally. It facilitates ethical practice in the public communication industry in Australia.
The Centre aims to enhance the standard of professional practice and to contribute to the creation, application and extension of knowledge about public communication for the benefit of society. It provides a reference point at UTS for expertise, consultation and opinion on issues and policy for public communication, particularly public relations and advertising.
The Centre provides opportunities for productive relationships with the professions and their representatives in industry and the community, promoting excellence in research, scholarship, education and innovation.
Primary activities of the Centre include undertaking research projects, contributing to the profile of UTS as a leader in the education of public communication professionals in Australia, extending links with overseas scholars and institutions in public communication and related areas, developing and delivering quality short courses in advertising, public relations and related areas, providing an identity for industry liaison and partnerships (particularly work experience, internship programs and job opportunities for students and graduates) and encouraging debate and discussion through seminars, publications and short courses.
Inquiries
Australian Centre for Public Communication
CB02.7.029, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2299
fax +61 2 9514 2766
email acpc@uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Public History
The Australian Centre for Public History was established in 1998 as a centre of UTS. The Centre seeks to promote the practice and understanding of public history in both the academy and the community.
The objectives of the Centre are to provide a variety of bodies in educational, community and professional sectors with a gateway to public history expertise and resources at UTS; to foster international exchanges of both staff and students; to facilitate international and related endeavours; to publicly demonstrate the integral link between public history skills and knowledge at UTS and in the broader community; and to foster and undertake research in the area of public history and to carry out appropriate consultancies to support these objectives.
The Centre has recently completed a history of the Sydney Shire of Sutherland; an oral history of Sydney's northern beaches in the 1930s entitled Cracking Awaba; and a history of an Italian fishing community entitled The Fishermen of Iron Cove.
Activities of the Centre include maintaining and developing national and international public history networks, public history conferences and seminars, and working with community groups. The Centre also houses the refereed journal, Public History Review.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Paul Ashton or
Associate Professor Paula Hamilton
Co-Directors, Australian Centre for Public History
CB03.5.40, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1944
fax +61 2 9514 2332
email public.history@uts.edu.au
http://www.publichistory.uts.edu.au
Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
The Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management (CACOM) is the first centre in an Australian university to focus attention on community or private nonprofit organisations and their management.
Academic staff associated with the Centre engage in research into community organisations, their management and the associated phenomena of philanthropy and volunteering, and community capacity building.
The Centre contributes to knowledge of and about community organisations and their management by publishing the results of research through a Working Paper series and by organising seminars, conferences, etc.
Inquiries
Professor Jenny Onyx
Director, Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
KG04.5.10, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5246
fax +61 2 9514 5583
email Jenny.Onyx@uts.edu.au
Kirstie Carter
Administrator, Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
telephone +61 2 9514 5104
fax +61 2 9514 5583
email cacom@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/cacom
Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
The Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management (eK Centre) is a state-of-the-art information and e-business demonstration laboratory. It provides a high-tech environment for studying and simulating e-business scenarios and real-time information management in the digital age.
Launched in 2000 by the Faculty of Business and cooperative partners IBM, Reuters and SAP, the eK Centre is equipped with leading-edge IBM computer hardware and modern e-business software applications from SAP including a number of data warehouse applications and business intelligence software with strategic links to real-time international information services and financial markets information.
The Centre focuses on providing high-quality research, consulting and training in e-business, knowledge management, ERP systems, information integration and real-time information management.
Facilities available at the Centre include a demonstration dealing room with real-time market data feeds, access to the Internet, facilities for mini-video conferencing and video and television presentation.
Research
The eK Centre offers an interdisciplinary approach, which is essential for dealing with the complex challenges involved in managing the digital age. The Centre facilitates professional research studies on the topics of current interest to those operating in the finance industry and e-business, and innovation in management in this digital age with high industry relevance.
The Centre also holds workshops, engages in the use of modern e-business software applications including data warehouse applications and business intelligence software, and contributes to publications.
Within the Faculty of Business, the eK Centre draws on experienced researchers in accounting, business information systems, finance, management and marketing with research interests in the Centre's key areas of:
Inquiries
Robert Lal
Director, Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
CM05C.3.17, City campus, Haymarket
telephone +61 2 9514 3532
fax +61 2 9514 3682
email Robert.Lal@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/ekcentre
Centre for Ecotoxicology
The Centre for Ecotoxicology is a joint venture between UTS and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The Centre was set up in 1985 with the aims of promoting education, research, consultancy and information transfer in the science of ecotoxicology.
Ecotoxicology is the study of the pathways, transformations, fate and impacts of chemicals, mixtures and disturbances to physical conditions in the environment and, in particular, on living species and ecosystems. This study involves the necessary meeting of the chemical and biological sciences.
The Centre has facilities for toxicological testing and chemical analysis, and carries out basic and applied research in ecotoxicology. Projects range from laboratory tests, such as bio-assays, to field monitoring, baseline and impact studies, all of which are designed to provide the information to underpin the development of appropriate Australian environmental quality guidelines. The Centre also provides a venue for postgraduate coursework and research students, for visiting scientists, and for workshop and conference activities. EPA and UTS staff collaborate in the teaching, postgraduate supervision and research of the Centre.
Research work involves consultation with industry and government in identifying areas in which investigation is needed on the impact of chemicals on native flora and fauna under Australian climatic and other environmental conditions.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Rod Buckney
UTS Co-Director, Centre for Ecotoxicology
CB04.5.62B, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 4092
fax +61 2 9514 4079
email Rod.Buckney@uts.edu.au
Dr John Chapman
EPA Co-Director, Centre for Ecotoxicology
telephone +61 2 9995 5531
email chapmanj@epa.nsw.gov.au
http://www.science.uts.edu.au/centres/ecotox
Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
The mission of the Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics is to benefit humanity through the application of electrical machines, power electronics and related expertise in high-quality research and significant industrial projects.
The Centre:
Projects include:
Inquiries
Professor Jianguo Zhu
Director, Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
CB01.24.28, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2318
email Jianguo.Zhu@uts.edu.au
http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/cempe
Centre for Forensic Science
The Centre for Forensic Science promotes forensic science as a multidisciplinary methodology applied within a scientific, legal and political structure. It consists of UTS core and associate members from the faculties of Science, Law, Engineering, and Information Technology, as well as industry partners.
The Centre aims to provide high-quality education, enhance professional practice and integrate high-calibre research and independent services for the benefit of the community at large.
The Centre capitalises on the well-established UTS forensic programs and organises short courses and professional seminars for law enforcement agencies, forensic organisations and practitioners, insurance companies, legal firms and various research institutes.
Research programs are in the areas of fingerprints, questioned documents, trace evidence, fire investigation and analysis, illicit drugs, toxicology, DNA profiling, materials and engineering, statistics and data handling, and artificial neural network applied to forensic classification.
The Centre also offers an independent investigative and consulting service through the UTS commercial company, accessUTS Pty Limited.
Inquiries
Professor Claude Roux
Director, Centre for Forensic Science
CB04.4.58C, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1718
fax +61 2 9514 1460
email Claude.Roux@uts.edu.au
Centre for Health Services Management
The Centre for Health Services Management is a collaborative centre between the faculties of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Business, and operates in close association with the health industry nationally and internationally.
The Centre provides research expertise, consultation and education in the areas of nursing and health services management, health services research and information management. Teaching and research activities in which the Centre is involved may focus on aspects such as:
Inquiries
Professor Christine Duffield
Director, Centre for Health Services Management
CB08.2.11B, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 9839
fax +61 2 9514 9846
email Christine.Duffield@uts.edu.au
Centre for Local Government
The objective of the Centre for Local Government is to support the advancement of local government through continuing professional education and training, research and specialist consulting services. In Australia and internationally, the Centre works collaboratively with local government associations, professional institutes and state and Commonwealth government departments.
The Centre is a major provider of continuing professional education for local government in NSW. Education and training programs are offered throughout the state and have a strong emphasis on workplace learning and high-quality, up-to-date content. In addition, the Centre regularly undertakes applied research, training programs and consultancies for all spheres of government, individual councils and regional groups of councils, across a wide range of activities. Significant contributions are made to the international development of local government through professional education courses and joint programs with partner organisations in the Asia–Pacific region, South Africa and elsewhere.
The Centre offers a Graduate Diploma and a Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management, which are delivered largely in flexible, workplace-based modules. Students can progress to a Master's degree in Business or Management.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Graham Sansom
Director, Centre for Local Government
CB10.11.09, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1659
fax +61 2 9514 2274
email clg@uts.edu.au
Centre for Media Arts Innovation
The Centre for Media Arts Innovation was established in 2006 as a centre of UTS. The Centre is dedicated to innovative research and curricular activities in the media arts.
The objectives of the Centre are to provide the education, community and professional sectors with a gateway to media arts expertise and resources in the University; to be a major influence in the development of a media arts precinct in the Ultimo district, with a particular emphasis on developing partnerships with the ABC and the Powerhouse Museum; to enhance and contribute to innovative and flexible teaching at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels; to foster international exchanges and partnerships for staff and students; to develop research in the area of media arts and raise the University's public profile in this field; and to stage events, seminars and exhibitions presented to the university community and the general public, e.g. 'The Golden Eye Awards'.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Gillian Leahy
Program Director, Media Arts and Production
CB03.3.347, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2323
fax +61 2 9514 1595
email Gillian.Leahy@uts.edu.au
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/media_arts_production
Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
The former Centre for Family Health and Midwifery at UTS was established in July 2000 as a result of collaboration between the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health and the health industry.
The goal of the Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health (CMCFH) is to improve the health of Australian families through research, education, practice development and consultancy. The Centre's focus is on women during pregnancy, labour, birth and the early postnatal period, and on children up to five years of age. The Centre aims to conduct research that improves the quality of practice and services provided by practitioners, particularly midwives and child and family health nurses. It also undertakes research to improve the systems responsible for the delivery of that care. This research informs education, practice and policy development and consultancy activities.
Underpinning the work of CMCFH is a focus on a broad definition of health incorporating physical, mental and social wellbeing. The Centre believes that the sharing of professional knowledge, research evidence and experience through partnerships of clinicians, university faculties, other health professionals and community members enhances and improves services. CMCFH is committed to improving health care through education and research, and works with others to integrate this into practice and policy. The Centre believes that research incorporated into consultancy, technical advice and policy development can improve the health and social systems that support new families.
Inquiries
Professor Caroline Homer
Director, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
CB10.7, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2977
fax +61 2 9514 1678
email cmcfh@uts.edu.au
http://www.nmh.uts.edu.au/cmcfh
Centre for New Writing
The UTS Centre for New Writing develops and promotes research in the areas of new writing and Australia's literary culture. It acts as an incubator of ideas for creative writing practice and research, raising the University's profile in these areas. The Centre runs literary seminars, writer 'in conversations', quality short courses and advisory services. It participates in contemporary debates and discourse about writing and cultural practices, and links with writers and researchers, corporate, government and community organisations nationally and internationally in the areas of writing, editing and publishing.
The Centre was officially launched in 2005. It hosts events, seminars, sessions at writers' festivals and other community events, and research projects relating to new writing, as well as working with Sydney's diverse cultural community.
The Centre's Management Committee and Advisory Board, on which writers, staff and industry professionals are represented, continues to develop extensive local and international links to build a culture that draws researchers, writers and research degree students to the Centre.
In 2007 the Centre's research will focus on the examination of international developments in writing, teaching and creativity in the academy and the wider community. It will continue its active engagement in research projects in the Asia–Pacific region, with the Indigenous community, and relating to creative non-fiction.
Annual membership of the Centre is available to people interested in creative writing, research and publishing. Members receive regular notification of a series of high-profile writing seminars and master classes as well as other benefits.
Inquiries
John Dale
Director, Centre for New Writing
CB03.4.45, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1951
email John.Dale@uts.edu.au
http://www.newwriting.uts.edu.au
Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
Established in 1994, the Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research (COTAR) provides a focal point for the software industry using, or considering using, the software development techniques of object technology. COTAR aims to promote and conduct research in object-oriented software engineering, object-oriented information systems and object-oriented computing. It provides not only a focus for such research and collaborative work with industry, but also high quality professional development education.
Inquiries
Professor Brian Henderson-Sellers
Director, Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
CB10.4.570, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1687
fax +61 2 9514 4535
email brian@it.uts.edu.au
Centre for Social Inquiry
The Centre for Social Inquiry was established in 2006 as a centre of UTS. The Centre develops and promotes the application of social inquiry knowledge to issues of social change with local, national and global communities.
The objectives of the Centre are to critically investigate research, policy and advocacy through social, political and historical frameworks; to explore research, advocacy, analyses and communication praxis in a spectrum of contexts, from local to global; to build reflexive learning, research and social advocacy skills with students, staff, project partners and researchers through collaborative involvement in Centre projects; to create goodwill and productive networks with relevant bodies through their involvement with Centre projects; to engage in discussions and research on ethical and socially responsible practices in all our teaching and research areas; to identify and pursue innovation in professional practice in research advocacy, communication and policy development; and to explore processes of teaching and learning relevant to professional practices of research, advocacy, policy and communication.
Inquiries
Katherine Gordon
Centre for Social Inquiry
CB03.3.539, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2882
fax +61 2 9514 2332
email Katherine.Gordon@uts.edu.au
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/social_inquiry
Complex Systems Research Centre
The Complex Systems Research Centre (CSRC) at the School of Marketing explores the emergent properties of markets and marketing. Emergence refers to the evolution in complex adaptive systems as a result of interactions between events and participants. This stems from an ability for marketing executives to increasingly recognise that marketing is characterised by a network dominance and a drive to understand the patterns driven by micro-level pertubations leading to the emergent macro-level properties.
The activities of the Centre include research, education, training and consulting. These activities allow industry partners to gain first-hand knowledge of methods and tools to understand and potentially harness the non-linear emergent behaviour of markets and marketing.
A key competency of the Centre is the analysis of structured and unstructured information using visualisation techniques, advanced text analysis software and various forms of network analysis. Emerging areas of interest include empirical cross-referencing using combinations of these competencies in conjuction with simulation techniques, in particular agent-based modelling.
Key Centre initatives include (but not limited to):
Inquiries
Professor Louise Young
Director, Complex Systems Research Centre
CM05D.2.08, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 3538
email Louise.Young@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/csrc
National Centre for Groundwater Management
The National Centre for Groundwater Management is a joint enterprise between the faculties of Engineering and Science. The Centre's general aims are researching groundwater problems of strategic national importance, coordinating and developing postgraduate and continuing education programs, and liaising with industry.
The Centre was established with the support of the Commonwealth Government, through Land and Water Australia, as a national centre for research, consultancy and training in groundwater and environmental applications.
The Centre offers courses as a collaborative effort between the faculties of Engineering and Science, including the Master of Science in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management, the Graduate Diploma in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management, and the Graduate Diploma in Engineering in Groundwater Management.
The Centre also offers Doctorates in hydrogeology and groundwater management and a Master's degree by research in groundwater management. There are flexible arrangements for each program: part-time, full-time and block mode for on-campus students and distance mode for off-campus students.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Noel Merrick
Director, National Centre for Groundwater Management
CB10.11.15, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 4881 or
+61 2 9514 4878
fax +61 2 9514 4968
email groundwater.management@uts.edu.au
UTS Community Law Centre
The UTS Community Law Centre was opened in May 1996 and is a part of the Faculty of Law. It provides free legal services to UTS staff and students (UTS Union Legal Service) and to staff and students of TAFE Sydney Institute (TAFE Outreach Legal Service). In providing legal services, the Centre relies on the assistance of law students who each volunteer four hours per week.
The Centre provides advice, representation and referral in a broad range of matters such as credit and debt, criminal law, discrimination law, domestic violence, employment law, social security, tenancy and victims compensation.
The Centre aims to develop effective strategies that will enhance engagement between the University and the community, including presenting legal education seminars and workshops, publishing information in printed form or on the Centre's website and resourcing specific projects. The Centre adopts a multidisciplinary approach to legal advice and research, recognising the complexity of providing legal solutions in modern society.
Centre staff are also involved in legal research, policy and law reform. These activities facilitate community access to researchers at the Centre and to academic staff of the Faculty of Law. The Centre provides community organisations with legal research expertise in order to respond to the impact of particular laws and policies on their communities. The Centre also offers an elective law subject, Community Justice Studies, giving law students the opportunity to undertake research addressing community legal issues. During 2006 the Centre established a new e-journal, Public Space: the Journal of Law and Social Justice. This is a refereed journal with the first volume to be published in early 2007 by the Faculty of Law and the Community Law Centre.
The Centre also seeks to promote practice-based education by providing students with direct experience of assisting clients, the dynamics of law reform, community consultations and the impact of politics on the legal system.
Inquiries
telephone +61 2 9514 2914
fax+61 2 9514 2919
email utsclc@law.uts.edu.au
Jennifer Burn
Director, UTS Community Law Centre
telephone +61 2 9514 9662
fax +61 2 9514 3400
email Jennifer.Burn@uts.edu.au
Postal address
UTS Community Law Centre
University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
DX 88805 Haymarket
Location
UTS Community Law Centre
CB01.3.15, City campus
TAFE Outreach Service
TAFE Legal Service Office
Level 2, Marcus Clarke Building
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827–839 George Street (opposite Railway Square)
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