My UTS

David Lloyd-Jones, EH&S Safety Coordinator, Safety & Wellbeing

One of the best things about the University is that it is located right in the hub of the transport centre in the city.

Hung Nguyen, Engineering & Information Technology

I think the environment is very important. Sydney is a very beautiful place.

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

What I particularly like about it is the really vibrant atmosphere that comes with being right in the middle of the city.

Jaime Valls Miro, Senior Research Fellow, Engineering & Information Technology

The location can’t be beaten, it really is unique.

Wenjing Jia, Lecturer, Engineering & Information Technology

The name the University of Technology means a university that promotes cutting edge technology.

Tony George, Senior Lecturer, Science

It means success. It means breakthrough discoveries perhaps, things that will stand internationally and be recognised.

Reg Collins, Manager, Audio Visual Services

For me the technology and university is really about empowerment, empowerment for learning and empowerment for improving society.

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

Innovation is valued which is one of the reasons why I love being here.

Carroll Graham, Institute Manager, Institute for Sustainable Futures

There are so many programs that staff can tap into that are fun to do but also promote healthy lifestyles.

Carolyn Carter, Research Development Manager, Science

The flexibility here is great, I can organise my life around the work that I have to do and be really involved.

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

The service that I am most familiar with is actually the cheap drinks.

Gisela Naylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

It has a very multicultural feel to the workplace which I thoroughly enjoy.

Jon Tyler, Senior Lecturer, Business

The thing that I am passionate about at UTS is fact that it allows me to follow a career that I couldn’t anywhere else.

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

The real bonus about working at UTS is that professional development is encouraged and valued.

Greg Skilbeck, Associate Dean (Research) Science

We are really pushing ahead with doing world beating, world class research. Our teaching is recognised internationally for its quality.

Bijan Samali, Associate Dean (Research) Engineering & Information Technology

I came from industry and knowing that UTS valued that experience and I could build on it and keep my engagement within the industry was very appealing to me.

Hung Nguyen, Engineering & Information Technology

What attracted me from the industry to UTS is the flexibility and also the practice based type of education and research.

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

Quality research is really valued and in that way it distinguishes it from other jobs I’ve had in the private sector where it’s more about just making a buck.

Gisela Naylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

Why would you not work at UTS? Great benefits, great workplace.

Innovation

Jaime Valls Miro, Senior Research Fellow, Engineering & Information Technology

Innovation is really on the top of my agenda. UTS provides that environment, the tools that allow you to flourish. We’ve developed rescue robots to go into disaster scenarios. We have participated in various competitions over the years and this is actually a project that we have carried out with University of NSW and University of Sydney where we have got to together to actually push this forward and we have done quite well.

Carolyn Carter, Research Development Manager, Science

The University of Technology for me is a place that is always interested in technology that is out there in the world. There is lots of great exciting things happening and we are bringing them in here to make things work here.

Tom Barker, Design, Architecture & Building

We have got a whole new building program on at the moment where all of the new buildings are going to have 5 star energy ratings.

Carroll Graham, Institute Manager, Institute for Sustainable Futures

There is a real commitment now from the top down to make UTS a really sustainable workplace and a great place for staff and students to come.

Bijan Samali, Associate Dean (Research) Engineering & Information Technology

One of the projects that we have done at UTS that has gained a lot of national and international interest and has been actually leading to saving many lives is our work on mud brick housing and houses. One of my PHD students Dr Dominic Dowling researches into using some simple material like bamboo, a bit of wire and timber to strengthen these mud brick houses against future earthquakes and we did some shake table testing to prove this and it worked quite well. So this simple research with a very modest cost can save thousands of lives in the future.

Greg Skilbeck, Associate Dean (Research) Science

The focus of innovation and flexibility makes life interesting. It certainly makes the working environment more complex but I find that exciting. You’re not doing the same things every day.

Benefits

Tom Barker, Design, Architecture & Building

It’s a very vibrant place, it’s very busy though, hectic at times but it’s got a real can do attitude.

Carolyn Carter, Research Development Manager, Science

What I love about working here is the variety, there is so much going on, there are so many different people doing different things. Every day I find somebody who’s doing something that I find just so exciting.

Wenjing Jia, Lecturer, Engineering & Information Technology

My colleagues around me are all friendly and they are very nice and supportive. I believe this is very important for me to achieve my research goals.

Gisela Neylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

It has a very multicultural feel to the workplace which I thoroughly enjoy.

Karina Sherwood, Operations Manager, Nursing, Midwifery & Health

In comparison to other institutions or industry I think that a lot gets done in a shorter matter of time.

Bill Paterson, Faculty Manager, Business

It’s a very supportive environment that it recognises the important role that support staff play in the life of a university, and that’s not the feature of every university.

Gisela Neylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

It’s quite challenging at times but due to the flexible working hours it’s quite easy to manage so I am always able to meet deadlines.

Mark Ainsworth, Faculty Manager, Science

If you come in with an open mind and a preparedness to try things and explore career options, UTS will give you that opportunity.

Carroll Graham, Institute Manager, Institute for Sustainable Futures

UTS has a real focus on staff welfare and wellness and there are so many programs that staff can tap into that are fun to do but also promote healthy lifestyles and it just makes you feel so great. It’s a great pleasure to come to work.

Location

Caitlin McGee, Principal Researcher, Institute for Sustainable Futures

What I particularly like about it is the really vibrant atmosphere that comes with being right in the middle of the city.

Tom Barker, Design, Architecture & Building

What attracted me to work at UTS was the fact that it’s an integrated campus. That it’s very dense, all the faculties and disciplines are very close together.

Gisela Naylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

The location of UTS is just perfect. You are close to Central station, close to public transport.

Mark Ainsworth, Faculty Manager, Science

It encourages bike riding, it encourages walking to work, it encourages people to leave the car at home.

Gisela Naylon, Travel Officer, Arts & Social Sciences

And if you like to shop Haymarket, China Town is just down the road.

Jon Tyler, Senior Lecturer, Business

Within 10 minutes walk of my office I have 500 restaurants that I can go to.

Greg Skilbeck, Associate Dean (Research), Science

The campus is compact. It is easy to get around in, it’s easy to meet with colleagues. It’s just a fantastic environment.