77-494: Anne Penfold Street AM (1932–2016) was one of Australia's leading mathematicians, specialising in combinatorics . She was the third woman to become a mathematics professor in Australia, following Hanna Neumann and Cheryl Praeger . She was the author of several textbooks, and her work on sum-free sets became a standard reference for its subject matter. She helped found several important organizations in combinatorics, developed
154-600: A bow on the left shoulder, although they may wear the same insignia as males if so desired. A gold lapel pin for daily wear is issued with each badge of the order at the time of investiture; AK/AD and AC lapel pins feature a citrine central jewel, AO and AM lapel pins have a blue enamelled centre and OAM lapel pins are plain. The different levels of the order are awarded according to the recipients' levels of achievement: Since 1976 any Australian citizen may nominate any person for an Order of Australia award. People who are not Australian citizens may be awarded honorary membership of
231-679: A campus at St Leonards , which was closed in 2006, which also relocated to the city campus following a redevelopment. The Kuring-Gai campus closed at the end of 2015, with classes and facilities moved into the main Haymarket campus. This marked the consolidation of UTS into a single unified campus in the Sydney CBD. The UTS city campus is located at the southern border of Sydney's central business district , close to Central station and Railway Square , within Sydney's emerging Tech Central. The UTS Tower
308-548: A challenge to take the prime ministership in September 2015. Two months after coming into office, the new republican prime minister announced that the Queen had approved his request to amend the Order's letters patent and cease awards at this level. Existing titles would not be affected. The move was attacked by monarchists and praised by republicans. The amendments to the constitution of
385-449: A former student). From the seven students elected, a president and a vice-president is elected each year by the board. The chair is responsible for the conduct of the board meetings. The University of Technology Sydney recognises over 180 clubs and societies . 6,784 students were involved in a club or society in 2021. During Orientation Day in 2020, there were over 6,765 club membership purchases from 3,505 students, up nearly 200% from
462-526: A key role in the UTS community in providing a forum for the discussion and debate of the academic directions of the University as well as the quality of its academic programs. The Board consists of academic staff members as well as student members elected for a general period of 1–2 years. The university consists of nine faculties and schools: In addition to the faculties, there are a number other units falling under
539-580: A lecturer at the University of Queensland in 1967. While continuing to hold this position, she took a year of postdoctoral research at the University of Alberta , and on her return to Queensland in 1970 was promoted to senior lecturer, promoted again to reader in 1975, and given a personal chair as professor in 1985. At Queensland, she directed the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing from its formation in 1998 until 2004. She has also held visiting positions at
616-569: A member of the British Empire, members of the colonies and later federated nation of Australia were able to have achievement awarded under the British Imperial Honours system . However, existing criticism of the aristocratic nature of the awards grew following a cash-for-honours corruption scandal in the UK in 1922. Moves to abolish the awards federally and the states were unsuccessful; however
693-559: A number of units relating to international students are governed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (International), and many other administrative units exist under similar divisions under the Vice-Chancellor and President. UTS College (formerly UTS Insearch) is a private higher education provider and pathways provider to UTS. UTS College provides academic English programs, foundation studies and diplomas, with
770-551: A recycled water partnership and a district energy-sharing project commended at the 2018 Smart City Awards. The UTS Academic Board is the principal advisory body to the UTS Council on academic matters. The Academic Board is concerned with policy development as it relates to the University's academic programs in education, scholarship and research, and community service. It refers to policy recommendations to Council and discusses matters referred to it by Council. Academic Board plays
847-573: A representation of the states (with whom Whitlam's government was constantly in dispute) through the state badges within the Commonwealth Coat of Arms . The original three-level structure of the Order of Australia was modelled closely upon the Order of Canada , though the Order of Australia has been awarded rather more liberally, especially in regard to honorary awards to non-citizens. As of July 2024 only 30 non-Canadians have been appointed to
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#1733106721499924-534: A researcher network, and supported young students with interest in mathematics. Street was born on 11 October 1932 in Melbourne , the daughter of a medical researcher. She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Melbourne in 1954, while working there as a tutor in chemistry and also studying mathematics. She finished a master's degree in chemistry at Melbourne in 1956. During this time she married another Melbourne chemist, Norman Street, and in 1957
1001-444: Is a convex golden disc decorated with citrines, with a blue royally crowned inner disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia. The ribbon of the order is royal blue with a central stripe of mimosa blossoms. Awards in the military division are edged with 1.5 mm golden bands. AKs, male ACs and AOs wear their badges on a necklet and male AMs and OAMs wear them on a ribbon on the left chest. Women usually wear their badges on
1078-434: Is a registered charity, whose stated purpose is "[t]o celebrate and promote outstanding Australian citizenship". It also supports the "community and social activities" of members and promotes and encourages the nomination of other Australians to the Order. The Order also runs a foundation that provides scholarships to tertiary students that show potential as future leaders and are involved in community activities. Branches of
1155-494: Is a researcher in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge . Street died on 28 December 2016. Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia , on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam . Before
1232-456: Is governed by a board of thirteen directors consisting of seven students (elected by the student cohort in annual elections), two staff members (elected by the staff of the university), the CEO of ActivateUTS, the chair (appointed by the university council), the treasurer (appointed by the university council) and one other director (appointed by the university council, usually external to the university or
1309-473: Is home to a 12-metre wide digital screen , which showcases large-scale digital artworks by leading Australian artists. The 2025 QS World University Rankings ranked UTS 9th in Australia and 88th in the world. UTS is ranked 9th in Australia and 148th in the world by the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings . The 2024–25 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings ranked UTS joint 6th in Australia and 85th in
1386-553: Is likely to feel a bit second-rate, and the public is likely to agree. We hate to be the first to say it, but there is no doubt that the Order of Australia (OA) will be labelled as the Ocker Award. Satire and mockery also greeted the awards, being dubbed "Gough’s Gongs" and "the Order of the Wombat". The newly elected Liberal Fraser government decided to once again make recommendations for imperial awards, whilst maintaining and expanding
1463-920: Is ranked 1st in the subject areas of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2nd in Energy and Fuels, 3rd in Chemical Engineering, 4th in Biotechnology, 6th in Civil Engineering, 7th in Economics and 11th in Ecology. The 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings ranked UTS graduates 5th most employable in Australia, and 62nd in the world. As of 2024, UTS had the third highest demand for places in New South Wales for university applicants. For domestic applications, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
1540-525: Is required, with selection ranks varying between courses. Applicants may also be eligible for admission if they have completed a UTS foundation course or an AQF Diploma. Applicants applying with an IB Diploma will have their scores converted into a UAC Rank for admission. In 2024, statistics by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) revealed that the Bachelor of Business program at UTS was
1617-590: Is similar, without the citrines. For the AM badge, only the crown is enamelled, and the OAM badge is plain. The AK/AD badge is similar to that of the AC badge, but with the difference that it contains at the centre an enamelled disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia . The colours of royal blue and gold are taken from the livery colours of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms , the then national colours . The star for knights and dames
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#17331067214991694-528: Is the nucleus of the city campus, fronting on to Broadway . The campus consists of five distinct precincts. Broadway , Haymarket and Blackfriars are located at the city campus, while precincts at Moore Park and Botany integrate specialist facilities with surrounding industry organisations. Broadway (located in Ultimo ) is home to the faculties of Science, Health, Law, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering and IT, and Design, Architecture and Building, as well as
1771-471: Is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary , Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. The order is divided into a general and a military division. The five levels of appointment to the order in descending order of seniority are: Honorary awards at all levels may be made to non-citizens. These awards are made additional to
1848-478: The Australian Labor Party remained opposed and generally refused to recommend awards whilst in office, with this a part of the party's platform since 1918. This was confirmed in a resolution adopted unanimously by the party conference in 1921. However, the non-Labor parties remained supportive, with the long running Menzies government making significant use of the imperial system. The Order of Australia
1925-785: The Bulletin of the ICA from its founding in 1991 until 2014. She was president of the ICA from 1996 to 2002. She was the founding president of the Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia , for the 1997–1998 term. She also served as President of the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee from 1996 to 2001. The Australian Mathematics Trust gave Street the 1994 Bernhard H. Neumann Award for excellence in mathematics enrichment. The University of Waterloo gave her an honorary doctorate in 1996. In 1999,
2002-936: The UTS Library . Haymarket is the location of the Business School, UTS Startups, the UTS Animal Logic Academy and two lecture theatres in the Powerhouse Museum . The Blackfriars precinct in Chippendale contains the Blackfriars Children's Centre and research and innovation teams while the Moore Park precinct features sports facilities within the Rugby Australia Building and the Botany precinct consists of
2079-623: The University of Waterloo , University of Reading , University of Manitoba , University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign , University of Western Australia , Auburn University , and University of Canterbury . Street became the founding editor-in-chief of the Australasian Journal of Combinatorics in 1990, and continued to serve as editor-in-chief until 2001. She helped found the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications (ICA), became one of its founding fellows, and served as an editor of
2156-474: The 435 people who have received the nation's top Order of Australia honours since they were first awarded in 1975, shows they disproportionately attended a handful of elite Victorian secondary schools. Scotch College alumni received the highest number of awards, with 19 former students receiving Australia's [then] highest honour". On 26 January 1980 the Order of Australia Association was created as an incorporated body with membership open to award recipients. It
2233-626: The Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), within the School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering and IT. It was elevated to the status of an institute in August 2020, in recognition of its high-quality research and its collaboration with local and international collaboration researchers. As of 2024 it is led by Jie Lu , and has a staff of 35 academic staff, 10 postdoctoral associates, and over 200 PhD students. UTS provides library services through
2310-715: The Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia gave her their inaugural medal for outstanding service. She was named a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours , primarily for her work with the Australian Mathematics Trust and the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee. The Anne Penfold Street Awards of the Australian Mathematical Society , an initiative to provide family care for traveling mathematicians, are named after her. Beginning in 2016,
2387-475: The Graduate School of Health and School of Transdisciplinary Innovation. ActivateUTS (formerly UTS Union) operates a range of on-campus student services, including food and beverage outlets, cultural activities, fitness and catering services as well as clubs and societies, student publications and Orientation Day . The City Campus is home to two licensed bars, 'The Underground' and 'The Loft'. ActivateUTS
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2464-590: The Institute of Technical and Adult Teacher Education (ITATE) of the Sydney College of Advanced Education . By 1991, an academic structure of nine faculties and 25 schools was established. The School of Design was initially housed at a campus in Balmain , which closed at the end of 1994, with the school moved to a new building at the city campus. The environmental, biological and biomedical science schools were located on
2541-502: The Moore Park precinct, the Rugby Australia Building contains specialist facilities for UTS students, staff and researchers working across sport and exercise science, physiotherapy and sport media. Designed by architects Populous , the building is also the headquarters of Rugby Australia and home to Australia's national rugby teams. The external fixed aluminium shading controls solar penetration, while internal spaces include
2618-668: The NSW Parliament passed an Act to establish an Institute of Technology , which in 1964 led to the establishment of the New South Wales Institute of Technology ( NSWIT ). In 1968, the NSW Institute of Technology amalgamated with the NSW Institute of Business Studies. In 1976 NSWIT established the first law school in NSW outside the university sector. The Haymarket campus officially opened in 1985. On 8 October 1987 university status
2695-418: The Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia. Notable honorary awards include: Since 1975, just over 30 per cent of recipients of an Order of Australia honour have been women. The number of nominations and awards for women is trending up, with the 2023 Australia Day Honours resulting in the highest percentage of awards for women to date (47.1 per cent, 47.9 per cent in
2772-578: The Order of Australia. This was done by with the addition of two additional award levels: Knight or Dame (AK or AD) above the level of Companion, and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) below Members. The Civil Division was also renamed the General Division, so that awards could be given to those in the Defence Force for non-military achievement. These changes were made on 24 May 1976. The reaction to
2849-481: The Order of Canada, while 537 non-Australians have been appointed to the Order of Australia, with 46 to the Companion level. Public reaction to the new awards was mixed. Only the state Labor governments of Tasmania and South Australia agreed to submit recommendations for the new awards, with the remaining governments affirming their committent to the existing imperial honours system. Newspaper editorials similarly praised
2926-492: The Order were gazetted on 22 December 2015. Yvonne Kenny AM represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation . King Charles III , when he was Prince of Wales , was appointed a Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) on 14 March 1981. As he is not an Australian citizen, even though he was the heir to the Australian throne at the time, this would have required the award to be honorary. To overcome this issue, his appointment
3003-581: The Order would be determined by the Council of the Order of Australia. Awards of the Order of Australia are sometimes made to people who are not citizens of Australia to honour extraordinary achievements. These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of
3080-484: The Provost and Senior Vice-President's division, within the remit of the Vice-Chancellor and President. As of 2021 , these comprise three administrative units (Planning and Quality Unit, UTS Internal Audit and Chief Data Officer), as well as the: The Graduate Research School, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, and the Institute for Sustainable Futures fall under the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research),
3157-441: The Queen to reinstate the level of knight or dame and the Queen co-signed letters patent to bring this into effect. The change was publicly announced on 25 March, and gazetted on 17 April 2014. Up to four knights or dames could be appointed each year, by the Queen of Australia on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the chairman of the Order of Australia Council. Five awards of knight and dame were then made, to
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3234-419: The School of Business at 23.7 percent followed by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at 23 percent. Other faculties and schools by enrolment include; 11.3 percent in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; 10.9 percent in the Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building (DAB); 9.6 percent in the Faculty of science and 6.2 percent in the School of Law. Smaller number of students are enrolled in
3311-465: The Streets and their young daughter moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where Norman Street had a new job. At Illinois, Street took up mathematics again. After moving to Mildura and then returning to Urbana, she completed her doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1966, with a dissertation on group theory supervised by Michio Suzuki . After earning her doctorate, Street became
3388-633: The Tower initially housed the NSW Institute of Technology, which transformed to become UTS in the late 1980s. In October 2006, the UTS Tower was voted the ugliest building in Sydney in a poll hosted by The Sydney Morning Herald , receiving 23% of the total vote. The Tower is the largest campus building in terms of both height and floor space. Other notable buildings in the Broadway precinct include: The Haymarket precinct includes buildings such as: Additionally in
3465-561: The UTS Library and Reading Room in Building 2 (UTS Central), as well as a range of online services on the UTS Library website. The UTS Gallery and Art Collection contains over 850 works, with a focus on contemporary Australian and Indigenous art . The artworks from the collection are on display throughout the UTS campus, including in every building. The university has been expanding its collection of digital and new media works . UTS Central
3542-631: The UTS city campus is located close to many Sydney landmarks and notable organisations including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , the Powerhouse Museum , TAFE Ultimo, the International Convention Centre Sydney , Darling Harbour and Chinatown . Entities within the Central Park development, opposite the UTS Tower on Broadway, partner with the University on sustainability initiatives, which include
3619-508: The association are in all the states and territories of Australia as well as the UK and the USA. Total inductees as of July 2024 . The order of wearing Australian and other approved honours is determined by the government. The award is parodied in the play Amigos , where the central character is determined to be awarded the AC, and uses persuasion, bribery and blackmail in his (ultimately successful) attempts to get himself nominated for
3696-498: The award to Prince Philip in a ReachTEL poll. The Australian Labor Party continued to oppose knighthoods and damehoods. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten stated in March 2014 that the party would again discontinue the level if it were to win the next Australian federal election. The knighthood decision was a significant factor that caused Liberal party members to question Abbott's leadership, with Malcolm Turnbull succeeding in
3773-450: The award. During the 1996 season of the popular television programme Home and Away , the character Pippa Ross was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her years of service as a foster carer. University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney ( UTS ) is a public research university located in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The university
3850-411: The awards as an example of Australia's greater independence, whilst also noting that the awards would likely appear second-rate. The Australian stated that There is no longer a British Empire; everyone knows that. But somehow the phrase "imperial honours" still carries a ring of regal authenticity that somehow transcends nationalism. For the time being a recipient ... of the Order of Australia
3927-490: The best student paper award from the annual Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (ACCMCC) became known as the CMSA Anne Penfold Street Student Prize. Street's daughter, Deborah J. Street , is a statistician at the University of Technology Sydney , and the coauthor (with her mother) of a book on the combinatorial design of experiments . Her son, Tony Street,
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#17331067214994004-519: The changes to the awards were similarly split along party lines. Following the 1983 federal election , Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke recommitted to the end of recommendations for imperial awards. No knighthoods were awarded during his first term in office and he advised the abolition of the knight/dame level after being re-elected in 1986. During the time the division was active from 1976 to 1983, twelve knights and two dames were created. On 19 March 2014, monarchist prime minister Tony Abbott advised
4081-513: The establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours , which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to the order are made by the governor-general , "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia . Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia
4158-458: The exception of awards recommended by the soon to be independent government of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea ); however this did not affect the constitutional right of state governments to recommend imperial awards. According to the governor general's then-secretary Sir David Smith , Whitlam was furious when he first saw Devlin's design for the insignia of the order, due to the inclusion of
4235-476: The general division). Advocacy groups such as Honour a Woman and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency have called for greater effort to be made to reach equal representation of men and women in the order. In December 2010, The Age reported a study of the educational backgrounds of all people who had received Knight/Dame and Companion level awards at that time. It reported: "An analysis of
4312-657: The governments of each respective state and territory, and three ex officio members (the chief of the Defence Force , the vice-president of the Federal Executive Council and a public servant responsible for honours policy). The Council chair as of August 2024 is Shelley Reys. The Council makes recommendations to the governor-general. Awards are announced on Australia Day and on the King's Birthday public holiday in June, on
4389-572: The governor-general to remove an individual from the order, who may cancel an award. Announcements of all awards, cancellations and resignations appear in the Commonwealth Gazette . Nomination forms are confidential and not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) . The reasoning behind a nomination being successful or unsuccessful—and even the attendees of the meetings where such nominations are discussed—remains confidential. As
4466-518: The major research centres include: Centre for Autonomous System, Centre for Health Technology, Advanced Analytics Institute, Centre for Forensic Science, Centre for Quantum Software and Information, the Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection (AIMI, formerly the i3 Institute), Climate Change Cluster (C3), and the Institute for Sustainable Future. The Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII)was established in March 2017 as
4543-417: The occasion of a special announcement by the governor-general (usually honorary awards), and on the appointment of a new governor-general. The governor-general presents the order's insignia to new appointees. Appointments to the order may be made posthumously as long as a person was nominated for an award whilst they were still alive. Awardees may subsequently resign from the order, and the Council may advise
4620-538: The option to continue undergraduate studies at UTS. Programs are designed in collaboration with UTS and delivered in smaller class sizes, with additional learning support services. Programs are offered in several locations throughout the world, including Sydney. In the Australian Research Council 's State of Australian University Research 2018-19 Excellence in Research for Australia national report, 100% of
4697-430: The order at all levels. Nomination forms are submitted to the Director, Honours Secretariat, a position within the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia , at Government House, Canberra , which are then forwarded to the Council for the Order of Australia . The council consists of 19 members: seven selected by the prime minister (described as "community representatives"), eight appointed by
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#17331067214994774-405: The outgoing governor-general , Quentin Bryce ; her successor, Peter Cosgrove ; a recent chief of the Defence Force , Angus Houston ; a recent governor of New South Wales , Marie Bashir ; and Prince Philip . This last award was widely met with ridicule and dismay by many in the Australian media. The award was also heavily criticised in the community, with 72% disapproving and 12% in favour of
4851-609: The prime minister alone, rather than by the Council of the Order of Australia, as is the case with all lower levels of the order. In accordance with the statutes of 2014, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was created a Knight of the Order by letters patent signed by the Queen on 7 January 2015, on Abbott's advice. Prince Philip's knighthood was announced as part of the Australia Day Honours on 26 January 2015 and his appointment attracted criticism of what Abbott described as his "captain's call". Abbott responded by announcing that future recommendations for appointments as Knights and Dames of
4928-403: The purpose-built laboratories of the Human Performance Research Centre. A number of UTS campus buildings have received a certified Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. The Vicki Sara Building has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star Design and As-Built Rating, while the Faculty of Engineering and IT and Dr Chau Chak Wing Buildings has been awarded 5 stars. The core of
5005-477: The quotas. The order's insignia was designed by Stuart Devlin . The badge of the Order of Australia is a convex disc (gold for AKs, ADs and ACs, gilt for AOs, AMs and OAMs) representing a single flower of mimosa . At the centre is a ring, representing the sea, with the word Australia below two branches of mimosa. The whole disc is topped by the Crown of St Edward . The AC badge is decorated with citrines , blue enamelled ring, and enamelled crown. The AO badge
5082-550: The second most in-demand course in the state, with 956 applicants placing it as their first preference. The Bachelor of Nursing program was the ninth most in-demand course with 608 applicants. In 2022, the university had an enrolment of 44,615 students. 32,825 are undergraduate students , 9,533 postgraduate students and 2,257 doctoral students. Of all students, 33,435 (75%) are Australian citizens or permanent residents and 11,180 (25%) are international students . Students were enrolled in 9 schools or faculties: The largest being
5159-448: The specialist research facility UTS Tech Lab. The campus has been substantially transformed since 2008 by the university's City Campus Master Plan, a $ 1 billion-plus investment in new buildings and facilities, major upgrades and refurbishments. The UTS Tower on Broadway ( Building 1 ) is an example of brutalist architecture with square and block concrete designs. Completed and officially opened in 1979 by Premier Neville Wran ,
5236-446: The university enrolled 47,913 students, including 33,579 undergraduate students. The university is home to over 45 research centres and institutes, who regularly collaborates along with industry and government partners. UTS recognises more than 180 different clubs and societies . Its varsity sports teams, which is overseen by UTS Sport , competes in the UniSport Nationals as well as in standalone national championships throughout
5313-503: The university's research was rated at world standard or above. In the accompanying Engagement and Impact Assessment 2018-19 national report, almost 80% of the university's assessed research areas were rated as having a high impact, with the Australian university sector average at 43%. UTS is home to over 50 research centres and institutes. UTS mainly focuses its research in the areas of health, data science, sustainability, future work, and industry and social futures. As of 2020 some of
5390-643: The world. UTS ranked 1st in Australia and 11th globally in the 2024 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings (under 50 years old). Similarly, in the 2021 QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings of universities founded less than 50 years ago, UTS ranked 1st in Australia and 11th in the world. UTS has consistently ranked first in Australia and within the top 10 globally in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings (under 50 years old) for 2022 and 2023, securing 8th and 9th positions respectively. The Times Higher Education Rankings in 2022 ranked UTS; 70th in Computer Science, 81st in Law and 90th in Education in
5467-423: The world. The university is ranked in the 201st–300th bracket in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities . UTS is among the five most improved universities from 2012 to 2021 in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities (ARTU), which evaluates performance across the QS, THE and ARWU world rankings, rising 139 places to 146th. As of the 2023 edition, the university is ranked 9th in Australia and 136th in
5544-1048: The world. In Australia, UTS is ranked 4th in Computer Science, 7th in Law and 8th in Education. The QS World University Rankings in 2021 ranked UTS; 11th in Nursing, 25th in Arts and Design and 29th in Sport and Exercise in the world. UTS is ranked in the top 100 for Accounting and Finance, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Communication & Media Studies, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Law. The US News Rankings in 2022 ranked UTS; 8th in Electrical Engineering, 13th in Computer Science, 31st in Energy and Fuels, 46th in Chemical Engineering, 52nd in Civil Engineering, 62nd in Biotechnology, 83rd in Economics and 87th in Ecology. In Australia, UTS
5621-590: The year. As of 2023, the university has over 290,000 alumni across 140 countries. The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (the oldest continuously running Mechanics' Institute in Australia) was established in 1833. In the 1870s, the school expanded into technical education and formed the Working Men's College, which was later taken over by the NSW government to form the Sydney Technical College . In 1940
5698-447: Was created by an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Australia by special letters patent signed by the Queen, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . In March 2014 the knight and dame levels, which had been abolished in 1986 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke , were reintroduced to the Order of Australia by Tony Abbott . At the same time, Abbott announced that future appointments at this level would be recommended by
5775-498: Was established on 14 February 1975 by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth II , acting as Queen of Australia , and on the advice of the newly elected Labor prime minister , Gough Whitlam . The original order had three levels: Companion (AC), Officer (AO) and Member (AM) as well as two divisions: Civil Division and Military Division. Whitlam had previously announced in 1972 (on his third day in office) that his government would no longer nominate persons for British Imperial honours (with
5852-590: Was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a technical institution can be traced back to the 1870s. UTS is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network (ATN), and is a member of Universities Australia (UA) and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). The university is organised into 9 faculties and schools, which together administers 130 undergraduate courses and 210 postgraduate courses. In 2023,
5929-499: Was granted to NSWIT, which was followed by the passing of the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1987 . It was reconstituted as the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on 26 January 1988 , along with the incorporation of the School of Design of the former Sydney College of the Arts . In 1989, the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989 (NSW) formed UTS by absorbing the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education (KCAE) and
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