UTS - urban, responsible, sustainable
As a city university, UTS has a particularly strong obligation to be a sustainable entity. For over a decade, the university has been working towards sustainable practice across the entire organisation, from administrative and resource management to teaching, learning and research.
We pride ourselves on the transdisciplinary nature of our teaching and research, and it is this which holds the key to our approach to university-wide sustainability. Testimony to this is the new Master's degree currently under development which will centre on concepts of sustainability.
Research into sustainability has been strong at UTS for more than ten years, with specific expertise in economic, environmental and social sustainability. Our newest Strategic Investment Area is C3, the Climate Change Research Cluster. This brings together a core group of ecologists, biologists, plant physiologists and physical modellers. Their work will help improve the quality and accuracy of climate change predictions which will improve future resource planning. Another key Research Strength here at UTS is the multi-disciplinary Institute for Sustainable Futures, which has an international reputation for research and consulting in these areas.
Administratively, the Environmental Sustainability Initiative (ESI) is being rolled out across all campuses and encourages sustainable practice in the day-to-day activities of our staff and students.
The ESI has a number of task forces mandated to address sustainability in specific areas: energy, transport, waste, water, procurement and buildings.
UTS is also actively engaged with the City of Sydney's Sustainable Sydney 2030 initiative, and is helping to achieve sustainability in redevelopment projects in the immediate area (for example the Frasers redevelopment of the Carlton United Brewery site, opposite the City Campus).
To find out more about our projects, achievements and initiatives you can be involved in, visit the ESI site.
To inquire about UTS sustainability research capabilities, please contact Chris Davis, on Chris.Davis@uts.edu.au
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