Chapter 4 – Academic and research focus

Faculty of Science

This information is current as at January 2008. The latest information is available from the Faculty of Science.

The Faculty of Science is committed to providing the highest quality undergraduate and postgraduate education and training to meet the needs of industry and science. The Faculty engages in research and allied professional scientific activities to bring economic and social benefits to the Australian and international community.

The Faculty has established a sound tradition of providing quality teaching, research and consultancy. The Faculty's courses are highly respected for their relevance, skills, research training and for their professional focus. Graduates are renowned for their work-readiness and adaptability and are highly regarded by employers.

The Faculty has a well-developed research culture and is proud of its history in teaching innovative science. It has a strong record of research and development, essential to the strength of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The research courses focus on applied and practical research to bring about benefits to industry and the community.

The Faculty has recently established five technology hubs that are accessible to industry and the research community.

The following research institutes are located within the Faculty.

The Faculty's research centres are:

The Faculty also hosts the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS). This Centre is a joint venture between five University partners with nodes in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. The Centre undertakes world-class fundamental research in non-linear photonics, positioning itself in the top five groups in the world and leading to new-generation, ultra-fast photonic devices built upon world-class research, social benefits of improved access and linkage to telecommunications, new photonic companies built on a portfolio of CUDOS IP and strong links to the Centre, and the skills necessary to sustain a vibrant industry produced by state-of-the-art undergraduate education and training programs, and professional research and engineering skills developed through involvement in CUDOS research activities.

Designated University research strengths are in the areas of:

Other Faculty research strengths are:

Inquiries

Office of the Associate Dean (Research and Development)
Faculty of Science
City campus, Broadway
telephone +61 2 9514 1789
fax +61 2 9514 1656
email science.research@uts.edu.au
http://www.science.uts.edu.au/research

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