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Professor Ashley Craig (May 2005)
Science
Australasian Science
Quadriplegics could benefit from advances made to a "mind switch" that registers changes in the brain's alpha waves and amplifies the signal to the point where it can be used to operate household equipment. Developed at UTS by a team led by Professor Ashley Craig, the mind switch is triggered when people close their eyes for one to three seconds, producing a slight relaxation that shows up in their brainwaves.
Bruce Campbell (May 2005)
Information Technology
CIO
When it comes to IT some organisations are their own worst enemy and CIOs should be well versed in the potential pitfalls. Bruce Campbell, a lecturer in IT at UTS, is currently conducting PhD studies into the enablers and inhibitors to IS/business alignment, having interviewed both business and IT managers across a range of companies and industries.
Associate Professor David Wilson (May 2005)
Information Technology
MIS Managing Information Strategies
The lack of skilled candidates for IT jobs has a lot of industry watchers worried. David Wilson, Associate Dean of Education in the IT Faculty at UTS, leads a committee of his NSW peers that promotes IT courses. "We have said all along that combating the skills shortage really needs to be both a Federal Government and cross-industry initiative, as we all have a vested interest in producing professional IT people," he said.
Professor Geoff Smith and Jim Franklin (May/June 2005)
Science
Architecture Bulletin
Revolutionary daylighting technology will soon be commercially available to "pipe" heat-free light anywhere in a building. It is the culmination of 15 years research into natural sunlight-based indoor lighting by a team led by physicists Professor Geoff Smith and Jim Franklin from UTS.
John Petty (May 2005)
Business
Retailer
John Petty, a lecturer in small business management at UTS, said business planning is not a one-off exercise, but an ongoing business activity. "You need to regularly review - say every six or 12 months - and revise your business plan."
Jannet Pendleton (1 May 2005)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mortgage Brief
There is more to public relations than getting exposure for your company or your industry in the media - and that is particularly true of the mortgage industry. Jannet Pendleton, a lecturer in public communications at UTS says PR involves many facets. "PR is about community consultation, building relationships and managing issues in a crisis. People working in public relations can be the eyes and ears of the wider community."
Dr Jeff FitzGerald, Registrar (2 May 2005)
Executive and Admin
Sydney Morning Herald
UTS, the UTS Students' Association and the UTS Union have formed an alliance to oppose the proposed bill on voluntary student unionism. "We are opposing the legislation and we are doing it together because we all strongly believe that it is antithetical to the proper model of education at the tertiary level," said Dr Jeff FitzGerald, UTS Registrar.
Professor Eng Chew (3 May 2005)
Information Technology
Australian Financial Review
UTS has boosted its industry-based IT research capabilities with the appointment of Eng Chew, the former CIO of SingTel Optus, to the position of Research Chair in business and IT strategy in the IT Faculty. Professor Chew will focus on the creation and execution of IT strategy, IT management best practice and innovative uses of IT and telecommunications to support business growth.
Professor Michael Adams (3 May 2005)
Law
Sydney Morning Herald
The Law Society of NSW predicts the number of solicitors working in private practice will drop by almost five per cent during the next 10 years, with the proportion working in the corporate sector expected to rise from 13 per cent to 20 per cent in the same period. Michael Adams, Professor of Corporate Law at UTS, says he has seen a big shift in student outcomes in the past decade. The UTS faculty was the first law school in NSW to offer post degree practice qualifications, formerly the exclusive jurisdiction of the College of Law.
George Marsh (3 May 2005)
Law
Sydney Morning Herald
Providing students with hands-on industry experience is the aim of a new scholarship program being piloted by the Law Faculty at UTS. Under the professional internship, business, commerce, government and non-government organisations will provide a scholarship to fund a lengthy placement for a suitable student according to faculty manager George Marsh.
Alison Gwilt (3 May 2005)
Design, Architecture and Building
Manly Daily
Melissa Kritsotakis is one of three graduating fashion students from UTS who have been chosen to participate in a major exhibition in Dusseldorf in a parallel event to one of the world's largest fashion trade fairs. UTS fashion and textile design course director Alison Gwilt said the UTS students were selected for the international exhibition of fashion schools after curators visited the university looking for work that embodied a distinctive Australian style.
Christine Burton (5 May 2005)
Business
Eden Imlay Magnet
UTS, the Australian Museum and Museums and Galleries NSW and the Ministry of the Arts are taking part in a project to study how people use their local museum and whether they benefit from it. Senior leisure, tourism and sport lecturer Christine Burton from UTS is the study leader.
Dr Debra Hayes (6 May 2005)
Education
Sydney Morning Herald
The open market of public schooling leaves needier students out in the cold. Wealthy families can secure places in the best public schools thanks to access to private coaching writes Dr Deb Hayes, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at UTS.
Yaeli Ohana (6 May 2005)
Design, Architecture and Building
Australian Jewish News
Art Lecturer and artist Yaeli Ohana is doing her part to save the heritage of the Aboriginal people of the Cape York Peninsula. Ohana studied art at UTS and currently teaches design theory at UTS.
Associate Professor Sally Tracy (7 May 2005)
Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Weekend Australian
The shortage of nurses is getting worse, even as the demand for their services is rising. There is also a huge dropout rate and theories abound as to what is driving it; poor pay being one, morale being another. Some wonder if younger people are becoming more aspirational and if the 19th century notion of a nurse as fetching and carrying for doctors is proving hard to shake. "Florence Nightingale said we were 'handmaidens'... nursing has had to shake off this extraordinary subservience to the medical profession," said Sally Tracy Associate Professor at UTS.
Professor Jill White (7 May 2005)
Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Weekend Australian
On many campuses around Australia, the major cultural change is the increasing number of enrolments for masters degrees and doctorates in nursing. "Doctorates are the most appropriate qualifications for clinicians wishing to research health practices and outcomes," said Professor Jill White, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at UTS.
Jennifer Burn (7 May 2005)
Law
West Australian
One of the first sex slaves in Australia to come forward voluntarily and give evidence to police could be deported to Thailand even though her life could be in danger from the criminals that trafficked her. The Director of the Community Law Centre at UTS, Jennifer Burn, said she believed the case signalled that the Government is going to take a hard line with these women. Ms Burn is a co-director of the new Anti-Slavery Project which is being run out of UTS.
Steve Hatzellis (9 May 2005)
Design, Architecture and Building
Australian Financial Review
Software is now used to design many Australian buildings. Universities are responding to the trend by setting up postgraduate courses to get practising architects up to speed with the latest computer tools. Steve Hatzellis, co-ordinator of a new master of digital architecture at UTS, says there is now a strong international movement towards computers as a design tool, particularly in the US, Europe & the UK. He said UTS is hoping to capture the pulse of what is happening around the world.
Dr John Kalman (9 May 2005)
Science
Channel 7
Choice magazine has rated laundry detergents on their effectiveness and value for money. John Kalman, Head of Chemistry at UTS, discusses why powders have been shown to work better than liquids and why fabric whiteners do no more than make clothes look cleaner.
Dr Andrew Jakubowicz (10 May 2005)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Inner Western Suburbs Courier
I-neighbours is a new project that could soon help inner west residents advocate better, improve access to services and build friendships. The internet based virtual neighbourhood was the focus of Dr Andrew Jakubowicz's talk at the inaugural Margaret Barry Memorial lecture. Dr Jakubowicz, a sociology professor from UTS, said he had the opportunity to join and take part in a I-neighbour network when he was at MIT.
Dr Ilaria Vanni (10 May 2005)
Institute for International Studies
Illawarra Mercury
Ilaria Vanni, a lecturer at UTS, discusses the Sound of Missing Objects installation at the University of Wollongong Gallery. During the 19th century hundreds of Aboriginal objects were collected, traded and displayed in museums throughout Australia, United States and Europe. "It was interesting to see how objects were treated after the exhibitions," Vanni said. "They were not lost, but missing in the basements of museums."
Professor Michael Wallach (11 May 2005)
Science
The Australian
Future scientists won't need a lab coat, most of their time will be spent at the computer.
At UTS Professor Michael Wallach, the Director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, says that in the medical and biological sciences much data has been collected and the next stage is to take all the information and use it in a practical way.
Dr Yvonne Tran (11 May 2005)
Science
The Australian
US researchers have trained monkeys to control a robot arm using only their brainwaves, in a major step towards mobile "neurobots" and the development of brain-operated devices for paralysed people. "This is really interesting" said neuroscientist Yvonne Tran from UTS. "The work moved clinical applications closer to reality," she said.
Associate Professor Len Perry (11 May 2005)
Business
ABC New England North West (Tamworth)
Associate Professor Len Perry from the School of Finance at UTS discusses how a group of English sailors brought about was was effectively the first strike in the 1700s. He explains the history behind a strike is to press a case and win a favourable outcome. Strikes are not working these days because there have been all sorts of legislative changes which make it difficult to strike.
Annette Blackwell (11 May 2005)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sydney Central Courier
Alexandria Park Community School had a name for its newspaper but lacked the computer power to produce it. UTS has donated a new computer and publishing software to the school. Annette Blackwell, a journalism lecturer at UTS has been overseeing the Smart Alex project.
Dr Glen Searle (11 May 2005)
Design, Architecture and Building
Sydney Central Courier
Dr Glen Searle, Director of Planning at UTS says the NSW Government has not contributed enough to keep Sydney's infrastructure expanding in line with community needs and environmental demands. "The railway system is bulging at the seams and needs expansion but we also need to get a decent light rail system," he said. "We need to increase the emphasis on public transport spending and away from motorway construction."
Chris Hepperlin (11 May 2005)
Executive and Admin
Sydney Morning Herald
Some students are capable of doing more than their fair share of study without any difficulties - some are not. Chris Hepperlin, Director of Student Services at UTS says there are a number of pathways for students to do more units and get through their degrees quicker than the prescribed pace. But he warns many students fall over when they try to do too much.
Professor Jordan Louviere (13 May 2005)
Business
Australian Financial Review
Retailers know that there are differences in consumer purchasing behaviour depending on where you place a product in the store. The big question is what might work. Professor Jordan Louviere from UTS said one answer may be to offer potential consumers a range of scenarios via a multimedia presentation on their home computers. Louviere is working on developing a forecasting tool based on a theory called information acceleration.
Professor Vicki Sara, Chancellor (14 May 2005)
Executive and Admin
Sunshine Coast Daily
The Federal Budget contained confirmation of funds already promised to some individual universities but there was no new funding for the sector as a whole. As the new Chancellor of UTS said last month, "Knowledge must be shared - everyone needs access to it - be they rich or poor."
Dr Garrick Small (14 May 2005)
Design, Architecture and Building
Sydney Morning Herald
Valuers, spatial scientists and pharmaceutical peak bodies have joined forces to urge secure property rights for biota, covering all animal and plant life. A recent article in the 'Environment and Planning Law Journal' by group chairman John Sheehan and Garrick Small, lecturer at UTS, said there was an urgent need for a nationally consistent classification system for biota in order to avoid the mistakes such as those made by the states in having differing systems of rights to water.
Graham Sansom, Director, Centre for Local Government (15 May 2005)
Centre for Local Government
ABC Radio 702 Sydney
The Local Government and Shires Association, TAFE and UTS have joined to form a task force to address skills shortages in local government. It will survey 60 councils.
Dr Anthony Kidman (16 May 2005)
Science
Radio 2UE
Dr Anthony Kidman, the Director of the Health Psychology Unit at UTS, discusses modern day stress. Kidman previews an upcoming talk called Stress Coping and Social Support in the Age of Anxiety.
Professor Larissa Behrendt (16 May 2005)
Jumbunna
Medial Journal of Australia
Shared responsibility agreements between the Australian Government and Indigenous communities are based on a concept of mutual obligation. According to Larissa Behrendt, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies at UTS, the concept of Aboriginal reciprocity implies that those who have resources share them with those who do not, and that those who receive this generosity have the same duty to provide for and share with others. We believe that the Australian Government's new approach smacks of paternalism and imposition."
Professor Jane Hall and Associate Professor Elizabeth Savage (17 May 2005)
CHERE
Inner Western Suburbs Courier
More people are taking up private health insurance than ever, but this could cause an unsustainable financial situation for the Government according to two UTS professors. Professor Jane Hall and Associate Professor Elizabeth Savage from the UTS Centre for Health Economics Research ad Evaluation, contributed a chapter to a recently published book which compared public and private cover in different countries.
Dr Jaime Valls Miro (17 May 2005)
Engineering
Sydney Morning Herald, Inner Western Suburbs Courier
With the help of a little artificial intelligence rescue teams at the scene of major disasters could within a decade, be saving lives without endangering their own. Experts at UTS have developed a rescue robot which can go alone into a disaster zone to map out the environment and help to find survivors in the rubble. One of the leaders of the project Jaime Valls Miro said, "We have used various sensors, a 3D camera, sonars and lasers to allow the robot to look around and work out what needs to be done."
John Dale (18 May 2005)
Humanities and Social Sciences
The Glebe
This year's Sydney Writers Festival will be a big event for the local community. A long list of international writers will join locals for the week-long festival which opens next Monday. One of the writers taking part is John Dale, a senior lecturer in creative writing at UTS.
Chloe Mason (18 May 2005)
Institute for Sustainable Futures
Australian Financial Review
Transport consultant and visiting fellow at the UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures, Chloe Mason, says telecommuting and flexible hours are just some of the solutions businesses can offer. When the RTA relocated a major office to Parramatta in Sydney's west Mason helped the office create travel plans for the best times and modes of transport for staff.
Francine Garland (18 May 2005)
Business
Daily Telegraph
The combination of a warm start to winter, flat retail sales and the growing practice of ongoing discounting by major retailers mean sales devotees have more scope than ever to feed their habit. Consumer behaviour expert , Francine Garland of UTS, says retailers are well versed in the magic of the sale sign. "Seeing a big, bold attention-seeking sale sign gets you in," she said.
Anne Bartlett-Bragg (19 May 2005)
Education
ABC Radio 702 Sydney
Discussion with Anne Bartlett-Bragg, lecturer at UTS, on the weblog conference BlogTalk Down Under at the Cruising Yacht Club. She says similar conferences have been held in Europe for years, while blogging has become an increasingly mainstream practice. She explains the technology behind a weblog and tells listeners she is running a university course in which her students upload all their work to a communal webpage.
Simon Walsh (20 May 2005)
Science
AAP, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail, West Australian, Burnie Advocate
DNA profiling has made it possible to create a genetic fingerprint that can link suspects to a crime or clear the innocent. But as the DNA pool increases, so does the chance that an innocent person might be convicted on the basis of a coincidental match, forensic biologist Simon Walsh has told a meeting of lawyers, police and scientists at UTS.
Tara D'cruz Noble (20 May 2005)
UTS Gallery
Sydney Morning Herald, Inner Western Suburbs Courier
The exhibition Where the Wild Things Are at UTS Gallery is a collection of works drawing on fairy tales, magic and the sinister side of childhood imagination. The gallery curator, Tara D'cruz Noble, says the exhibition isn't meant to be a nightmare made real but a "forest full of works with a bedtime-story feel." But she admits not every tale has a happy ending.
Jane Hall (20 May 2005)
CHERE
Australian Doctor
We are told our ageing population will cause a health care funding crisis. Professor Jane Hall, Professor of Health Economics at UTS, says ageing is not the big culprit in terms of increasing health care costs. "Increased costs will be due to new medical technology coming on stream," she said.
Professor Archie Johnston (23 May 2005)
Engineering
Australian Financial Review
Engineering offers much broader career choices than is commonly thought. Budding engineers are being keenly targeted in high school by UTS. It hosts an engineering hands-on day for groups of schoolgirls who want to know just what the profession is all about. UTS also runs an engineering links program to stay in constant touch with teachers of maths, science, geography, design and technology and engineering studies about events thoughout the year. Archie Johnston, Dean of Engineering at UTS, said, "The discipline is broadening out beyond a narrow focus on numbers".
Associate Professor David Wilson (24 May 2005)
Information Technology
The Australian
A move to component-based software development will affect the distribution of technology jobs around the world. "The number of technical jobs, the bread and butter of IT, will move to a small number of specialists that build components," said Associate Professor David Wilson, Associate Dean of Education in the UTS IT Faculty.
Associate Professor Michael Dawson (25 May 2005)
Science
Daily Telegraph
Fire Brigade officers called to a unit for a suspected gas leak made an unexpected discovery - an amateur drug lab designed to extract cocaine impregnated in plastic. Detectives called on the help of Associate Professor Michael Dawson, the Head of the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science at UTS, to explain how the offenders planned to carry out the experiment.
Dr Kendal McGuffie (26 May 2005)
Science
The Land
Australian scientists who have analysed the molecular structure of rain from the Amazon say they have found proof that cutting down forests reduces rainfall. Heavier water molecules are slower to evaporate from rivers and groundwater but are readily given off by the leaves of plants and trees. Researcher Kendal McGuffie at UTS says the only possible explanation for the results is that the molecules are no longer being returned to the atmosphere.
Margaret Burchett (29 May 2005)
Science
Sunday Telegraph
Potted plants in offices make staff healthier and happier, reducing sick leave by as much as 60 per cent, research shows. A study by Professor Margaret Burchett from UTS found pot plants can reduce air toxins by as much as 20 per cent.
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