Internationally recognised for innovative research
UTS Business School brings together cross-disciplinary teams of researchers to tackle a wide range of business, economic and social problems.
Alongside a distinctive track record for high-quality research from our departments, we also have a strong record of impact and engagement, including many successful collaborations with non-academic partners from industry and government.
UTS Business School is committed to the pursuit of excellence in research and to knowledge that has real-world impact. Conducting research across academia, industry and the public sector we aim to address the challenges facing society today.
We’re committed to tackling a wide range of business, economic and social problems through our research, teaching and community engagement. Our work aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is carried out across our disciplines.
Research in our departments
The Accounting Department is committed to the pursuit of excellence in its research activities. Our academics have a track record of publishing research in leading international and Australian journals.
The Economics Department at UTS is recognised for producing research of the highest quality and its achievements are reflected by the national and international rankings.
The Finance Department fosters a high-calibre research environment, with an excellent seminar series, access to most major databases and to a high performance computing cluster.
We are committed to the UTS Business School's mission to create high-quality knowledge that translates into practical impact for industry and society more broadly.
The Marketing Department is committed to advancing knowledge and practice in the field of marketing through cutting-edge research.
Our research centres and lab
Our centre aims to address systemic inequities experienced by Indigenous Australians in the labour and employment markets.
At Change for Good at UTS we're addressing complex health and social problems through transdisciplinary behaviour and social change research. Our team adopt strategic, participatory and multi-level approaches to develop real-world behaviour and social change.
Our centre sheds light on human behaviour and decision-making at the individual, group and organisational levels to create an evidence-informed base to study policy and market design questions.
The UTS Behavioural Lab is devoted to theoretical and empirical research related to human judgments, preferences and decisions as well as their marketplace and societal consequences.
At the Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience (CCRR), we’re helping businesses address the physical and transition risks bought on by climate change — developing new strategies for value creation and sustainability.
The Centre for Sport, Business and Society (CSBS) is committed to working in partnership with industry, community and government to help grow the sports sector and the quality of sporting experiences at all levels.
The Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) is dedicated to developing evidence-based innovative solutions for government, private sector organisations, industry peak bodies and not-for-profit organisations.
Our research initiatives
Professor Anne Summers’ research into the impacts of domestic violence aims to support and inform the development of policies and strategies to significantly improve the lives of women and break the cycle of systemic disadvantage for future generations of Australian families.
The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative is led by UTS academics working in collaboration with researchers from other universities, aged-care providers, health services, government agencies and consumer groups to identify solutions to the issues facing ageing and aged care.
The UTS Disability Research Network crosses boundaries, combining expertise from business, education, design, health, law, science, technology and data innovation fields.