Recognising the outstanding efforts of UTS staff
The UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence were established in 2010 to celebrate the excellence in research, support and impact happening across our campus and in the wider community.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards recognise the outstanding contributions UTS staff make towards helping shape the world we live in.
Find out how to nominate someone for a research award. Note: nominations for 2025 have closed.
Everything you need to know about the award submission process.
Winner of the 2024 Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence
Distinguished Professor CT Lin, Co-Director of the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII), was awarded top honours at the 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence. The prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence recognises outstanding research at UTS, demonstrating sustained excellence at the highest level over the years.
Professor Lin’s innovations help combat chronic pain, aid blind people, control artificial limbs and assistive robots, detect fatigue, and assist individuals in mastering complex and high-risk situations through human-machine teaming.
Previous winners and finalists
Research excellence at the highest level.