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See how UTS is creating real impact through research excellence. 

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UTS researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of world-first real-time water level and rainfall sensing technology using existing mobile phone networks.

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Distinguished Professor Jie Lu AO is pioneering artificial intelligence that unlocks the power of the genome to target improved women’s health.

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Why do some coral species thrive when others are degrading and dying? Groundbreaking research is revealing their secrets to survival and how these traits can be harnessed to help reefs withstand the effects of climate change.

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A UTS-led research team is developing vaccines to combat Alzheimer’s disease, based on ground-breaking ‘plug-and-play’ nanotechnology.

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The problem of valuable nutrients being flushed away in sewage has long been recognised and now an Australian-developed solution has been unveiled.

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Why do some coral species thrive when others are degrading and dying? Groundbreaking research is revealing their secrets to survival and how these traits can be harnessed to help reefs withstand the effects of climate change.

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UTS researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of world-first real-time water level and rainfall sensing technology using existing mobile phone networks.

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A UTS-led research team is developing vaccines to combat Alzheimer’s disease, based on ground-breaking ‘plug-and-play’ nanotechnology.

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Distinguished Professor Jie Lu AO is pioneering artificial intelligence that unlocks the power of the genome to target improved women’s health.

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The problem of valuable nutrients being flushed away in sewage has long been recognised and now an Australian-developed solution has been unveiled.

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    Research quality

    1st

    in Australia and 33rd in the world for research excellence

    QS World University Rankings 2026
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    Research impact

    1st

    in Australia for research impact, with 80% of research areas rated high impact.

    ARC Engagement and Impact for Australia 2018

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    Sustainability

    1st

    in Australia in partnerships to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025

Meet our researchers

Our researchers' innovative work is addressing today’s challenges and creating meaningful change.

Exec Director, Data Sci Institute & Distinguished Professor

The Data Science Institute

Senior Lecturer

Climate Change Cluster

Senior Lecturer

School of Biomedical Engineering

Director

Climate Change Cluster

Director, UTS RI

Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

Laureate Fellow

Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

Distinguished Professor

School of Electrical and Data Engineering

Professor

Management Discipline Group

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Research areas

Our research in business and law examines how these disciplines shape society through influencing decision-making in the global economy. Through combining expertise with creative thinking, we develop practical solutions to the challenges facing business, governments and the community.

Our health and science research advances knowledge and improves outcomes in the medical and scientific fields. By combining leading science with practical application, we address critical health challenges and pioneer future solutions.

Our politics and society research examine the issues affecting governance, public policy, and social change. We examine the challengers faced by communities locally and internationally, offering insights and solutions that help build an equitable and just society.

Our research creates lasting impact by addressing the complex challenges presented by sustainability.

Our technology and design research develops innovative solutions to the challenges of the modern world. Through an interdisciplinary approach combining state-of-the-art technology and creative thinking, we produce systems, products and experiences that enhance our community.

Real-world impact

UTS research delivers real-world impact that makes a difference to the world we live in. Our leading researchers work at the intersection of technology and creativity, pushing the frontiers of disciplines including artificial intelligence, biomedical science and design.

Find out about how UTS researchers work together to achieve impact for our partners and communities.

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Fang Chen: Because we’re young and vibrant, we probably have less rigid processes or thinking patterns to say we have to follow x, y and z. But we say we solved it by getting it done. 
Ramona Vijeyarasa: So we don’t get bogged down in the books and the cases and the journal articles, but we take those ideas off the pages and we try to make sure that those messages have real world impact and bring about social change. 
Peter Ralph: We don’t work in silos. At UTS, we’re able to move between different disciplines and find the really exciting gold and exploit that for industry and government’s purposes. 
Ramona Vijeyarasa: At UTS when people are open-minded to work outside their own discipline, that’s when collaboration is at its best. 
Fang Chen: UTS is focussed very much on industry partnerships because those are the avenues for us to deliver impact to the society. 
Peter Ralph: Some of the characteristics of research at UTS is our ability to be agile. We can adapt and change and we work really closely with industry. By working with industry it allows us to actually transform society and have great impact.

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