Chapter 4 – Academic and research focus
Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community ServiceThis information is current as at January 2008.
Australian Centre for Event ManagementAustralian Centre for Independent Journalism
Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
Australian Centre for Public Communication
Australian Centre for Public History
Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
Centre for Ecotoxicology
Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
Centre for Forensic Science
Centre for Health Communication
Centre for Health Services Management
Centre for Local Government
Centre for Media Arts Innovation
Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
Centre for New Writing
Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
Centre for Social Inquiry
Complex Systems Research Centre
National Centre for Groundwater Management
Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality
UTS Community Law Centre
Broadly, the goals of the UTS Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community Service (CERCS) are aimed at:
Further information is available from the Establishment and Management of UTS Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community Service (CERCS) Policy.
Australian Centre for Event Management
The mission of the Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM) is to develop and support industry best practice in event management and to maximise the economic, social and cultural benefits that flow to the Australian community through the conduct of events. Its core activities include curriculum development of event courses, the delivery of continuing education programs for the event industry, and research and consultancy services associated with the planning, conduct and evaluation of events.
ACEM publishes and distributes resources associated with the management of events and maintains a resource centre housing documentation and research in this area. Through its activities, ACEM seeks to position Australia as a centre of excellence in the broad area of event management.
Inquiries
Rob Harris
Director, Australian Centre for Event Management
KG01.6.69, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5496
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Rob.Harris@uts.edu.au
http://www.acem.uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) was established in 1990. Its goals are to stimulate the production of high-quality journalism, especially investigative journalism, to conduct and support research into journalism and the media, to contribute to scholarly debate and research about journalism, and to promote community discussion about the relationship of journalism to political, social and cultural democracy.
Activities of the Centre include the publication of investigative journalism, academic research in journalism studies and related fields, provision of resources and reference services for journalistic and academic research, continuing education for journalists, students and others, and contributions to debate in areas of concern to journalists.
Members of ACIJ include staff and students of UTS, working journalists and others interested in the media across Australia.
Major projects include the online magazine, Reportage, the George Munster Journalism Forum and the annual George Munster Award for Independent Journalism, the annual Public Right to Know conference, and other occasional seminars and publications.
Inquiries
Jan McClelland
Manager, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
CB03.5.6, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2295
fax +61 2 9281 2976
email Jan.McClelland@uts.edu.au
Tameera Kemp
Short Course Coordinator, Australian Centre forIndependent Journalism
CB03.5.4, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2488
email Tameera.Kemp@uts.edu.au
http://www.acij.uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
The Australian Centre for Olympic Studies (ACOS) was launched in October 2005 and an Olympic Studies Room at Kuring-gai campus was opened at the same time.
ACOS provides a national focus for Olympic studies in Australia. It seeks to examine the Olympic phenomenon in its broadest sense: to consider issues relating to the Olympic Games, to research the Paralympic Games and other major sporting events, and to focus on 'sport for all', which is advocated by the Olympic movement. By gathering information about the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and other major international sporting events, UTS has developed a research database to assist in the organisation of similar future events.
ACOS is hosted by the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism in the Faculty of Business at Kuring-gai campus.
Inquiries
Adjunct Professor Richard Cashman
Director, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG04.6.2, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5146
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Richard.Cashman@uts.edu.au
Associate Professor Daryl Adair
Associate Director, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG01.6.76, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5498
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Daryl.Adair@uts.edu.au
Stephen Frawley
Executive Officer, Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
KG01.6.65, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5111
fax +61 2 9514 5195
email Stephen.Frawley@uts.edu.au
http://www.olympic.uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Public Communication
The Australian Centre for Public Communication is located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Centre's goal is to contribute to research and to stimulate debate about public communication in Australia and internationally. It facilitates ethical practice in the public communication industry in Australia.
The Centre aims to enhance the standard of professional practice and to contribute to the creation, application and extension of knowledge about public communication for the benefit of society. It provides a reference point at UTS for expertise, consultation and opinion on issues and policy for public communication, particularly public relations and advertising.
The Centre provides opportunities for productive relationships with the professions and their representatives in industry and the community, promoting excellence in research, scholarship, education and innovation.
Primary activities of the Centre include contributing to the profile of UTS as a leader in the education of public communication professionals in Australia, extending links with overseas scholars and institutions in public communication and related areas, developing and delivering quality short courses in advertising, public relations and related areas, providing an identity for industry liaison and partnerships (particularly work experience, internship programs and job opportunities for students and graduates) and encouraging debate and discussion through seminars, publications and short courses.
Inquiries
Australian Centre for Public Communication
CB02.7.029, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2299
fax +61 2 9514 2766
email acpc@uts.edu.au
http://www.acpc.uts.edu.au
Australian Centre for Public History
The Australian Centre for Public History was established in 1998. The Centre seeks to promote the practice and understanding of public history in both the academy and the community.
The objectives of the Centre are to provide a variety of bodies in educational, community and professional sectors with a gateway to public history expertise and resources at UTS, to foster international exchanges of both staff and students, to facilitate international and related endeavours, to publicly demonstrate the integral link between public history skills and knowledge at UTS and in the broader community, and to foster and undertake research in the area of public history and to carry out appropriate consultancies to support these objectives.
The Centre has completed a history of the Sydney Shire of Sutherland, an oral history of Sydney's northern beaches in the 1930s entitled Cracking Awaba, and a history of an Italian fishing community entitled The Fishermen of Iron Cove.
Activities of the Centre include maintaining and developing national and international public history networks, public history conferences and seminars, and working with community groups. The Centre also houses the refereed journal, Public History Review.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Paul Ashton
or Associate Professor Paula Hamilton
Co-Directors, Australian Centre for Public History
CB03.5.40, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1944
fax +61 2 9514 2332
email public.history@uts.edu.au
http://www.publichistory.uts.edu.au
Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
The Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management (CACOM) is the first centre in an Australian university to focus attention on community or private nonprofit organisations and their management. Academic staff associated with the Centre engage in research into community organisations, their management and the associated phenomena of philanthropy and volunteering, and community capacity building.
The Centre contributes to knowledge of and about community organisations and their management by publishing the results of research through a Working Paper series and by organising seminars, conferences, etc. The Centre is part of the University's creative and civil societies research strength, the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre.
Inquiries
Dr Bronwen Dalton
Director, Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
KG04.5.10, Kuring-gai campus
telephone +61 2 9514 5246
fax +61 2 9514 5583
email Bronwen.Dalton@uts.edu.au
Carolyn Smeaton
Administrator, Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
telephone +61 2 9514 5104
fax +61 2 9514 5583
email cacom@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/cacom
Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
The Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management (eK Centre) is a state-of-the-art information and e-business demonstration laboratory. It provides a high-tech environment for studying and simulating e-business scenarios and real-time information management in the digital age.
Launched in 2000 by the Faculty of Business and cooperative partners IBM, Reuters and SAP, the eK Centre is equipped with leading-edge IBM computer hardware and modern e-business software applications from SAP including a number of data warehouse applications and business intelligence software with strategic links to real-time international information services and financial markets information.
The Centre focuses on providing high-quality research, consulting and training in e-business, knowledge management, ERP systems, information integration and real-time information management.
Within the Faculty of Business, the eK Centre draws on experienced researchers in accounting, business information systems, finance, management and marketing with research interests in the Centre's key areas of:
Inquiries
Robert Lal
Director, Centre for e-Business and Knowledge Management
CM05D.1.20, City campus, Haymarket
telephone +61 2 9514 3532
fax +61 2 9514 3682
email Robert.Lal@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/ekcentre
Centre for Ecotoxicology
The Centre for Ecotoxicology is a joint venture between UTS and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The Centre was set up in 1985 with the aim of promoting education, research, consultancy and information transfer in the science of ecotoxicology.
Ecotoxicology is the study of the pathways, transformations, fate and impacts of chemicals, mixtures and disturbances to physical conditions in the environment and, in particular, on living species and ecosystems. This study involves the necessary meeting of the chemical and biological sciences.
Research work involves consultation with industry and government in identifying areas in which investigation is needed on the impact of chemicals on native flora and fauna under Australian climatic and other environmental conditions.
Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
The mission of the Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics is to benefit society through the application of electrical machines, power electronics and related expertise in high-quality research and significant industrial projects.
The Centre:
Projects include:
Inquiries
Professor Jianguo Zhu
Director, Centre for Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
CB01.24.28, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2318
fax +61 2 9514 2435
email Jianguo.Zhu@uts.edu.au
http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/cempe
Centre for Forensic Science
The Centre for Forensic Science promotes forensic science as a multidisciplinary methodology applied within a scientific, legal and political structure. It consists of UTS core and associate members from the faculties of Science, Law, Engineering, and Information Technology, as well as industry partners.
The Centre aims to provide high-quality education, enhance professional practice and integrate high-calibre research and independent services for the benefit of the community at large. The Centre capitalises on the well-established UTS forensic programs and organises short courses and professional seminars for law enforcement agencies, forensic organisations and practitioners, insurance companies, legal firms and various research institutes.
The Centre is also a research centre under the science and technology research strength. Research programs are in the areas of fingerprints, questioned documents, trace evidence, fire investigation and analysis, illicit drugs, toxicology, DNA profiling, materials and engineering, statistics and data handling, and artificial neural network applied to forensic classification.
The Centre also offers an independent investigative and consulting service through the UTS commercial company, accessUTS Pty Limited.
Inquiries
Professor Claude Roux
Director, Centre for Forensic Science
CB04.4.58C, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1718
fax +61 2 9514 1460
email Claude.Roux@uts.edu.au
http://www.forensics.edu.au
Centre for Health Communication
The Centre for Health Communication was established in 2007. The Centre focuses on communication that structures and supports health care services. The Centre's research, training and consultative focus encompasses how clinicians, patients, administrative and other non-clinical personnel communicate with one another, how health technologies and spatial designs enable and constrain human communication, and how researchers can intervene in these processes.
The Centre forges innovative partnerships on two fronts: among health care services, consumer organisations, policy making bodies and academia, and among academic researchers in social science, nursing/midwifery, education and management. Its intent to make these interdisciplinary and cross-field connections renders the Centre incomparable to endeavours elsewhere, in Sydney as well as in the rest of Australia.
The Centre is currently engaged in projects on Open Disclosure (a national Evaluation of the Open Disclosure Pilot, funded by Queensland Health), Clinical Handover (funded by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care) and Clinical Service Complexity (funded by the Australian Research Council).
Inquiries
Professor Rick Iedema
Co-Director, Centre for Health Communication
CB02.M05, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2709
fax +61 2 9514 2711
email Rick.Iedema@uts.edu.au
Centre for Health Services Management
The Centre for Health Services Management is a joint initiative between the faculties of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Business, and operates in close association with the health industry nationally and internationally.
The Centre provides research expertise, consultation and education in the areas of nursing and health services management, research and information management. The Centre's teaching and research activities focus on:
Inquiries
Professor Christine Duffield
Director, Centre for Health Services Management
CB10.7.212, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 4831
fax +61 2 9514 4835
email Christine.Duffield@uts.edu.au
Richard Baldwin
Deputy Director, Centre for Health Services Management
CB10.7.217, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 4807
fax +61 2 9514 4835
email Richard.Baldwin@uts.edu.au
http://www.chsm.uts.edu.au
Centre for Local Government
The objective of the Centre for Local Government is to support the advancement of local government through continuing professional education and training, research and specialist consulting services. In Australia, and internationally, the Centre works collaboratively with local government associations, professional institutes and state and Commonwealth government departments.
The Centre is a major provider of continuing professional education for local government in New South Wales. Education and training programs are offered throughout the state and have a strong emphasis on workplace learning and high-quality, up-to-date content. In addition, the Centre regularly undertakes applied research, training programs and consultancies for all spheres of government, individual councils and regional groups of councils, across a wide range of activities.
Significant contributions are made to the international development of local government through research, professional education courses and programs with partner organisations in the Asia–Pacific region and globally.
The Centre offers a Graduate Diploma in Local Government Management and a Graduate Certificate in Development Assessment.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Graham Sansom
Director, Centre for Local Government
CB10.11.9, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1659
fax +61 2 9514 2274
email clg@uts.edu.au
http://www.clg.uts.edu.au
Centre for Media Arts Innovation
The Centre for Media Arts Innovation was established in 2006. The Centre is dedicated to innovative research in the media arts.
The Centre's objectives are to provide the education, community and professional sectors with a gateway to media arts expertise and resources in the University; to be a major influence in the development of a media arts precinct in the Ultimo district, with a particular emphasis on developing partnerships with the ABC and the Powerhouse Museum; to enhance and contribute to innovative and flexible teaching at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels; to foster international exchanges and partnerships for staff and students; to develop research in the area of media arts and raise the University's public profile in this field; and to stage events, seminars and exhibitions presented to the University community and the general public, e.g. 'The Golden Eye Awards'.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Norie Neumark
Professor Ross Gibson
Media Arts and Production
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact
Neibi Hines
Administrative Officer
telephone +61 2 9514 9940
fax +61 2 9514 2711
email CMAI@uts.edu.au
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/media_arts_production
Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
The formerly-named Centre for Family Health and Midwifery at UTS was established in July 2000 as a result of collaboration between the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health and the health industry.
The goal of the Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health (CMCFH) is to improve the health of Australian families through leadership in midwifery, child and family health research, education, practice development and consultancy. The Centre's focus is on childbearing women and their families with children up to five years of age.
The CMCFH conducts research that improves the quality of practice and services provided by practitioners, particularly midwives and child and family health nurses. The CMCFH also undertakes research to improve the systems responsible for the delivery of that care. The activities inform education, practice and policy development, service delivery and consultancy.
Underpinning the work of the Centre is a focus on a broad definition of health incorporating physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. The CMCFH believes that the sharing of professional knowledge, research evidence and experience through partnerships of clinicians, university faculty, other health professionals and community members enhances and improves services. The CMCFH is committed to improving health care through education and research, and works with others to integrate this into practice and policy. The CMCFH believes that research incorporated into consultancy, technical advice and policy development can improve health and social systems that support new families.
Inquiries
Professor Caroline Homer
Director, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health
CB10.7, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 4834
fax +61 2 9514 4835
email cmcfh@uts.edu.au
http://www.nmh.uts.edu.au/cmcfh
Centre for New Writing
The Centre for New Writing, officially launched in 2005, develops and promotes research in the areas of new writing and Australia's literary culture. It acts as an incubator of ideas for creative writing practice and research, raising the University's profile in these areas. The Centre runs literary seminars, writer 'in conversations', quality short courses and advisory services. It participates in contemporary debates and discourse about writing and cultural practices, and links with writers and researchers, corporate, government and community organisations nationally and internationally in the areas of writing, editing and publishing.
The Centre hosts events, seminars, sessions at writers' festivals and other community events, and research projects relating to new writing, as well as working with Sydney's diverse cultural community.
The Centre's Management Committee and Advisory Board, on which writers, staff and industry professionals are represented, continues to develop extensive local and international links to build a culture that draws researchers, writers and research degree students to the Centre.
In 2008, the Centre's research will focus on the examination of international developments in writing, teaching and creativity in the academy and the wider community. The Centre will continue to actively engage with the creative industries and develop partnerships with arts and community organisations.
Annual membership of the Centre for New Writing is available to people interested in creative writing, research and publishing. Members receive regular notification of a series of high-profile writing seminars and master classes as well as other benefits.
Inquiries
Associate Professor John Dale
Director, Centre for New Writing
CB03.4.45, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1951
fax +61 2 9514 2778
email John.Dale@uts.edu.au
http://www.newwriting.uts.edu.au
Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
Established in 1994, the Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research (COTAR) provides a focal point for the software industry using, or considering using, the software development techniques of object technology. COTAR aims to promote and conduct research in object-oriented software engineering, object-oriented information systems and object-oriented computing. It provides not only a focus for such research and collaborative work with industry, but also high-quality professional development education.
Inquiries
Professor Brian Henderson-Sellers
Director, Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research
CB10.4.570, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 1687
fax +61 2 9514 4535
email Brian.Henderson-Sellers@uts.edu.au
http://www.cotar.uts.edu.au
Centre for Social Inquiry
The Centre for Social Inquiry, established in 2007, promotes inquiry into issues of social change within local, national and globalising contexts. The objective of the Centre is to critically investigate the nexus between research, advocacy, communication and policy, drawing on social, political and historical perspectives.
The Centre aims to create productive networks with relevant bodies through involvement in Centre projects. It explores forms of collaborative teaching and learning relevant to research, advocacy, policy and communication, and seeks to promote innovative professional practice within fields of applied research, social advocacy and communication, and policy development. It is dedicated to strengthening ethical and responsible practices and building reflexive learning, research and social advocacy skills in collaboration with students, staff, project partners and researchers.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Paul Ashton
Co-Director, Centre for Social Inquiry
CB03.3.543, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 2311
fax +61 2 9514 2332
email Paul.Ashton@uts.edu.au
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/social_inquiry
Complex Systems Research Centre
The Complex Systems Research Centre (CSRC) at the School of Marketing in the Faculty of Business, explores the emergent properties of markets and marketing. Emergence refers to the evolution in complex adaptive systems as a result of interactions between events and participants. This stems from an ability for marketing executives to increasingly recognise that marketing is characterised by a network dominance and a drive to understand the patterns driven by micro-level perturbations leading to the emergent macro-level properties.
The activities of the Centre include research, education, training and consulting. These activities allow industry partners to gain first-hand knowledge of methods and tools to understand and potentially harness the non-linear emergent behaviour of markets and marketing.
A key competency of the Centre is the analysis of structured and unstructured information using visualisation techniques, advanced text analysis software and various forms of network analysis. Emerging areas of interest include empirical cross-referencing using combinations of these competencies in conjuction with simulation techniques, in particular agent-based modelling.
Centre initatives include:
Inquiries
Professor Louise Young
Director, Complex Systems Research Centre
CM05D.2.08, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 3538
fax +61 2 9514 3535
email Louise.Young@uts.edu.au
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/csrc
National Centre for Groundwater Management
The National Centre for Groundwater Management's general aims are researching groundwater problems, coordinating and developing postgraduate and continuing education programs, and liaising with industry.
The Centre was established with the support of the Commonwealth Government, through Land and Water Australia, as a national centre for research, consultancy and training in groundwater and environmental applications.
From 2008, the activities of the Centre will be conducted by the Faculty of Engineering. Courses are offered in hydrogeology and groundwater management at Master's and Graduate Diploma levels. The Faculty also offers Doctorates in hydrogeology and groundwater management and a Master's degree by research in groundwater management. There are flexible arrangements for each program: part-time, full-time and block mode for on-campus students and distance mode for off-campus students.
Inquiries
Associate Professor Noel Merrick
Faculty of Engineering
email Noel.Merrick@uts.edu.au
Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality
The Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality is one of three such centres established (the others being at the London School of Economics and Toulouse University) to encourage research that provides insight into whether society at large is being served well by its capital markets and financial institutions.
Almost all economic research is undertaken with the premise that capital markets are efficient even though there is a vast body of empirical evidence to suggest otherwise. In these circumstances, it is not surprising that there is little research conducted into the economic and social costs associated with mispricing in capital markets nor the efficiency and effectiveness of financial institutions that operate in these markets. This is an important deficiency in our research activities given the allocative role that capital markets play in ensuring that maximum economic growth is realised within the constraints of available resources.
The Centre builds its research agenda around dysfunctional capital markets which in broad terms are defined as being markets that fail to perform the functions that are normally ascribed to them by economists. The Centre focuses on the contribution to wealth creation of capital markets and financial institutions, and also on the effectiveness of the services provided by these institutions.
The Centre provides opportunities for productive relationships with the professions, entities associated with the financial services industry and the community, promoting excellence in research, scholarship, education and innovation.
Inquiries
Professor Ron Bird
Director, Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality
CM05D.3.22B, City campus
telephone +61 2 9514 7716
fax +61 2 9514 7722
email Ron.Bird@uts.edu.au
http://www.pwc.uts.edu.au
UTS Community Law Centre
The UTS Community Law Centre opened in May 1996 as part of the Faculty of Law. From 1996, until the end of 2007, the Centre provided a free legal service to UTS staff and students (UTS Union Legal Service) and to staff and students of TAFE Sydney Institute on a wide range of matters, such as credit and debt, criminal law, discrimination law, domestic violence, employment law, social security, tenancy and victims compensation. The Centre relied on the assistance of law students who volunteered four hours per week.
The Centre presented community legal education seminars and workshops, and published legal information. Centre staff were involved in legal research, policy and law reform. The Centre also designed an elective law subject, Community Justice Studies, giving law students the opportunity to undertake research addressing community legal issues. During 2006, the Centre established a refereed e-journal, Public Space: the Journal of Law and Social Justice.
The UTS Community Law Centre legal service closed in December 2007. The Faculty of Law is refocusing the community engagement activities of the Centre and will make further announcements during 2008.
Inquiries
Jennifer Burn
Director, UTS Community Law Centre
telephone +61 2 9514 9662
fax +61 2 9514 3400
email Jennifer.Burn@uts.edu.au
Postal address
UTS Community Law Centre
University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
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