Strengthen your Horizon Europe consortium with UTS.
Australia’s association with Horizon Europe from January 2027 creates a new opportunity to bring Australian expertise into ambitious European research collaborations.
UTS is ready to partner with you, bringing globally connected research capability, an Australian and Asia-Pacific perspective and a strong focus on translating excellent research into solutions to shared global challenges.
Planning a consortium or looking for an Australian partner?
Why partner with UTS?
Research designed for real-world impact
UTS 2030 sets our ambition to be a leading public university of technology recognised for global impact. We combine research excellence with creativity, innovation and deep engagement with industry, government and communities.
Our collaborative and interdisciplinary approach helps turn knowledge into practical outcomes, from new technologies and improved health to more sustainable, resilient and inclusive communities.
Through Horizon Europe, we want to work with European partners to co-design ambitious research, bring complementary Australian and Asia-Pacific capability to international consortia, and translate excellent research into impact at scale.
What UTS can bring to your consortium
- Access to distinctive Australian research contexts: from unique environments and ecosystems to diverse communities and an Indo-Pacific setting, creating opportunities to test ideas, compare approaches and generate insights that complement European research.
- Strong collaborative and interdisciplinary research capability: UTS works across research areas ranging from engineering, AI, digital technologies and robotics to health, water, climate, sustainable economies, law and social justice, creative industries, the built environment and environmental challenges.
- Applied research expertise: access to deep sectors and pathways to test, demonstrate and translate ideas in real-world contexts.
- World-class research infrastructure and capability: access to specialist facilities, laboratories and technologies to develop, test and translate ambitious research.
- Established global relationships: networks to support research collaboration, doctoral engagement, mobility and knowledge exchange.
A collaborative partner with global reach
UTS has an established history of working with European institutions through research projects, researcher mobility and international education initiatives, including Horizon Europe participation under third-country arrangements, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Erasmus+.
Our international partnerships are designed to complement expertise, widen networks and deliver research excellence and impact with worldwide benefit.
Research Capabilities aligned with Horizon Europe Pillar II
UTS brings interdisciplinary research capabilities that align strongly with the six clusters of Horizon Europe Pillar II. We welcome opportunities to work with European coordinators and consortium partners where UTS expertise, infrastructure, networks and an Australian and Asia-Pacific perspective can add value to collaborative research and innovation.
Explore selected UTS research centres aligned with each cluster via the links provided on this page. Many UTS centres work across disciplines and many contribute to more than one Horizon Europe cluster.
Cluster 1: Health
UTS researchers are working across health, technology and society to address complex health challenges and improve health and wellbeing.
Relevant capabilities include digital health, health technologies, biomedical engineering, diagnostics and monitoring, healthy ageing, public and population health, health systems, and AI and data-driven approaches to health.
Explore UTS expertise:
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices
- Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
- IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation)
- INSIGHT Institute for Innovative Solutions for Wellbeing and Health
- UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)
- Human Performance Research Centre
- UTS Centenary Centre for Inflammation [uts.edu.au]
Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
UTS brings together expertise across the social sciences, humanities, design, law, business and technology to understand and respond to social, cultural and economic change.
Relevant capabilities include governance and policy, social and economic transformation, inequality and inclusion, cultural and creative industries, migration and communities, responsible technology, design and social innovation.
Explore UTS capabilities:
- Institute for Public Policy and Governance
- Australian Centre for Public History
- Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society
- Centre for Media Transition
- Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research
- Indigenous Institute for Designing with Country
- Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW)
Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society
UTS research capabilities relevant to civil security span the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, resilience and society.
Areas of expertise include cybersecurity, network security, cyber resilience, telecommunications, data security and privacy, 5G/6G, IoT, digital transformation, and critical and emerging technologies.
UTS welcomes opportunities to work with European partners on research addressing emerging security challenges and the resilience of systems and communities.
Explore:
- Network Security Lab
- UTS Telecom Research Institute
- Australia–Vietnam Strategic Technologies Centre
- Centre for Forensic Science
- UTS Telecom Research Institute (TRI)
- Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Global Big Data Technologies Centre
- Centre for Quantum Software and Information
- Data Science Institute
Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
UTS has strong multidisciplinary capabilities across digital technologies and advanced engineering relevant to the transformation of industry and society.
Research areas include artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, robotics and autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0, telecommunications, quantum technologies, sensing and communications, digital engineering.
UTS researchers can contribute technologies, engineering expertise, modelling and methods, testing and validation, and connections with industry and applied research environments.
Explore:
- Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Data Science Institute
- Global Big Data Technologies Centre
- Robotics Institute
- Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
- Centre for Quantum Software and Information
- Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems
- Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration
- Rapido Applied R&D
Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
UTS researchers address the interconnected challenges of climate change, energy transition, sustainable cities and future mobility.
Capabilities include climate adaptation and resilience, renewable and clean energy, energy transition, energy systems, hydrogen, decarbonisation, sustainable transport and mobility, smart transport, net zero, sustainable systems.
UTS welcomes opportunities to contribute research, modelling, policy expertise, technologies, demonstration and real-world applications to collaborative projects supporting climate-neutral and resilient societies.
Explore:
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
UTS brings multidisciplinary expertise to the challenges of creating sustainable food, environmental and resource systems.
Relevant capabilities include food systems, water and wastewater, biodiversity and ecosystems, environmental monitoring, sustainable agriculture, remote sensing, circular economy, resource recovery, bioeconomy and environmental governance.
UTS researchers can contribute research and analysis, environmental monitoring, technologies, data and modelling, policy and governance expertise, and Australian and Asia-Pacific perspectives to international collaborations.
Explore:
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater
- Institute for Sustainable Futures
- Climate Change Cluster
- Centre for Compassionate Conservation
- Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection
- Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC)
Explore UTS research and expertise
Many UTS centres work across disciplines and contribute to more than one Horizon Europe cluster. Explore the wider research portfolio and identify potential collaborators.
- Research at UTS
- Research centres and institutes
- Research centres and institutes by topic area
- Explore UTS news
- Research prizes, awards and honours
- Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence
- UTS research centres and institutes by faculty and division
- UTS research concentrations, groups and networks
- Find UTS researchers and experts
- UTS global partnerships
- UTS rankings and ratings
Build your Horizon Europe consortium with UTS
Whether you are developing an early consortium concept, seeking complementary expertise for a defined work package, or looking for an Australian partner with strong regional and industry connections, talk with us early.
To help us connect you quickly, please include:
- the Horizon Europe call or topic
- the capabilities or contribution you are seeking
- the anticipated role for UTS
- your consortium development timetable.