Browse slides from past UTS Research Cafes.

2025 slides

  • Wednesday 19 November 2025 - current research projects and Deep Sector Engagement (DSE). A/Prof Lana McClements, PhD candidate Resul Dagdanov, Distinguished Professor Damien Giurco, A/Prof Negin Shariati Moghadam, Grace Wangari, Prof Susan Morton, Dr Kathleen Peters and Prof Hui Chen.
  • Wednesday 5 November 2025 - Leveraging research outcomes for long-term partnerships and innovation. Distinguished Professor Jie Lu, Sarah Gilbert and Matthew Proft.
  • Wednesday 22 October 2025 - university rankings and Deep Sector Engagement in Space and Defence. Elvira Fonacier, Dr Thomas Leoni, A/Prof Dush Thalakotuna and Prof Robert Fitch.
  • Wednesday 8 October 2025 - Trustworthy Digital Society and Deep sector engagement. Naomi Henry, Dr Bahareh Berenjforoush, Dr Alex Thomson.
  • Wednesday 24 September 2025 - Innovation and entrepreneurship. A/Prof Martin Bliemel, Mona Chiha, Vibhu Arya, Lynn Wood, Anne Moore and Murray Hurps.
  • Wednesday 10 September 2025 - Dr Julia Dray, Dr Moira Scerri, Jacqui Webster, Nicola O-Brien, Dr Stella Tan
  • Wednesday 27 August 2025 - Research finance dashboard, social innovation in construction, Global Goals Month. Renee Estrella, Dr Suhair Zaid Alkilani, A/Prof Alireza Fini and Alexandra Fransen
  • Wednesday 13 August 2025 - Dis and misinformation and eResearch. A/Prof Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, A/Prof Mathieu Pernice, Jianzhou Zhao, Glen Charlton and Anastasios Papaioannou
  • Wednesday 30 July 2025 - Distinguished Professor Peter Ralph, Dr Nick Hazell, A/Prof Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Ben Simons, Kumar Jain
  • Wednesday 16 July 2025 - UTS Participatory Action Research Collective, upcoming funding opportunities, VC's Awards for Excellence and Team Research Support Day. Dr Susanne Pratt, Dr Keith Heggart, Dr Arnick Abdollahi, Anita Marosszeky, Jude Amalraj, Dr Stella Tan.
  • Wednesday 18 June 2025 - UTS Domestic and Family Violence Research Network. Dr Samantha Donnelly, Dr Gabriela Quintana Vigiola, Dr Amir Armanious.
  • Wednesday 4 June 2025 - Social innovation in the built environment and graduate research training at UTS. Distinguished Professor Martin Loosemore, Dr Allan Teale, A/Prof John Rees
  • Wednesday 21 May 2025 -  Change for Good at UTS, Human Technology Institute and biochemical adaptations in microalgae in response to climate change. Dr Paul Thomas, A/Prof Katherina Petrou, Lauren Perry, Prof Ross Gordon
  • Wednesday 7 May 2025 - Australian Research Data Commons, Crest Robotics and partnering with Rapido for impact. Dr Robin Burgess, Dr Clyde Webster, Herve Harvard
  • Wednesday 9 April 2025 - Phospherous and Climate Smart Agriculture Network, co-design of a digital tool to support families of children with genetic neurodevelopmental conditions and circular supply chain management. Stuart White, Erin Turbitt and Maruf Chowdhury.
  • Wednesday 26 March 2025 - Sustainable building materials, reducing mass incarceration for Indigenous defendants and Key Technology Partnerships. Fannie Salignac, Kumar Biswajit Debnath, Thalia Anthony and Kumar Jain.
  • Wednesday 5 March 2025 - Discover European funding opportunities - Maggie Wang, A/Prof Mathieu Pernice, A/Prof Deb Fox, A/Prof  Dana Cordell.

2024 slides

  • Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Impact Studios takeover - Sarah Gilbert, Britta Jorgensen, Jane Curtis
  • Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Nailing your research story - Dr Jiao Jiao Li, Sarah Angus, Katherine Waldron, and Dr Alex Soltsnev
  • Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Manufacturing - Professor Michael Blumenstein, Dr Nga Wun (Doris) Li, Director of Precincts Matthew Proft
  • Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Collaboration Scheme Launch - Associate Dean (Research) Director of Research at TD School Professor Anna Cristina Pertierra, Director of Research at the UTS Transdisciplinary School A/Prof Fanny Salignac, PhD student School of Life Sciences FoS Claire Richards, Director and Facility Manager of the Microbial imaging Facility in the Faculty of Science at UTS A/Prof Louise Cole
  • Wednesday 25th September 2024 - Deep Sector Engagement - Director UTS Tech Lab Robert Fitch, Business Development Manager INSIGHT Sydney Karyn Joyner, and Director Institute of Sustainable Futures Stuart White
  • Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Community Engagement and Impact - Senior Social Impact Practitioner Amber Loomis, Social Impact Practitioner Anusha Muller, and Executive Editor for Gateways Journal Dr Margaret Malone
  • Wednesday 14th August 2024 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UTS - Dr Alexandra Thompson,  Murray Hurps, A/Prof John Rees, Innes Ireland, Maggie Wang.
  • Wednesday 31st July 2024 - A/Prof Paul Brown on The Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, Merrilee Kessler on Human Research Ethics Training.
  • Wednesday 17th July 2024 Grants for International Collaboration Dr Stephen Northey, Dr Jean-Baptiste Raina and Dr Mona Mashhadi Rajabi
  • Wednesday 19 June 2024 - UTS International Grant Success - Professor Igor Aharonovich, Associate Professor Yuen Yee Cheng, and Dr. Tisha Dejmanee.
  • Wednesday 05 June 2024 - UTS Success in International Grants - A/Pro Martin Bliemel, Pro Rob Duffield, Dr Natalie Cutler, Dr Sojen Pradhan.
  • Wednesday 22 May 2024 - AI in research at UTS - Fang Chen, Ivan Smirnov, Julijana Druzic
  • Wednesday 8 May 2024 - John Rees, Jude Amalraj, Maggie Wang
  • Wednesday  24 April 2024 - Chris Turney, David Rickards of the Biologics Innovation Facility
  • Wednesday 10 April 2024 - Maggie Wang, Catherine McElhone
  • Wednesday 27 March 2024 - COP28 Climate Conference - Sven Teske, Helene de Burgh-Woodman, Kumar Jain
  • Wednesday 13 March 2024 - Fulbright 2024 Discussion - John Rees, Frederick Marlton,  Dana Hunt