Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence
PartnershipThe Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence recognise the outstanding contribution made by UTS academics, their partners and support staff towards research each year. UTS is committed to producing research that tackles national and international challenges and has real societal, environmental and economic impact. These awards recognise the depth and breadth of research across the university.
2012 Winners
The 2012 winners of for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence were announced at an awards dinner on 18 October. Please click on the categories for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence listed below to view the 2012 winners for each.
- The Chancellor’s Medal for Exceptional Research
- UTS Medal for Teaching and Research Integration
- Early Career Research Excellence
- Research Support
- Researcher Development (including Supervision)
- Research Excellence through Partnership
- Research Leadership
The Chancellor's Medal for Exceptional Research
The 2012 winner is Professor Alastair Pennycook, from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The Chancellor's Medal for Exceptional Research
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UTS Medal for Teaching and Research Integration
The 2012 winner is Associate Professor Les Kirkup, Faculty of Science.
UTS Medal for Teaching and Research Integration
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Early Career Research Excellence
The 2012 winner is Dr Meliyanni Johar, UTS Business School.
Research Support
There were two winners in this category in 2012.
Congratulations to the team entry of Lisa Merry and Portia Richmond, from the Faculty of Law, and Bronwyn Clark-Coolee from the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.
Researcher Development (including supervision)
The 2012 winner is Professor Patricia Davidson, Faculty of Health.
Research Excellence through Partnership
The 2012 winner is the Bridge Maintenance Robotics team - Professor Dikai Liu, Professor Gamini Dissanayake, Gavin Paul, Greg Peters and David Rushton-Smith, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Research Leadership
There were two winners in this category in 2012.
Congratulations to Professor Jane Hall, UTS Business School, and Professor Peter Ralph, Faculty of Science.
For further information please contact researchawards@uts.edu.au.
