The Strategic Plan 2006 - 2009 continues the development of UTS as a vibrant learning community. This requires high quality, effective teaching, a strong research culture that underpins the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge, and a social and physical environment that supports students and staff in achieving their potential.

The combined Setting the Pace (the University's mission, vision and guiding principles statement) and the complete UTS Strategic Plan for 2006 - 2009 can be found at: UTS Setting the Pace 2006 - 2009 Strategic Directions for the Current Decade (pdf 115KB). The themes and objectives that relate to the research performance domain are listed below. Initial major strategies that will be pursued to achieve the themes and the objectives are also indicated. These will be assessed annually as part of the UTS planning cycle, and revised as required. This review will be informed by performance against UTS Key Performance Indicators. Council approved the UTS Key Performance Indicators at meeting 05/02 18.4.05.

Theme 1

UTS IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS IMAGINATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO PRACTICE - ORIENTED TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND OUTCOMES - ORIENTED RESEARCH AND CREATIVE PRACTICE

Objective 2

Generate research outcomes that benefit society, particularly through research strengths that have impact nationally and internationally.

Strategies:

Advance research that contributes economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits to society;
Seek out, explore and exploit opportunities for innovation transfer and commercialisation of research outcomes that benefit society;
Maintain and enhance the relevance and standing of research concentration through reviewing, as needed, research strengths;
Partner with other universities and research organisations in major research initiatives, where UTS will make a significant and distinctive contribution and will benefit from the partnership.
Create an external engagement framework that supports the virtuous cycle of teaching and learning, research and innovation, partnership and the delivery of educational outcomes.

Theme 2

UTS IS INTERNATIONAL, INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGING AND NURTURES BOTH STUDENT AND STAFF CAPABILITY

Objective 4

Build researcher capacity, through both staff and research students, and strengthen national and international linkages to increase the impact of UTS research.

Strategies

Attract and retain excellent academics whose high-quality research will strengthen the national and international profile of UTS research;
Develop a program (s) to increase the international impact, experience and networking of UTS researchers;
Attract and retain talented, high-achieving postgraduate research students and assist them to achieve timely completions;
Deliver high-quality research education programs that support students and supervisors, and integrate research education with strong research programs, which lead to careers in research and higher education, the professions and industry.

Theme 3

UTS HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Objective 8

Develop a dynamic research environment, including the provision of strategic research infrastructure.

Strategies:

Foster and support cross-disciplinary research initiatives that bring together researchers across academic units, research fields, institutions and countries;
Link research and research education to the other core areas of UTS activity, including teaching and learning and internationalisation;
Plan for effective investment in research and computing infrastructure, and partner with other universities and research organisations to secure researcher access to major research infrastructure.