Social & Political Sciences, UTS
@uts-sps.bsky.social
Hello! This is the official account for the Social & Political Sciences Program at the University of Technology Sydney.
SPS's Lai-Ha Chan, is quoted by an ABC article on Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi's charm offensive.
"If she can handle Trump and walk away with a win for Japan, it will be a big step toward showing she belongs in the role."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
"If she can handle Trump and walk away with a win for Japan, it will be a big step toward showing she belongs in the role."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Japan's new PM joins leaders pushing for Trump to get peace prize
US President Donald Trump visits Japan and signs a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing with Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaic...
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
SPS's Lai-Ha Chan, is quoted by an ABC article on Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi's charm offensive.
"If she can handle Trump and walk away with a win for Japan, it will be a big step toward showing she belongs in the role."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
"If she can handle Trump and walk away with a win for Japan, it will be a big step toward showing she belongs in the role."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
SPS's Tamson Pietsch has been awarded the NSW State Library Merewether Fellowship, for a project which revisits the history of the New South Wales Church and Schools Estate Corporation.
The Project focuses on the political, legal, and moral struggles, in pivotal moments of its transformation
The Project focuses on the political, legal, and moral struggles, in pivotal moments of its transformation
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
SPS's Tamson Pietsch has been awarded the NSW State Library Merewether Fellowship, for a project which revisits the history of the New South Wales Church and Schools Estate Corporation.
The Project focuses on the political, legal, and moral struggles, in pivotal moments of its transformation
The Project focuses on the political, legal, and moral struggles, in pivotal moments of its transformation
SPS PhD student Joseph Alhassan is currently in Northern Ghana, researching the impact of increasing heat on smallholder farmers, focussing on conditions of work and adaptation.
Joseph is part of the Too Hot to Work project, in the Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC).
Joseph is part of the Too Hot to Work project, in the Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC).
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
SPS PhD student Joseph Alhassan is currently in Northern Ghana, researching the impact of increasing heat on smallholder farmers, focussing on conditions of work and adaptation.
Joseph is part of the Too Hot to Work project, in the Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC).
Joseph is part of the Too Hot to Work project, in the Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC).
More Great News!!
Archie Thomas has won the Paul Bourke Award from the Academy of the Social Sciences for exceptional early career research in the social sciences.
Archie is exploring how communities change schools and media institutions for social justice.
socialsciences.org.au/news/2026-wo...
Archie Thomas has won the Paul Bourke Award from the Academy of the Social Sciences for exceptional early career research in the social sciences.
Archie is exploring how communities change schools and media institutions for social justice.
socialsciences.org.au/news/2026-wo...
Outstanding early career scholars honoured in 2025 Paul Bourke Awards | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has announced the winners of the 2025 Paul Bourke Awards.
socialsciences.org.au
October 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
More Great News!!
Archie Thomas has won the Paul Bourke Award from the Academy of the Social Sciences for exceptional early career research in the social sciences.
Archie is exploring how communities change schools and media institutions for social justice.
socialsciences.org.au/news/2026-wo...
Archie Thomas has won the Paul Bourke Award from the Academy of the Social Sciences for exceptional early career research in the social sciences.
Archie is exploring how communities change schools and media institutions for social justice.
socialsciences.org.au/news/2026-wo...
Pay wall, but references Chris Ho's research on private academic tutoring for school students.
Tutoring is now a massive industry, and students are not paying attention in class, helping to distract others.
23-59% of students at year 5 have out of school tutoring!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Tutoring is now a massive industry, and students are not paying attention in class, helping to distract others.
23-59% of students at year 5 have out of school tutoring!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
‘Children are up to two years ahead’: Calls to regulate billion-dollar private tutoring industry
More than half of students attend private academic tutoring at some Sydney schools, while coaching centres are running at least 500 maths, English and HSC tutoring classes each week.
www.smh.com.au
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Pay wall, but references Chris Ho's research on private academic tutoring for school students.
Tutoring is now a massive industry, and students are not paying attention in class, helping to distract others.
23-59% of students at year 5 have out of school tutoring!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Tutoring is now a massive industry, and students are not paying attention in class, helping to distract others.
23-59% of students at year 5 have out of school tutoring!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
What is UTS's response to Covid and future disease possibilities with no hope of isolating Australia etc?
To Cut Public Health...
Clearly unimportant.
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/38/uts-...
To Cut Public Health...
Clearly unimportant.
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/38/uts-...
University of Technology Sydney plans to cut public health at the worst possible time - InSight+
Australia has just emerged from one of the worst global health crises in living memory. COVID-19 showed us how critical public health expertise is to protect lives, guide governments and support vulne...
insightplus.mja.com.au
September 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What is UTS's response to Covid and future disease possibilities with no hope of isolating Australia etc?
To Cut Public Health...
Clearly unimportant.
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/38/uts-...
To Cut Public Health...
Clearly unimportant.
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/38/uts-...
Some work to promote from UTS, which shows that UTS excuses for destroying course and sacking staff may have little basis whatsoever in fact.
From people in Accounting and Economics. There might be a slightly later version on the NTEU site, but that is locked
druh.com/UTS_ALT_PLAN...
From people in Accounting and Economics. There might be a slightly later version on the NTEU site, but that is locked
druh.com/UTS_ALT_PLAN...
September 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Some work to promote from UTS, which shows that UTS excuses for destroying course and sacking staff may have little basis whatsoever in fact.
From people in Accounting and Economics. There might be a slightly later version on the NTEU site, but that is locked
druh.com/UTS_ALT_PLAN...
From people in Accounting and Economics. There might be a slightly later version on the NTEU site, but that is locked
druh.com/UTS_ALT_PLAN...
2025 Royal Society of New South Wales Awards Now Open
The Society encourages research in science, art, literature and philosophy. For further information, visit the website or contact the Research Capability Development Team.
Nominations close Tuesday 30 September
www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/
The Society encourages research in science, art, literature and philosophy. For further information, visit the website or contact the Research Capability Development Team.
Nominations close Tuesday 30 September
www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/
Awards - The Royal Society of NSW
Overview The Royal Society of New South Wales has long recognised distinguished achievements in various fields of knowledge through its Awards. Some are amongst the oldest in Australia while others […...
www.royalsoc.org.au
September 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
2025 Royal Society of New South Wales Awards Now Open
The Society encourages research in science, art, literature and philosophy. For further information, visit the website or contact the Research Capability Development Team.
Nominations close Tuesday 30 September
www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/
The Society encourages research in science, art, literature and philosophy. For further information, visit the website or contact the Research Capability Development Team.
Nominations close Tuesday 30 September
www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/
It is not too late to promote Meg Foster's Boundary Crossers: The hidden history of Australia's other bushrangers
unsw.press/books/bounda...
Bushrangers are remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for bravery and ridicule of inept and corrupt authorities. But not all bushrangers were white men.
unsw.press/books/bounda...
Bushrangers are remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for bravery and ridicule of inept and corrupt authorities. But not all bushrangers were white men.
Boundary Crossers: The hidden history of Australia's other bushrangers
Not all Australian bushrangers were white men, and not all were seen in a glowing light in their own time — historian Meg Foster reveals the stories of bushrangers who didn’t fit the mould.
unsw.press
September 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It is not too late to promote Meg Foster's Boundary Crossers: The hidden history of Australia's other bushrangers
unsw.press/books/bounda...
Bushrangers are remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for bravery and ridicule of inept and corrupt authorities. But not all bushrangers were white men.
unsw.press/books/bounda...
Bushrangers are remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for bravery and ridicule of inept and corrupt authorities. But not all bushrangers were white men.
I missed this: Meg Foster on the history of a Chinese bush ranger..... or is something else happening?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Sam Poo: A Chinese bushranger? - ABC listen
It's 1865 in remote central west NSW. A police office is fatally shot by a man he believes is a Chinese bushranger. The story of Sam Poo is a bushranging tale with a twist
www.abc.net.au
September 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I missed this: Meg Foster on the history of a Chinese bush ranger..... or is something else happening?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
U.S.-China relations and Implications for the Oceania
Speaker: David Fuller Regional Policy Head at the U.S. Consulate General Sydney
At: Research Excellence Support (RES) Hub, Level 5, Building 1 UTS
Or online: utsmeet.zoom.us/j/82684473056
12.30-2.00 pm, Mon 29 September 2025
[abstract below]
Speaker: David Fuller Regional Policy Head at the U.S. Consulate General Sydney
At: Research Excellence Support (RES) Hub, Level 5, Building 1 UTS
Or online: utsmeet.zoom.us/j/82684473056
12.30-2.00 pm, Mon 29 September 2025
[abstract below]
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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
utsmeet.zoom.us
September 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
U.S.-China relations and Implications for the Oceania
Speaker: David Fuller Regional Policy Head at the U.S. Consulate General Sydney
At: Research Excellence Support (RES) Hub, Level 5, Building 1 UTS
Or online: utsmeet.zoom.us/j/82684473056
12.30-2.00 pm, Mon 29 September 2025
[abstract below]
Speaker: David Fuller Regional Policy Head at the U.S. Consulate General Sydney
At: Research Excellence Support (RES) Hub, Level 5, Building 1 UTS
Or online: utsmeet.zoom.us/j/82684473056
12.30-2.00 pm, Mon 29 September 2025
[abstract below]
student campaign at UTS:
The university made no effort to consult with students
Many HDR students have had their plans significantly disrupted
Undergraduates can expect larger class sizes and less choice as degrees become streamlined or phased out entirely
Rally 1pm; Thurs 18th of September.
The university made no effort to consult with students
Many HDR students have had their plans significantly disrupted
Undergraduates can expect larger class sizes and less choice as degrees become streamlined or phased out entirely
Rally 1pm; Thurs 18th of September.
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
student campaign at UTS:
The university made no effort to consult with students
Many HDR students have had their plans significantly disrupted
Undergraduates can expect larger class sizes and less choice as degrees become streamlined or phased out entirely
Rally 1pm; Thurs 18th of September.
The university made no effort to consult with students
Many HDR students have had their plans significantly disrupted
Undergraduates can expect larger class sizes and less choice as degrees become streamlined or phased out entirely
Rally 1pm; Thurs 18th of September.
Envisioning Trans futures....
What does trans flourishing look like? Who are the queer or trans icons that inspire us?
Madi Day, Archie Thomas, Anna Cody, Sidhi V. and Sasha B. discuss these topics and others....
The podcast....
player.captivate.fm/episode/76a4...
What does trans flourishing look like? Who are the queer or trans icons that inspire us?
Madi Day, Archie Thomas, Anna Cody, Sidhi V. and Sasha B. discuss these topics and others....
The podcast....
player.captivate.fm/episode/76a4...
27. Envisioning trans futures
Quickly and easily listen to Impact Talks at UTS for free!
player.captivate.fm
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Envisioning Trans futures....
What does trans flourishing look like? Who are the queer or trans icons that inspire us?
Madi Day, Archie Thomas, Anna Cody, Sidhi V. and Sasha B. discuss these topics and others....
The podcast....
player.captivate.fm/episode/76a4...
What does trans flourishing look like? Who are the queer or trans icons that inspire us?
Madi Day, Archie Thomas, Anna Cody, Sidhi V. and Sasha B. discuss these topics and others....
The podcast....
player.captivate.fm/episode/76a4...
Lunch & Learn: Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage with Dr Zozan Balci & Dr Elaine Laforteza
Wed, 24 Sep, 12pm - 1pm
lunch provided AND a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage.
events.humanitix.com/lunch-and-le...
Wed, 24 Sep, 12pm - 1pm
lunch provided AND a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage.
events.humanitix.com/lunch-and-le...
Lunch & Learn: Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage with Dr Zozan Balci & Dr Elaine Laforteza
Have lunch with us and join us for a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Zozan Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage.
events.humanitix.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Lunch & Learn: Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage with Dr Zozan Balci & Dr Elaine Laforteza
Wed, 24 Sep, 12pm - 1pm
lunch provided AND a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage.
events.humanitix.com/lunch-and-le...
Wed, 24 Sep, 12pm - 1pm
lunch provided AND a thought-provoking conversation to celebrate the launch of Dr Balci’s debut book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage.
events.humanitix.com/lunch-and-le...
That no one from UTS management thought about affixing washing your "delicates" to the uni’s brand forever proves how poor Australian managerial standards have become and the quality of outsourced advice.
if only they had access to free communications experts...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
if only they had access to free communications experts...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear | Van Badham
It’s been decades since parasitic consultancies began advising our tertiary institutions, at exorbitant cost
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
That no one from UTS management thought about affixing washing your "delicates" to the uni’s brand forever proves how poor Australian managerial standards have become and the quality of outsourced advice.
if only they had access to free communications experts...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
if only they had access to free communications experts...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Article from Students and a neighboring University
UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts
honisoit.com/2025/08/uts-...
UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts
honisoit.com/2025/08/uts-...
UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts - Honi Soit
Staff at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have taken a case to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to stop the suspension of courses.
honisoit.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Article from Students and a neighboring University
UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts
honisoit.com/2025/08/uts-...
UTS staff go to Fair Work Commission over course cuts
honisoit.com/2025/08/uts-...
This was an article on the protests to be held at UTS on open day.
staff involved in Open Day activities and information booths, were offered ‘de-escalation’ training on how to redirect and mollify students disappointed at being unable to take chosen courses.
centralnews.com.au/2025/08/29/u...
staff involved in Open Day activities and information booths, were offered ‘de-escalation’ training on how to redirect and mollify students disappointed at being unable to take chosen courses.
centralnews.com.au/2025/08/29/u...
UTS prepares for Open Day protest over 'course cuts' - Central News
Angry staff and students will protest course ‘cuts’ at the University of Technology Sydney tomorrow as it welcomes an estimated 20,000 prospective students and their parents to Open Day – the uni’s bi...
centralnews.com.au
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This was an article on the protests to be held at UTS on open day.
staff involved in Open Day activities and information booths, were offered ‘de-escalation’ training on how to redirect and mollify students disappointed at being unable to take chosen courses.
centralnews.com.au/2025/08/29/u...
staff involved in Open Day activities and information booths, were offered ‘de-escalation’ training on how to redirect and mollify students disappointed at being unable to take chosen courses.
centralnews.com.au/2025/08/29/u...
This might help people who are planning to attend UTS
It quotes UTS: "Sometimes intakes are suspended ahead of phase out, some intakes are suspended while courses are redesigned to refresh curriculum and/or better meet student demand before being offered again"
www.russh.com/2025-uts-cou...
It quotes UTS: "Sometimes intakes are suspended ahead of phase out, some intakes are suspended while courses are redesigned to refresh curriculum and/or better meet student demand before being offered again"
www.russh.com/2025-uts-cou...
UTS changes: what to know if your course was impacted - RUSSH
Enrolment in over 100 courses at Sydney's University of Technology have been suspended today, as part of a cost-saving redundancy program.
www.russh.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This might help people who are planning to attend UTS
It quotes UTS: "Sometimes intakes are suspended ahead of phase out, some intakes are suspended while courses are redesigned to refresh curriculum and/or better meet student demand before being offered again"
www.russh.com/2025-uts-cou...
It quotes UTS: "Sometimes intakes are suspended ahead of phase out, some intakes are suspended while courses are redesigned to refresh curriculum and/or better meet student demand before being offered again"
www.russh.com/2025-uts-cou...
UTS Program Cuts Clash with New Colombo Plan Reforms, Threatening Australia’s Asia Capability
argues that cuts to internation studies, will affect people's experiential knowledge of Asia, which goes against government policy in issuing columbo plan scholarships.
thekoalanews.com/uts-program-...
argues that cuts to internation studies, will affect people's experiential knowledge of Asia, which goes against government policy in issuing columbo plan scholarships.
thekoalanews.com/uts-program-...
UTS Program Cuts Clash with New Colombo Plan Reforms, Threatening Australia’s Asia Capability
News reports suggest UTS will suspend 146 courses, affecting around 400 staff. While job losses have dominated headlines, this story
thekoalanews.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
UTS Program Cuts Clash with New Colombo Plan Reforms, Threatening Australia’s Asia Capability
argues that cuts to internation studies, will affect people's experiential knowledge of Asia, which goes against government policy in issuing columbo plan scholarships.
thekoalanews.com/uts-program-...
argues that cuts to internation studies, will affect people's experiential knowledge of Asia, which goes against government policy in issuing columbo plan scholarships.
thekoalanews.com/uts-program-...
NSW government asks UTS to call off suspending teacher training
Skills and Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he made it clear to vice chancellor Prof. Andrew Parfitt that the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the cutbacks
www.afr.com/policy/healt...
Skills and Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he made it clear to vice chancellor Prof. Andrew Parfitt that the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the cutbacks
www.afr.com/policy/healt...
NSW government asks UTS to call off suspending teacher training
Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he had made it clear that he and the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the decision.
www.afr.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
NSW government asks UTS to call off suspending teacher training
Skills and Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he made it clear to vice chancellor Prof. Andrew Parfitt that the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the cutbacks
www.afr.com/policy/healt...
Skills and Tertiary Education Minister Steve Whan said he made it clear to vice chancellor Prof. Andrew Parfitt that the “highest levels of the NSW government” were very concerned about the cutbacks
www.afr.com/policy/healt...
Come and see UTS students in the Three Minute Thesis final!!!
Describe your thesis research in 3 mins, and see and hear what is being researched at UTS.
3 September 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Great Hall, UTS Tower Building, Level 5
and livestreamed via Zoom.
events.humanitix.com/uts-3mt-thre...
Describe your thesis research in 3 mins, and see and hear what is being researched at UTS.
3 September 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Great Hall, UTS Tower Building, Level 5
and livestreamed via Zoom.
events.humanitix.com/uts-3mt-thre...
UTS 3MT Three Minute Thesis 2025
3 Minute Thesis Final Event 3 September, 2025
events.humanitix.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Come and see UTS students in the Three Minute Thesis final!!!
Describe your thesis research in 3 mins, and see and hear what is being researched at UTS.
3 September 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Great Hall, UTS Tower Building, Level 5
and livestreamed via Zoom.
events.humanitix.com/uts-3mt-thre...
Describe your thesis research in 3 mins, and see and hear what is being researched at UTS.
3 September 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Great Hall, UTS Tower Building, Level 5
and livestreamed via Zoom.
events.humanitix.com/uts-3mt-thre...
Zoltan Balci with her new book
She says: i"f you’re keen to talk about multiculturalism, intergenerational conflict, multilingualism, and diversity and inclusion, let’s connect!"
She says: i"f you’re keen to talk about multiculturalism, intergenerational conflict, multilingualism, and diversity and inclusion, let’s connect!"
August 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Zoltan Balci with her new book
She says: i"f you’re keen to talk about multiculturalism, intergenerational conflict, multilingualism, and diversity and inclusion, let’s connect!"
She says: i"f you’re keen to talk about multiculturalism, intergenerational conflict, multilingualism, and diversity and inclusion, let’s connect!"
Does gardening make you an environmentalist?
What do community gardens really grow (besides veggies)?
What do we learn when we start foraging?
What connects people to the places where they live and their ecologies? 🌱
What do community gardens really grow (besides veggies)?
What do we learn when we start foraging?
What connects people to the places where they live and their ecologies? 🌱
August 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Does gardening make you an environmentalist?
What do community gardens really grow (besides veggies)?
What do we learn when we start foraging?
What connects people to the places where they live and their ecologies? 🌱
What do community gardens really grow (besides veggies)?
What do we learn when we start foraging?
What connects people to the places where they live and their ecologies? 🌱
It needs to be added that UTS management did admit the psychological advice was a little inappropriate, but this is what was initially recommended
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
It needs to be added that UTS management did admit the psychological advice was a little inappropriate, but this is what was initially recommended
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
