More on Lai-Ha Chan's work in making it so that UTS is the first Australian university to be granted accredited observer status with the International Seabed Authority. This is particularly important given growing rivalry between China and the USA over access. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/08...

UTS researchers gain access to crucial deliberations on deep-sea mining

UTS is the first Australian university to be granted accredited observer status with the International Seabed Authority.

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Dr Meg Foster @mfoster-history.bsky.social has been awarded a UTS International Development Scheme Grant, which will see her become a visiting scholar at the University of Luxembourg and the University of Leeds. The visits will support her ongoing Chancellor's Research Fellowship work.

Invite for Tues: 22/09/26, 5:30-7:30pm SPS presents the Annual Andrew Jakubowicz Lecture, discussing the future of social sciences: Why are social sciences under attack? Social scientists on public debate, policymaking and understanding complex challenges. events.humanitix.com/social-scien...

Social Sciences in Uncertain Times

Social Sciences in Uncertain Times - 2026 Andrew Jakubowicz Annual Lecture

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The media is not neutral. How unneutral can it be before we start to worry about Democracy? Do we worry about concentration of ownership and control and consequent suppression of knowledge and opinion. A Getup poll act.getup.org.au/s/2ozWf6uM

Fix Australia's Broken Media

You've just taken a stand for a media watchdog that actually holds powerful outlets to account.Right now, big media companies can get away with misleading…

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Interview with Jeremy Walker With two decades of research into the Atlas Network, Dr. Walker illuminates processes of disinformation, the rise of Pauline Hanson; disinformation about the Victoria to NSW Interconnecter (VNI) and its link to local Atlas Network groups www.3cr.org.au/climateactio...

How fossil capital built the global disinformation machinery of the Atlas Network to defeat climate policy and disable democracy. A warning to Australia, and to all nations

Rosie interviews Dr Jeremy Walker following the recent Australian Senate Select Committee Inquiry on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy (2025), to which he presented both written and i...

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UTS is the first Australian university to be given International Seabed Authority observer status. Dr Lai-Ha Chan led the application in her research on global ocean governance and deep-sea mining UTS academics can now engage in international negotiations on the governance of deep-sea mining

How high vis became biz as usual High vis vests are a relatively modern invention. Born on the railways of Glasgow - the high vis vest has come to mean so much more than safety. Guest: Dr Elizabeth Humphrys, Associate Professor in Social and Political Science at UTS www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

How high vis became biz as usual - ABC listen

It’s hard to imagine a worksite without them, but high viz vests are a relatively modern invention. From its earliest incarnation on the railways of Glasgow to the early 2000s when every politician ap...

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Academia and disability Liz Humphreys at al. ‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy: Research study examining experiences at an Australian university and limited assistance provided by managers and labour relations policy. doi.org/10.1177/1035...

‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy | The Economic and Labour Relations Review | Cambridge Core

‘To prove I’m not incapable, I overcompensate’: Disability, ideal workers, the academy - Volume 33 Issue 4

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new book. Now free Lai-Ha Chan & Pak K. Lee (2026), Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? (Cambridge University Press) As competition over critical minerals intensifies, interest in deep-sea mining (DSM) in areas beyond national jurisdiction grows rapidly. Who governs it? www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining?

Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining?

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Lai-Ha Chan again! Middle Powers and ‘Bullying’ Great Powers: We have two political crises: the erosion of liberal democracy, and the unravelling of international order. Trump has withdrawn from 66 international organisations and is threatening more wars. www.9dashline.com/article/in-f...

Future of the Liberal International Order in the Indo-Pacific

As the US marks its 250th anniversary, we invite several key experts to analyse how a changing US foreign policy and regional minilateralism are reshaping Indo-Pacific geopolitics.

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From Lai- Ha Chan..... Recalibrating ties with the US: Australia’s Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions Trump’s tariffs, transactional diplomacy and the Iran war are driving Canberra to diversify strategic and economic partnerships. www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...

Recalibrating Ties with the US: Australia’s  Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions | ISPI

Leggi l'articolo Recalibrating Ties with the US: Australia’s  Autonomous Middle Power Ambitions sul sito dell'ISPI.

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interesting comparison by Andrew Jakubowicz These AI helped papers give us some idea of what happens when we use different AIs andrewjakubowicz.com/quandary-in-...

Quandary in Australian racism policy: AI assisted analyses

AI created: diverse crowd passionately protests holding signs demanding voice and change. For retired academics like myself without research funding, AI has appeared as a qualified saviour in under…

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Probably be a lot harder than they think... But it is perfectly legal to publish misleading political advertising in NSW. Truth in political advertising laws have operated in South Australia for forty years, and were recently adopted in the ACT. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/parliamentar...

if you at UTS and thinking of applying for a Future Fellowship, these are the local instructions... studentutsedu.sharepoint.com/sites/FDS-re...

The 2025 UTS Sustainability Report is out now The report showcases sustainability projects over the university, highlights key achievements of staff and students and tracks our campus operations. Topics range from case studies, to events like Global Goals Month. See: www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-vi...

Advertisement. Pauline Hanson has called for SBS to be scrapped. Get up are calling on the government to guarantee SBS funding for the next five years, indexed to inflation – and put it beyond the reach of politicians who want it gone. Think of signing.... www.getup.org.au/campaigns/fa...

Save our SBS!

Pauline Hanson has pledged to scrap SBS. The government needs to hear from the rest of us now.

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SPS members are involved in launching a new global research initiative: The Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities (GIEHM). People move to survive climate displacement and to reproduce. "We map it · We measure it · We make it visible" → giehm.org

GIEHM | Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities

GIEHM is the world's first research institute uniting reproductive migration and climate displacement, building frameworks for emerging human mobility.

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Olga Oleinikova and Xin Janet Genew's book "Refugees at University" is in production. This is the first book to examine the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia. 📖 Book page: link.springer.com/book/9789819...

Refugees at University

This book offers a pioneering exploration of the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia.

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Despite Neoliberal Managerial attempts to exhaust and demoralise staff, UTS still manages to get ranked in the top 100 universities world wide.... www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/06...

UTS continues climb as a global top 100 university

UTS has retained its spot as one of the top 100 universities in the world in two major international rankings.

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Lai-Ha Chan "Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? A Battle Between Global and National Governance" Thursday 18 June 2026 11:30am – 1:30pm AEST At: The Japan Foundation, Level 4, Central Park Building, 28 Broadway 2008 Free. Registration not required sydney.jpf.go.jp/events/deep-...

Who Governs Deep-Sea Mining? A Battle Between Global and National Governance

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NTEU campaign to protect Australian Universities Please sign if you can support Overloaded classrooms, course cuts, piling student debt, chronic governance failures. Properly funding Australia’s universities is an investment in the students who attend them. betterunis.nteu.au/postcards/

From Dr Lai-Ha Chan: With the Quad and AUKUS becoming less central under Trump 2.0, Australia should move beyond traditional hedging, and work more closely with other like-minded powers to preserve stability and defend the liberal international order. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/05...

PERSPECTIVES | Beyond hedging: Australia and middle power diplomacy in the age of Trump 2.0

This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 29 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...

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Trump and his family are seeking a foothold in Australia. Do we want more tax evasion, and people being protected against investigation of their crimes? Remember the Trump casino was unapproved because of advice of his ties to US mafia? petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/no... @getup.org.au

No Trump Golf Course on the Gold Coast!

Just weeks ago, 124,000 Australians forced a Trump Tower in Surfers Paradise to collapse – and Tate responded by lining up the next deal. A resort and golf course of this scale would require council a...

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Not from SPS, but from someone with an association with us talking about small water cycles. This understanding is in its early days.... sallygillespie.substack.com/p/its-just-s...

“It’s just so revolutionary”: Water, Earth, Clouds, Climate

with Dr Katie Ross and Professor Emerita Cynthia Mitchell AO

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A one-day workshop at UTS on Tuesday 2 June, 9.00am-6.00pm on energy crisis and social transformation. Register at the Humantix link: events.humanitix.com/energy-crisi... Online: Zoom ID 8637645831 Passcode 345711 In-person: UTS ResHub, UTS Broadway, Building 2, Level 13, Room 100 (CB02.13.100)

Energy Crisis and Social Transformation

The 2026 oil crisis makes visible society’s energy dependence. This workshop points beyond the status quo, highlighting the necessity for alternatives.

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Not from SPS but co-workers with SPS The End of Coal has consequences for the lives of workers www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

The warning from this city to other towns on the cusp of closing down coal

As Australia weans itself away from coal, aging power stations across the country have been reduced to smoke and rubble. But for communities at the coalface, there are serious and dramatic consequence...

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not from SPS, but from UTS and interesting anyway... www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/04...

Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar

As gas prices soared in recent years, Queensland actually earned more money – for less gas – than the federal government. Here’s why.

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UTS Social and Political Sciences is inviting community organisations & private companies to ask students, to do short-term research supporting your organisation’s goals. Submissions close 20 May. Submit your proposal here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... or contact: olga.oleinikova@uts.edu.au

Farmers for Climate action Petition farmersforclimateaction.org.au/portfolio/ga... Australia’s gas belongs to all of us. You, me, every past and future Australian. These are our national assets. Yet right now, gas companies are taking it and selling it overseas, without a fair return to Australia

Congrats to Dr Olga Oleinikova on the recent funding from Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the project: “Contrasting Futures and Australia’s Regional Role: Climate Migration in Resource-Rich Brunei and Emerging Vietnam”