Information for students

The Institute for Sustainable Futures was established in 1996 to work with industry, government and the community to develop sustainable futures through project-based research.

Location, contacts and inquiries

Institute structure

The Institute is a small organisation that conducts contract research and provides postgraduate research training. The structure of the Institute is available on the Institute's website.

Mission statement

The Institute's mission is to create change towards sustainable futures. Its objectives are to:

• undertake quality research
• work with government, industry and the community
• provide research training (supervising PhD and Master's (Research) degrees)
• foster public debate
• link with UTS faculties and divisions, and
• build a sustainable workplace.

Postgraduate course information

Postgraduate research

The Institute offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Futures (C02037) and a Master of Sustainable Futures (Research) (C03032) to both local and international students. The Institute does not offer coursework degrees.

Applications for postgraduate research places are subject to the same criteria as applications to any UTS course.

Further information on the University's requirements for postgraduate applications and on scholarships and fees can be found on the University Graduate School's website:

From the University Graduate School's website, you can also access the STAR (Skills to Advance Your Research) website. This is an excellent resource for prospective and current research students, and includes guides to writing formal research proposals.

International applicants should contact UTS: International.

Contacts and inquiries

Initial inquiries should be directed to the Institute's website. It provides an outline of the steps required to proceed with an application to study at the Institute and a list of possible research questions and topics in which the Institute is interested. Note: Prospective students are not limited by this list if they have other appropriate areas of interest.

Interested applicants should write and email a paragraph or two about their proposed research, how they might approach the subject (methodology), an indication of some of their recent reading in the area and their CV.

The proposal should be emailed to:

Staff list

A complete staff list is available on the Institute's website.