OPEN CALL:Call for 2018 PhD Applications
The University of Technology Sydney is calling for PhD applications to its world-leading School of Design’s research program. Successful applicants will join a community of researchers from across all design disciplines. UTS’s School of Design is ranked 29th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 – Art & Design. Sydney-based candidates are encouraged to attend the UTS Design PhD Information Evening on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
Who should apply: Applicants from design and non-design backgrounds: all PhD clusters are inter- or transdisciplinary and are suitable for interested candidates with backgrounds in Design, Photography, Media Studies, Arts and Social Studies, Health, Architecture, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Dance, and Exhibition and Curating.
Developing your research topic: We are looking to work with suitable candidates to develop their research topics for submission. You do not need to have a developed proposal already.
Application deadline: 28/2/18
Students wishing to apply for a Scholarship must submit their application by 31/10/17. Contact us for additional information about the application process.
Contact Us: Visit our website for more information.
Our research strengths
The UTS School of Design’s senior supervisors all lead research clusters of PhD students, centred on key strength areas.
- Critical Spatial Thinking: Design and Performative Practice
- Data Poetics
- Imagining Fashion Futures: Design and Material Culture Lab
- Services, Product Service Systems and Products for a Circular Economy
- Transformative Technology and the Power of Making