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Tracy Chalk, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer
Tracy Chalk is a a senior leader specialising in strategic and structural transformation. She recently took the role of Chief Marketing and Communication Officer at University Technology Sydney. Before this Tracy worked as University of Newcastle as the Chief Marketing Officer where she oversaw the centralisation of brand, marketing, communication, and student recruitment. This role followed two years at the University of the West of England where she led a complex transformation of marketing, communication, internal engagement, alumni relations and philanthropy. Tracy entered the Higher Education sector at The Australian National University where she spent seven years leading the development of the University’s brand and marketing strategies.
Throughout her career, the achievements Tracy covets most include working with the Australian Prime Minister’s Office as the principle brand strategist for APEC Australia 2007, helping shape Canberra’s city brand through the Chief Minister’s Strategic Brand Advisory Board and the Canberra Convention Bureau Board, and helping change the lives of students by encouraging them to take up further study.
UTS is a public university of technology defined by our support for the economic, social and cultural prosperity of our communities. We are measured by the success of our students, staff and partners and committed to research, innovation and the dissemination of knowledge of public value. We are, and always will be, an inclusive university.
UTS has a culturally diverse campus life and vibrant international exchange study and research programs that prepare graduates for the workplaces of today and the future. Our campus is in the heart of Sydney’s creative and digital precinct and alongside Sydney’s central business district. Continuing a 10-year period of major development, the ongoing transformation of the UTS campus will ensure we continue to maintain and develop a purpose- and sustainably-built campus to support innovation in education and research.
Our UTS 2027 strategy outlines our vision to be “a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact” . Our purpose is to advance knowledge and learning through research-inspired teaching, research with impact and partnerships with industry, the professions and community. UTS is part of the Australian Technology Network of universities: a group of prominent universities committed to working with industry and government to deliver practical and professional courses.
With a total enrolment of over 44,000 students, UTS is one of the largest universities in Australia.
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UTS has again been ranked as one of the world's top 50 unis for social and environmental impact in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, which track universities’ ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges: https://ow.ly/tvos50UoLMY
Ten UTS academics have been listed among the world’s most influential in a prestigious annual list of highly cited researchers: https://ow.ly/Yv3W50UhNSV
Meet one of our #ShapingAustraliaAwards24 Future Builder finalists: UTS Shopfront Program, which is transforming work-integrated learning by connecting students with grassroots community organisations.
Through this program, students work as external ‘consultants’, offering…
The UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT took out five awards at the 2024 NSW Engineers Australia Awards, including ‘Engineer of the Year’ and ‘Student of the Year’. Find out more about our award winners: https://ow.ly/2y1O50TuXYg
Built on the work of UTS researchers, new biotech company Algenie will commercialise an innovative algae growth platform capable of producing the building blocks for sustainable plastics and fuels #sustainability #innovation #climatechange. Read more: https://ow.ly/wGR450TkJIc
UTS has appointed the Director of Ventures at the Australian Financial Review, Dr Alana Piper, to head a new division focused on the university’s public engagement and relationships with the public and private sector. read more: https://ow.ly/eQ3t50Szk7X
With NAB Foundation funding, UTS Jumbunna, @UTS_Business and @DivCouncilAus will research the lived experience of First Nations Australians at work and the improvements required to create workplaces free of racism, discrimination and bias. Read more: https://ow.ly/wL8q50Sxwk1
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will take off this month carrying Australia’s first “ride-share” satellite. On board will be a payload containing new heat management technology to extend the life of space electronics, developed by UTS researchers. Read more: https://ow.ly/pkgw50Stq7R
A world-first $23 million research hub announced this week will explore how construction workers can team up with intelligent robots to make buildng sites safer and more efficient. Read more: https://ow.ly/4H8v50Srsep
Driving a social justice agenda
Through our role as a public university, we task ourselves with ensuring that our research outcomes benefit our communities and more broadly the economy, environment and society. The UTS Research Strategy is positioned to build on the gains made during the university’s previous focus on growth and developing a culture of research excellence. UTS is now taking these to the next level of excellence and impact.
The strategy is framed with a more deliberative approach to delivering greater impact. To this end, we’ll be combining our continued emphasis on inputs and outputs with a focus on the outcomes that we’re working to achieve and on the pathways of knowledge exchange and research translation.
Mission and vision
- To be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact
- Our purpose is to advance knowledge and learning through research-inspired teaching, research with impact and partnerships with industry, the professions and community
- To increase the impact and benefit of our research as well as investment by business and industry in UTS research and innovation activities
A university with vibrant research culture
100%
of UTS research rated as world standard or above
UTS launched the Key Technology Partnerships (KTP) strategy in 2010, with the goal of establishing a select number of flagship institution-to-institution partnerships. The Key Technology Partnerships (KTP) program supports UTS researchers to engage internationally, contributing to enhancing the quality and impact of UTS research, and creating global social benefit.
UTS currently has 17 University-level KTPs with leading universities in Greater China, India, Europe, Latin America and North America and two Faculty-level KTP’s.
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