Entrepreneurial PhD

Bring your invention or innovation to give it research-led quality, durability and scale. An Entrepreneurial PhD from University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is designed to deliver high-impact research that can be commercialised or socialised to scale. Sitting at the frontier of innovation, your project can be amplified by working with industry and practice-based experts.

If you’re an industry professional or entrepreneur who wants to develop a high-impact initiative that contributes to social, economic or environmental good, then the Entrepreneurial PhD Entrepreneurial PhD from University of Technology Sydney (UTS) University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is for you. 

Key Facts 

• You’re ready to develop a project and explore its commercial potential. But you need access to labs, data and experts to bring your idea to life. We’ll help you turn a commercial innovation or enterprise into reality, backed by original research.

• Be guided by experts – Industry and academic experts work with you to achieve your vision and support your research.

• Produce commercial research – Based on the market knowledge of you and your team, you’ll build commercial capacity into your research project from the very start.

• Tailor your PhD program – Get access to the training, skills, facilities and networks you need from the start by designing your program with your supervisors and faculty.

• Get startup training and support – Don’t sweat if you’ve never founded a business, you’ll get entrepreneurial training and free access to our UTS Startups community.

• Work closely with your supervisor to develop a research program tailored to your interests which may include discipline-specific training, research skill uplift or industry placements.