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18 December 12 |
UNSW has secured funding for one of six new Australia-China Joint Research Centres, designed to meet the many challenges facing the minerals, metallurgy and materials industries in both countries.
18 December 12 |
Researchers and firefighters have long speculated that fire tornadoes might exist. Now we know they do, write Jason Sharples and Rick McRae.
18 December 12 |
Cochlear CEO and President Chris Roberts has been awarded an honorary doctorate by UNSW, in recognition of his eminent service to the University, the community and to health and medical research.
18 December 12 |
Groundbreaking work on HIV, cardiovascular disease and improving patient safety are among the major UNSW research programs to be awarded funding by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
18 December 12 |
The draft defence white paper might be flawed but it sheds light on the strategic changes most likely to destabilise out region, argues Alan Dupont.
17 December 12 |
Young people with a known genetic risk of bipolar disorder but no clinical signs of the condition show reduced reaction to facial emotions, a new brain imaging study has found.
17 December 12 |
Will an urban farming project be able to revitalise Detroit, ask Laura Crommelin and Christine Steinmetz.
17 December 12 |
The terms of the HSBC deferred prosecution gives the US Department of Justice previously unparalleled external power to shape the culture of global banking, writes Justin O'Brien.
14 December 12 |
The burden of major depression and anxiety have each increased by 37 per cent in 20 years, according to the Global Burden of Disease report.
14 December 12 |
Ketamine may be useful as an antidepressant in urgent situations – where the patient is seriously depressed and acutely suicidal – and where other treatments have failed, writes Colleen Loo.
13 December 12 |
The NSW Government’s decision to build a light rail line to UNSW is one of the most significant pieces of infrastructure supporting the University in its 60-plus years, says Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer.
13 December 12 |
Young people believe sexting and cyber bullying should be against the law, but under 18s should never be charged with child pornography offences or placed on the sex offender register, a survey shows.
13 December 12 |
A new Australian–US research institute led by UNSW will foster rapid development of “over the horizon” photovoltaic technology and establish Australia as the solar cell research hub of the Asia-Pacific.
13 December 12 |
Reform of our global financial systems must aim for a culture of restraint, with integrity and accountability at its heart, argues Justin O'Brien.
13 December 12 |
The idea that homosexuality arises not out of traditional genetics but out of epigenetics might, in time, shake up the science of sex differences and our understanding of how gender arises, writes Rob Brooks.
12 December 12 |
Institutionalising restraint in business practice will prove challenging for HSBC and regulators alike, writes Justin O'Brien.
12 December 12 |
The challenge is to restore integrity and critical independence to research, while placing community interests above that of industry, write Adam Dunn, Ian Kerridge and Wendy Lipworth.
12 December 12 |
Chinese State Councillor and Member of the Communist Party Politburo, Madam Liu Yandong, has visited UNSW to mark the 40th anniversary of Sino-Australian diplomatic relations.
12 December 12 |
That Beijing sent its top brass to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations suggests China is interested in wider strategic engagement – a challenge Australia must accept if it is to thrive in the Asian Century, writes Laurie Pearcey.
12 December 12 |
Leading building and construction companies have joined with university experts in a major new initiative to help Australia achieve its emissions reduction target.
12 December 12 |
New research tells the story of a small group of style-savvy fashion designers who earned 1970s Australia the title of “most creative place in the world”.
12 December 12 |
Inner city Australians enjoy a higher standard of living than their suburban and rural counterparts, according to new research from UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre.
12 December 12 |
Despite encouraging increases in some areas, cycling to work in Sydney remains a minority activity. Much more needs to be done before it becomes widespread and the benefits are felt on a population level, write Alexis Zander and Chris Rissel.
12 December 12 |
The model for assessing research excellence in Australia unfairly favours smaller players and fails to recognise larger universities' genuine strengths, argues Merlin Crossley.
10 December 12 |
Depression can be deadly. Asking for help, and enabling early intervention, can save lives, writes Kerryn Phelps.
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