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29 September 09 |
PhD students are the engine room of a university's research effort. In the latest issue of Uniken, we profile a selection of UNSW's next generation of research stars.
25 September 09 |
UNSW's internationally recognised research in biofuels has been given an added boost with a $3 million infrastructure upgrade funded by the state and federal governments.
25 September 09 |
UNSW students have launched an Australia-first academic journal offering a forum for medical students to showcase their research and ideas.
25 September 09 |
Computer researchers at UNSW and NICTA have achieved a breakthrough in software which will deliver significant increases in security and reliability.
25 September 09 |
A gold medal haul by champion skier and Ben Lexcen Scholar Scott Kneller helped UNSW top the medal tally at the recent Australian University Snowsports Championships.
24 September 09 |
Renowned historian Dr Grace Karskens will speak about lost Indigenous urban histories at a free public lecture at UNSW tonight (Thursday, 24th September).
24 September 09 |
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland will deliver the 2009 Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture on 24 September. The annual lecture is presented by UNSW's Faculty of Law.
22 September 09 |
A huge flesh-eating eagle that became extinct in New Zealand only 500 years ago was an efficient hunter that could attack prey 10 times its size, UNSW research has found, lending credibility to a Maori legend about a giant man-eating bird.
22 September 09 |
UNSW students dominated at a prestigious Japanese language competition held in Sydney.
22 September 09 |
One of Australia's best-known and most awarded writers, Tom Keneally, will speak at UNSW next month (Thursday, 8th October).
21 September 09 |
A major forum on South-East Sydney's public transport will be held at UNSW tonight.
18 September 09 |
The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has launched the nation's first Longevity Index at the opening of the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research at UNSW.
18 September 09 |
With the announcement of a war crimes investigation into the killing of the "Balibo Five", a UNSW historian writes for Uniken about his involvement in the new film Balibo.
18 September 09 |
Highly distinguished geneticist Professor Merlin Crossley has been appointed Dean of Science at UNSW.
18 September 09 |
Researchers are closer to creating a micro-aircraft that flies with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect after decoding the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight.
15 September 09 |
An exhibition of new media art curated by two COFA academics examines aesthetic responses to modern-day disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, war and environmental catastrophes.
15 September 09 |
Can modern high-rise buildings make our cities more liveable? Vibrant cities need more than just laneway bars, says Professor of Architecture Xing Ruan, one of the editors of a book to be launched at UNSW tonight.
14 September 09 |
Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer Hina Jilani will deliver the 2009 Hal Wootten Lecture at UNSW this week.
14 September 09 |
One of the Australian literary world's rising stars, Andrew Croome, will speak at the inaugural UNSW Writers Series.
11 September 09 |
Sampling just a few genes can reveal not only the "lifestyle" of marine microbes but their entire environments, new research suggests.
11 September 09 |
Breakthrough work on crash-proof computers, the genetics of toxic algae and space-based radar have won recognition for three UNSW researchers at the NSW Scientist of the Year awards.
11 September 09 |
Terry Tao, the Australian whiz kid who became a UCLA maths professor at 24, will reveal the mysterious world of prime numbers in a free public lecture at UNSW.
9 September 09 |
Research to protect women's rights in conflict zones and the development of improved cancer drug delivery systems are among the projects being pursued by 15 outstanding UNSW researchers awarded prestigious Future Fellowships.
9 September 09 |
The spread of hepatitis C has halved over the past decade, while chlamydia continues to rise, according to research released by UNSW's National HIV Research Centres.
4 September 09 |
Angelica Mesiti has won the $20,000 Blake Prize for Religious Art for her silent video work, Rapture.
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