People with disability in prison may need help with personal hygiene, reading, filling in forms, understanding rules, participating in criminal justice proceedings, or making complaints.
The east coast was already experiencing more rainfall due to La Niña and now there’s the additional moisture from the Coral Sea. Photo: Shutterstock/Silken Photography
UNSW experts available to comment on flooding and record rain across NSW and Queensland.
The authors' analysis suggests up to 80 per cent of credits issued under three of the fund’s most popular emissions reduction methods do not represent genuine emissions cuts. Photo: David Crosling/AAP
Labor has promised a 43 per cent cut in Australia’s emissions by 2030 and a high-integrity carbon credit market is vital to reaching this goal.
Studies have found that sports can provide a safe environment to teach young people positive values through organized activities that lead to better resilience.
With interest rates rising and house prices dropping in some cities, are potential first-home buyers getting closer to making that purchase?
Traffic and unintentional injuries are the leading cause of adolescent deaths worldwide.
Drawing on the lived experience of disability, UNSW researchers offer insights into how we build a more inclusive society.
The initiative will expand the state’s semiconductor industry and grow its potential as a future export market.
Unable to be transported, methane becomes a by-product that is burned (or flared) at its source, being both wasteful and immensely polluting. Photo: Shutterstock
With a unique metal – osmium, researchers are one step closer to cutting methane wastage.
Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP
Labor has promised to ‘future-proof Australia’s water resources’. It’s a massive job. Here are the actions the government should prioritise.
Monkeypox is a large DNA virus belonging to the orthopoxvirus family. Photo: Shutterstock
Monkeypox has spread to more than 50 countries and will continue to be monitored. Here’s what we know about monkeypox so far and what researchers want to find out.
"The Glossary and training sessions run by Holly were vital in efforts to control the pandemic last year.” Photo: Prudence Upton.
Associate Professor Holly Seale has been recognised for her contribution to public health in developing a COVID-19 vaccination glossary and training program targeting people from diverse backgrounds.
ARENA CEO Darren Miller, Member for Kingsford Matt Thistlethwaite, UNSW Professor Renate Egan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen at the Solar Industrial Research Facility, UNSW Sydney. Photo: UNSW
With solar a big part of our energy future, researchers driving Australia’s international lead in solar technology welcome funding.
Photo: The Conversation
These are ferociously intelligent books by two young female writers addressing the problems of gender, race and migration in Australia today.
The technical breakthrough, announced at an event at UNSW Sydney today, was published in the journal Nature.
Quantum computing hardware specialists at UNSW have built a quantum processor in silicon to simulate an organic molecule with astounding precision.
UNSW Sydney is the second highest-ranking Australian institution for its contribution to scientific research.
Rejection can be a painful experience, but there are some things we can do to help us manage it better. Photo: Shutterstock.
Humans are programmed on an evolutionary level to fear social rejection, but we can learn to deal with it.
The project will make seL4 cyber security technology usable in more complex computer systems.
New research estimates proportion of the adult population in Australia with evidence of past infection following the Omicron wave.
By sampling the blood of flies that bite frogs, researchers can determine the (sometimes difficult to spot) frogs in an environment. Common mist frog being fed on by a Sycorax fly. Photo: Jakub Hodáň
Do you have any photos of frogs being bitten by flies? Submit them to our study to help in frog conservation.
Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Getting on the priority wait list is so challenging some applicants just give up.
Whether it be as a para-athlete or pursuing an education, recent World Cup winner Jamieson Leeson faces the same balancing act as any other elite athlete at UNSW.
Power is carried from electricity generators to retailers to your home or business via “inter-connectors”. Photo: Shutterstock
What is the electricity grid and how does it work? How are energy supply and prices determined? An expert breaks down a few of the terms and ideas underpinning Australia’s energy crisis.
Soft corals come in a variety of forms. Photo: Rosie Steinberg/UNSW Science
Might soft corals withstand marine heatwaves better than their reef-building cousins?
Professor Mary-Louise McLaws and Dr Kerry Chant, recognised for their contribution to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, are among members of the UNSW community to be honoured.
The Prize has expanded into four new nomination categories, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, Lived experience, Professional and Community hero.
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Tax advisers are more likely to act as 'tax exploiters' for wealthy clients but 'tax enforcers' for the rest of us.
A dead Peron’s tree frog (Litoria peronii). Photo: Ken Griffiths, author provided
Thousands of sick and dead frogs are turning up around Australia. If you see one, let these scientists know.
Autism is the top risk factor for bullying exposure among all neurodevelopmental disorders. Photo: Shutterstock
A new study has found autism is the top risk factor for bullying among all neurodiversities.
Despite transport injury death rates falling by a third since 1990, adolescent road fatalities have still increased in some countries. Photo: Shutterstock.
Traffic and unintentional injuries are the leading cause of adolescent deaths worldwide.
UNSW Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Attila Brungs (far left) opened the Talpero Lookout interpretation area on Saturday. Photo: Doug Gimesy
The initiative features work underway through the Wild Deserts consortium between UNSW and Ecological Horizons with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
"This investment is crucial to our shared vision to advance NSW as a global leader in the RNA ecosystem,” Prof. Pall Thordarson said. Photo: UNSW
RNA science has significant potential to treat cancer genetic and autoimmune diseases – making critical contributions toward advancing human health.
UNSW is among the top four per cent of universities in the QS World University Rankings. Photo: UNSW.
UNSW ranks in the top four universities nationally and top 50 globally in the latest QS university rankings.
While some misleading designs breach the Australian Consumer Law, others that have unfair consequences are not necessarily captured under the law. Photo: Shutterstock.
Younger people aged 18 to 28 were more likely to be negatively impacted by manipulative designs on websites and apps.
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