What is the difference between the mRNA vaccine and the adenovirus vaccine? Can the mRNA vaccine be tweaked when new variants develop?
07 May 2021
The federal government should focus on specific measures that will boost employment and stimulate growth and productivity, says UNSW Business School’s Gigi Foster.
The model the researchers deployed in this study was shown to be highly successful in reducing hepatitis C transmission in prisons. Image: Shutterstock
07 May 2021
Hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons is key to reducing infections, a new study by the Kirby Institute has shown.
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07 May 2021
Australians have endured floods, bushfires and hailstorms and more over the last two years. The government is better aligning policy to deal with disasters, but its plan is somewhat half-baked.
05 May 2021
UNSW academic to provide advice to the NSW Government on plans to manufacture mRNA vaccines locally.
04 May 2021
Labour market scarring can have a lifelong effect on people’s earnings and their ability to climb the employment ladder, says UNSW Business School's Richard Holden.
The White-lipped Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata) from northern Queensland is an example of one of Australia's most tolerant frog species. Photo: Jodi Rowley.
04 May 2021
A UNSW and Australian Museum study using data from a citizen science project finds 70 per cent are vulnerable to housing, agriculture, roads and recreation.
30 Apr 2021
It took just 5,000 years for large and well-organised groups of people to populate all corners of the continent.
Rob Brooks says digital lovers such as sex robots can meet a huge, unmet demand for sex from people who are lonely and crave intimacy, but also have the potential to blackmail and manipulate us. Image: Shutterstock.
30 Apr 2021
If we aren’t careful with our online data, artificial intelligence will take over our intimate personal lives, a new book says.
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29 Apr 2021
NSW is developing a planning policy with the goal of creating healthy places. The policy goals need to be embedded in laws and budgets.
The book says an open mind, open heart and clear thinking are three core capabilities that underlie wise action, which can help people and groups change the world for the better. Image: Shutterstock.
29 Apr 2021
If we want to change the world for the better, we need to learn how to act wisely, a new book says.
Every year, more than 684,000 people die as a result of a fall, and 172 million more are left with short- or long-term disability. Image: Shutterstock
29 Apr 2021
UNSW researchers say implementation of new fall prevention strategies will have real impact on lives
28 Apr 2021
The planet's evolution and ‘microbial poop’ were just some of the wide ranging topics US mineralogist Dr Robert Hazen covered at the UNSW Centre for Ideas event last night.
Research shows that a smaller number of organisations account for an ever-increasing proportion of total attention on the internet, with one large player usually dominating in each sector. Image: Shutterstock.
29 Apr 2021
New research shows that the variety of online players is shrinking rapidly, although the overall size of the worldwide web continues to expand and functional and geographic opportunities are rising.
Almost two-thirds of parents admit negotiating the use of digital media and technologies at home causes conflicts with their children. Photo: Shutterstock.
28 Apr 2021
New research reveals digital devices as a great distraction in family life.
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26 Apr 2021
During the height of the pandemic, people with disability felt they had been forgotten and were not a priority. In the vaccine rollout, the government is repeating its past mistakes.
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26 Apr 2021
Our team discovered clear changes in the distribution and strength of ocean eddies. These changes have never been detected before.
Tjapukai Shaw, the Air Force’s Indigenous liaison officer, on an outreach mission to Indigenous communities in a remote part of NSW in 2019. Photo: Dan Himbrecht /AAP
26 Apr 2021
These issues matter to our strategic allies, particularly in the Pacific. Dutton's climate change scepticism and attitudes toward First Nations people could be damaging.
A student from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia performs the Jaranan Dance in Surabaya as part of the campus’s summer program in 2018. Photo: ANTARA FOTO/Moch Asim
23 Apr 2021
When Australian universities cancel their language programs, they abandon their crucial role in promoting engagement with Indonesia. In the long run, ties between the two countries will suffer for it.
Stalagmites on average have grown one metre over the last 11,000 years. These two are in Yonderup Cave, Yanchep, Western Australia. Photo: Andy Baker/UNSW
23 Apr 2021
To look inside a stalagmite is to look back in time tens of thousands of years to see how the Earth’s climate patterns have shaped the world we live in today.
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23 Apr 2021
Diversity can lead organisations to perform better. But new research shows that isn't automatic.
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23 Apr 2021
To be effective, a video needs to be clear about its message and relatable. The government's milkshake video seemingly about consent failed on both counts. But these videos get it right.
Foundation members sign the EducateAT Parramatta Alliance Charter. Left to right: Swinburne University of Technology Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global & Community Engagement) Interim Dr Andrew Smith, Western Sydney University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover, University of Sydney Vice-Principal (External Relations) Tania Rhodes-Taylor, City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer, City of Parramatta Council CEO Brett Newman, UNSW Sydney Dean of Engineering Professor Stephen Foster, University of New England Sydney Director Robert Field, and Western Sydney Local Health District Acting Executive Director of Medical Services & Director of Education, Research and Education Network Professor Peter Hockey. Photo: Western Sydney University/Sally Tsoutas
22 Apr 2021
UNSW Sydney has joined an Australian-first alliance of government and leading universities to promote Sydney’s west as a global destination for educational excellence.
Ferns send up new shoots after the bushfires in January 2020. Photo: Casey Kirchhoff
22 Apr 2021
There are many UNSW projects that citizen scientists can get involved in to help protect the environment.
Perversely, the greater the financial hardship a person finds themselves in, the less likely a tax debt will be waived. Photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock
21 Apr 2021
Australia's tax relief rules are outdated. Here are three key points for reform.
21 Apr 2021
With over 139 million COVID-19 cases globally, the latest challenge for medical researchers is a post-COVID-19 syndrome referred to as 'long COVID'.
Early research suggests intergenerational activities might reduce frailty in older adults, and improve empathy and language development in younger participants.
20 Apr 2021
The health benefits of intergenerational activity, such as reducing frailty, will be assessed by UNSW researchers.
Community health volunteers in Papua New Guinea will support a new cervical cancer elimination program in the Western Pacific.
19 Apr 2021
Researchers at The Kirby Institute will collaborate on a first-of-its-kind program to set Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu on a path to eliminating cervical cancer.
iDesign allows directors and designers to test out their ideas in the digital twin of the entire theatre environment.
15 Apr 2021
Directors and designers can collaborate remotely in a virtual space.
“One of the difficulties that we experienced last year, during the height of the pandemic, is that I had to come out and essentially contradict what the President was saying, which is a very difficult thing to do.”
15 Apr 2021
During the inaugural David Cooper Lecture, Dr Anthony Fauci shared fascinating insights into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 80s, the global response to COVID-19 and the politics of anti-vaxxers.
The report, which analyses data from 1997 to 2019, revealed opioids were the main drug cited in drug-induced deaths for over 20 years. Image: Shutterstock
15 Apr 2021
The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW Sydney’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre reveals there were 1865 drug-induced deaths in 2019, with a shift to more deaths involving heroin than natural and semi-synthetic opioids.
UNSW researchers found concentrations of carbon dioxide in classrooms were significantly higher than limits prescribed by the National Construction Code. Photo: Shutterstock.
14 Apr 2021
Australian schools need better ventilation to improve student health and productivity, says new UNSW research.
13 Apr 2021
Scientists have discovered a critical new gene in zebrafish that helps them repair damaged heart muscle.
Eastern Indonesia has recently experienced landslides and flash floods from torrential rains. AP Photo/Rofinus Monteiro
13 Apr 2021
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the federal government has overlooked the national security threats of climate change.
The study represents a significant step forward in the field, says first author Dr Ira Deveson. Photo: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
13 Apr 2021
Researchers have independently validated industry-leading blood tests that can detect the DNA released by tumours.
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