UNSW Medicine Professor and SHARP hire Claire Wakefield is all about listening to and acting on others’ needs – whether it’s a family with a sick child, or an early-career researcher in need of leadership mentoring.
18 Sep 2020
A grant from the US National Cancer Institute will be used to investigate personalised treatment for malignant melanoma.
Current and past Centre members reflect upon their time and achievements including establishing human rights charters in three Australian jurisdictions and supporting the development of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Image: Shutterstock
18 Sep 2020
UNSW celebrates the Centre’s successful engagement in key public law debates, human rights charters, technology and the law.
One in four respondents to a recent survey of international students and temporary migrants reported experiencing verbal racist abuse and people avoiding them because of their appearance. Photo: Shutterstock
17 Sep 2020
Thousands of international students and temporary migrants have experienced exclusion and racism, and been unable to pay for basic living needs during the pandemic.
Bruno Vicari Stefani won the 2020 UNSW 3MT competition with his presentation on research into low-cost solar energy cells.
17 Sep 2020
A tale of the Three Little Pigs and their low-cost solar energy wows judges in 3 Minute Thesis Final
Imaginative solar cell presentation earns PhD candidate Bruno Vicari Stefani top prize in online UNSW 3MT grand final.
The discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus has sparked speculation there may be some form of life on the planet. Image from NASA/Shutterstock
15 Sep 2020
The discovery of phosphine in the acidic clouds of Venus can't be explained by any known chemical or geological processes.
15 Sep 2020
Australia's new voluntary code of practice to make IoT devices more secure may expose consumers to greater risks.
UNSW’s Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law has made recommendations on how to improve Australia's current aslyum seeker policies. Image from Shutterstock
16 Sep 2020
Denying protection to asylum seekers is neither sustainable nor defensible as long-term policy. Here are ways to make the screening process at airports more just when the borders do reopen.
15 Sep 2020
UNSW Sydney’s research contributes to the national implementation of COVID-19 genomics.
South Korea's Green New Deal includes the expansion of solar panels and wind turbines. Image from Shutterstock
11 Sep 2020
With a bit of political vision, risk-taking and a national strategy led by government, Australia too can kickstart investment in the post-COVID recovery.
Researchers have formed a partnership to investigate drug delivery through contact lenses. Image: Shutterstock.
11 Sep 2020
Academics from UNSW Sydney and Uka Tarsadia University have formed a research partnership for drug delivery through contact lenses.
09 Sep 2020
UNSW engineers have invented a soft wearable device which simulates the sense of touch and has wide potential for medical, industrial and entertainment applications.
Pooling COVID-19 testing samples together, known as batch testing, could improve efficiency and help keep infection rates lower. Photo: Shutterstock
11 Sep 2020
Yo-yoing lockdowns are costly and to be avoided if at all possible. Here is what we can do to dramatically improve testing and tracing.
"These are unprecedented times, and it is essential to remember that you are not alone in how you feel and support is always available": Leona Tan, Research Officer, Black Dog Institute. Photo: Shutterstock
11 Sep 2020
New research shows the 'double-edged sword' impact of technology on mental health and how we can minimise the adverse effects.
09 Sep 2020
A small, carnivorous marsupial related to the Tasmanian Devil has been reintroduced to a NSW national park, more than a century after being declared extinct in the state.
A protest at the Melbourne Writers Festival in 2016. Photo: Vixen Collective image archive
09 Sep 2020
UNSW academics argue that the review into sex work could result in positive changes to the working conditions for many sex workers.
SEXtember explores issues of love, intimacy, pleasure and sexual health, encouraging open communication between all parties in sexual relationships. Photo: Pexels
10 Sep 2020
A festival of events and exhibitions will showcase the diverse sexualities and sexual health needs of the UNSW community.
Drones began as a military project, but are now being used in many different ways. Image from Shutterstock
08 Sep 2020
They began as wartime technology, but now drones are changing the way we witness the world, especially when we can't see it for ourselves.
It is estimated that in the last 40 years, more than eight million babies have been born through IVF globally. Photo: Shutterstock
06 Sep 2020
A new report by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on the latest IVF numbers, success rates and trends.
Using virtual reality to ease nerve-related pain following spinal cord injury.
09 Sep 2020
A researcher from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA will undertake research to investigate whether virtual reality can ease pain following spinal cord injury.
Architecture today suffers not from copycats, but from originality syndrome, UNSW A/Prof. Melonie Bayl-Smith says. Photo: Unsplash.
07 Sep 2020
When it comes to architecture, imitation could be the sincerest – and most sensible – form of flattery.
03 Sep 2020
With last summer’s bushfires largely out of the headlines, has the psychological distance people might feel towards climate change increased?
People on the spectrum may be able to grasp what others think, but then may have a harder time processing the degree to which others think differently from themselves. Photo: Shutterstock
04 Sep 2020
New research suggests people with autism may not have as much difficulty imagining the thoughts of others as previously believed.
The report by eminent river scientists measured how much water actually flowed past 27 river gauges across the Basin. Photo: Shutterstock
03 Sep 2020
An independent group of leading Australian scientists, economists and business people including a UNSW academic have released their investigation into whether water reforms have resulted in the flows needed to improve river health.
Lisa Harvey-Smith is UNSW Professor of Practice in Science and an award-winning astrophysicist.
04 Sep 2020
Lisa Harvey-Smith, UNSW Professor of Practice in Science Communication, will continue to champion women and girls in STEM.
Australia’s comprehensive network of more than 4000 Needle Syringe Programs is one of the best in the world. Photo: Kirby Institute
04 Sep 2020
The latest report by the Australian Needle Syringe Program (NSP) Survey marks 25 years of significant research conducted in partnership with a marginalised community, and reveals the key trends of the last decades.
The researchers took videos of what happens when you talk, cough and sneeze in different scenarios — while not wearing a mask, wearing two different types of cloth masks, or wearing a surgical mask.
If you’re not sure whether wearing a face mask is worth it, or you need to wear a mask but are unsure which type, new research should help you decide.
A team of UNSW researchers took videos of what happens when you talk, cough and sneeze in different scenarios — while not wearing a mask, wearing two different types of cloth masks, or wearing a surgical mask.
Learn more about their video case study in this Conversation article.
UNSW's rise in the THE rankings solidifies last year's leap of 25 places.
03 Sep 2020
UNSW Sydney advances in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, rising to 67th.
Matilda McDonell is living, training and studying with her team in a Sunshine Coast hub while they complete the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season. Photo: Giants Netball
04 Sep 2020
A chance to bond as a team by living and playing a whole season together may seem exciting at first, but how do athletes cope when the novelty wears off?
Aquaculture farms in the coast of China’s northeast province of Liaonin. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory.
02 Sep 2020
The scale of people’s marine intrusion is comparable to that on land, a team of researchers has found.
The lever weeder was designed in response to the catastrophic bushfire season for bush regenerators. Photo: Sabrina Piro.
04 Sep 2020
The lever weeder can improve the efficiency of weed management and the survival of native species through vital bush regeneration.
"These issues can’t be siloed and there needs to be connection and collaboration across sectors and also across social issues," says UNSW expert. Image: Shutterstock
04 Sep 2020
Both the government and not-for-profit (NFP) sectors need a paradigm shift in terms of how they think about addressing key social issues as Australia grapples with COVID-19, according to the Centre for Social Impact (CSI).
Australia's GDP fell 7% in the June quarter to put it into recession for the first time in nearly 30 years. Image from Shutterstock
04 Sep 2020
Most recessions are caused by an overreaction to too much inflation. This one is because we are not spending.
02 Sep 2020
Dingoes, meet your long-lost cousins: New Guinea singing dogs and Highland wild dogs.
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