South Korea's issues with food and energy security make Australia's export profile almost perfect for the country's growth and economic development, says JW Nevile Fellow in Economics Tim Harcourt.
29 Oct 2020
A clinical trial across 12 countries will test a potential COVID-19 treatment, using antibodies purified from plasma taken from people who have recovered from the disease.
The Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley, announced Ben Jones the NSW Rhodes Scholar Elect for 2021.
30 Oct 2020
Studying at Oxford will help Ben Jones realise his vision to work with children, youth and families in Australia who face health inequities.
The Heart Foundation is providing funding for UNSW projects to investigate the causes, treatment and prevention of heart disease. Image: Shutterstock.
30 Oct 2020
Six UNSW Sydney academics have received more than $800,000 in funding for cardiovascular research from the Heart Foundation.
Severe ulcerative colitis can cause extreme pain, bleeding and diarrhoea. Patients who don't respond to medicine may need to have their entire large intestine surgically removed. Photo: Shutterstock.
29 Oct 2020
Bacteria from the mouth could hold clues to understanding – and potentially treating – severe ulcerative colitis, a painful bowel disease.
There have been renewed calls for a national anti-corruption watchdog in Australia. (Photo: Shutterstock)
29 Oct 2020
UNSW’s Dr Mark Rolfe supports the independent funding model proposed by ICAC for a national anti-corruption body.
Scientia Associate Professor Xiaojing Hao has been recognised for her pioneering work in thin-film photovoltaics.
28 Oct 2020
Scientia Associate Professor Xiaojing Hao has been honoured at the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Rise of the companion machines: robotic pets could soon be in our homes and our hearts. Photo: Ned Snowman / Shutterstock.com.
28 Oct 2020
If having a pet just isn’t practical for your lifestyle, could a robotic companion be the next best thing?
27 Oct 2020
A global team of biologists has used squid treats to track predator activity underwater, discovering temperature changes communities more than appetites.
Albany Wind Farm, near the town of the same name, in Western Australia. Image from Shutterstock
28 Oct 2020
Many Asian nations are shunning fossil fuels, presenting a huge opportunity for Australia's renewables sector. And one massive project has stepped up to the plate.
Image: NASA
27 Oct 2020
Researchers have long suspected there's water - or ice, to be precise - on the Moon. New research now confirms it, and suggests it lurks in sun-starved nooks and crannies called 'cold traps'.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a double blow for people with non-communicable diseases, a new UNSW study has found. Photo: Shutterstock
23 Oct 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for people with chronic illnesses, a new UNSW study analysing data from low and middle-income countries shows.
Bright flashes of light on a star's surface are stellar flares: powerful bursts of radiation caused by the release of a star's magnetic energy. Strong flares can be followed by an ejection of star material, like the one pictured above. Photo: NASA/GSFC/SDO.
26 Oct 2020
Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence (AI) to help understand the evolution of young stars and their planets – a new benchmark in the use of AI in astronomy.
Dr Veronica Tello and Dr Diana Baker Smith will present a video essay at the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name Conference.
26 Oct 2020
UNSW Art & Design researchers will present an experimental history at the Know My Name Conference.
Pacific Island economies are extremely vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters and now COVID-19. Image from Shutterstock
23 Oct 2020
If only 1% of the Pacific’s population was permitted to work permanently in Australia, this would bring more benefits to the region than Australia’s annual aid contribution.
More public spaces in our cities are beginning to operate under models of private ownership. Photo: juancsanchezherrera / Shutterstock.com.
23 Oct 2020
The emergence of these pseudo-public spaces raises fundamental questions about the value of a public domain that is by the public, for the public.
21 Oct 2020
Communities affected by blood-borne viruses and STIs are more likely to opt out of digital health services, says a new national study.
Professor Mary-Anne Williams at Commonwealth Bank’s Sydney Innovation Lab. Left to right: Perry Klebahn, Adjunct Professor and Director of Executive Education at Stanford University’s d.school; CBA Social Robot; Dr Benjamin Johnston, Senior Lecturer at UTS; and Jeremy Utley, Director of Executive Education at Stanford University’s d.school.
22 Oct 2020
Mary-Anne Williams, distinguished research professor and expert in innovation and enterprise, has been named the Michael Crouch Chair in Innovation.
The customer base for aged care facilities - of people aged 85 years and over - is projected to more than double by 2040, but funding remains a problem. Image from Shutterstock
22 Oct 2020
Part of the solution to the rising funding problem might be a Medicare-style levy.
The dietary ratio that appeared to reverse the effect of PCOS on the reproductive health of a subset of female mice falls within the range known as a Mediterranean diet. Photo: Shutterstock
20 Oct 2020
The Mediterranean diet may be investigated as a possible treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome after mice with PCOS-like features of the condition were found to benefit from a similar diet.
Textiles connect place, people, community, history and identity for Emma Peters. “Making work is my approach to learning,” she says. Emma Peters in her studio. Photo credit: Emma Peters
22 Oct 2020
The UNSW textile designer and associate lecturer makes fabrics with local resonance to promote a more sustainable way of living.
The most important and consistent patient risk factors associated with problematic opioid use in the study were younger age and histories of substance use and/or mental health problems. Photo: Shutterstock
21 Oct 2020
Opioid dependence – and other problematic opioid behaviours in people with chronic pain – is associated with patient risk factors, rather than simply higher opioid doses, says a new report.
Professor Abhijit Banerjee and Professor Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
20 Oct 2020
Nobel Prize winners Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee reveal how economics can help solve the thorniest social and political problems of our time.
20 Oct 2020
UNSW Sydney researchers have received grants to investigate the impact of the 2019/2020 bushfires on threatened reptiles and to assist in the conservation of invertebrate animals.
High systolic blood pressure was the top risk factor for death in Australia in 2019, contributing to an estimated 25,500 deaths. Photo: Shutterstock
20 Oct 2020
A 30-year global study has analysed 286 causes of death, 369 diseases and injuries, and 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories.
There were around 8,000 rough sleepers officially recorded in the 2016 Census, but that is just one small form of what can be deemed 'homelessness'. Image from Shutterstock
19 Oct 2020
Australia found shelter for more than 33,000 rough sleepers and other homeless people during the pandemic, but a coming surge in homelessness demands a comprehensive national housing strategy.
16 Oct 2020
A new collection of coastal research fieldwork stories reveals the exciting – and sometimes life-threatening – tales behind the science.
The driver escaped unharmed when this log truck he was driving rolled onto its side on the Portland-Nelson Road located about five hours south-west from Melbourne. About 200 people die every year in accidents involving trucks. In 2019, 53 truck drivers died on the job, with 34 per cent being a result of fatigue. (Photo: Shutterstock)
19 Oct 2020
Relying on regulation through licensing alone will not combat unsafe trucking practices, says UNSW’s Dr Christopher Walker.
The belief of some recruiters in the utility of accessing candidates’ social media is not borne out by the studies, and researchers urge a cautious approach to the practice in advance of more research in the area. Image: Shutterstock
19 Oct 2020
UNSW Business School research has found there is little to no correlation for recruiters between a job candidate’s social media profile and potential on-the-job performance or retention levels.
The diversity, in terms of ethnicity, gender and sexuality, of characters in children's books has been reviewed in a new study. Image from Helen Caple
15 Oct 2020
A study shows there is a lack of ethnic and other diversity in award-winning early childhood picture books. This means our children are still getting a narrow window of the world.
Drones are making waves in environmental conservation efforts. Photo: Unsplash.
16 Oct 2020
The ocean meets the sky as drones take conservation efforts to new heights.
While AI has the potential to contribute to job losses if poorly planned and timed, medical AI has the power to make labour more valuable and easier, says Professor Frank Pasquale. Image: Shutterstock
16 Oct 2020
A legal expert explains when AI can be entrusted to assume tasks currently performed by humans, and when it should complement workers.
Two in three people reported no change or a decrease in their alcohol consumption during the pandemic in a new study on alcohol consumption and purchasing in NSW during and after the lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock
15 Oct 2020
Changes to our drinking habits could be a surprising “good news story” with the lockdown providing a catalyst for positive behaviour change, a new study has found.
Using special lighting and video techniques, UNSW researchers were able to capture droplets expelled during the act of singing. Picture: UNSW
A study led by Professor Raina MacIntyre raises questions about the risks of infection for people singing in groups, especially in poorly ventilated rooms.
The researchers took high-speed video of a person singing a major scale and then tracked the emissions of droplets and aerosols. They found certain notes, such as "do" and "fa", generated more aerosols than others - and they also found the direction of emissions changed with different consonants.
In their The Conversation article explaining the results, they say: "One of the assumptions in infection control guidelines is that respiratory droplets settle rapidly within one to two metres of the person emitting them. However, our results reveal most droplets we observed appeared not to settle rapidly, and tended to follow the ambient airflow. Therefore, without adequate ventilation, these droplets may persist in aerosol clouds. These observations may partially explain the higher infection rates of COVID-19 during group singing, even when people singing appear well."
“Our world is changing too rapidly, and a new generation of leaders is going to have to lead this change”: Professor Nick Wailes, UNSW Business School. Photo: Shutterstock
14 Oct 2020
Neurodiversity and veteran hiring initiatives and partnerships can truly diversify recruitment and introduce powerful skillsets to organisations.
Policies such as paid parental leave and childcare subsidies can increase fertility. Image: Shutterstock
15 Oct 2020
After federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg recently talked up the benefits of a potential COVID-19 baby boom, two UNSW economists examine the economic merits of having more children.
The team showed that cancer-killing T cells can home-in on tumour cells independently of intermediary immune cells. Photo: Shutterstock
14 Oct 2020
Immune T cells swarm to tumours by following a chemical gradient left by other cancer-killing T cells, a pre-clinical study by UNSW Sydney medical researchers has shown.
Scientia Professor Guy Marks has been recognised for his global contribution to asthma, chronic lung disease, tuberculosis and air pollution.
15 Oct 2020
UNSW Sydney Professor Guy Marks and Garvan Institute of Medical Research Professor Susan Clark have been recognised for outstanding contributions to health and medical research.
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