UNSW Professor Jessica Grisham explains the psychology behind hoarding disorder
23 Nov 2020
Nanak Narulla plans to work in public interest environmental litigation and climate change policy after studying at Oxford.
NUW Energy will explore the challenges of climate, energy and the environment to find sustainable, economic solutions for society. Image: Shutterstock
23 Nov 2020
Researchers from three universities including UNSW Sydney will combine their strengths to pursue cheaper energy.
In NSW, the number of platypus observations declined by around 32 per cent in the last 30 years. Photo: Stuart Cohen
23 Nov 2020
We need to list one of the world’s most iconic animals as a threatened species, UNSW scientists say.
19 Nov 2020
UNSW Sydney has continued its yearly rise in the number of researchers named as providing global leadership.
Photo: Kelly Barnes/AAP
20 Nov 2020
Clear messaging about who needs to get tested is better than stigmatising people who are understandably worried about their health.
Australia and Germany have released national hydrogen strategies to help grow the development of renewable hydrogen as a clean source of energy.
19 Nov 2020
A new study is set to test the viability of a hydrogen supply chain between Australia and Germany.
The Fernie Swastikas (c. 1922) wore red sweaters with a crooked cross in white, a symbol of good luck until perverted by the Nazis. Photo: Fernie and District Historical Society, no. 972
19 Nov 2020
Great care is needed when symbols can evoke powerful emotional responses, says UNSW's Rebecca Green.
Professors Ian Jacobs and Matthew England hope to raise public awareness and inform world leaders on issues critical to climate change. Photo: UNSW Sydney
18 Nov 2020
The International Universities Climate Alliance’s first major initiative will call on world leaders to act on the climate emergency.
18 Nov 2020
Professor Raina MacIntyre examines National Cabinet's review into contact tracing.
Our emotional response to music could be pre-determined. Photo: Shutterstock.
19 Nov 2020
The way we feel about music is shaped not only by the music itself but by our mindset, a new study shows.
UNSW Science and Engineering were awarded the lion's share of the University's grants in the 2021 Discovery Projects round.
18 Nov 2020
The new round of grants will support research in arts and social sciences, built environment, business, engineering, law, medicine and science.
Super-recognisers' extraordinary ability to recognise faces is believed to be genetic. Picture: Shutterstock
17 Nov 2020
Psychologists are hoping the UNSW Face Test will help unearth more of Australia’s top performers in facial recognition, known as super-recognisers.
A new study has found that humans, mice, zebrafish — and most likely the entire animal kingdom — share enhancer regions with a sea sponge that comes from the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: University of Queensland
16 Nov 2020
DNA from the humble sea sponge is shedding light on the "dark matter" that makes up much of our genomes.
16 Nov 2020
Short bursts of intense exercise – known as HIIT – could help you get back into shape by summer and stay that way, a UNSW Sydney exercise physiology researcher says.
UNSW alumna and Sports Advisory Council member Alex Blackwell is honoured to have the new award named after her. Photo: UNSW Sport
13 Nov 2020
The new award, to be presented at the UNSW Blues and Sports Awards Dinner, is named after one of the most significant trailblazers for women’s sport.
Healthy doctors and nurses are an essential line of defence against this virus, the researchers say. Photo: Shutterstock
12 Nov 2020
A new study estimates how Australian health workers’ risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection differs from that of the broader community.
US President-elect Joe Biden. Photo: Shutterstock.
13 Nov 2020
A Biden presidency grappling with domestic discord could leave Australia out in the Indo-Pacific cold, says UNSW’s William Clapton.
Common consumer packaging such as coffee pods is a target of the new 'green aluminium' breakthrough at UNSW Sydney.
12 Nov 2020
A recycling breakthrough at UNSW Sydney offers new possibilities for the re-purposing of polymer-laminated aluminium products, such as food and coffee packaging.
Liposomes, which are spherical fat molecules found in cell membranes, can be loaded with CRISPR molecules that can then target specific areas of the body when triggered by light. Picture: Shutterstock
12 Nov 2020
Biomedical researchers have come up with a novel way to use a beam of light to deliver CRISPR gene therapy molecules targeting illnesses.
Five new UNSW Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
11 Nov 2020
Five UNSW Sydney professors are recognised for their outstanding contribution to the social sciences.
11 Nov 2020
Only a small proportion of Sydney’s population were infected by SARS-CoV-2 earlier this year, a new report co-led by UNSW’s Kirby Institute says.
Dr Hayley Bates is working with Professor Mike Archer to save the endangered Moujntain Pygmy Possum using evidence from the fossil record of its ancestors.
The critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum could have its survival chances boosted if scientists succeed in moving the tiny animal from its alpine habitat to a warmer, lowland forest environment, a UNSW Sydney study suggests. If successful the project, led by UNSW researchers Professor Mike Archer and Dr Hayley Bates, could provide a template for saving other similarly threatened animals worldwide.
Negative connotations: the association of the French term ‘béton brut’ (raw concrete) and the English word ‘brutal’ led to the condemnation of exposed raw concrete. Photo: Shutterstock.
10 Nov 2020
If you can look beyond the harsh exterior of brutalist architecture, you may find there is a little bit of beauty in buildings made of concrete.
The economic challenges experienced thus far will continue to be felt for months and years to come, as industries continue to feel the brunt of the COVID-19 economic fallout, said Professor Gigi Foster. Image: Shutterstock
09 Nov 2020
Business leaders need to address questions on work processes, performance and virtual teams to improve productivity and engagement through the COVID-19 induced recession, says UNSW Business School.
Quality of life: ageing in place is about giving older people options to choose how they want to live as they age. Photo: Shutterstock.
09 Nov 2020
A little support could go a long way to help us stay in our homes and age with grace.
Nature - including an elephant's trunk - inspired the creation of a new soft fabric robotic gripper by a team of UNSW Engineering researchers, led by Dr Thanh Nho Do, Scientia Lecturer and UNSW Medical Robotics Lab director. Photo: Shutterstock
09 Nov 2020
An invention similar to an elephant’s trunk has potential benefits for many industries where handling delicate objects is essential, say the UNSW researchers who developed it.
Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid
06 Nov 2020
There's a sort-of natural law that ensures that where there are electorates some votes count more than others.
Paul Curmi, pictured with an x-ray diffractometer for protein crystallography, has received an ERC grant.
06 Nov 2020
In an Australian first, UNSW Sydney's Paul Curmi will use a European Research Council Synergy grant to develop an artificial biological molecular engine.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Scientia Clinical Research where early phase clinical trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine are underway. Photo: Scott Morrison LinkedIn.
06 Nov 2020
Early phase trials continue as Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces agreements for more potential vaccines.
Amager Bakke power plant in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Shutterstock
06 Nov 2020
Waste-to-energy incinerators could help Australia deal with its mounting waste crisis, but burning rubbish may come with risks to public health.
05 Nov 2020
People are more likely to turn to drugs in times of heightened stress and anxiety, says UNSW’s Dr George Dertadian.
Day and night at the Anglo Australian Telescope. Half right image taken in the late afternoon, the Moon is up. Half left image taken just some few minutes before the beginning of the morning twilight of the same night. Photo: Dr Ángel R. López-Sánchez/Australian Astronomical Optics/Macquarie University/ASTRO 3D
06 Nov 2020
The Australian-led GALAH project has released chemical information for 600,000 stars.
Dr Emily Wong and Associate Professor Mathias Francois. Photo: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
06 Nov 2020
A jelly-like sea sponge has helped shed light on an elusive part of the human genome, with implications for biomedical research and healthcare.
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