The damaging effects of NAPLAN could be avoided by moving to sample testing of students, says a submission to governments by the Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW Sydney.
People with a family history of depression and bipolar disorder can now evaluate the risk of developing them, thanks to a new website launched by UNSW researchers.
There is more than one point of view on public servant salaries – and the choices the next state government makes after the election will have widespread consequences.
UNSW is collaborating on the Greek Australian Archive, collecting photos, oral histories, letters, films and original documents.
UNSW Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President Ian Jacobs, right, stands with Kenyan High Commissioner H.E. Mr Isaiya Kabira, and University of Eldoret Vice-Chancellor Professor Teresa Akenga, during an event at UNSW’s Kensington campus. Photo: Jacquie Manning
UNSW Sydney is working with the University of Eldoret in Kenya to improve training in water resource management.
Saddened New Zealand citizens at Tauranga Mosque which became a memorial for the victims of the Christchurch terror attack. Image from Shutterstock
It's distressing to see reports of terrorists attacks but these feelings will usually abate over days or weeks. But people with a history of trauma need to take extra care of their mental health.
As we head into the state election, voters should ask who has the cultural and creative vision that will be crucial to our economic prosperity.
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A review by the UNSW Social Policy Research Centre for the federal government calls for a strong disability focus in mainstream policy.
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More than a quarter of high school students have experienced signs of clinical depression and other psychiatric conditions, but most are not accessing support from mental health professionals, a UNSW-led survey reveals.
Come for the sanger, vote while you're here – what role does the democracy sausage play in how we vote?
Professor Richard Kingsford and an international team will develop a global standard for assessing and reporting the status of wetlands of international importance.
Angelica Mesiti’s ASSEMBLY was inspired by a 19th-century stenographic device.
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Left to right, from top: Professor Sally Dunwoodie, Professor Helen Christensen, Dr Louise Causer and Conjoint Professor Jane Butler.
UNSW research into mental health, infectious disease, birth defects and respiratory health has been recognised at the 2018 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards.
The responsibility for reducing emissions flows from federal to state to local governments, as well as to individual cities.
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When you enter a public hospital, you are likely to be asked if you have private health insurance, and if you want to use it. This is what you need to consider.
In the lead up to the NSW state election, UNSW’s Professor Richard Kingsford outlines what needs to be done to protect the Murray-Darling rivers and the communities that rely on them.
Four UNSW cancer researchers (Dr Thomas Cox, Associate Professor Maija Kohonen-Corish, Professor Christopher Ormandy and Associate Professor Tao Liu) have received support in the latest round of funding from the Cancer Council NSW.
The grants will help UNSW researchers who are engaged in promising work to overcome pancreatic, breast, bowel and childhood cancers.
Using the federal budget to remove uncertainty will allow people to plan a better retirement, says UNSW Scientia Professor John Piggott.
The science of innovation: Future Minds Lab founder and director Professor Joel Pearson.
The new UNSW project will use cutting edge neuroscience to advise how businesses can thrive in a world of constant technological change.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (left) has backed down on implementing the recommendations regarding mortgage brokers made by the banking royal commission. Image by By Australian Embassy Jakarta - Pertemuan Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi Hutan Hujan Asia Pasifik Ketiga, CC BY 2.0
Josh Frydenberg wants to leave mortgage broker commissions unchanged for three years. It's hard to see why.
Professor Fiona Martin, UNSW Business School
The federal government has a number of tools to ensure multinational corporations pay the tax we want them to, says UNSW Business School's Professor Fiona Martin.
Working together: Professor Andrew Dzurak (UNSW), Dr Bas Hensen (UNSW), Anderson West (UNSW), Dr Alexis Jouan (University of Sydney) and Professor David Reilly (University of Sydney). Picture: Nyasha Nyakuengama/UNSW
A collaboration between UNSW and the University of Sydney has opened the way for quantum computers in silicon to be developed at scale.
