Arts & Social Sciences

Rose Grey

Research into gender-based crimes has secured PhD student Rosemary Grey an invitation to a prestigious Hague Symposium on international justice.

Sanaz

PhD student and documentary producer, Sanaz Fotouhi, has created Australia’s first Persian Film Festival to challenge cultural misconceptions.

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The prospect of having all significant Australian newspapers controlled by just two individuals suggests a bleak outlook for the coverage of political debate, argues David McKnight.

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The recent bloodshed in Syria reflects a history of incompetence on the part of the Arab League, says Anthony Billingsley.

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Gandhi’s lifelong fight against British Imperialism bears similarity to Indigenous Australia’s push for constitutional recognition, Professor Patrick Dodson told an audience at UNSW's inaugural Gandhi Oration.

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The experience of the Queensland floods has moved us beyond the slanted view of social media services as echoing halls of babble, writes Kate Crawford.

Michele Bruniges

The Director-General of Education and Communities in NSW, Dr Michele Bruniges, has been appointed honorary Adjunct Professor in the School of Education.

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As the summer holidays wind down, most students are avoiding thinking about school, but for more than 100 gifted children from across NSW, classes have already begun.

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OPINION: Relations between the United States and its ally Israel have descended into the worst crisis in years. Anthony Billingsley questions whether the situation will end in conflict.

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Social media is revolutionising disaster management and community building during and after emergencies, research into last year’s Queensland floods has found.

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