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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

COVID vaccination

Green light for universal COVID-19 vaccine project

25 Jan 2023

A universal vaccine that could bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic is now in development at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

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Is a vaccine for melanoma on the cards?

12 Jan 2023

Clinical trial results for a new melanoma vaccine are promising, but UNSW Sydney experts say key questions still need to be answered.

NRMRC Ideas Grants

UNSW researchers receive more than $16m in Ideas Grants

15 Dec 2022

20 UNSW academics receive NHMRC Ideas Grants for research in medicine and health, and science.

Woman conducting cancer research

UNSW leads Australian universities, attracting $65 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants

12 Oct 2022

UNSW researchers have secured funding for 36 world-leading projects in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council funding round.

Medical researcher

UNSW academics receive more than $23m for health and medical research

05 Oct 2022

The 11 projects include an international trial of treatments for people who've had cardiac arrests and the development of new treatments for genetic screening.

digital rendering of a b cell

Immune cell 'fingerprint' could help identify autoimmune disease treatments

08 Apr 2022

The discovery has implications for tailored treatments and the development of new drugs.

Elgene Lim

UNSW researcher receives Cancer Council NSW's Sally Crossing AM Award

22 Mar 2022

Professor Elgene Lim has been recognised for his outstanding outcomes in breast cancer research.

Dr Ira Deveson

Single test to screen for over 50 genetic diseases shown to be accurate

07 Mar 2022

Medical researchers are now working on validations and expect the test to be standard in global pathology labs within five years.

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UNSW Sydney community celebrates recipients of Australia Day Honours

28 Jan 2022

Academics in the fields of climate science, oncology and human rights are honoured in 2022.

Scientia Building at Kensington Campus

UNSW receives more than $27m for 65 ARC Discovery Projects

07 Jan 2022

This 2022 round of grants will support research across UNSW Sydney’s six faculties, with topics ranging from cooling technologies for urban heat mitigation to systemic risk in insurance.

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