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UNSW receives $7.5m to lead three research centres of excellence

26 Sep 2023

Academics have been awarded NHMRC funding for research into depression, early childhood health and infectious diseases.

National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Projects

NHMRC Partnership Project grants awarded to UNSW researchers

24 Aug 2023

More than $4 million in new funding will help form closer UNSW Sydney research partnerships.

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Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here’s what the science says

09 Jun 2023

We know from other viruses that viral fragments can remain in different tissues for months or even years. This could be the case for long COVID.

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UNSW researchers awarded $33m for medical research

15 Mar 2023

Fifteen projects have received funding from the Australian Government's Medical Research Future Fund.

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$5M philanthropic gift to the Kirby Institute from The Glendonbrook Foundation

10 Mar 2023

The major gift will support prevention research for one of Australia’s most neglected cancers.

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.

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STIs are down, but fewer tests could be the cause

08 Dec 2022

A new report finds most STIs in Australia remain undiagnosed and untreated, highlighting a need to increase STI testing across the country.

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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.

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If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us past the pandemic, think again

04 Oct 2022

At times when COVID numbers are increasing, allowing infectious people to mingle freely at work and socially will create epidemic growth and make the crisis even worse.

UNSW Winners of the 2022 Eureka Prize Awards

Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

01 Sep 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.

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