Merlin Crossley

UNSW researchers honoured at NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science and Engineering

27 Oct 2020

Pioneering researchers recognised for excellence in three award categories.

Under-researched mechanism in fast-moving field of epigenetics focus of new study

25 May 2020

UNSW scientists in Professor Merlin Crossley’s group have shed light on a crucial mechanism in the field of epigenetics, an area of gene regulation.

If we want world-class universities we need to find a way to pay for them

21 Apr 2020

Governments and taxpayers asked universities to generate their own funds – and they did – but now the music has stopped.

Longer teaching year in focus

12 Jun 2019

We must change if we are to keep in step with the modern world around us – and with this in mind UNSW has spread out its academic calendar. We will continue to make adjustments, listen to the students at UNSW and also talk to others at universities like Stanford and UCLA.

What the people want: community attitudes to higher education revealed

25 Feb 2019

New findings show Australians value and support the role universities play in society, want open access to a university place for domestic students and want the next government to review post-secondary education.

Male teachers are most likely to rate highly in university student feedback

14 Feb 2019

A study of more than 500,000 surveys shows university students demonstrate bias against women teachers, and particularly women from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Gender and cultural bias exists against teachers at university level, study shows

14 Feb 2019

The biases experienced by some teachers vary according to their sex, background and faculty, according to a UNSW study of university student attitudes.

'Designer' babies won't be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins

12 Dec 2018

Genome editing technology has, and will always have, limits. Limits that are related not to the technology itself but to the intrinsic complexity of the human genome.

Tension as scientist at centre of CRISPR outrage speaks at genome editing summit

29 Nov 2018

The world seemed to be inching forward with CRISPR gene editing technology – but suddenly the forbidden fruit has been plucked, and some even worry that the CRISPR tree has been cut down.

Boyer Lectures: gene therapy is still in its infancy but the future looks promising

15 Oct 2018

Once genetic lesions for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia were identified, the idea of replacing or correcting defective genes grew into what we now call "gene therapy".

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