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Students walking on UNSW Kensington campus

The new round of grants will support research in science, engineering, medicine, business, arts, and built environment.

Sheep grazing in semiarid rangeland.

The positive effects of grazing by livestock and wild herbivores can turn negative as temperatures become warmer.

Girl taking a photo with a mobile phone

It’s important that citizen science projects engage volunteers from across society, including young people. A new Australian initiative is doing just that.

Temnospondyls - Eryops and Paracyclotosaurus

A team of Australian scientists led by UNSW Sydney palaeontologist Lachlan Hart has calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians.

grey headed flying fox pteropus poliocephalus

Bats host many viruses dangerous to humans. But it’s only when their habitats are destroyed that we’re at risk.

heavy rain in the city

The most severe sudden downpours in Sydney have intensified by 40 per cent in the last two decades.

david eldridge kneeling in a field with scientific equipment

UNSW researcher David Eldridge has been recognised for delivering outstanding science to support land, soil and vegetation management.

Platypus swimming in water

A new genetic study by UNSW scientists finds large dams restrict platypus movement, with significant implications for their conservation.

dead fish float in water of the menindee lakes

Climate change shouldn’t be used as a 'get out-of jail free' card to excuse bad decision-making and poor planning decisions.

triodia_pellet_2_may_2020_with_bacteria.jpg

Packaging local bacteria together with the seeds of native plants could replenish the vegetation of ‘dryland’ ecosystems.

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