School of Medical Sciences

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

NRMRC Ideas Grants

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

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The two projects aim to produce materials used in electronic, magnetic, and optical devices and infrastructure for the bioprinting of 3D models of organs and tissues.    

Parkinson's Disease

A UNSW Sydney-led consortium has secured a $1.37 million grant from the Michael J. Fox and Shake It Up Australia Foundations.

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The human brain is the most complicated computer in the world, but we tend to take it for granted.

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Around two in every 100 people have sex characteristics between the male-female binary definitions. Training for doctors and other health workers needs to reflect this.

Scientia PhD scholar Maria Lastra Cagigas working in the Cellular and Genetic Medicine Unit laboratory at UNSW

The discovery gives scientists new directions for future cancer research.

Peter Gunning

Professor Peter Gunning has been recognised by the Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology for his research which potentially impacts a broad range of diseases including childhood and adult cancers.

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UNSW Sydney scientists are exploring the effects of microgravity – the condition where people or objects seem to be weightless – on mammalian cells.

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The push for 30km/h speed limits is not about revenue-raising or anti-cars. Even a seemingly small decrease from 40km/h to 30km/h makes a huge difference to the safety and liveability of local streets.

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