Scientia Fellows

Face facts: we need to know more about super recognisers

06 Sep 2019

People with superior facial recognition abilities are being recruited for surveillance and security roles while the science behind the phenomenon is having to play catch-up.

Scientia Fellowship allows Rona to show her true colours

04 Sep 2019

Dr Rona Chandrawati’s work on colourimetric nanosensors aims to make testing for chemical compounds in food, health and the environment cheap, scalable and accessible.

"Coolbit" - wearable comfort advice for runners

12 Feb 2019

Dr Negin Nazarian is a Scientia Fellow urban climatologist at UNSW’s Faculty of Built Environment. She is working on a wearable that can measure the wearer’s physiological response, such as heart rate and skin temperature, to their immediate environment.

Towards a better gender balance in research

20 Jun 2018

Dr Elvira Solji, from UNSW Business School speaks about her research into the role of gender in innovation and the benefits of the UNSW Scientia Fellowship program.

More services urgently needed to treat PNG's hidden HIV epidemic, study finds

23 May 2018

Researchers from the Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research and UNSW's Kirby Institute say health services are needed to tackle high rates of HIV, hepatitis and STIs among key populations in PNG.

2018 Scientia Fellowships drive equity, diversity and excellence in research

21 Nov 2017

UNSW has appointed 17 women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) disciplines in its latest intake of Scientia Fellows.

Research that benefits the world, a career that benefits you

22 May 2017

UNSW is calling on the world’s best and brightest researchers and PhD scholars to join the University as it continues to invest more than $500 million in recruiting 1,000 of the world’s most talented early and mid-career researchers.