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UNSW picks up lion's share of Royal Society of NSW Awards

01 Dec 2023

Scientia Professor Helen Christensen has received the James Cook Medal, with academics from Medicine & Health, Science and UNSW Canberra recognised with awards for research and scholarly excellence.

Aerial view of Sydney beaches and the ocean beyond

Will a monster eddy current off the coast of Sydney bring a new marine heatwave?

03 Nov 2023

Giant eddy currents in the sea spread heat. But if trapped in place, they can cause marine heatwaves deadly to sea life. And there’s a big one shaping up off Sydney right now.

Platypuses in the Park

02 Nov 2023

Stunning pictures and captivating footage tell the full story about the quest to bring platypuses back to Royal National Park.

Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

05 Sep 2023

Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor.

NSW State Environment Minister Penny Sharpe releases the first of the platypuses at Royal National Park

Platypuses are doing well, making their new home in Royal National Park

18 Aug 2023

Platypuses seem to be settling in nicely to their new Royal National Park home, although there are concerns about pollution from a nearby colliery.

UNSW Sydney evolutionary ecologist wins US Quest Award

17 Jul 2023

Terry Ord has been recognised by the Animal Behavior Society for his seminal contribution to the field.

UNSW posts big jump in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

02 Jun 2023

UNSW Sydney continues to climb the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

A platypus is released on the bank of the Hacking River, Royal National Park

Long journey home: the return of the platypus to the Royal National Park

14 May 2023

For the first time in half a century, the Royal National Park will have a population of platypus.

Kelp forests: a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem in our waters

19 Apr 2023

New research suggests these underwater canopies provide hundreds of billions of dollars in value to society.

Singing the blues: more whale songs detected during La Niña years

14 Apr 2023

Almost two decades of whale recordings suggest the movements of the pygmy blue whale are affected by climate cycles.

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