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Australians are discovering they are donor-conceived via direct-to-consumer DNA testing

17 Jul 2020

A new study by UNSW’s Giselle Newton has found a growing number of people are learning they are donor-conceived through online DNA testing.

Building on strengths to support Aboriginal young people's sexual health

14 May 2020

The ‘What We Do Well’ project is identifying social, cultural and personal resources to inform sexual health promotion practice.

Mardi Gras 2020 and 'What Matters' to you?

17 Feb 2020

Associate Professor Christy Newman and Scientia PhD candidate Sujith Kumar from UNSW's Centre for Social Research in Health discuss the 2020 Mardi Gras theme, 'What Matters' and why they welcome this year's theme.

The new Dean of Arts & Social Sciences: moving in a global academic community

10 Feb 2020

Claire Annesley plans to build on the Faculty’s international reputation continuing to attract students and academics to take on society’s most pressing problems.

UNSW PhD student Giselle Newton is also a donor-conceived person.

Donor-conceived people lobby UN for access to their genetic heritage

20 Jan 2020

A group of donor-conceived and surrogate-born people have spoken out at the UN in a renewed push to improve the rights of access to biological information.

The rise and fall of a lesbian social scene explored in new book about drag kings

26 Aug 2019

The weekly drag king performances at a Newtown hotel are examined in Intimate Investments in Drag King Culture, to be launched this week.