UNSW Medicine & Health

Woman in face mask and headscarf looking out the window

New research from UNSW Sydney reveals the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for women of refugee backgrounds living in Australia.

chris minns speaking

The centralisation of planning power is exactly what Sydney doesn’t need. The commission broadened the focus across the whole city.

Kelvin Kong examining an Indigenous child's ear

Kelvin Kong, Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon, has dedicated his career to early intervention for middle ear disease. 

A counselor sits opposite her client in a therapy session

From July 1, authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin in some circumstances. Here’s what we’re excited and concerned about.

The lower half of a woman as she lifts a kettle bell at an outdoor gym

It turns out the official guidelines are – like many other fields in health – largely based on the male body.

Hospital corridor with bed and equipment and patients walking

They prevent more deaths than almost any other single hospital intervention, but implementing Medical Emergency Teams in hospitals was no easy task.  

graduation celebration

The University has placed equal 19th with the University of Sydney in the global rankings, reinforcing the city’s reputation as a top global city for higher education. 

National Science Week featuring Meganne Christian

UNSW Sydney's world-leading researchers will take on topics including the secret to happiness, the medicinal benefits of psychedelics and reversing the impact of climate change.

thick white smoke billows from a chimney during cold winter weather

One day we’ll look back in amazement that wood heaters were once tolerated in cities right next to houses, schools and hospitals.

Image of pluripotent stem cells

A new technique developed at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney could make stem cell studies up to 100 times more efficient.

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