Veena Sahajwalla

10 Minute Genius: Veena Sahajwalla on why there is no such thing as waste

01 Sep 2022

Waste has got a bad reputation. But when we hold our noses as we scuttle past the bin, we are passing by a world of opportunities. In material science, the idea of a used can, a discarded tyre or a smashed iPhone is a gateway to an untapped world of new products.

UNSW Winners of the 2022 Eureka Prize Awards

Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

01 Sep 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards.

UNSW researchers named as 2022 Eureka Prize finalists

27 Jul 2022

Six UNSW Sydney projects chosen as finalists for Australia’s leading science awards.

Young child showing vision by strapping on a pair of wings, reaching for the sky.

Meet the innovators and change makers pushing boundaries

21 Jul 2022

From tech startups to platforms that make healthcare more accessible, UNSW alumni, students and staff feature as some of the movers and shakers in this year’s ‘Innovators 2022’ list.

UNSW recycling and clean energy initiative secures Trailblazer funding

11 May 2022

A recycling and clean energy initiative, led by UNSW Sydney in partnership with the University of Newcastle, has been endorsed to assist the country’s economic recovery under the Trailblazer Universities Program.

UNSW jumps 41 places in 2022 global impact rankings

28 Apr 2022

UNSW's ranking continues its rise in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which measure an institution's research, outreach and stewardship against UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable solutions for ghost net waste

02 Mar 2022

A joint report by environmental not-for-profit organisation TierraMar and the UNSW SMaRT Centre outlines solutions for the fight against discarded ‘ghost’ nets and other fishing marine debris in northern Australia.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet presents Veena Sahajwalla with her award

Veena Sahajwalla is named 2022 NSW Australian of the Year

16 Nov 2021

UNSW Sydney scientist, engineer and inventor has been recognised for her pioneering research into waste, turning it into a new generation of green materials and products.

UNSW finalists announced in 2021 Eureka Prizes

02 Sep 2021

UNSW Sydney celebrates 10 finalists in the ‘Oscars of science’.

kitchen splashback and island bench front made from green ceramics

Apartment made from waste glass and textiles showcases 'green' ceramics

10 Mar 2021

A new display apartment shows how recycling techniques developed at UNSW Sydney could change the way we build our homes.

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