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matilda mcdonell on court and olivia coleman smiling and holding a netball

McDonell drives Coleman to elite level on and off the netball court

09 Dec 2021

Matilda McDonell is a rising star of the Super Netball competition and studying law, a feat inspiring another UNSW elite athlete to do much the same.

UNSW Library Lawn

UNSW community recognised with Australia Day honours

30 Jan 2023

Members of the University community have been recognised for their outstanding achievements across a broad range of fields in 2023.

COVID vaccination

Green light for universal COVID-19 vaccine project

25 Jan 2023

A universal vaccine that could bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic is now in development at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

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9 in 10 landlord tax returns are wrong. Does this make landlords champion tax dodgers?

18 Jan 2023

Australian landlords pay $1 billion less tax per year than the Tax Office believes they should, with almost all of the ‘errors’ in their favour.

brazil protesters on the streets asking for federal intervention after lula election

What now for Brazil? President Lula strengthened, but Bolsonaro supporters won’t go quietly

12 Jan 2023

Rather than weaken or oust Lula, the riots seem to have paradoxically strengthened the president politically.

Solar panels at UNSW

UNSW awarded more than $29.3m for renewable energy research and development

06 Jan 2023

Nine UNSW projects to receive funding under the ARENA Research and Development Program.

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12 ways to finally achieve your most elusive goals

05 Jan 2023

Setting goals is one thing. Achieving them another. We’ve distilled the research down to 12 goal-enabling tips.

aerial view of people playing with colourful tangram puzzles on a table

The history and mystery of Tangram, the children's puzzle game that harbours a mathematical paradox or two

05 Jan 2023

Tangram is accessible yet challenging, and an excellent educational tool. It’s still used in schools today to help illustrate mathematical concepts and develop mathematical thinking skills.

NRMRC Ideas Grants

UNSW researchers receive more than $16m in Ideas Grants

15 Dec 2022

20 UNSW academics receive NHMRC Ideas Grants for research in medicine and health, and science.

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Human rights and sport goes far deeper than the World Cup and Qatar

15 Dec 2022

How athletes perceive their human rights is, at last, getting attention, says Nikki Dryden, Olympian and Associate at the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney.

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