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Scientia Professor Rebecca Ivers, Professor Stuart Tangye and Professor Gail Matthews

UNSW researchers named Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows

13 Oct 2023

Three academics from UNSW Sydney have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to injury research, treatments for HIV, viral hepatitis and COVID-19, and leadership in immunology.

National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health

Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health opens at UNSW

13 Oct 2023

A consortium led by UNSW Sydney is operating the centre to improve health outcomes for people with intellectual disability.

UNSW researcher receives inaugural Breakthrough Fellowship for leukaemia research

11 Oct 2023

The $1 million grant will support research to move beyond standard chemotherapy toward more effective and targeted treatments for leukaemia.

medical bed on wheels in the hospital corridor

Nearly a third of patient deaths in mental health wards potentially avoidable: study

04 Oct 2023

New research suggests close to one in three deaths in inpatient psychiatric care in New South Wales were due to self-harm or potentially avoidable medical conditions.

UNSW professor awarded $3m grant to improve health care for mentally ill

28 Sep 2023

An NHMRC research grant awarded to UNSW Conjoint Professor Jackie Curtis aims to revolutionise high quality physical health care for people with severe mental illness.

UNSW receives $7.5m to lead three research centres of excellence

26 Sep 2023

Academics have been awarded NHMRC funding for research into depression, early childhood health and infectious diseases.

Online grocery shopping: 'huge gap' in major supermarkets' food labelling

26 Sep 2023

Nearly all food products in the online stores of Coles and Woolworths lack complete food product labels, research finds.

Australian mental health prize winners at UNSW

2023 Australian Mental Health Prize winners announced

26 Sep 2023

Four outstanding individuals have been recognised for their efforts in dismantling stigma, igniting crucial conversations, and having an impact on mental health.

One in three women have a baby in their first IVF cycle: report

22 Sep 2023

The annual IVF report from UNSW reveals the latest numbers and trends in assisted reproductive technology.

Caveman dressed in animal skins eats burger with modern human man

Should we really aspire to eat like cavemen?

19 Sep 2023

‘Ancestral’ diets like the paleo diet are hugely popular in Australia, but experts from UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum have questions.

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