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Rocket launch

UNSW satellite launch lifts Australian space industry

16 Jun 2020

The launch of the M2 Pathfinder satellite by UNSW Canberra supports Australia's development of artificial intelligence in space.

Kaarin Anstey

The psychology of ageing

16 Jun 2020

Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey joined the University in 2018 under its Strategic Hires and Retention Pathways (SHARP) scheme, an initiative of the UNSW 2025 Strategy to recruit world-class researchers to the University, and the NeuRA Discovery Fund.

Eosinophils

Little studied immune cell may be key to activating energy-burning ‘beige fat’: study in mice

11 Jun 2020

UNSW scientists have shown in mice that eosinophils, a type of immune cell, could be important in activating a type of fat that burns energy instead of storing it.

Coal-fired power plant

Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material

11 Jun 2020

Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now. UNSW engineers show it’s as easy as playing with Lego.

homelessness

If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness

10 Jun 2020

Australia has managed to house the homeless in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic. We now have an opportunity to be thinking about longer-term solutions.

Cycling lane

We need safe transport alternatives after COVID-19, UNSW experts say

10 Jun 2020

Before jumping behind the wheel, we should consider other modes of transport, say UNSW experts.

Dr Georgie Fleming conducting an I-PCIT session

Therapy for children with severe behavioural problems works online, trial shows

10 Jun 2020

A real-world trial has tested the effectiveness – and revealed the challenges – of adapting behavioural therapy to the online world.

Resilience is a process

More than just 'staying strong': what tough times can teach us about resilience

09 Jun 2020

Resilience is an adaptive process usually developed over a lifetime – but we’re taking a crash-course in it now.

Gwydir River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin

‘Black box’ of rules hampers management of Murray-Darling Basin flows

06 Jun 2020

A new UNSW study demands better transparency around the idiosyncratic water management rules governing water allocation in the Murray-Darling Basin.

World Oceans Day at UNSW

World Oceans Day

05 Jun 2020

On World Oceans Day at UNSW, we reflect on how the ocean connects us all. Our researchers are working hard to understand ocean environments, helping to create a sustainable future and celebrating the many forms of life that the oceans supports.

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