Science & Tech

David Keith

UNSW Professor David Keith has been awarded a prestigious 2023 ESA Gold Medal.

unsw canberra spaces m2 cubesat satellites

UNSW staff and alumni have received honours at the fourth annual Australian Space Awards.  

3D stretchable electronics

Flexible electronic nanomembranes show promise for revolutionary organ-on-chip technologies, potentially reducing the need for animal testing in medical research.

a dingo stands on a wooden log

Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought.

Icebergs and ice sheets can be seen ahead of the bow of an ice-breaker vessel

Scientists have detected a 30 per cent slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate, sea level and marine life.

David Keith and Liming Dai

UNSW Professor David Keith and Scientia Professor Liming Dai have been recognised among the nation’s most distinguished scientists.

A woman peers at something inside a small bottle in an outdoor setting

Overall, women receive a smaller share of research funding – but it’s not due to how applications are weighed up. The problem starts with the workforce itself.

Dry, cracked earth stretching to the horizon with blue sky and clouds

The research helps us understand how El Niño and La Niña will change as the world warms in the future.

Rear view of a NSW police officer

Finding police officers with superior face recognition abilities is now backed by science.

Crowd Safety Incidents

Researchers create database of more than 280 crowd accidents over the past 120 years and propose new ‘Swiss Cheese’ model aimed at reducing deaths and injuries down to zero in future.

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