Professor Gay Hawkins, from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has been given a prestigious visiting appointment in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo.
Professor Ken Maher, of the Faculty of the Built Environment, has confirmed his status as one of Australia's leading architects by winning his profession's highest honour, the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal.
Two UNSW academics will further their research in the US as 2009 Fulbright scholars. Meanwhile a new Fulbright scholarship was launched by the Premier at the University this week.
UNSW's world-leading solar cell technology has generated interest from South Korea's leader President Lee Myung-bak, who visited the University this week.
Pat Dodson - one of Australia's most prominent Aboriginal leaders and former Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation - will head up a new Indigenous unit at UNSW.
Senior public servants must be empowered to make key decisions using their own individual ethical judgment, according to research presented at a conference hosted by UNSW.
UNSW is Australia's top university for the quality of its learning and teaching, according to the Federal Government's latest assessment of university performance.
