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$33m research boost

15 Oct 2008

UNSW has received more than $33 million for research in the latest round of Australian Research Council grants.

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At UNSW with Margaret Pomeranz

14 Oct 2008

Film critic Margaret Pomeranz will be part of a public discussion on censorship at UNSW this week.

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Fighting poverty

09 Oct 2008

The plight of an estimated 5.2 billion people who live in poverty, including 2.2 million Australians, will be the focus of Anti-Poverty Week at UNSW from October 13-17.

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American empire: past, present and future

08 Oct 2008

As the eyes of the world remain firmly on the United States, a lecture will be held this week examining the American empire and the implications of that for the rest of the world.

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Spotlight on Indigenous programs

08 Oct 2008

Five Indigenous trainees gave an inspiring personal account of their experiences of workplace training during the University's first annual UNSW Indigenous Showcase.

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Medium density dilemma

03 Oct 2008

Simply rezoning land for higher-density residential use is unlikely to be enough to meet the NSW Government's Metropolitan Strategy, UNSW research has found.

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Why your boss is white, middle-class and a show off

03 Oct 2008

The way male managers power dress, posture and exercise power is due to humans' evolutionary biology, according to research from UNSW.

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Architecture students' clean sweep

29 Sep 2008

Students from the Faculty of the Built Environment have dominated a major international sustainable architecture competition, taking all four finalist positions and first place.

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UNSW scores well in citations

19 Sep 2008

The Essential Science Indicators ranking has placed UNSW in the top 50 universities in the world in the areas of social science and psychiatry/psychology.

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A fresh look at disability studies

10 Sep 2008

The Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, Bill Shorten, has said there is an urgent need for research in the disability area, while announcing the establishment of the Disability Studies and Research Centre at UNSW.

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