University medallist, Alison, O'Connor, is heading overseas to study the influence of satire and humour on political debate and democracy, thanks to a prestigious postgraduate scholarship.
UNSW student, Tanvir Uddin, has spent his mid-semester break visiting flood ravaged Pakistan to oversee relief efforts and facilitate rehabilitation projects in the area.
More than 100 high school students battled it out at the 2010 SunSprint Challenge to see which team had designed and built the fastest solar-powered model car.
UNSW student and Sydney Swans player Daniel Hannebery has had a double win: topping his first year at university and winning the 2010 AFL Rising Star Award.
UNSW PhD student Bronwyn Graham is heading to Harvard University to undertake postdoctoral research into anxiety disorders, after winning a high-profile American Australian Association fellowship.