MEDIA, NEWS & EVENTS
Select year -
All News for 2002
December
If you still have questions about study choices, come along to Info Day on Friday 3 January. Staff and current students from all faculties as well as student services will answer questions about programs, change of preferences and life at UNSW.
The University of New South Wales will be closed between 25 December 2002 and 1 January 2003 inclusive. Vice-Chancellor Professor Rory Hume has wished everyone well for the break.
It is widely recognised that Santa Claus covers a lot of territory on Christmas Eve. What is not so readily understood is the difficulties he faces in planning his route.
The Crown Prince and Princess of Japan were briefed recently on a children’s rehabilitation project run by UNSW's school of safety science and the Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Almost 200 UNSW undergraduates, who have also trained to be military officers, were awarded Bachelor degrees at the recent ADFA graduation ceremonies.
A new research paper published by UNSW’s Australian Defence Studies Centre argues that the structure of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is increasingly irrelevant to our strategic circumstances.
UNSW has awarded the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, to Emeritus Professor John Niland in recognition of his “singular services” to the University during his ten years as Vice–Chancellor.
The groundbreaking work of UNSW molecular biologist Associate Professor Levon Khachigian has won him the prestigious Gottschalk Medal for 2003.
Professor Michael Vitale has today informed the Board of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) that he will be stepping down as Dean and Director of the School.
UNSW research has received a substantial funding boost with more than $77 million committed by the Federal Government to four world-leading centres administered by the University.
With the drought crippling Australia, a conference hosted by the University of New South Wales this weekend will examine how animals cope in environmental extremes.
Senior UNSW researchers will head two of the eight Centres of Excellence selected by the Australian Research Council to undertake some of the most innovative research being done anywhere in the world.
UNSW researchers are to participate in a range of Cooperative Research Centres under funding agreements announced by the Federal Government this week - including a newly established Bushfires CRC, inspired by the 2001 Christmas fires in NSW.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Rory Hume welcomed today’s announcement that senior UNSW researchers will head two of the eight Centres of Excellence chosen by the Australian Research Council. The Centres will undertake some of the most innovative research being done anywhere in the world.
The reaction to yesterday’s High Court decision in Gutnick is excessive, according to a defamation expert with the Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales.
With the drought crippling Australia, a conference hosted by the University of New South Wales this weekend will examine how animals cope in environmental extremes.
The German oceanographic research vessel, Die Sonne, arrived in Sydney this week for a workshop with Australian scientists at UNSW.
Thousands of high school students from across Australia worked on inventive solutions to environmental problems as part of the 2002 AGL Sustainable Living Competition, run by the Faculty of the Built Environment – and the winning projects have now been announced.
Associate Professors Rae Frances and Bruce Scates from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences have won a $40,000 Australian Award for University Teaching.
The complexity of China’s burgeoning economy is the subject of a two-day conference at UNSW this week.
The Australian Defence Force Academy has produced its third Rhodes Scholar in three years.
Consumer complaints about health services have risen steadily over the past ten years, according to a book about to be published under the auspices of the UNSW.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume, will hold a forum with academics on Wednesday 27 November, to brainstorm the issues surrounding gender equity in academic employment.
A one-day conference entitled Violence and Health: Australian Responses will be held on 18 November examining what Australia is doing now, and could do, to address all forms of violence.
Dr Brian Fisher, who played a key role in advising Australia’s negotiating team at the Kyoto Climate Conference, will address some of the policy issues relating to climate change negotiations in a public lecture.
People planning on watching tomorrow’s solar eclipse should not look directly at the sun.
A project looking at the legal issues that cause disputes over bodies has won the 2003 Donald McCredie Fellowship.
The latest issue of the UNSW Law Journal, out today, focuses on one of the most vigorously debated subjects of recent times: corporate governance.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales is running a research program for young cannabis users.
Professor Rory Hume delivers his inaugural address as Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.
A research network to provide GPs and other primary health care practitioners with support, mentoring and workshops to develop their research ideas is being rolled out around New South Wales.
The youthful works of great writers will be in the spotlight this weekend when the University of New South Wales hosts the first Australian conference on literary juvenilia.
November
Vice–Chancellor Professor Rory Hume has today officially launched the university’s new corporate website.
Professor Rory Hume's inaugural address as Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales is now available online.
The research behind the development of breakthrough ‘extended-wear’ contact lenses has been recognised with a leading Australian business/university award.
Dr Robert Fearn, who did his physics PhD at UNSW, has been awarded the Silver Medal in a Young Inventors Awards competition run by the Far Eastern Economic Review, in association with Hewlett-Packard.
Professor Rory Hume will deliver his inaugural address as Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales this Wednesday evening, in the Clancy auditorium.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume, will hold a forum with academics on Wednesday 27 November, to brainstorm the issues surrounding academic advancement for women.
"Students sense whether you want to be in the classroom or not, almost from the second you walk in the door," says Dr Julian Cox, who has won a Quality Teaching Award from the NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators.
The Diabetes Transplant Unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital is holding a workshop today (Tuesday) on that controversial area of medical research, stem cells.
In a publishing coup for the University, Professor Christine Alexander has been appointed as the new general editor of Juvenilia Press - the world's only publisher dedicated to the childhood works of famous authors.
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, part of UNSW's College of Fine Arts (COFA), is celebrating its silver anniversary with an exhibition and auction to raise funds for a new University Art Museum.
Pleasure and musical renewal are the themes of the Australia Ensemble's exciting line up for next year.
UNSW’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has scooped the pool at this year’s Institution of Engineers Australia Excellence Awards, with three out of four of the awards going to current or former students of the school.
Ron Fitch, 92, is believed to have become the world's oldest PhD recipient, after receiving a doctorate in engineering from UNSW.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume, met with about 50 students at a Student Guild forum last week.
October
Internationally renowned greenhouse expert Stephen Schneider will speak at UNSW on Thursday.
Adding high levels of ethanol to petrol increases the potential for underground fuel leaks and heightens the risk of severe groundwater contamination, according to a leading researcher in the field.
Local and international cyberspace law experts will speak at a seminar this week on internet and e-commerce regulation.
The University of New South Wales has won an Energy Smart Green Globe Award for the installation of co-generation to power the university swimming pool.
National ICT Australia (NICTA), Australia's new Information and Communications Technology Centre, is now open for business, and has "hit the ground running" with applications being sought for senior management positions and 30 postdoctoral fellowships.
Viagra may help to save many species of animals and plants that are now endangered due to the demand for animal sexual potency products, according to new research from the University of New South Wales and the University of Alaska.
In the lucky country, the people at the bottom of the heap are falling even further behind.
Professor Martin Green, Director of Research at UNSW's Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, has won a Right Livelihood Award, for "his dedication and outstanding success in responding to the key technological challenge and moral imperative of our age: the harnessing of solar energy".
Final year students from the department of aerospace engineering showcased their aircraft designs to major aerospace firms.
AIDS expert Professor John Dwyer and Professor Ross Buckley, director of the Centre for Global Finance and Trade, will be among speakers at the launch of Anti-Poverty Week at UNSW.
Still thinking about it? Choosing the right postgraduate course for professional development and career advancement is a big decision.
UNSW's success rate in bidding for the latest round of Australian Research Council grants was well above the national average.
On October 3, the World Health Organisation (WHO) will release the first World Report on Violence and Health.
September
UNSW Press celebrates 40 years of publishing
A unique study is underway into the relationship between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry.
UNSW Professor Tony Vinson, Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Public Education in NSW, will this Friday speak about the inquiry's findings and the challenges facing our public schools.
Dr Edward de Bono, a world leader in the field of creative thinking, will speak at UNSW this week on the need to re-think international affairs and the role of the United Nations, in the light of the growing Iraqi crisis.
UNSW student wins Science and Innovation award
The Council of the University of New South Wales will urge the Federal Government to ensure that the funding model adopted for the higher education sector does not involve placing any additional financial burden on students.
AGSM this week became the first business school in Australia to be awarded international accreditation by the Association of Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The renewable energy industry has developed rapidly over the last 10 years and with this development comes an urgent need for standards to ensure safety and reliability of these new systems.
A population study of Vietnamese refugees now living in Australia published on THE LANCET's
Archbishop Zycinski speaks at UNSW
John Nash, subject of the film "A Beautiful Mind", may have been misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, according to UNSW Professor of psychiatry, Gordon Parker.
Guess how much CO2 we emit?
Dance your arts off
As Poland gears itself for a national referendum on entry to the European Union (EU), the Chancellor of the Catholic University of Lublin, Archbishop Jozef Zycinski, will speak at UNSW on Polish attitudes to the EU.
UNSW students are helping Nicaragua capitalise on solar energy in a project that could have implications for developing countries across the world.
Health Minister launches home telecare technology
A scientist based at UNSW is conducting world first research that will help prevent blindness caused by bacterial infection.
August
Moving from school to university can be daunting, but the UNSW Courses and Careers Day on September 7 will ease the transition, with information and advice on career paths and campus life.
The Federal Minister for Health, Senator Kay Patterson, will this week launch a world-class home telecare system that allows chronically ill patients to be monitored in their own home.
The Financial Services Consumer Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, welcomed the release today of the Reserve Bank's credit card reforms.
The University of New South Wales has developed a new website for prospective students from regional and rural areas.
World congress recognises Professor Valltappan
As nations around the world struggle to come to terms with the events of September 11, the UK and Australia are drafting new anti-terrorism laws that have provoked considerable controversy and debate.
New Program for indigenous commerce students
Building on Sydney's wealth
Taking science to the city
Resurrecting the rock jock
The University of New South Wales, in conjunction with Bankstown's Clinic for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress, will host a conference on anxiety disorder in south western Sydney next week.
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales is inviting the public to help select students who will become our future doctors.
Foundation day at UNSW
New Bio-Medical research facility opens at UNSW
Biofirst Awards
July
LITERACY EXPERT RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL HONOUR
The University of New South Wales' Aboriginal Education Program (AEP), along with the School of Education and the School of Psychology, are working to increase Indigenous education retention rates by helping parents in some disadvantaged families to teach their children.
Associate Professor Alan Watson has become the first Australian to receive one of the highest honours in the literacy field - the International Citation of Merit from the International Reading Association.
Transcending the national
New musical work premieres at UNSW
New research from UNSW's School of Music and Music Education has found that active parental involvement in a child's home music practice is crucial to their long-term musical success.
New Health promotion advocate
Intellectual high achievers retain their superior mental ability in spite of some deterioration in brain function with age, according to research from the University of New South Wales.
Omnium Projects, the internationally acclaimed online design studio at the University of New South Wales College of Fine Art (COFA), is launching its latest online education system with the first short courses in the Culture of Design series.
One way of addressing the shortage of rural doctors is to encourage more country students to study medicine.
A new study by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that having three or more children is less time consuming for parents than having two.
A major study of telecommunications use by Australian households has found that not all are sharing in the benefits of competition in the telco industry.
UNSW welcomes new Vice-chancellor
UNSW graduate wins top student architecture prize
Research into how military culture affects safety in high-risk aviation operations has earned UNSW PhD student Boyd Falconer a Flying Safety Award from the Flying Safety Directorate of the Australian Defence Force.
Seismic Micro-Technology, the makers of Kingdom software, has given the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) at the University of New South Wales network licences worth more than $US1 million.
The current controversies in social policy and their relationship to Australian identity will be discussed at the National Social Policy Conference, to be held at the University of New South Wales from 4 to 6 July.
Unisearch Fills up the GAP
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, Professor John Niland, today released details of the University's submission to the Ministerial Review of Higher Education.
June
NIDA wins the Sulman prize
Eight delegates from China's Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) are currently visiting Sydney and Canberra to examine the local tax system as part of the China Capacity Building Program funded through Australia's overseas aid program.
Australia's water resources are very limited and any changes have widespread effects on the environment.
Top Honours go to UNSW
Global Honour for UNSW Students
Federal Attorney General Daryl Williams will be among the keynote speakers at a major conference in Sydney this week on the issue of whether Australia should adopt a Bill of Rights.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, Professor John Niland today announced the establishment of a high-level External Independent Inquiry to investigate complaints against Professor Bruce Hall.
Visionary Scientist Receives International Honour
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, will deliver the keynote address when the University of New South Wales hosts a conference to discuss how the events of September 11 have effected the relationship between North and South Korea.
AGSM Executive Education Ranked in Worlds Top 35
The sea temperatures off the east coast of Australia have risen significantly during the last 60 years causing changes to the marine ecology, according to research by Professor Jason Middleton from the University of New South Wales.
UNSW Alumnus Takes Army's Top Job
May
First Graduates Return to UNSW
An Afternoon with Tariq Ali
Is defamation law out of touch with present-day social values in Australia? Is it still damaging to someone's reputation to say they are homosexual, or sexually active before marriage, or that they have smoked marijuana? The Communications Law Centre (CLC) at the University of New South Wales has launched an unprecedented project to ask Australians what they consider to be defamatory, how they interpret defamatory material and what they think defamation law should do.
The University of New South Wales has awarded an honorary doctorate to the Hon Justice Ronald Sackville for his many and distinguished contributions to social and legal issues in Australia.
UNSW and Tohoku Strengthen Ties
A national consortium in which the University of New South Wales plays a leading role has been successful in its bid to operate Australia's new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre.
Is Australia in the midst of a law and order crisis? Do tougher penalties reduce crime? One of Australia's most respected criminologists, Dr Don Weatherburn, will share his views on crime and how best to deal with it in a public address tomorrow at the University of New South Wales.
"Cyberflute" Wins National Innovation Prize
Without a direct detection it seems impossible to say anything about how common life is on other planets or even whether it exists.
UNSW Stars in Export Hall of Fame
UNSW's Australian Taxation Studies Program (ATAX) has been chosen to advise the People's Republic of China on adapting their tax system to meet the needs of a market economy.
The University of NSW Council has recently approved an innovative new process to select students for entry into its highly popular Medicine program.
Congratulations to Architect Glenn Murcutt
April
Mel Gibson Opens New NIDA Theatre
Crean Launches Foreign Policy at UNSW
Premier Bob Carr will launch the inaugural Australian Innovation Festival for NSW at UNSW next week.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, Professor John Niland, today announced the establishment of a Selection Panel to determine the membership of the External Independent Inquiry that will further investigate complaints against Professor Bruce Hall.
UNSW's Export Hero
The University of New South Wales has awarded its 2002-04 Literary Fellowship to author Mandy Sayer.
Why do Australian backpackers flock to the war graves of people they never knew, who died in battles they know very little about? Dr Bruce Scates, School of History, has interviewed more than 200 such Australians in order to discover their motivation and experiences.
A total of 17 Scholars from rural News South Wales have been awarded a scholarship under the 2002 University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarship Program.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a new model for treating bipolar disorder, using a combination of psychological therapies and medication.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, Professor John Niland, has today released the findings of the University's inquiry into complaints against Professor Bruce Hall, Head of the Department of Medicine at Liverpool Hospital.
UNSW Tops Fulbright Scholarships
"The University has been investigating allegations of a most serious professional nature against Professor Bruce Hall, to the effect that Professor Hall: 1.
A small rise in the body temperature of a pregnant woman can have a drastic effect on the development of the unborn baby, warns Dr Murray Smith, from the Department of Anatomy, the School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales.
Students' Careers Take Off
According to new research released today, the cost of banking for Australian small businesses has swelled dramatically over the past five years.
AGSM Turns 25
Welcome Back to UNSW
March
US Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
UNSW Technology Puts New MS Drug into Production
UNSW today announced that Multiplex Constructions will sponsor the university's first industry Chair in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
UNSW Goes Gelato
Two scientists from the American-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will visit Dubbo on Wednesday 20 March to inspect sites involved in research by the University of New South Wales, that shows that simple viral infections, such as glandular fever, can lead to long-term health problems.
This Friday Dr Edward de Bono, a world leader in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill, will visit the University of New South Wales this week to speak about lateral thinking and problem solving, and the role of design in imagining and creating the future.
Jaguar Star Races into UNSW
A medical breakthrough by Dr Michael Bennett from the University of New South Wales may allow doctors to cheaply, easily and accurately diagnose whether a scuba diver has decompression illness.
February
Top Indian CEO Addresses Asia-Australia Institute
Local councils and water authorities across Australia now have access to world-first water testing technology developed by scientists at the University of New South Wales.
UNSW Professor to Head Major Mental Health Initiative
UNSW will host Australia's biggest and best Orientation Week from 26 February to 1 March.
International Award for UNSW Academic
UNSW links with Sports High School
The University of New South Wales is living up to its reputation as an innovative educational institution by offering the first entirely Web based prosthetics and orthotics program in Australia.
Minister for Education Visits UNSW
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have moved to commercialise their leading edge research into the production of human proteins, with the establishment of a new biotechnology company.
January
Imagine spending your entire life with loud ringing, buzzing, or clattering noises in your ears or head! These are the debilitating symptoms suffered by people with tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
The Minister for Education, Science and Training, Dr Brendan Nelson, will visit the University of New South Wales this Thursday (31 January) to address students who have completed this year's Indigenous Pre-Law Program.
University of New South Wales Scientia Professor George Paxinos is one of the recipients of this year's Australian honours, announced on Australia Day, 26 January.
UNSW's Ecoliving Centre will offer householders in the local area practical advice on how to cut power and water consumption and take other measures to help reduce greenhouse pollution, following the Centre's inclusion in the national Cool Communities Project.
UNSW Student Named Young Australian of the Year
Everyone knows that Australia's sunny, outdoors lifestyle can cause skin cancer but we often underestimate the damage it can cause our eyes, according to Dr Nick Di Girolamo from the UNSW School of Medical Sciences.
Riding the Wave of Success
Research by UNSW astronomers indicates that Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, is a typical example of the largest planets around other stars.
Having a bad day? Fluctuating moods can dramatically affect people's thinking, memory and judgment, as well as their behaviour, according to new research by Professor Joseph Forgas from the University of New South Wales.
University of New South Wales scientist Professor Michael Banner has won a prestigious international award for research into wave dynamics that could lead to more reliable forecasts of severe marine weather conditions.
The Engineering Summer School, being hosted by the University of New South Wales, is a seven-day live-in program designed to give Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people a taste of engineering as a university course and career.
Top Students Choose UNSW Again
Ericsson and the University of New South Wales have strengthened their partnership, working together to develop stronger mobile communications technology research in Australia.
University Gardens Recognised
Professor Wyatt R.
The Sutherland Shire Council has established a town planning scholarship for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who would like to undertake study in Town Planning at the University of New South Wales in 2002.
Many Higher School Certificate students are now making the final decision on one of the biggest steps in their lives: what to study at university.