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All News for 2009
November
Researchers from the Australian School of Business will be at the forefront of designing the auction system for Australia’s carbon pollution permits.
Australia’s next generation of artists and designers will reveal their final projects at the 2009 COFA Annual exhibition.
A new approach to harnessing small-scale solar power could deliver higher levels of efficiency in portable power sources.
Radically redesigned train stations and mobile art galleries are among ideas for Sydney explored by young architects in a new exhibition.
Israeli human rights advocate and litigator Professor Frances Raday will deliver the Australian Human Rights Centre annual lecture at the University of New South Wales on Tuesday 17 November.
When it comes to making a difference, death is no obstacle. In the November/December issue of Uniken, we hear about those who generously donate their bodies to science.
Psychologist Mona Taouk is developing a world-first questionnaire to identify young people at risk of depression and suicide.
UNSW Chancellor David Gonski’s “extraordinary leadership” in philanthropy has been recognised with a major award from the Business/Higher Education Round Table.
It is with immense shock and distress that the UNSW community heard news of the death of Nick Waterlow, Director of the Ivan Dougherty Gallery at COFA and a much loved and respected member of staff.
Sydney's native bush rats were victims of a campaign to exterminate foreign black rats during a plague in 1900, according to scientists who plan to reintroduce the native rodents.
One of Australia’s leading experts in early childhood education, Professor Deborah Brennan, has been elected to the Academy of Social Sciences.
Don’t throw out your analogue radio just yet. UNSW industrial designer Miles Park shows how smart design can extend the lifespan of products rendered obsolete, reducing the growth of e-waste.
The Role of Education in the Road to Reconciliation will be discussed by a panel of experts, lead by Professor Pat Dodson, at the University of New South Wales next week.
A new state-of-the-art eye testing centre has opened at UNSW, offering free services to the public - thanks to the generosity of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.
Australian scientists led by UNSW remote sensing expert Associate Professor LinLin Ge will have access to high resolution images from Chinese satellites, boosting our capacity to respond to natural disasters.
Professor Andrew Schultz has been awarded one of Australia’s richest prizes for music composition for his recent work To the evening star.
Treasury Secretary Dr Ken Henry said Australia’s quick response to the global financial crisis was a big contributor to avoiding the scale of the recession experienced in the US.
Studies into the effectiveness of home visits for families of Aboriginal infants and the impacts on children of parents using alcohol and tobacco have received major backing.
With only 40 percent of senior maths teachers university-qualified, there has been a dramatic decline in Australia’s international educational standing in the subject, says Professor Anthony Dooley.
October
Discovering ways to prevent dementia has helped Dr Michael Valenzuela win a major science gong. He’s one of seven UNSW researchers to be awarded Young Tall Poppy prizes – a record haul for any university.
UNSW’s solar racing team is celebrating its victory in the Global Green Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide. Sunswift IV was the first Australian car to cross the finish line.
Sufferers of overactive bladder have been given hope of a more effective treatment following a breakthrough by UNSW medical researchers.
Futurist and innovator Chris Luebkeman outlines four plausible futures in a public lecture at UNSW. His multimedia presentation is based on the premise that “the future is over sold and under imagined”.
UNSW has received the most funding for any university in the country – $47.8 million – in the Australian Research Council’s latest round of grants.
New College students at UNSW have raised almost $15,000 to help a fellow resident receive much needed medical rehabilitation.
A snapshot of Australia’s young people shows high rates of obesity and mental illness and vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse.
UNSW’s Australian School of Taxation (Atax) has reinforced its position as the country’s leading tax school with its selection on the Federal Government’s Tax Design Advisory Panel.
Research to prevent falls in older people and to combat hepatitis C infection are among the big winners in a new round of health funding.
Patrons of an interactive bar designed by two UNSW architects can enjoy a drink and literally feel ‘under the weather’ as they experience the virtual effects of climate change.
Biomedical engineering expert Professor Laura Poole-Warren has been appointed Dean of Graduate Research at UNSW.
Former Irish Finance Minister and now EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, will deliver the Australian Ireland Fund UNSW Peace Oration on Tuesday 27 October.
An early intervention program targeting families in disadvantaged communities across Australia is delivering positive outcomes for children, research led by UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre has found.
Every dollar spent on needle and syringe programs saves four dollars by preventing life-threatening infections, according to UNSW research.
An increasing number of Australian students will undertake part of their studies in Asia, Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer said in a keynote lecture at UNSW’s 60th anniversary reunion in Beijing.
A hand hygiene campaign has recorded good results in NSW hospitals but doctors are letting the side down, UNSW research shows.
As part of the International Year of Astronomy, UNSW is presenting The Re-Trial of Galileo featuring a high-profile cast, along with a public lecture by the world’s foremost Galileo scholar.
Sufferers of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being brought together in a major new study to determine the diseases’ common genetic causes.
We have lots of great ideas for environmental progress, so why is it so hard to create sustainable universities? Find out more at a public lecture at UNSW.
UNSW was the first university in the world to offer scholarships to help equip Sichuan’s next generation with skills for rebuilding their province following last year's earthquake.
As governments wrangle over climate change policy and who should pay for it, a global health and humanitarian crisis is building on the ground, says Professor Daniel Tarantola.
Is child sponsorship exploitation? Can fair trade products make a difference? What can we do to alleviate poverty in Australia and abroad? Find out more at Anti-Poverty Week at UNSW.
UNSW has again been ranked in the world’s top 50 universities, cementing its position as a global leader.
UNSW's Sunswift solar racing team has unveiled a new car which can reach 115km/h using the same amount of power it takes to make your morning toast.
UNSW legal experts have welcomed a landmark report’s recommendation that Australia introduce a human rights act.
Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, will today release the report of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee.
A COFA student’s unique art installation challenges ideas of public and private space.
UNSW scientists are heading to the South Pacific to assess the impact of the regional tsunami that struck Samoa, American Samoa and surrounding islands.
UNSW researchers may have pinpointed the cause of muscle wasting and bone-density loss experienced by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space.
September
A UNSWTV video on beach safety that has been viewed by thousands of people has won an Australian Safer Communities Award.
Rich rural towns show higher levels of alcohol-related crime than poorer communities, according to new research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
PhD students are the engine room of a university’s research effort. In the latest issue of Uniken, we profile a selection of UNSW’s next generation of research stars.
Computer researchers at UNSW and NICTA have achieved a breakthrough in software which will deliver significant increases in security and reliability.
UNSW’s internationally recognised research in biofuels has been given an added boost with a $3 million infrastructure upgrade funded by the state and federal governments.
A gold medal haul by champion skier and Ben Lexcen Scholar Scott Kneller helped UNSW top the medal tally at the recent Australian University Snowsports Championships.
UNSW students have launched an Australia-first academic journal offering a forum for medical students to showcase their research and ideas.
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland will deliver the 2009 Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture on 24 September. The annual lecture is presented by UNSW’s Faculty of Law.
Renowned historian Dr Grace Karskens will speak about lost Indigenous urban histories at a free public lecture at UNSW tonight (Thursday, 24th September).
One of Australia’s best-known and most awarded writers, Tom Keneally, will speak at UNSW next month (Thursday, 8th October).
A huge flesh-eating eagle that became extinct in New Zealand only 500 years ago was an efficient hunter that could attack prey 10 times its size, UNSW research has found, lending credibility to a Maori legend about a giant man-eating bird.
UNSW students dominated at a prestigious Japanese language competition held in Sydney.
A major forum on South-East Sydney’s public transport will be held at UNSW tonight.
Researchers are closer to creating a micro-aircraft that flies with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect after decoding the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight.
Highly distinguished geneticist Professor Merlin Crossley has been appointed Dean of Science at UNSW.
With the announcement of a war crimes investigation into the killing of the “Balibo Five”, a UNSW historian writes for Uniken about his involvement in the new film Balibo.
The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has launched the nation’s first Longevity Index at the opening of the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research at UNSW.
Can modern high-rise buildings make our cities more liveable? Vibrant cities need more than just laneway bars, says Professor of Architecture Xing Ruan, one of the editors of a book to be launched at UNSW tonight.
An exhibition of new media art curated by two COFA academics examines aesthetic responses to modern-day disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, war and environmental catastrophes.
Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer Hina Jilani will deliver the 2009 Hal Wootten Lecture at UNSW this week.
One of the Australian literary world’s rising stars, Andrew Croome, will speak at the inaugural UNSW Writers Series.
Breakthrough work on crash-proof computers, the genetics of toxic algae and space-based radar have won recognition for three UNSW researchers at the NSW Scientist of the Year awards.
Terry Tao, the Australian whiz kid who became a UCLA maths professor at 24, will reveal the mysterious world of prime numbers in a free public lecture at UNSW.
Sampling just a few genes can reveal not only the "lifestyle" of marine microbes but their entire environments, new research suggests.
Research to protect women’s rights in conflict zones and the development of improved cancer drug delivery systems are among the projects being pursued by 15 outstanding UNSW researchers awarded prestigious Future Fellowships.
The spread of hepatitis C has halved over the past decade, while chlamydia continues to rise, according to research released by UNSW’s National HIV Research Centres.
A vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer could also prevent some forms of breast cancer, saving tens of thousands of lives each year, a breakthrough study has found.
Angelica Mesiti has won the $20,000 Blake Prize for Religious Art for her silent video work, Rapture.
Wondering which degree is right for you? Looking for career advice? Interested in a scholarship or overseas study? Get all the answers at UNSW Open Day this Saturday.
Cate Blanchett, internationally renowned actor and NIDA graduate, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at UNSW.
Researchers have shown online treatments are just as effective as face-to-face therapies for a wide range of common mental disorders.
Australia can't claim a single world-class pharmaceutical company – a sad indictment of our level of support for medical innovation, argues UNSW Professor Phil Hogg.
August
Kangaroos and wallabies are the most likely species to be involved in animal-related road accidents, a UNSW study has found.
The effectiveness of efforts by military and civilian agencies to cultivate the rule of law in Afghanistan is the focus of an international symposium at the UNSW next week.
One of the world’s leading counter-insurgency experts, Dr David Kilcullen, will speak at UNSW next week (Thursday, 3 September).
Australia could be a world leader in medical innovation but risk aversion and parochialism are holding the industry back, a leading venture capitalist will argue at a public debate at the UNSW next week.
UNSW solar cell researchers have played the key role in setting a new world record for solar power efficiency.
New developments in research into depression and other mental disorders will be discussed at a major symposium at UNSW next week.
In permitting a person to starve to death, a West Australian judge has opened a debate about legal access to more humane ways to die, writes Professor George Williams.
Strategies for grass roots action on climate change will be outlined at a public symposium at UNSW. Hosted by the ABC’s Robyn Williams, speakers include Senator Christine Milne and Mark Diesendorf.
Former Governor-General Sir William Deane has launched UNSW’s Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit, headed by Professor Patrick Dodson.
Brett Neilan has won a record third Eureka prize for his world-first research into water toxins. Also honoured in Australia’s most prestigious science awards was Justin Gooding for his work on biosensors.
Driving ‘stoned’ can increase the chance of having an accident by up to 300 percent, according to UNSW’s National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
The oldest evidence of humans harnessing fire to forge stone tools has been uncovered in South Africa by an international team including UNSW’s Dr Andy Herries.
UNSW has scored the maximum five-star rating for seven key performance indicators in the 2010 Good Universities Guide.
In a major coup, the Australian School of Business has struck an exclusive agreement with the prestigious US business school Wharton, to become a partner in the global Knowledge@Wharton Network.
Anti-psychotic drugs commonly prescribed to schizophrenics could help treat some major cancers, an Australian research team has found.
COFA student Ruby Pritchard has won a home furnishings design competition with a creation that merges past and present.
The world will see an increase in the number of cases of untreatable tuberculosis, as antibiotic resistant strains of the disease become widespread, a new Australian study has found.
The AGSM MBA is the only Australian program to make the list of the world’s top MBAs, ranking ninth among non-US programs in the prestigious Forbes biennial rankings.
High-density housing may be the answer to Sydney’s urban sprawl but it risks creating an unsustainable society where many apartment dwellers are unhappy in their homes, new research has found.
UNSW will spearhead a government-funded initiative to increase the study of Korean language and culture.
UNSW and The Black Dog Institute are seeking participants for a trial of a new, non-invasive form of brain stimulation therapy for depression, known as Direct Current Stimulation (DCS).
Promoting a stronger culture of non-litigious dispute resolution is the aim of two new postgraduate law programs at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Not-for-profit housing has a key role to play in sustaining affordable, low-income accommodation in our cities, a major housing conference has heard.
One of Australia’s top water polo players and UNSW student, Johnno Cotterill, has been congratulated by the Vice-Chancellor on his team's win at the World University Games in Serbia.
COFA Fine Arts student, Hugh Marchant, has won the 2009 National Youth Self-Portrait Prize with his unique and haunting multi-media work.
In an Australian first, researchers at UNSW will investigate the profile of men likely to pay for sex and why they do it.
NSW Premier Nathan Rees, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and a senior Chinese delegation were among those celebrating the opening of a Confucius Institute at UNSW.
July
UNSW’s iCinema Research Centre has won one of the world’s biggest design prizes for creating virtual environments that can help coal miners escape life-threatening real-world dangers.
In just six decades, UNSW has become one of Australia's top research-intensive universities. The latest issue of Uniken marks the University's 60 years of extraordinary achievement.
Modern communications mean regimes around the world can no longer commit barbarities against their own people and expect to get away with it, East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta has told a UNSW audience.
Governments must act urgently on threats to biodiversity across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, according to a landmark new study.
Dr Sarah Maddison is heading to North America on a Churchill Fellowship to investigate different models of Indigenous representation.
The ABC is leading the way in using innovation and new technology to reach new audiences, said the corporation’s managing director, Mark Scott, at the latest Meet the CEO event.
UNSW researchers will be vying for top honours in the 2009 Eureka Prizes, the “Oscars” of Australian science.
Sound, light and street theatre transformed the UNSW campus during a special joint celebration with NIDA.
President of East Timor Jose Ramos-Horta will join former colleagues from UNSW next week (Monday 27 July) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP).
UNSW researchers have given heart attack sufferers new hope with the development of a drug that dramatically reduces damage to the heart.
The work of some of Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous artists is on show at Shalom College this week to fund scholarships for UNSW Indigenous medical students.
The outstanding achievements of UNSW staff in improving student learning have been recognised with seven citations from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
Some of Australia’s most promising new choreographers will benefit from a dance residency program at UNSW, to be launched this week.
UNSW’s ASPIRE program has doubled in size this year, with 11 local high schools benefiting from the groundbreaking social inclusion initiative.
The abysmal state of indigenous affairs is just one, if the most horrifying, symptom of governance structures locked in the past, argues Professor Peter Shergold, head of the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW.
Three UNSW research teams have received fast-tracked funding to study the evolving threat of swine flu.
UNSW academic Katharine Gelber has been recognised for her work on human rights, delivering the prestigious Mitchell Oration at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
Can public policies be better designed to support motherhood and gender equality in the workforce?
The largest conference on Japanese studies and language ever convened in Australia is underway at UNSW this week.
Cate Blanchett's Sydney Theatre Company is installing Australia's largest-capacity solar power system using technology developed by UNSW.
The global financial crisis may have changed investor behaviour but the appetite for risk is still strong, particularly among those close to retirement, new research finds.
UNSW's largest Winter School to date has prepared 150 Indigenous students for future tertiary education.
Close to two-thirds of Australians who turn to welfare agencies for help are missing out on the “essentials of life”, a national survey from the Social Policy Research Centre has found.
Five-hundred Australians are being sought by UNSW and the Black Dog Institute for a study to pinpoint the risk factors for developing bipolar disorder.
Researchers from UNSW and the Children's Cancer Institute Australia have developed a new approach to the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
The UNSW rescue robot team has turned in a powerful performance at the world championship RoboCup 2009 competition in Austria.
The Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, will open the 2009 Australian Social Policy Conference at UNSW this week.
Four UNSW students, including the 2008 Junior Waterpolo Player of the Year, are representing Australia at the World University Games in Serbia.
The first solid evidence of a new class of medium-sized black holes has been discovered in a distant galaxy by an international team of astronomers.
UNSW’s Water Research Laboratory has marked 50 years of providing unique and invaluable advice and analysis on the diverse challenges of managing and understanding our water resources.
June
A century on, the first major planning inquiry for Sydney still gives valuable directions towards creating a sustainable, liveable city, says Professor Rob Freestone.
Emeritus Professor Ian Webster has been honoured with a Prime Minister’s Award for his work in reducing the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
Climate variability, not land-clearing, is the main trigger of soil salinity, according to a major groundwater study that overturns decades of research.
Federal health minister Nicola Roxon has launched Australia's first national maternity surveillance system based at UNSW.
A UNSW stem cell researcher working to develop a cure for Alzheimers and Parkinsons is the inaugural winner of the Paul Brock Scholarship.
UNSW’s work to create a more environmentally sustainable campus has been recognised with a finalist nomination in the coveted Banksia Environmental Awards.
Bionic eye technology developed at UNSW is giving Sydney a glimpse of the future in an exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.
The proposed overhaul of the US Federal Reserve system may be designed to create more accountability, but such a new role for the Fed raises concerns, argues Professor Fariborz Moshirian.
Professors George Williams and Richard Bryant have been awarded inaugural Australian Laureate Fellowships, securing more than $5 million for research into anti-terror laws and improving mental well-being of Indigenous children.
Family First senator Stephen Fielding has fallen hook, line and sinker for some of the most commonly paraded furphies of the climate change naysayer brigade, writes Professor Matt England.
Global extremes of obesity and undernourishment are two of our biggest food problems, says Emeritus Professor Ken Buckle, newly elected Fellow of the US Institute of Food Technologists.
UNSW will train the next generation of the state's frontline public health officers, following a partnership with NSW Health.
The MAVSTAR micro-aerial vehicle team recorded impressive results in its latest international campaign.
The COFA graduates dominating Australia’s representation at the Venice Biennale have finally unveiled their exhibits to an international audience.
Superannuation is a good idea, writes Professor Julian Disney, but it shouldn’t be a magic pudding for the wealthy or a poor deal for low-income earners.
Scientia Professor Stuart Wenham has been awarded one of the most distinguished accolades in solar cell research, the William R. Cherry Award.
With the swine flu pandemic now declared, a new UNSW study will assess how prepared Australia really is.
The aviation industry is the most efficient global distribution network of contagious diseases, yet airlines are avoiding the issue of risk and liability, argues Michael Peters from the Australian School of Business.
The Australian writer Eleanor Dark’s work was heavily influenced by a troubled history, which until now has remained a family secret, a UNSW PhD thesis reveals.
More courses on business ethics won’t alone change the profit-at-any-cost mindset that has caused the current malaise in global finance, argues the Dean of the Australian School of Business.
A new survey suggests men could find retirement lonely and isolating unless they build social and leisure networks before they leave the workforce.
A musical theatre-style performance about the perils of ‘black magic’ is one of the pieces being performed by UNSW dance students this week.
Research using computer gaming technology to help protect Australia from terrorism is among several UNSW projects funded in the latest round of Linkage Grants from the Australian Research Council.
Bilbies and bettongs can bring degraded desert landscape back to life, according to new study by UNSW
In a discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for depression, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown that internet-based therapy programs are as effective as face-to-face therapies in combating the illness.
Australia’s record on children in detention and its draconian anti-terrorism laws are examples of why we need a Human Rights Act, former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has told a packed public forum at UNSW.
A UNSW Industrial Design student has taken out the silver medal in the Australian James Dyson Award, the premier design award for tertiary students.
May
UNSW will be positioned as a research leader in the emerging field of sustainable mining following a $1.1 million investment by Mitsubishi Development.
Two UNSW students have been recognised for their academic excellence and outstanding personal achievement through the 2009 Australian Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program.
In a world-first breakthrough, UNSW medical researchers have used a simple contact lens coated with stem cells to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
Research into the sustainable management of floodplains has netted UNSW doctoral student Celine Steinfeld the inaugural $60,000 Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship.
No matter how you juggle the numbers and fiddle the details, the latest changes to the emissions trading scheme are a disappointing vote for the status quo, write Dr Regina Betz and Dr Iain MacGill.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser will take part in an open community forum at UNSW to discuss the need for human rights protections in Australia.
The Komodo dragon is deadlier than previously thought, with new research revealing the giant lizards immobilize their prey with a venomous bite before killing their victims.
Work Choices may be dead, but one aspect of John Howard's industrial relations plan lives on, with important implications for the university sector, UNSW’s Professor George Williams argues.
Professor Philip Hogg has been awarded this year’s Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher, for his breakthrough discoveries in cancer treatment.
Jenna Owen is determined to close the gap on Indigenous health when she becomes the first Aboriginal optometrist in NSW.
Australia’s Treasury Secretary Dr Ken Henry and business leader Tony Berg have been awarded honorary doctorates in business, in recognition of their eminent service to the community.
Sufferers of sleep apnoea experience similar changes in brain biochemistry to people who have had a severe stroke or who are dying, UNSW research has found.
The Diplomacy Training Program, the human rights group launched at UNSW by Jose Ramos Horta 20 years ago, now has even more reason to celebrate its anniversary, winning coveted tax deductibility status from the Federal Government.
Vice-Chancellor Fred Hilmer has welcomed the significant funding boost for higher education announced in the Federal Budget. Major wins for UNSW include $48 million for the College of Fine Arts and $20 million towards a new institute to fight HIV/AIDS.
The decline of the Hummer sends an ominous economic warning to Australian leaders if they want to rely on relics of the past to grow our economy in the future, writes Dr Ben McNeil.
A UNSW academic has uncovered long-forgotten work by the late Australian playwright, poet and novelist, Dorothy Hewett.
In the latest Uniken, a leading researcher in housing accessibility warns Australia's homes are not keeping pace with the needs of our ageing population.
If you want to see the future of architecture, take a good look at the world of computer games, says Russell Lowe, a lecturer in architectural computing in the Faculty of the Built Environment.
UNSW’s ASPIRE program for disadvantaged high school students is expanding to primary schools thanks to a major funding boost from the Federal Government.
Pinpointing new risk factors associated with schizophrenia will be part of the research focus of Australia’s first Chair in Schizophrenia Epidemiology and Population Health at UNSW.
The American economy remains vulnerable to structural problems in its financial sector, despite positive market responses to the "stress tests" results for US banks, argues Professor Neal Stoughton.
The image of the typical sex offender as an insecure loner has been turned on its head by research from a UNSW criminologist.
UNSW has sent the largest delegation of any Australian university to a model United Nations event in The Hague, extending students' skills in international relations and diplomacy.
April
Face masks are a cheap, effective public health “frontline” against epidemics such as swine flu, UNSW infectious disease expert Professor Raina MacIntyre says.
UNSW has received a grant of more than $18m from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a research project with the potential to extend drug therapy to millions of HIV-affected people worldwide.
Graduates from the College of Fine Arts will dominate Australia’s representation at the 2009 Venice Biennale art exhibition.
Up to 70 percent of hepatitis C patients could be cured if they seek early treatment, an international study coordinated by UNSW researchers has found.
Solar cell inventor Professor Stuart Wenham has won the top prize at the 2009 Inventor of the Year awards hosted by New South Innovations.
UNSW graduate engineer Alexandra Bennett has won recognition for a student project focused on helping drought-proof Australia’s farms.
In an increasingly competitive job market, further study can provide a career boost. If you’re looking for advice on programs and study options, don’t miss UNSW’s Postgrad Expo.
The government’s recent broadband announcement is more than a back to the future approach to telecommunications – it’s a radical step towards the regulation of Telstra, writes Michael Peters from the Australian School of Business.
There's an upside to feeling down when the weather is gloomy: your memory is far more accurate than it is on bright and sunny days, a UNSW study suggests.
Some 350 children die needlessly each year in Australia as a result of accidents – most of which are preventable, UNSW injury risk researcher Professor Paul Barach argues.
UNSW Industrial Design students have taken five of 13 finalist places for Australia's leading tertiary student design competition, the James Dyson Award.
The increases in temperature extremes Australia faces this century due to climate change will not be quite as large as some have feared, according to a new study by UNSW researchers.
Director of UNSW’s Indigenous Law Centre, Megan Davis, has welcomed Australia’s endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, describing it as “an historic decision”.
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.
Could a system that 'caps and trades' medical errors - similar to an emissions trading scheme - improve patient safety in our hospitals?
Opening this week at COFA’s Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Figuring Landscapes is a remarkable collection of video, film and digital media reflecting the political and cultural history linking Australia and the UK.
March
High school students are getting a head start on university-level computing studies through an innovative online lecture project.
The recent US plan to purchase bad bank assets requires the full participation and support of the private sector, writes Professor Fariborz Moshirian from the Australian School of Business.
A brilliant search engine tool developed at UNSW by former PhD student Ori Allon is now helping millions of people with their Google searches every day.
A visiting Israeli academic has told a packed lecture at UNSW that Israel is practising “apartheid” and will never accept a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine problem.
The first intake of students to UNSW’s Elite Athletes and Performers program has been welcomed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer.
Professor Peter Shergold of the Centre for Social Impact argues good corporate behaviour is needed now more than ever, if businesses are to survive into the future.
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.
Corporations should be managed for long-term value rather than quarter-by-quarter, said SingTel Group chief Chua Sock Koong, at the first Meet the CEO event for 2009.
One of Australia’s leading academics in contemporary writing has joined UNSW.
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.
One doctor’s determination has revolutionised emergency medicine. In the March/April edition of Uniken UNSW’s Professor Ken Hillman tells us about his life-saving approach.
Outstanding researchers at both ends of the career spectrum in the UNSW School of Physics - Adam Micolich and Victor Flambaum - have won two of Australia's most prestigious academic awards.
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby has taken up an appointment as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in UNSW's Law Faculty.
One of the most comprehensive public collections of human pathology anywhere in the world – the Museum of Human Disease at UNSW – is opening its doors to greater access for the general public.
One of the most comprehensive public collections of human pathology anywhere in the world – the Museum of Human Disease at UNSW – has opened its doors to the general public.
A state-of-the-art solar cell pilot production line will be set up at UNSW under an agreement with one of the world's leading solar power industry suppliers, Roth & Rau AG.
Three Indigenous medical students have been named UNSW’s inaugural Balnaves Scholars, pledging to work to close the gap on Indigenous health.
President Obama’s decision to allow US experiments on embryonic stem cells will boost Australian research, according to UNSW's Professor Peter Gunning.
Uni TV, a regular half-hour television show produced by the UNSWTV media team, premieres this week.
Cooperation between Australian and Chinese researchers on satellite disaster monitoring technology has been listed as a priority by China’s Ambassador to Australia.
UNSW’s Journalism and Media Research Centre has become a key partner in Australia’s only Centre of Excellence in the humanities.
More than 100 delegates from 50 leading universities and institutes across Asia participated in UNSW’s second International Research Workshop.
Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr launched the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology this week, hailing it as an important model for Australian collaborative research and development.
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.
UNSW researchers have developed a world-first procedure to help stem cells regenerate damaged tissue, offering new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases.
Women’s ability to store fat more efficiently than men has for the first time been linked to oestrogen, UNSW research has found.
Mental health issues associated with childbearing now have a dedicated research focus with the establishment of the country’s first chair in perinatal and women's mental health.
February
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.
David Gonski - one of Australia’s most prominent business leaders and philanthropists - has been reappointed as the Chancellor of UNSW.
Ancient red river gums are dying in vast numbers due to water diversions from the Lachlan River in central NSW, according to a UNSW study.
Eleven finalists, four categories and amazing inventions all the way from benchtop to business. Who will win the 2009 NSi Inventor of the Year Awards?
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.
Restoring faith in the banking system is a prerequisite for sustained economic recovery from the global financial crisis, writes Professor Fariborz Moshirian of the Australian School of Business.
UNSW’s School of Computer Science and Engineering has appointed Professor Gernot Heiser to the inaugural John Lions Chair in Computer Science.
Padded headgear does not reduce the rate of concussion or head injury for rugby union players, a new UNSW study has found.
Scientia Professor Richard Bryant, a world-leading authority on post-traumatic stress, has received the 2008 Australian Psychological Society Award for Distinguished Contribution to Science.
A survey in the Australian Indigenous Law Review finds most governments have failed calls for mandatory responses to coronial recommendations. The journal is published by UNSW’s Indigenous Law Centre.
Women who give birth in public hospitals are more likely to suffer serious complications and their babies are at greater risk of death, UNSW research shows.
The corporate regulator needs additional powers to investigate suspicious trading and ‘rumourtrage’ as soon as it’s detected, argues Janet Austin from the Australian School of Business.
UNSW's Injury Risk Management and Research Centre will invest close to a million dollars over the next three years to learn more about common driver errors.
The Rudd Government must act swiftly if a United Nations committee finds the Northern Territory intervention is racist, UNSW law professor George Williams says.
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.
UNSW professors have dominated the latest round of NHMRC funding, winning a record 80 percent of the $39.6 million on offer in NSW.
One of Australia’s foremost contemporary classical composers, Professor Andrew Schultz, has joined UNSW as head of the School of English, Media and Performing Arts.
In a surprise finding, research led by UNSW scientists has revealed the causes of south-eastern Australia’s most severe droughts originate far away in the Indian Ocean.
UNSW is accelerating research into biochar, an organic product derived from biological waste that harnesses carbon emissions, boosts crop yields and improves sustainable land use.
Australian School of Business PhD student Najeeb Memon hopes his award-winning research will help reduce tax evasion and corruption in his home country of Pakistan.
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Treating high blood pressure may have a major role in preventing dementia, according to a UNSW researcher, whose new book is based on the latest medical research.
The AGSM MBA Program has been ranked as the leading full-time MBA in Australia and 32nd in the world in the Financial Times’ (UK) 2009 course rankings.
The Federal Government has honoured two of the University’s top medical researchers with prestigious Australia Fellowships worth $4 million each.
Donning a mask boosts protection from respiratory illnesses such as influenza, UNSW research has found, but convincing a reluctant public is proving a struggle.
Under a new agreement between UNSW and the China Scholarship Council a selection of outstanding Chinese students will undertake PhDs at the University.
A new community outreach program at UNSW is teaching leadership skills to local high school students.
UNSW will take a major role in the new $60 million National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, announced this week by the Federal Government.
UNSW solar cell researcher, Scientia Professor Martin Green, has been recognised for his achievements with the runner-up award in the world’s richest science prize, the Zayed Future Energy Prize.
Using silkworms to help repair damaged nerve cells and nanotechnology to battle cancer are among revolutionary technologies being canvassed at a major international conference this week.
Mandaean refugees experienced post-traumatic stress at rates far higher than the general community under the Howard government's mandatory detention policies, UNSW-led research has found.
UNSW has confirmed its position in the front line of Australian renewable energy research with its selection as a foundation member of the new Australian Solar Institute.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Aaron Ciechanover, has received a UNSW Honorary Doctorate of Science.
UNSW’s first postgraduate village has opened its doors. The $36 million building, located on Anzac Parade, will accommodate more than 300 students.
UNSW’s annual Info Day sizzled this year, attracting a record number of prospective students on the hottest day of summer.
Research by UNSW social science and criminology students has raised concerns about wider police use of Taser guns.
Textile designer and COFA academic, Liz Williamson, is the fourth national Living Treasure to be honoured in an acclaimed exhibition series at Object gallery this month.
A new UNSW study suggests that a ban on smacking could prevent up to a third of child homicides.