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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.

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.

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