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All News for 2007
December
21 Dec 2007 - Eco-giving takes presents of mind
Being eco-friendly this Christmas takes more than just saying no to plastic bags when buying gifts and goodies, a UNSW researcher has warned.
20 Dec 2007 - Surgery without stitches
A thin polymer film that seals surgical wounds could make sutures a relic of medical history.
20 Dec 2007 - Why the web tells us what we already know
The Internet is not the font of all knowledge, despite the plethora of information available at your fingertips.
20 Dec 2007 - Babies, budgets and birthrates - leading expert at UNSW
One of the country’s leading researchers in families and work, early childhood education and community service provision has joined UNSW.
18 Dec 2007 - Team Australia triumphs
Three UNSW Law students have defeated teams from 16 universities to win a prestigious international negotiation and arbitration competition held in Japan.
18 Dec 2007 - Outstanding teaching recognised
UNSW’s Cathy Sherry has been awarded a 2007 NSW Quality Teaching Award.
18 Dec 2007 - Premier class
The NSW Premier Morris Iemma addressed graduating medical students at UNSW last week, calling on them to show compassion in their work as doctors.
17 Dec 2007 - Success in sport and study
UNSW student Johnno Cotterill has won an Academic Excellence Award from the New South Wales Institute of Sport.
17 Dec 2007 - Top Fellows
UNSW has had a large number of researchers elected as Fellows of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
14 Dec 2007 - Outstanding research acknowledged
Two UNSW researchers have had their outstanding contributions to health and medical research recognised by the NHMRC.
14 Dec 2007 - UNSW to host Confucius Institute
One of China’s most prestigious universities will partner UNSW in a new Confucius Institute.
13 Dec 2007 - Vale Gordon Samuels
UNSW pays tribute to its longest serving Chancellor.
12 Dec 2007 - Climate change's silver lining
Climate change offers Australia a unique opportunity to build the nation, according to a University of New South Wales (UNSW) researcher.
11 Dec 2007 - Shergold to lead Centre for Social Impact
Dr Peter Shergold will head the new Centre for Social Impact being established at UNSW, Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has announced.
11 Dec 2007 - Taking her home to the world
COFA student Lucy Simpson’s visual portrayal of her life has won her a spot in a worldwide cultural exchange project.
11 Dec 2007 - What women want
New research to be presented at a UNSW Gender Equity Forum reveals that female directors have a significant impact on the effectiveness of a board, despite arguments that tokenism drives their selection.
06 Dec 2007 - Rethinking poverty
Many Australians are missing out on essentials in life, yet they do not register on statistics measuring poverty, according to research from UNSW.
05 Dec 2007 - Bali Declaration urges tough greenhouse gas limits
UNSW climatologists are leading a consortium of more than 200 leading climate scientists who have warned the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
05 Dec 2007 - Hitting the wrong note: why voice recognition fails
The days of ringing a taxi company only to speak to a machine which fails to recognise what you are saying are numbered, according to a UNSW researcher.
05 Dec 2007 - Middle-aged, anxious and depressed
UNSW research has found that middle-aged Australians are more anxious and depressed than their elderly counterparts, turning on its head a prevailing myth about old age.
04 Dec 2007 - Research focus on short-sighted kids
A UNSW study aims to discover whether special contact lenses worn only during sleep may slow or halt the progression of short-sightedness – myopia – in children.
04 Dec 2007 - Warning on our carbon future
A UNSW academic has warned that a poorly designed emissions scheme might fail to shrink Australia's carbon footprint while providing large polluters with windfall profits.
03 Dec 2007 - The write stuff: helping build a literary tradition
UNSW is helping to build Australia’s literary future – well beyond academic and student circles.
03 Dec 2007 - Eroticism and the narcissistic therapist
A sexual relationship will develop in up to ten percent of cases where a psychotherapist is male and the client is female, according to research from UNSW.
November
30 Nov 2007 - Leaders of the future
UNSW has scooped the pool in a national awards program that recognises excellent academic achievement and future leadership potential.
30 Nov 2007 - 2 per cent of Tassie land mass could power the nation
Australia’s total energy needs could be met by solar panels covering a land mass equal to two per cent of Tasmania, according to a UNSW scientist.
27 Nov 2007 - Guide Dogs Vision Centre at UNSW
UNSW and Guide Dogs NSW/ACT have agreed to establish what is believed to be the world's first ocular imaging centre to offer free diagnosis and management services to the general community.
27 Nov 2007 - Graduating to the front line
Held hostage by Islamic extremists in a cave in Iraq, Indonesian journalist Meutya Hafid felt a lifetime of memories flashing before her, including her five years as a student at UNSW.
27 Nov 2007 - Safety is their strength
UNSW has positioned itself as a key authority on critical infrastructure risks and requirements with the establishment of the new Centre for Infrastructure Engineering & Safety.
26 Nov 2007 - Honour for research innovators
Three UNSW researchers have been honoured as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering for their outstanding contributions to advancing scientific and engineering knowledge.
23 Nov 2007 - Entrepreneurial competition down to the wire
A communication system that removes the need to wire buildings separately for Internet and intercoms has won an annual business pitching competition organised by UNSW.
23 Nov 2007 - Gory details sway jurors to convict
Jurors presented with gruesome evidence are up to five times more likely to convict a defendant than jurors not privy to such evidence, UNSW research reveals.
23 Nov 2007 - A sub-continental shift
Co-operation with India is to be boosted significantly with the creation of 21 Visiting Research Fellowships at UNSW.
20 Nov 2007 - Chemical Sciences Building -- official opening
It's official. UNSW's new Chemical Sciences Building and Analytical Centre is open for business.
20 Nov 2007 - The future is here
The next generation of made-in-Australia designers, architects and planners will be on display when the Faculty of the Built Environment hosts their annual graduand exhibitions.
19 Nov 2007 - Going the raw prawn
A UNSW food science researcher has developed a new technique for extracting a powerful antioxidant found in one of Australia’s favourite seafood snacks.
16 Nov 2007 - World first “Green” steel a commercial reality
Commercial production of the world's first “green” steel is underway at the Sydney furnaces of Onesteel, following a global licensing agreement between the Australian steelmaker and UNSW.
16 Nov 2007 - World's best stargazing
Space scientists from UNSW and China have built an unmanned observatory destined for what they hope is the world's best place for stargazing in Antarctica.
16 Nov 2007 - Online art dictionary launches at UNSW
Australia’s first freely accessible online tool for art history research, the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, has been launched at UNSW.
15 Nov 2007 - UNSW students win (again)
UNSW students have taken out first and second place in an environmental law competition.
13 Nov 2007 - Solar success builds China links
UNSW’s role in China’s solar future was the focus of attention during a visit from the head of one of that country’s fastest-growing cities - and the former photovoltaics student who is now one of China’s richest men.
13 Nov 2007 - Just a Bit of Spin: a look behind the weasel words
UNSW Lecturer Brigid Costello presents an interactive exhibition on political spin at the Powerhouse Museum until December 15.
13 Nov 2007 - A country practice
Angela Titmuss is yet to practice as a doctor, but the UNSW medical student is already making waves in rural health.
09 Nov 2007 - Success by design
Researchers in the Faculty of the Built Environment are winning international recognition.
09 Nov 2007 - Bipolar disorder: too scared to have children
One in three people with a strong family history of bipolar disorder is reluctant to have children due to the hereditary nature of the illness and its perceived social stigma, new research from UNSW has found.
09 Nov 2007 - Uni Idols
UNSW music students from the School of English, Media and Performing Arts are taking the national and international stage by storm.
06 Nov 2007 - The great debate
The Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the Australian Financial Review hosted the ‘Great Legal Debate’, between Commonwealth Attorney-General Philip Ruddock and the Shadow Attorney-General Senator Joe Ludwig.
06 Nov 2007 - U Tube: UNSW Launches On You Tube
The University of New South Wales has become the first university in Australia to launch an official channel on You Tube.
06 Nov 2007 - The key to treating obesity; reversing weight loss in cancer patients
Researchers from UNSW are part of a team which has developed a novel way to control the extreme weight loss that commonly accompanies and hastens death in late stage cancer patients.
02 Nov 2007 - Sydney Festival 2008: the future of cinema at UNSW
Sydney Festival presents the cinema of the future this summer at UNSW. Pioneered by UNSW’s iCinema Research Centre, this new cinema form lets viewers create their own 3D cinematic experiences on a 360-degree fully surrounding screen.
02 Nov 2007 - Dedication rewarded
Mark Priddle from the Australian Defence Force Academy has been presented with the prestigious Commander of Australian Defence College Commendation.
02 Nov 2007 - Modern music a 'devil in disguise'
It’s enough to leave most music lovers All Shook Up: Elvis Presley's music is derivative and lacking in substance, according to UNSW academic Professor Robert Walker.
October
30 Oct 2007 - Birds, water vanish from Macquarie Marshes wetland
An aerial survey by UNSW researchers reveals that waterbirds and water have vanished from the northern reaches of Macquarie Marshes wetland, north of Dubbo.
30 Oct 2007 - UNSW best practice on Beijing’s radar
UNSW enjoys a “world class” reputation in China, and the University’s quality teaching and learning model is being studied for application in China’s fast growing higher education sector.
30 Oct 2007 - Solar rollers' dazzling result
The UNSW Solar Racing Team has completed its World Solar Challenge campaign with an impressive result, finishing fourth in its class and winning the CSIRO’s award for the most energy efficient vehicle.
26 Oct 2007 - Smoking to keep fat at bay? Think again.
New research from UNSW on the effects of smoking has gone a long way to debunking one of the last justifications people use for continuing the habit - that is to keep them slim.
25 Oct 2007 - Students collaborate with IKEA
Twelve UNSW students have worked on the design of the 2008 IKEA catalogue, which is in stores now.
24 Oct 2007 - Kate's leading by example
Talented UNSW Engineering student Kate Fairlie has won the Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize for her work to inspire other students to follow in her footsteps.
23 Oct 2007 - UNSW takes hat-trick of Young Tall Poppies
UNSW has scored an unrivalled hat-trick at the 2007 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
23 Oct 2007 - First sod turned for Lowy Cancer Research Centre
NSW Premier Morris Iemma and businessman and philanthropist Frank Lowy today turned the first sod at the site of the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at UNSW.
19 Oct 2007 - From Bali with hope
The Bali bombing of 2002 changed the course of UNSW postgraduate Ni Wayan Rahayu's life; but she was neither a witness nor survivor.
19 Oct 2007 - A passion for teaching
UNSW computer science lecturer Richard Buckland has been named among Australia’s most outstanding university teachers in the 2007 Carrick Awards For Teaching Excellence.
19 Oct 2007 - Earliest humans a sophisticated lot
A team of international researchers, including UNSW archaeologist Dr Andy Herries, has shown that the earliest humans were a sophisticated lot who decorated their bodies, used advanced stone tools and enjoyed seafood.
16 Oct 2007 - Nobel Peace Prize: UNSW helps climate of change
UNSW climatologist Andy Pitman has cause to celebrate the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize won by Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
16 Oct 2007 - Arguing for human rights
Five UNSW Law students are currently in China taking part in a model UN meeting at Heilongjiang University in the city of Harbin.
16 Oct 2007 - Duel in the desert
The UNSW Sunswift Solar Racing Team is once again ready to do battle in the World Solar Challenge, a gruelling race from Darwin to Adelaide. They'll be relying the power of the sun - and some very clever thinking.
15 Oct 2007 - Ride to UNSW day
The UNSW Bike Club is inviting all staff and students to take part in National Ride to Work Day.
12 Oct 2007 - Clever design cleans up for UNSW
A combination of innovative thinking and months of painstaking work has paid off for a team of UNSW mechanical engineering students in this year’s Warman Design and Build Competition.
12 Oct 2007 - UNSW takes the lead on climate change
UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has earmarked sustainability as a priority for the University – in research, teaching and in the way the campus operates.
11 Oct 2007 - Fruits of his labour
Final year Industrial Design student Toby McInnes has been awarded the prestigious 2007 Breville Young Design Award.
09 Oct 2007 - UNSW at forefront of schizophrenia fight
Premier Morris Iemma has announced an additional $2.45 million to support the schizophrenia research which is underway at UNSW and the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.
09 Oct 2007 - China honours UNSW solar researcher
UNSW solar energy researcher Professor Martin Green has been given the Chinese Government’s highest award for foreign experts for his contribution to China’s scientific progress through his work in renewable energy.
09 Oct 2007 - Cancer patients’ lives lengthened, improved
A UNSW researcher has developed a world-first test which will radically improve cancer management.
04 Oct 2007 - UNSW scores top marks for teaching
UNSW has been judged one of the top three universities in Australia for the quality of its learning and teaching, and assessed as number one in Australia for its teaching performance in business and law.
02 Oct 2007 - Scientists say sabretooth bit like a pussycat
In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome predator of Ice-Age America’s lost giants.
02 Oct 2007 - UNSW's Bright Sparks
Science magazine Cosmos has named the top 10 young scientists in Australia – and two of them are UNSW researchers chasing very big advances in the very small worlds of molecular engineering and quantum physics.
September
28 Sep 2007 - Breast cancer drug in fight against prostate cancer
A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer also gives impressive results for prostate cancer when combined with radiation therapy, according to researchers from UNSW and the Prince of Wales Hospital.
27 Sep 2007 - Largest ever team at University Games
More than 400 of UNSW’s best athletes have converged on the Gold Coast to take part in the Australian University Games.
27 Sep 2007 - Values in the age of terror: Public lecture
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser is one of the human rights experts speaking at the UNSW branch of Amnesty International’s public symposium ‘Human rights and Australian identity in the age of terror’.
26 Sep 2007 - Funding fuels discovery at UNSW
The University of New South Wales has received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.
25 Sep 2007 - Teamwork and innovation win for UNSW
UNSW’s record-breaking solar car racers, Sunswift, and one of the University’s most innovative graduates have taken out two of the state’s most prestigious engineering prizes at the 2007 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards.
25 Sep 2007 - UNSW wins $30 million in health funding
Fifty grants worth more than $30 million have been awarded to UNSW in the latest round of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council – the University’s best ever result.
24 Sep 2007 - A right to the environment?
The Advisory Council of Jurists of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions met at UNSW’s Faculty of Law to begin a four day meeting to consider the right to the environment.
24 Sep 2007 - UNSW tackles shortage of pathologists, radiologists
In an Australian first, UNSW medical students will be able to work towards specialisation in Pathology or Radiology while enrolled in their undergraduate program.
21 Sep 2007 - Bringing Them Home: public conference
Indigenous leaders and Indigenous law experts will debate the impact of the ‘Bringing Them Home’ report when they take part in the Ten Years Later: Bringing Them Home and the Forced Removal of Children conference.
21 Sep 2007 - Better outcomes for Indigenous health
The future of Indigenous health and the pressing issue of getting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into medical and health education are the focus of a major symposium at UNSW next week.
21 Sep 2007 - Leaders of the pack
UNSW alumni, benefactors and advisers dominate The Bulletin magazine’s 50 Most Influential in Business list.
17 Sep 2007 - Greater than the sum of its parts
UNSW’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has launched the Australian School of Business, which resulted from the merger of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics.
14 Sep 2007 - Is ‘new media’ as good as it seems?
Australia’s leading media professionals will debate the challenges of ‘new media’ and the changing role of traditional media when they take part in a media forum at UNSW.
14 Sep 2007 - Attention turns to brain as driver of Chronic Fatigue symptoms
New research from UNSW has delivered a final blow to the theory that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is driven by the body’s immune system and in particular by its production of cytokines.
14 Sep 2007 - Seeking better outcomes in Indigenous health
The future of Indigenous health in Australia and the pressing issue of getting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into medical and health education are the focus of a major symposium at UNSW.
14 Sep 2007 - UNSW Medicine joins fight to Close the Gap on Indigenous life expectancy
UNSW Medicine is helping to lead a campaign calling on Australian governments to close the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
14 Sep 2007 - Abdel Bari Atwan to speak at UNSW
UK-based al-Qa’ida expert Abdel Bari Atwan – the last western journalist to interview Osama bin Laden – will give a public lecture at UNSW on Monday 17 September.
14 Sep 2007 - Flights of fancy
A plane which can drop a military boat into hot spots and a micro-blimp for search and rescue are among the creations of UNSW final-year Aerospace engineering students unveiled to industry.
11 Sep 2007 - Fido frightens feathered friends
UNSW research showing that dog-walking in bushland scares away birdlife will lend support to bans against the practice in sensitive conservation areas.
11 Sep 2007 - Mental illness in a high profile profession
Dr Geoff Gallop, former Premier of Western Australia, will discuss the challenge of living with a mental illness in a high profile profession when he gives the second Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture, presented by UNSW.
11 Sep 2007 - Bank targets UNSW graduates for China
Mandarin speaking graduates from Banking and Finance at the Australian School of Business have been the targets of a major recruitment drive by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
06 Sep 2007 - Tassie tiger no match for dingo: research
The wily dingo out-competed the much larger marsupial thylacine by being better built anatomically to resist the “mechanical stresses” associated with killing large prey, according to a team led by UNSW scientists.
06 Sep 2007 - UNSW's own Einstein
UNSW scientist Professor Martin Green has won the 2007 SolarWorld Einstein Award for his work in photovoltaics, developing new solar power technologies.
04 Sep 2007 - Architects of Angkor’s downfall
The architects of Cambodia’s famed Angkor– the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" – unwittingly engineered its environmental collapse, says research by UNSW scientists and a team of international scholars.
04 Sep 2007 - The great barrier debate
New research to be published in the UNSW’s Australian School of Business Magazine reveals there’s a double edge to quarantine restrictions.
04 Sep 2007 - UNSW Fellowship Triumph
UNSW researcher Dr Christine Lu has been awarded a prestigious Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship to undertake advanced research and study in the United States.
August
31 Aug 2007 - Korea comes to UNSW
Senior diplomats and education specialists from leading Korean universities have met at UNSW to explore new ways to tap the growing interest in Korean studies.
30 Aug 2007 - The moon is a red balloon
UNSW space scientists joined millions of people across the nation who enjoyed perfect conditions for viewing the first total lunar eclipse since 2000.
28 Aug 2007 - Recognition for early career women researchers
UNSW biologist Sarah Pryke has been awarded a Women in Science Fellowship by L'Oréal Australia.
28 Aug 2007 - Mutant virus causing Australian gastro epidemic
Tens of thousands of people across Australia are likely to be caught up in a major new epidemic of viral gastroenteritis, UNSW and Prince of Wales Hospital researchers have warned.
28 Aug 2007 - Zimbabwean Opposition Leader speaks out
Zimbabwe’s Opposition Leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, will give a public lecture at UNSW this week.
28 Aug 2007 - Spotlight on international careers
University students will have the chance to meet with leading multinational companies at the UNSW International Careers Expo on Wednesday 29 August.
27 Aug 2007 - High Court's wide-ranging influence
Former High Court Justice, Michael McHugh, has outlined how the High Court has often frustrated the legislative policies of political parties in a public lecture at UNSW.
24 Aug 2007 - Breast cancer drugs: $21 million wasted
UNSW researchers have highlighted concerns about the clinical use and cost benefits of one of Australia’s most expensive publicly funded medicines, the anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin.
24 Aug 2007 - Fighting to the top of the world
Interior Architecture student Hayley Carr has won two black belt events in an international karate competition.
22 Aug 2007 - Eureka! for UNSW
UNSW researchers have won two prestigious Eureka Prizes for their work in medical research.
21 Aug 2007 - Courting controversy
Former High Court Justice the Hon Michael McHugh AC, QC will discuss the legislative repercussions of High Court decisions when he presents the annual Hal Wootten lecture at UNSW.
21 Aug 2007 - UBS gives $1 million to UNSW Indigenous programs
Global financial services firm UBS has committed to a major investment in support of Indigenous programs at the University of New South Wales.
21 Aug 2007 - AGSM MBA ranked top in Australia and Asia
The MBA Program at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) has been ranked by Forbes Magazine as the leading full-time MBA Program in Australia and Asia.
17 Aug 2007 - The World of Robots
More than 500 school students from around the state, including a record number of girls, have showcased their computer and robotic expertise at UNSW.
16 Aug 2007 - $6m funding strengthens UNSW research capacity
UNSW has received $6m as part of a $15m NSW Government funding package that aims to advance Australia's research priorities and build new world-class research facilities.
15 Aug 2007 - Five stars for UNSW
UNSW has topped the bill in the 2008 Good Universities Guide. The Guide gives UNSW the maximum five-star rating for nine key performance indicators, well above any other GO8 University.
14 Aug 2007 - UNSW staff honoured by Carrick Institute
The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education has honoured 29 UNSW staff members for their contribution to student learning.
13 Aug 2007 - "Act resolutely" on climate change: IPCC Chairman tells UNSW audience
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chairman Dr Rajendra Pachauri has told a UNSW audience that nations like Australia need to “act resolutely on the basis of the scientific evidence” that global warming is due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.
10 Aug 2007 - Restitution experts at UNSW
The UNSW Faculty of Law hosted an international conference exploring the nature and operation of the law of unjust enrichment in commercial law.
10 Aug 2007 - Major award for climate leader
UNSW Professor Matthew England has received one of the most coveted Australian science awards – The Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal.
07 Aug 2007 - Seas could rise higher than we thought
Leading climatologist Professor Stefan Rahmstorf revealed today at a UNSW public lecture that sea-level rises caused by global warming could be higher than those published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change earlier this year.
07 Aug 2007 - UNSW signs multi-million dollar virtual reality training deal
UNSW's commercialisation division, New South Innovations (NSi) has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Coal Services Pty Ltd to supply a suite of software and virtual-reality theatres to support mine safety training.
07 Aug 2007 - An investment in stem cell research
The NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research has opened the inaugural Stem Cell Symposium at UNSW, announcing that half a million dollars will be given to stem cell research.
03 Aug 2007 - UNSW students play for Australia
Three UNSW students will represent Australia in Water Polo and Table Tennis at the upcoming World University Summer Games.
03 Aug 2007 - UNSW engineering scores again
UNSW has been ranked in the top 75 institutions for engineering, technology and computer science, according to the latest world university rankings.
July
31 Jul 2007 - First Chair in Disability and Mental Health
UNSW is to be the home of Australia’s first Chair in Disability and Mental Health with $2.1 million funding provided by the NSW government over five years.
31 Jul 2007 - Crash-testing carnivores
A research team featuring UNSW scientists will use sophisticated computer software to determine the "bite force" of a Great White Shark trapped off the central coast of N.S.W.
31 Jul 2007 - Winning Women in Planning
Three students from the Planning and Urban Development Program in the Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE) have dominated the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s 2007 Tertiary Awards for Excellence.
27 Jul 2007 - Consequences of living longer
The financial effects of longevity on retirement funding have been explored at an annual Australian Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers hosted by UNSW.
27 Jul 2007 - International Careers Expo
University students will have the chance to meet with leading multinational companies when UNSW hosts its annual International Careers Expo on Wednesday 29 August, 2007.
27 Jul 2007 - Seven wonders of the research world
Seven UNSW research achievements have been recognised in the list of finalists for the 2007 Eureka Prizes. This follows UNSW’s record-breaking success in last year’s awards.
27 Jul 2007 - A fresh take on Timor-Leste
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta has been presented with a UNSW-led report about young peoples’ perspectives on the recent crisis in his country.
23 Jul 2007 - Uniken now online
Trials are about to get underway at UNSW for an oestrogen-based breast cancer drug that could aid in the fight against schizophrenia. The story behind the trials is outlined in the July-August edition of Uniken, which is now online.
23 Jul 2007 - A novel molecular dictator 'with a conscience' discovered
UNSW researchers have uncovered an important naturally occurring mechanism in the body where "bad" cells that cause blockages in our blood vessels are kept under strict growth control, while "good" cells that keep our blood vessels free of clots and growths are left unaffected.
23 Jul 2007 - Sex, drugs and HIV
The rise in the number of Australian HIV cases in the past seven years is likely to be related to risky sexual behaviour in men having sex with men, according to work co-authored by UNSW researchers.
17 Jul 2007 - Forum to debate Howard’s Indigenous plan
The implications of the Federal government’s intervention in Northern Territory Indigenous communities will be examined at a national forum this week organised by UNSW’s Indigenous Law Centre.
17 Jul 2007 - Education Minister visits gifted students
The Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop, has visited UNSW’s special school vacation programs, run by the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC).
17 Jul 2007 - Aboriginal art targets Indigenous health
Paintings from some of Australia's leading Aboriginal artists are on display at a major public exhibition at Shalom College at UNSW this week.
13 Jul 2007 - Crime pays
Leading young researchers in the area of crime and justice have been brought together by the inaugural UNSW Crime and Justice Research Network interdisciplinary student conference.
13 Jul 2007 - “Dag factor” predicts music preference
Music that expresses more emotion than that felt by listeners is likely to be unpopular or "daggy", according to new empirical research from UNSW.
13 Jul 2007 - Hon Doc for Koh
UNSW has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to leading Singapore businessman Jimmy Koh at a ceremony in Singapore.
10 Jul 2007 - The Snake that students built
Thirty eight design and engineering students have constructed an enormous sculpture of a snake, nick-named Ed, on the UNSW campus to celebrate multi-disciplinary design education.
10 Jul 2007 - Housework, babies and divorce
The sharing of household chores may influence the number of children a couple decides to have, according to new research to be presented this week at the Australian Social Policy Conference at UNSW.
09 Jul 2007 - Building social resiliance
Low income earners and other disadvantaged people will be hit hardest by climate change, with any carbon tax taking a disproportionately large amount out of their budgets, according to research to be presented this week at the Australian Social Policy Conference at UNSW.
06 Jul 2007 - UNSW doco goes to air
A UNSW documentary which captures a touching cultural exchange between African and Australian Indigenous people is airing nationally on the ABC, the day before TV personality Ray Martin opens Nura Gili’s winter program.
06 Jul 2007 - Cancer risk in HIV, transplant patients
HIV/AIDS and kidney transplant patients are at much greater risk of contracting 20 different types of cancer than the general population, according to UNSW research published in The Lancet.
05 Jul 2007 - Safe or sorry?
Visiting UK criminal justice academic and terrorism expert Professor Clive Walker says Australia can learn from the UK’s experience in implementing anti-terrorism legislation.
05 Jul 2007 - Chronic fatigue: clues in the blood
Researchers at UNSW believe that blood may hold vital insights into what is happening in the brains of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
02 Jul 2007 - A new class warfare
The so-called ‘generation gap’ is disappearing, making way instead for an economic gap between the generations and class divisions within society, according to a UNSW sociologist.
June
29 Jun 2007 - Learning across different dimensions
Four hundred delegates from Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America will discuss new dimensions of the scholarship of teaching and learning at UNSW from Monday to Thursday, 2-5 July.
29 Jun 2007 - Exchanging ideas with India
The University of New South Wales has strengthened its teaching and research ties in India, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Manipal University.
28 Jun 2007 - Take two: UNSW academic wins international awards
Professor Timothy Devinney, a UNSW academic and expert on strategy, innovation and international business, has been awarded a prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship.
28 Jun 2007 - World drug problem 'contained': UN official
The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr Antonio-Maria Costa, has given an address at UNSW, suggesting that the world drug problem is being contained.
25 Jun 2007 - Suntech Power backs solar students
Suntech Power Holdings' chief executive Dr Zhengrong Shi and the University of New South Wales have signed a three-year agreement in which Suntech will sponsor up to 30 Chinese students and Suntech employees to study a Masters program in photovoltaics at UNSW.
25 Jun 2007 - Lowy gift for new cancer research centre
Prominent businessman and philanthropist Mr Frank Lowy and family have agreed to donate $10 million towards the cost of a major new research facility on the UNSW campus.
25 Jun 2007 - Leading cancer research
UNSW has been awarded almost seven million dollars in funding for cancer research from the NSW government. UNSW was awarded more than any other institution in the state.
20 Jun 2007 - National mining centre up and running
UNSW is supporting a new national effort to increase the supply of high quality mining engineer graduates in the midst of Australia’s mining and minerals boom.
20 Jun 2007 - UNSW stars in Smart 100
UNSW scientist Professor Michelle Simmons and two UNSW Business IT graduates have been named among the Bulletin magazine’s Smart 100.
20 Jun 2007 - Obesity: It's all in the brain
University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have shown that ‘comfort eating’ is not a socially contrived phenomenon – but rather one based in biology. The result could explain why some people over-eat when under stress.
19 Jun 2007 - Leading a national cannabis consortium
The Federal Government has announced that the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW will lead the establishment of a multi-million dollar National Cannabis Control and Prevention Centre.
12 Jun 2007 - Contesting the Banksia Awards
Two very different UNSW environmentalists -- Professor Richard Kingsford and Professor Maria Skyllas-Kazacos AM -- are finalists in this year’s coveted Banksia Environmental Foundation Awards.
12 Jun 2007 - Tactile Imagination: an exhibition
The Tactile Imagination: Design Research Processes exhibition, currently showing at the Ivan Dougherty Gallery, features industrial designers, architects and artists from the Faculty of the Built Environment.
12 Jun 2007 - First class honours
UNSW has had a strong showing in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, with the Chancellor, David Gonski and four professors being named.
05 Jun 2007 - A better start for antisocial children
UNSW researchers will assess the impact of a new state-of-the-art treatment program targeting the emotional health of antisocial children and their families.
05 Jun 2007 - New York bound
Two UNSW students will be flying to New York next month to take part in a meeting of student leaders from around the world.
05 Jun 2007 - Test to snare drug cheats
A UNSW researcher is part of a team that is taking the international sports community one step closer to stamping out drug cheats.
May
29 May 2007 - Cancer researcher of the year
UNSW academic Robyn Ward has been awarded the state’s top cancer research accolade.
25 May 2007 - Inaugural KPMG Professor of Taxation
UNSW has announced the appointment of Professor Bob Deutsch to the first KPMG sponsored Professor of Taxation at the Australian School of Taxation (Atax) in the Faculty of Law.
25 May 2007 - Sign up for Sorry Day
Sorry Day will be commemorated at UNSW on Tuesday May 29 with a special film screening, guest speakers and the signing of a Sea of Hands petition to right the wrongs against Indigenous people in Australia.
22 May 2007 - Australian School of Business at UNSW
The Faculty of Business will be re-named the Australian School of Business at UNSW. The newly named business school is a result of the integration of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and Faculty of Commerce and Economics.
22 May 2007 - High score for Linkage grants
UNSW has exceeded the national success rate for the 2007 Australian Research Council Linkage Projects, with seven faculties receiving more than $4.5 million in grants spread across 19 projects.
22 May 2007 - Three cheers for trio of Federation Fellows
Three of this year's Federation Fellowships for scientific research have been awarded to UNSW researchers. UNSW placed equal first in the number of new Fellowships announced and equal second in the total number of Fellowships announced.
21 May 2007 - Remembering Patrick White
A half century after the publication of his iconic novel, Voss, Patrick White’s legacy will be debated at a public symposium this week. The event is co-hosted by UNSW's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, ahead of the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
16 May 2007 - Peanut allergies overstated
Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to eat peanuts safely, a study by researchers at UNSW and the Sydney Children’s Hospital has found.
15 May 2007 - New uni climate change alliance
Three of Australia's top universities have formed an alliance to spearhead national leadership in climate change research, education and policy. It comprises UNSW, the Australian National University and Monash University.
15 May 2007 - What shortage of scientists?
Australia’s well-documented shortage of scientists is being tackled head on by UNSW research.
14 May 2007 - A trifecta by design
UNSW design students have triumphed over their competitors, placing first, second and third in the Dyson Student Award category of the prestigious Australian Design Awards.
11 May 2007 - Bilingual Aussies are better spellers
Bilingual Australians are better spellers than monolinguals but they struggle to understand some spoken English, according to the first language study of its kind.
11 May 2007 - Social phobia solved - from home
People with social phobia are being sought to take part in a study to test the effectiveness of a novel internet-based education program, aimed at helping people learn to manage the problem.
11 May 2007 - High rates of malnutrition in elderly
A ground-breaking Australian study involving UNSW has revealed alarming levels of malnutrition in the elderly, with close to 80 percent malnourished or at risk when first admitted to hospital.
09 May 2007 - Winning in the material world
The US Navy and a London finance house have been tapping the skills of a UNSW science graduate who has just won a major award.
09 May 2007 - $30 million for Neuroscience research
The Federal Government has announced a $30 million commitment to establish a Neuroscience Research Precinct, of which UNSW is a part.
09 May 2007 - Looking at dementia with optimism
Dementia may be avoidable and doctors should take a more optimistic approach to the condition, according to research involving two UNSW academics.
04 May 2007 - Champion for Zimbabwe speaks at UNSW
Prominent Zimbabwean human rights and pro-democracy activist, Archbishop Pius Ncube, spoke out against the Mugabe government’s manipulation of the judiciary and the constitution when he presented a lecture at UNSW.
04 May 2007 - AMA awards Indigenous student
An Indigenous medical student at UNSW has been awarded a scholarship by the country’s peak medical body.
03 May 2007 - Collective tackles eco challenges for Climate Change Week
Wind farms, film screenings and a pedal-powered smoothie machine will all be on display as part of UNSW's Climate Change Week.
01 May 2007 - Efficiency boost makes solar cells more affordable
Power from the sun could become more affordable following a breakthrough by UNSW scientists, who have boosted the efficiency of solar cell technology.
01 May 2007 - Winning Argument
A team of UNSW Law students has won the prestigious Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition.
April
30 Apr 2007 - Indigenous health: 100 years behind
Indigenous peoples’ health is 100 years behind that of other Australians, according to work carried out by UNSW researchers.
26 Apr 2007 - Human rights in a changing environment
How is the changing environment impacting on human rights? Leading experts will debate the issue at the Australian Human Rights Centre’s symposium, Securing the Environment: the challenge of protecting human rights in a changing environment to be held at UNSW.
26 Apr 2007 - Pit makes a splash
The recent downpours in coastal Sydney have not all disappeared down the drains. About eight Olympic swimming pools of water have been collected in UNSW’s percolation pit – most of which has been returned to groundwater supplies.
26 Apr 2007 - New Director of AGSM
Professor Chris Adam has been appointed Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM). He is also the new Associate Dean Postgraduate Programs for the Faculty of Business, incorporating AGSM.
24 Apr 2007 - Protecting the Voiceless
The legal rights of animals and how they can best be protected will be discussed when UNSW hosts the first annual Voiceless Animal Law Lecture.
24 Apr 2007 - UNSW raises funds for cancer
UNSW’s student organisation Arc and the NSW Cancer Council joined forces to raise more than $22,000 for cancer research when they hosted the UNSW-Cancer Council Relay For Life.
24 Apr 2007 - Double happiness
In what’s believed to be a first, a married couple have graduated together with Doctorates of Medicine from UNSW.
20 Apr 2007 - Human Development in Sri Lanka: free public lecture
Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law at the University of Colombo, will present the annual Ingram Lecture at UNSW.
17 Apr 2007 - UNSW experts help shape Sydney
UNSW academic Professor James Weirick will be a key player in a panel of Sydney's leading urban design, architectural and planning experts that has been established by the City of Sydney Council to review major development proposals.
17 Apr 2007 - Scholarship by design
UNSW alumnus and part-time tutor in the Faculty of the Built Environment, Christine Outram, has been awarded the prestigious Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship for Architecture.
17 Apr 2007 - Listen up: warnings about MP3 players
Hearing loss due to environmental factors, such as constant use of personal music devices, is predicted to rise over the coming decades, according to a University of New South Wales (UNSW) researcher.
11 Apr 2007 - Student is Harvard bound
Arts/Law student Fiona Cunningham has won the UNSW Harvard Travel Scholarship.
11 Apr 2007 - Heeding the call on climate change
UNSW is throwing its impressive scholarly resources behind climate change while rolling out measures to make the University itself one of the world’s most sustainable campuses. The work is outlined in a special “green” issue of Uniken.
11 Apr 2007 - Asian deals for UNSW solar technology
UNSW’s international leadership as a supplier of photovoltaic technology continues as three new agreements are signed with some of the world’s fastest-growing solar cell manufacturers in Asia.
05 Apr 2007 - Consensus and Dissent in the High Court
2006 saw a large increase in the number of High Court rulings decided by a split bench, according to a report that will be presented at the sixth Constitutional Law Conference on 16 February.
05 Apr 2007 - A week to inspire: budding indigenous engineers at UNSW
When the Governor-General welcomed a twenty budding indigenous engineers to Admiralty House it was the highlight finale of the 10th Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School, run by the University of New South Wales.
05 Apr 2007 - UNSW solar team breaks world record
UNSW’s solar car Jaycar Sunswift III has today broken Dick Smith’s world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney.
05 Apr 2007 - Insects guide navigation for unmanned helicopters
UNSW scientists at the Australian Defence Force Academy are teaching a small 80kg unmanned mini helicopter to launch itself, hover and land in wind gusts of up to 80 kph.
05 Apr 2007 - First psychosis linked to murder
There is an increased risk of serious violence and homicide during a patient’s first episode of psychosis, according to UNSW-led research.
05 Apr 2007 - Call for another ‘Grim Reaper’
Twenty years after the ‘Grim Reaper’ television advertisements, leading HIV/AIDS researchers -- including those from UNSW -- say another graphic campaign is needed to tackle increasing infection rates.
03 Apr 2007 - Earth Hour Success
UNSW saved more than 2.4 percent of Sydney's total energy reductions during last Saturday's Earth Hour.
03 Apr 2007 - Personal tax system ripe for reform
Australian personal taxpayers overwhelmingly support the need for reform of the personal tax system, according to a new survey conducted by the Australian School of Taxation (Atax) at UNSW.
02 Apr 2007 - The search for kids' hidden talent
Academically gifted students are being sought for a UNSW national education program that seeks to develop their talents.
March
30 Mar 2007 - Dino’s demise no help to mammals
A new study refutes the notion that the dinosaurs' extinction led to an explosion of new mammal species.
30 Mar 2007 - Lights off at UNSW
UNSW is doing its bit to cut power consumption during Earth Hour.
27 Mar 2007 - Hail Fellows
Three UNSW academics have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
27 Mar 2007 - Hon Doc for former V-C
UNSW’s former Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science for his eminent and distinguished service to the University.
26 Mar 2007 - Sydney not acting to conserve energy: report
Sydneysiders are not acting to conserve energy use in their homes, according to a report by the UNSW City Futures Research Centre.
26 Mar 2007 - Energy research wins UNSW student national award
UNSW PhD student Maria Kordjamshidi has won the Australian Institute of Energy’s national award for the best Alternative Energy Pathways Project.
23 Mar 2007 - UNSW student expos in careers and international exchange
UNSW students interested in graduate or vacation employment and international exchange opportunities are invited to attend two student expos in March.
23 Mar 2007 - Promising solar energy technologies
An international authority on solar energy will give a public lecture at UNSW about the urgent need to invest in new technologies that can convert the sun’s power into usable energies.
23 Mar 2007 - Help! My brain is overloaded!
We’re being taught the wrong way, from primary school through to university level, according to a UNSW expert in education.
20 Mar 2007 - Hit the Green Trail
The bushtucker walk – part of UNSW’s groundbreaking Green Trail – is now open to the public.
20 Mar 2007 - Science's answer to the spelling bee
UNSW Brain Sciences has hosted the NSW finals of Australia’s first Brain Bee Challenge.
19 Mar 2007 - UNSW Asia research boost
The Prime Minister of Singapore has announced a joint Membrane Technology Research Centre to be established by UNSW Asia and Nanyang Technology University.
16 Mar 2007 - New receiver board is Australian first
UNSW researchers have developed the first Australian receiver that can pick up both the L1 and L2C GPS frequencies, as well as the signal from the first prototype Galileo satellite.
16 Mar 2007 - Funding and praise for UNSW’s Centres of Excellence
UNSW has received 25 percent of the federal government’s new funding package for high performing research centres.
16 Mar 2007 - Alien predators are more dangerous than natives
Introduced predators such as foxes and cats are twice as deadly as native predators to Australia’s unique native animals, a new study by UNSW researchers has found.
13 Mar 2007 - Internet pioneer predicts online future
Internet pioneer, Vinton G. Cerf, outlined his predictions for the future of online communication in a recent talk at UNSW.
12 Mar 2007 - UNSW space scientists outshine NASA
UNSW space scientists have outshone NASA by scoring a higher academic paper citation rate, according to the latest international ranking of universities and space science institutions.
09 Mar 2007 - Top role for FBE academics
UNSW is Australia's most represented university on a federal government taskforce which has been established to define the future directions for built environment design professions.
09 Mar 2007 - $6 million climate change boost
A major new climate change research centre is to be established at UNSW, with a $6 million funding boost.
09 Mar 2007 - Building a medical career
The Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, has officially opened the $3.5 million UNSW Rural Clinical School building in Albury-Wodonga.
09 Mar 2007 - The cream of the crop
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has held a reception to welcome some elite scholars to the University.
06 Mar 2007 - Praise for design to support mental health
UNSW’s FBEOutThere! unit has been honoured for its role in the development of a community facility to support people affected by schizophrenia.
06 Mar 2007 - Designs on a healthy environment
UNSW researchers have been working to ensure that the current multi-million dollar Liverpool Hospital redevelopment is designed for all people in the area – even if they never step foot in the building.
05 Mar 2007 - Governor-General awards UNSW students
Two UNSW students have been recognised for their leadership and service by the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (Retd).
02 Mar 2007 - A world full of wonders, under the sea
Discover the marine life of Sydney Harbour this Sunday (March 4) with a feast of displays and talks hosted by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and the UNSW-backed Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Sciences at Chowder Bay in Mosman.
02 Mar 2007 - Designers of the future
Twenty-eight urban designers of the future have displayed their work at the annual Master of Urban Development and Design (MUDD) exhibition at UNSW.
02 Mar 2007 - Visiting Professor wins Archibald
John Beard, visiting professor at UNSW’s College of Fine Arts, has won the 2007 Archibald Prize.
February
28 Feb 2007 - Loyalty not guaranteed
Customers whose earlier encounters have been positive are likely to switch service providers after a bad experience, even if they say they are satisfied with how the service provider treated them following their complaints, new UNSW research has found.
28 Feb 2007 - Battling the binge
Teenage binge drinking among female students has been slashed following a school-based alcohol education campaign developed by UNSW researchers.
28 Feb 2007 - A boost to Indigenous health
UNSW is helping to address the lack of Indigenous doctors in Australia, with a record intake of Aboriginal students enrolled in the undergraduate medicine program this year.
23 Feb 2007 - Babies battle drug legacy
One in 20 critically ill newborns cared for in Australian neonatal units is born to a drug-addicted woman, new UNSW research shows.
23 Feb 2007 - International recognition for UNSW academic
UNSW's Dr Jane Goodman-Delahunty has won the American Psychology-Law Society’s 2005-2006 book award for an outstanding contribution to the field of law and psychology.
23 Feb 2007 - Medical students with heart
UNSW medical students have donated up to $200,000 worth of equipment to hospitals in developing countries, where even the most basic tests are sometimes unavailable.
20 Feb 2007 - Cannabis acceptance up in smoke
New research has cast doubt on the perception that most young Australians consider cannabis to be a benign and harmless drug, with a third now viewing it as unacceptable. The work has been co-authored by UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).
20 Feb 2007 - Dissenting voices
Shadow Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett was at UNSW this week to launch a controversial book co-authored by Sarah Maddison, from the School of Social Sciences and International Studies.
16 Feb 2007 - Consensus and dissent in the High Court
Last year saw a large increase in the number of High Court rulings decided by a split bench, according to a report that will be presented at the sixth Constitutional Law Conference at UNSW.
16 Feb 2007 - Saving buckets with borewater
UNSW has received $747,000 from the NSW State Government to build a borewater treatment plant for the western end of Kensington campus.
16 Feb 2007 - New clues to cancer mystery
A team of researchers, led by academics from UNSW and St Vincent's Hospital, have made a discovery that transforms our understanding of genetic diseases.
13 Feb 2007 - Manipulating Nature
UNSW scientists are raising concerns over the unpredictable nature of a contraceptive vaccine that aims to control populations of wild animals, such as rabbits and foxes.
13 Feb 2007 - UNSW Professor appointed Oxford Research Fellow
Professor Chris Evans, the former Head of the Australian School of Taxation (Atax) in the Faculty of Law, has been appointed an International Research Fellow at the newly established Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation.
13 Feb 2007 - Top ranking for Engineering
UNSW’s Faculty of Engineering has been ranked among the top 100 in the world by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.
09 Feb 2007 - Tourism research recognised on global scale
Larry Dwyer, Qantas Professor of Travel and Tourism Economics from the University of New South Wales, has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to tourism.
09 Feb 2007 - Soft-cell approach cuts animal tests
A new way to test the safety of the air we breathe is proving faster, cheaper and more humane than exposing laboratory animals to airborne chemical hazards, say UNSW scientists.
09 Feb 2007 - Are all Australians equal?
The eminent British economist Professor Sir Tony Atkinson - a leading world authority on inequality and poverty - will give a public lecture at UNSW this week.
06 Feb 2007 - Floods cause feeding and breeding frenzy
Floods across large parts of western Queensland will produce a bird bonanza lasting six to nine months, according to UNSW researcher Professor Richard Kingsford.
06 Feb 2007 - Presenting … a winning combination
Two UNSW students have won a major engineering competition, triumphing over entrants from several of the world’s leading universities, including Oxford.
06 Feb 2007 - How will ADHD medication affect my child?
New research from UNSW sheds light on why some people have adverse reactions to certain doses of ADHD medication, while others have good results.
02 Feb 2007 - Indigenous Human Rights at UNSW
The Diplomacy Training Program and Oxfam Australia’s Indigenous Australia Program are
holding a training course at UNSW to look at human rights advocacy.
January
30 Jan 2007 - Seven fine Australians
Seven UNSW academics have been given awards in this year’s Australia Day honours list.
29 Jan 2007 - Pitting our strengths in water
UNSW has built Sydney's largest percolation pit on its Kensington campus. The pit drains the storm water from 70 percent of the campus into the Botany aquifer.
29 Jan 2007 - AGSM MBA ranked #1
The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) has been ranked as the leading business school in Australia and among the top 50 business schools in the world in the Financial Times (UK) 2007 ranking of full time MBA programs.
29 Jan 2007 - Global IT Community Supports UNSW
The IT community has acted to support technical teaching of computer engineering at UNSW by donating more than $100,000 to the John Lions Chair in Operating Systems.
25 Jan 2007 - Mulling over a dangerous brew
Ninety percent of Australian cannabis users over the age of 14 report using alcohol at the same time, despite serious risks in combining the two drugs, according to a review by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW.
23 Jan 2007 - UNSW Asia open for business
UNSW Asia, Singapore's first comprehensive international university, has officially opened its Tanglin campus.
23 Jan 2007 - How to burn more fat, with less effort
Researchers from UNSW have found an easier way of getting off those extra kilos you may have gained over the holiday season.
19 Jan 2007 - Indigenous students explore a future in engineering
Twenty talented young Indigenous students have spent the past week experiencing a taste of university life and exploring the careers open to engineering graduates.
19 Jan 2007 - Beauty and life in Antarctica's icy deep
The predicted break-up of Antarctica's ice shelves due to global warming may trigger a major change in the marine food chain, by exposing its coastal seas to sunlight, according to new research by UNSW scientists.
19 Jan 2007 - Bingeing British backpackers
British backpackers are twice as likely to drink five or more times a week when they are in Australia, compared to when they were at home, according to research released this week.
16 Jan 2007 - Solar triumph!
UNSW’s solar car, Jaycar Sunswift III, has broken the world record for the fastest solar-powered road trip from Perth to Sydney.
16 Jan 2007 - Gifted program a treat for kids
The UNSW campus at Kensington is this week overflowing with young gifted students and the people who teach them.
16 Jan 2007 - A clean sweep of top scholarships
UNSW students have made a clean sweep of high achievers’ scholarships at a prestigious research centre.
12 Jan 2007 - Fire in the snow
Climate change could have radical effects on Australia's alpine regions according to UNSW researchers.
12 Jan 2007 - The harder mum works, the fatter the kids
Children are 20 percent more likely to become overweight if their mothers go from not working to working more than 20 hours a week, according to research from UNSW.
10 Jan 2007 - Student Solar Car Challenges World Record
UNSW’s solar car, Jaycar Sunswift III, is attempting to break Dick Smith’s world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney.
10 Jan 2007 - Soccer stars help young refugees
Thirty refugee boys were given a special treat this week, with some of Australia’s soccer stars giving them tips on how to make it in the world’s biggest game.
05 Jan 2007 - A healthy outcome
UNSW has won twenty grants in the latest round of funding from the NHMRC, including a grant of over $1.5 million to a team led by Professor Robyn Ward.
04 Jan 2007 - Ringing the changes
Better telecommunication is the key to improving outcomes for Africa, according to Monica Kerretts-Makau, who has graduated with a doctorate from UNSW.
04 Jan 2007 - Cancer risk with kidney transplants
Kidney transplant recipients are more than three times as likely to develop a number of cancers, according to UNSW research.
04 Jan 2007 - UNSW Info Day 2007
Close to 9,000 prospective university students turned up to UNSW for our annual Info Day.
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