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Data centres are vital to Australia, but they need to be done in a sustainable way

Data centres are now fundamental to the digital economy, housing the servers that store and process information. Yet their rapid expansion raises urgent environmental questions, particularly around energy and water usage.

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UNSW researcher named ATSE Fellow for advancing responsible AI

UNSW Sydney Professor Flora Salim has been elected one of 34 Fellows of The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) for 2026.

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When one seat can decide who governs, how do you make the maths fair?

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Researchers get AI ‘drunk’ to expose new cyber security risks in chatbots

Fine-tuning large language models on drunken text makes them more likely to leak secrets and answer harmful questions, new UNSW-led research shows.

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Events

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UNSW CompClub Hackaton

Are you looking for an opportunity to ideate, create, pitch or prototype original ideas? Join us for this opportunity to create something from scratch, come up with a concept to address a modern problem, and present it to industry representatives.

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UNSW CompClub Summer School

UNSW CompClub is hosting their annual Summer School for high school students. Join us for five days during the school holidays, learn how to code and dip your toes into the world of Computer Science.

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