Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?
21 Oct 2021
Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives.
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How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD
How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD
21 Oct 2021
Prisons seem an unlikely source of outstanding university students, but it is. What’s more, those who have done such study are much less likely to re-offend when they get out.
Reduce screen fatigue with these helpful tips
Reduce screen fatigue with these helpful tips
20 Oct 2021
Back-to-back video calls, emails, texts and report writing – you’ve probably clocked up more screen time than you realise.
New TechnoLogistics Lab to focus on zero emissions transport
New TechnoLogistics Lab to focus on zero emissions transport
20 Oct 2021
UNSW and Nexport are creating a purpose-built lab for students and researchers to develop zero-emissions technologies for electric buses.
Looking out for waterbirds from high above
Looking out for waterbirds from high above
20 Oct 2021
For nearly four decades, UNSW scientists, with researchers from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and other state agencies, have been surveying Australia’s waterbirds once a year.
Standing up for climate justice: why it matters for children and future generations
Standing up for climate justice: why it matters for children and future generations
20 Oct 2021
Adults (and governments) don’t see children as agents of their own human rights – and that’s a big problem.
Sex, drugs and TikTok: keeping young people safe needs a mature response, not a moral panic
Sex, drugs and TikTok: keeping young people safe needs a mature response, not a moral panic
19 Oct 2021
Fears that TikTok is “serving up” drug content to impressionable users have prompted calls for all drug content to be censored on the platform. But that would remove useful health advice too.
Life's a beach: finding trends in marine debris across Australia
Life’s a beach: finding trends in marine debris across Australia
19 Oct 2021
Ten years of citizen science data has informed a UNSW study which found plastic dominates the rubbish found on Australian beaches.
People want to use bleach and antiseptic for COVID and are calling us for advice
People want to use bleach and antiseptic for COVID and are calling us for advice
19 Oct 2021
They’re calling for advice before using bleach or disinfectant. Or they’re calling to ask about side-effects after gargling, spraying or bathing in them. It’s a worry.
How has COVID changed the way we should collaborate and innovate?
How has COVID changed the way we should collaborate and innovate?
19 Oct 2021
Organisations need to adopt a specific approach to hybrid working in order to improve collaboration, communication, productivity and innovation.