‘When everyone is looking at the fish, I’m looking at the rocks’
19 Aug 2021
National Science Week: Meet UNSW’s Dr Mariana Mayer Pinto, a marine biologist finding solutions to human impacts on the sea.
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Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that can't be ignored
Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that can’t be ignored
18 Aug 2021
Study reveals substantial drop in antibiotic prescribing following COVID-19 restrictions, but will this practice continue in the post-pandemic era?
Air purifiers with HEPA filters in every classroom could help with COVID, bushfire smoke and asthma
Air purifiers with HEPA filters in every classroom could help with COVID, bushfire smoke and asthma
19 Aug 2021
$50 million could provide all NSW school classrooms with air purifiers with HEPA filters. This pales compared to the roughly $220 million-a-day cost of Sydney’s lockdown.
Cultural Residents: improving the teaching of Indigenous perspectives in schools
Cultural Residents: improving the teaching of Indigenous perspectives in schools
18 Aug 2021
A project run through UNSW Matraville Education Partnership becomes a proof of concept for the national Know Your Country campaign.
Helping students adapt to online learning sets them up for success
Helping students adapt to online learning sets them up for success
18 Aug 2021
Building students’ capacity to navigate disruptions can help them grow and achieve during COVID-19 and beyond.
Afghan refugees can no longer wait – Australia must offer permanent protection now
Afghan refugees can no longer wait – Australia must offer permanent protection now
18 Aug 2021
Canada is offering to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees, including women’s leaders and journalists. Why has Australia so far been unwilling to make the same declaration?
Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of COVID-19
Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of COVID-19
18 Aug 2021
A study has explored the mental health impact of COVID-19 on refugees and asylum seekers in Australia.
UNSW early career researchers receive more than $7m in funding
UNSW early career researchers receive more than $7m in funding
17 Aug 2021
ARC grants will support innovation in engineering, science, medicine and business.
How one simple rule change could curb online retailers’ snooping on you
How one simple rule change could curb online retailers’ snooping on you
17 Aug 2021
There is no major online marketplace operating in Australia that sets a commendable standard for respecting consumers’ data privacy. Letting customers opt out of data tracking would be a good start.
There’s no end to the damage humans can wreak on the climate. This is how bad it’s likely to get
There’s no end to the damage humans can wreak on the climate. This is how bad it’s likely to get
17 Aug 2021
Academic research can shed light on crucial questions about what life on Earth will be like under the most plausible emissions scenarios. And a warning: the answers are confronting.