UNSW solar pioneer wins major international engineering award
22 Jun 2021
Professor Thorsten Trupke has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious William Cherry Award.
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Disrupting the disruption: COVID-19 reverses the Airbnb effect
Disrupting the disruption: COVID-19 reverses the Airbnb effect
22 Jun 2021
Sydney rents fell during the pandemic as investors swapped short-term holiday lettings for traditional rentals, UNSW research shows.
Song tutoring can help save the regent honeyeater
Song tutoring can help save the regent honeyeater
18 Jun 2021
Raising young regent honeyeaters in aviaries with other species of birds as well as song tutoring increases their long-term chances in the wild.
Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology
Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology
18 Jun 2021
To drive living standards upward we need new technologies to relentlessly improve productivity.
At last, health, aged care and quarantine workers get the right masks to protect against airborne coronavirus
At last, health, aged care and quarantine workers get the right masks to protect against airborne coronavirus
18 Jun 2021
Health workers have long called for better protections against COVID-19. Well fitting masks are now required when caring for COVID-19 patients. But the guidelines on ventilation miss the mark.
Resettling refugees in other countries is not working, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?
Resettling refugees in other countries is not working, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?
17 Jun 2021
The Home Affairs Minister says Australia is exploring resettlement overseas for ‘broad cohorts’ of people. But such deals do not get Australia off the hook.
UNSW Alumni Awards celebrate outstanding success
UNSW Alumni Awards celebrate outstanding success
16 Jun 2021
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, a debut novelist, and the co-founders of Shippit software are some of the UNSW alumni recognised this year.
Why punishment may work on some, but not all people
Why punishment may work on some, but not all people
16 Jun 2021
Why do some people make the same bad choices over and over? An inability to see how actions lead to outcomes, rather than recklessness, could be to blame.
US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally
US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally
16 Jun 2021
The five bills would apply to Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. If some (or all) of them become law, we can expect some major changes in how they do business.
Home quarantine for vaccinated returned travellers is extremely low risk, and won’t damage their mental health
Home quarantine for vaccinated returned travellers is extremely low risk, and won’t damage their mental health
16 Jun 2021
People who contract COVID, and their contacts, have successfully self-isolated at home since the pandemic began.