Holy bat skull! Fossil adds vital piece to bat evolution puzzle
19 Oct 2023
Bats may have lived in caves and used soundwaves to navigate much earlier than first thought.
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Holy bat skull! Fossil adds vital piece to bat evolution puzzle
19 Oct 2023
Bats may have lived in caves and used soundwaves to navigate much earlier than first thought.
Indonesian students headed for UNSW
18 Oct 2023
UNSW is set to deepen its regional ties through a new program with Indonesia’s major electricity provider.
Warmer climate may impact reliability of solar farms: modelling
18 Oct 2023
New research suggests Australia will need to adjust to climate-driven shifts in solar power production.
Founder personality could predict start-up success: study
18 Oct 2023
Research shows start-up founders have distinct personality traits, and they’re more important to the success of their companies than previously thought.
Is your home safe? Insurance loopholes and challenges to avoid this bushfire season
18 Oct 2023
A combination of increased insurance premiums, increased bushfire risk and updated building codes could mean insurance policyholders are underinsured – or not insured at all.
Decision-making mechanisms go awry in OCD brains: study
18 Oct 2023
The research sheds light on the biological basis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
‘Gaza is being strangled’: why Israel’s evacuation order violates international law
18 Oct 2023
Israel’s warning to civilians in Gaza of impending attacks must be ‘effective’ under international law, meaning it must not only reach people but allow them sufficient time to evacuate safely.
Atomic electronics pioneer awarded Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
16 Oct 2023
For the second time in two years, a UNSW academic has been honoured with the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
Precarious lives: the urgent need to support informal, unpaid carers for life after caring
17 Oct 2023
Understanding how caring ends is integral for improving support for carers, says an expert from UNSW’s Centre for Social Research in Health.
‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
17 Oct 2023
People with intellectual disability told us they often felt cut out of their own health appointments, as healthcare practitioners spoke to their support person or family instead of to them.