News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
‘I was 44 years old when diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease’: Parkinson’s Awareness Month
12 Apr 2021
Darren’s diagnosis took two years, but a new Parkinson’s disease detection method developed by UNSW researchers could enable an early and accurate diagnosis. In its current form, the new detection method takes five hours.
Pictures of COVID injections can scare the pants off people with needle phobias. Use these instead
09 Apr 2021
Our well-meaning efforts to use images to help demystify the vaccination process or share our pride in getting a COVID vaccine can backfire.
The government’s ‘roadmap’ for dealing with sexual harassment falls short. What we need is radical change
09 Apr 2021
The government’s response to Kate Jenkins’ landmark report on sexual harassment in the workplace includes several positive measures. On the whole, however, it doesn’t go far enough.
Scientists shed more light on molecules linked to life on other planets
09 Apr 2021
To confirm life on other planets, we need to detect far more molecules in their atmospheres than we currently do to rule out non-biological chemical processes.
Our vaccine rollout needs all hands on deck after AstraZeneca news, mass hubs included
09 Apr 2021
UNSW researchers have used mathematical simulations of waiting in line, known as stochastic queue network models, to model the process of running a vaccination clinic.
Vital Signs: to fix Australia’s housing affordability crisis, negative gearing must go
09 Apr 2021
Failing to address skyrocketing housing prices risks the future of young Australians and the financial system.
New funding reinforces UNSW’s strength in urban planning and housing research
08 Apr 2021
Projects for 2021 funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute are timely, practical and policy relevant.
Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccines first
08 Apr 2021
We need to stop relying on small GP clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs like stadiums, schools and parks.
UNSW researcher awarded $1.8m international life science grant
08 Apr 2021
A UNSW Sydney researcher has received a prestigious international grant to study the origins of movement in bacteria and its application to present-day biology.
Misogynistic tweets correlate with violence against women
08 Apr 2021
Places where there is a lot of misogynistic tweeting going on are likely to have a lot of domestic violence as well, a study by UNSW has found.