News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters
15 Oct 2020
A study shows there is a lack of ethnic and other diversity in award-winning early childhood picture books. This means our children are still getting a narrow window of the world.
Under the influence: how COVID has affected our drinking
15 Oct 2020
Changes to our drinking habits could be a surprising “good news story” with the lockdown providing a catalyst for positive behaviour change, a new study has found.
UNSW redesigns Bachelor of Commerce to produce post-COVID work-ready graduates
14 Oct 2020
Building on the strengths of the existing Bachelor of Commerce, the redesigned degree will equip the next generation of business professionals with skills to thrive in a post-COVID world.
Why business leaders should hire from these two diverse talent pools
14 Oct 2020
Neurodiversity and veteran hiring initiatives and partnerships can truly diversify recruitment and introduce powerful skillsets to organisations.
Does a delay in COP26 climate talks hit our efforts to reduce carbon emissions?
14 Oct 2020
The coronavirus pandemic caused the UN’s annual climate conference to be postponed by a year, but it was also responsible for a drop in carbon emissions. Is it enough and will it last?
Brand Gladys: how ICAC revelations hurt Berejiklian’s ‘school captain’ image
14 Oct 2020
News of the NSW premier’s ‘close personal relationship’ with a former MP under investigation by ICAC is a hit to her hitherto squeaky clean public persona.
Cancer-killing T cells ‘swarm’ to tumours, attracting others to the fight
14 Oct 2020
Immune T cells swarm to tumours by following a chemical gradient left by other cancer-killing T cells, a pre-clinical study by UNSW Sydney medical researchers has shown.
UNSW Sydney’s Dean of Graduate Research takes up Universitas 21 roles
13 Oct 2020
Professor Jonathan Morris is the new chair of Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies and co-chair of the Researcher Engagement Cluster.
What a doppelganger Sweden teaches us about their COVID-19 strategy
13 Oct 2020
Research by UNSW economist has found that Sweden’s coronavirus infection rates could have been reduced had its policymakers adopted stricter containment policies.
UNSW academic wins prestigious biomedical research award
13 Oct 2020
Associate Professor Guozhen Liu has been recognised for breakthroughs in individualised treatment for autoimmune diseases and cancer.