Spinal cord injury research receives $6.4m funding boost
23 Jul 2020
Researchers at UNSW Sydney and NeuRA are using virtual reality and electrical stimulation to restore feeling, movement and function for people with spinal cord injuries.
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UNSW to offer world first bachelors degree in quantum engineering
UNSW to offer world first bachelors degree in quantum engineering
23 Jul 2020
The new major will train the next generation of engineers to help build a $4 billion Australian quantum industry.
An open letter to Australia's Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors
An open letter to Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan — signed by 73 senior professors
22 Jul 2020
More than 70 of Australia’s Laureate professors have signed a letter to the minister for education, Dan Tehan, outlining the flaws in the proposed university reforms.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6 … The ins and outs of general anaesthesia
10, 9, 8, 7, 6 … The ins and outs of general anaesthesia
22 Jul 2020
Like Morpheus, the Greek god of sleep, anaesthetists navigate the shadowy worlds between consciousness and oblivion.
Female circumcision: why bans are no panacea
Female circumcision: why bans are no panacea
22 Jul 2020
Responses to female circumcision need to consider its relationship with the cultures of initiation and conceptions of womanhood in countries like Sudan, a UNSW academic says.
Powering to the finish: water polo star shines at UNSW
Powering to the finish: water polo star shines at UNSW
22 Jul 2020
Australian water polo player Nathan Power didn’t take the easiest path to complete his Economics degree, but his journey shows the benefit of persistence
UNSW’s final Grand Challenge: Thriving in the Anthropocene
UNSW’s final Grand Challenge: Thriving in the Anthropocene
22 Jul 2020
UNSW Sydney’s last Grand Challenge will focus on how humans can thrive in our contemporary, globalised world.
New holistic approach to monitoring climate will help fight bushfires
New holistic approach to monitoring climate will help fight bushfires
22 Jul 2020
A study during last season’s bushfires provides vital insights into the multiple interplays between weather extremes and air pollution.
Oxygen breathes new life into solar cell research
Oxygen breathes new life into solar cell research
21 Jul 2020
A world-first in light conversion has potential future implications for solar photovoltaics, biomedical imaging, drug delivery and photocatalysis.
Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up
Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up
21 Jul 2020
A team led by UNSW scientists have significantly increased the coherence time of a spin-orbit qubit in silicon, allowing them to preserve quantum information for longer. These results open up a new pathway to scale silicon quantum computers.