Independent artists must not miss out on funding
10 Jul 2020
As the government prepares to dish out the $250 million arts funding package, UNSW’s Sonya Lifschitz wants to ensure smaller companies aren’t left behind
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Independent artists must not miss out on funding
10 Jul 2020
As the government prepares to dish out the $250 million arts funding package, UNSW’s Sonya Lifschitz wants to ensure smaller companies aren’t left behind
How to create real competitive advantage through business analytics and ethical AI
10 Jul 2020
There are a number of important considerations organisations must take into account when it comes to business analytics, big data and ethical AI, according to UNSW Business School’s Sam Kirshner.
Vital Signs: 50,000 Australians a day are being tested for COVID-19. The maths say it should be 6.5 million
10 Jul 2020
To control the COVID-19 pandemic through random testing would require about 6.5 million test a day. Using group testing and machine learning could get that number down to fewer than 40,000 day.
What is an executive order?
09 Jul 2020
Executive orders often get a lot of media attention, but are they a big deal?
Shareholder activism: how to fight climate change denialism on boards
09 Jul 2020
Corporate Australia must learn to better engage with shareholder activists – especially around climate change – before it’s too late, UNSW Business School research shows.
What does the roadmap to recovery look like for Australia?
08 Jul 2020
Even as Victoria confronts a six-week shutdown in response to emerging coronavirus cases, other states are reopening. Policy responses must reflect the needs of the most vulnerable, say UNSW Business School’s Leisa Sargent and John Piggott.
Melbourne’s lockdown came too late. It’s time to consider moving infected people outside the home
08 Jul 2020
The best option is for infected people to be admitted to hospitals or other suitable health facilities. This will help prevent transmission within families.
Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here’s how to make one
08 Jul 2020
As Melbourne returns to lockdown, the evidence suggests routine mask-wearing – as seen in many countries but not so far in Australia – could be a valuable tool to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Extreme heat and rain: thousands of weather stations show there’s now more of both, for longer
07 Jul 2020
As the planet continues to warm, extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall are becoming more frequent, intense and longer, according to global weather data.
Urban screen project in China invites citizens to the hotpot of city planning
07 Jul 2020
A UNSW creative producer is harnessing the cultural differences and parallels between China and Australia to produce innovative new urban media.