UNSW Sydney moves to 3rd in Australia in the latest ARWU rankings
15 Aug 2023
The University is among seven national institutions ranked in the world’s top 100.
Author: admin
Why do people collaborate with the enemy? Ian Buruma considers three troubling examples
Why do people collaborate with the enemy? Ian Buruma considers three troubling examples
15 Aug 2023
Collaborators cannot be reduced to single types. Their motivations are varied and can be hard to interpret.
New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
14 Aug 2023
Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
AI weaponry should be banned from the battlefield
AI weaponry should be banned from the battlefield
14 Aug 2023
UNSW Sydney artificial intelligence expert says autonomous systems being used in the current Ukraine conflict need to be prohibited in the same way as chemical and biological weapons.
Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, researcher and global advocate in infectious diseases and public health
Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, researcher and global advocate in infectious diseases and public health
14 Aug 2023
The world knew her as a scientific and informed expert. At UNSW she was a colleague, mentor and educator.
Prosecraft has infuriated authors by using their books without consent – but what does copyright law say?
Prosecraft has infuriated authors by using their books without consent – but what does copyright law say?
11 Aug 2023
Prosecraft creator Benji Smith believed he was honouring copyright laws while using more than 25,000 books without authors’ consent.
The future of hydrogen fuel: UNSW researchers develop technique to analyse hydrogen fuel cell stability
The future of hydrogen fuel: UNSW researchers develop technique to analyse hydrogen fuel cell stability
11 Aug 2023
Understanding why existing hydrogen fuel cell prototypes degrade can pave the way for more durable cells.
‘Your first emotion is panic’: rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors
‘Your first emotion is panic’: rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors
11 Aug 2023
We can learn a lot about avoiding and escaping this natural hazard by asking survivors what being caught in a rip is really like.
The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?
The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?
11 Aug 2023
The World Health Organization has classified the EG.5 family of Omicron variants, including Eris, as ‘variants of interest’. What does that mean? And how does Eris differ to other Omicron variants?
Universal siRNA COVID-19 treatment shows promise in the lab
Universal siRNA COVID-19 treatment shows promise in the lab
10 Aug 2023
If proven effective in future clinical trials, these therapeutics will be a key tool in the fight against COVID-19.