News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
The new Dean of Arts & Social Sciences: moving in a global academic community
10 Feb 2020
Claire Annesley plans to build on the Faculty’s international reputation continuing to attract students and academics to take on society’s most pressing problems.
Indigenous eye care review: non-clinical support critical
10 Feb 2020
A systematic review by UNSW researchers has revealed Indigenous eye health needs more non-clinical resources and support.
Electric car sales tripled last year. Here’s what we can do to keep them growing
10 Feb 2020
There’s still a long road ahead in the electric car revolution. But Australia can learn from New Zealand’s policies to boost electric car sales.
Sydney leaders address human rights issues on 72nd anniversary of Gandhi’s death
07 Feb 2020
The annual Gandhi Lecture was hosted at UNSW Sydney this week to commemorate India’s Martyrs’ Day.
Vital Signs: the Iowa caucuses still have a great claim to retain first-in-nation status
07 Feb 2020
The Iowa caucuses have been criticised for being unrepresentative. But there are good reasons for small states to go first in the US primary process.
Community gardens: coming to a nature strip near you
07 Feb 2020
What started as a form of gardening activism, planted the seeds for a blossoming community movement, centred on inclusivity, sustainability and participation.
Climate change denialism is something we all suffer from
07 Feb 2020
Even those who don’t question human-induced climate change can fall on the spectrum of climate denialism if they are all talk and no action, a UNSW psychology researcher argues.
Orthorexia nervosa: the sinister side of healthy eating
06 Feb 2020
‘Raw-only’. ‘Juice cleanse’. ‘Toxin-free’. When does healthy eating become an unhealthy obsession?
How important are Indonesian-Australian economic ties?
06 Feb 2020
Economist Tim Harcourt discusses the Indonesian-Australian economic partnership ahead of the arrival of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
‘The culture wars are on’: the case for the arts in Australia
06 Feb 2020
UNSW Associate Professor Lizzie Muller has urged the arts sector to come together after the federal arts department was amalgamated.