Cultural mentors making a song and dance at UNSW
18 Nov 2019
The Cultural Mentors program was designed to help international students settle into life in Australia, but the connections it provides go much deeper than that.
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Cultural mentors making a song and dance at UNSW
18 Nov 2019
The Cultural Mentors program was designed to help international students settle into life in Australia, but the connections it provides go much deeper than that.
An underwater quest to restore our endangered seagrass meadows
18 Nov 2019
A beautiful seagrass is endangered in parts of NSW, but a team of “underwater gardeners” led by a UNSW marine ecologist is working to stem its decline.
UNSW first engineering school to sign declaration to reduce harmful carbon emissions
15 Nov 2019
As the engineering sector turns its attention to the climate crisis, UNSW Engineering has taken the lead in being the first university to commit to a movement steering the profession towards a low carbon future.
UNSW academics receive ARC grants for early career research and industry collaborations
15 Nov 2019
More than $7.25m supports projects to futureproof Australia from natural disasters and pioneering research partnerships.
Vital Signs: Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
15 Nov 2019
Australia’s secret weapon has been faith in market outcomes combined with a strong social safety set.
If Dr Google’s making you sick with worry, there’s help
15 Nov 2019
If Googling your health symptoms is taking over you’re day-to-day life and is distressing you, here are some ways to get help.
Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
15 Nov 2019
Recent debates about the future of nuclear power in Australia make much of the potential of the next generation of reactors.
Closing the gender pay gap
14 Nov 2019
Despite modern laws and changing attitudes, the gender pay gap can start when women first enter the workforce.
New policy brief takes an in-depth look at protected entry for refugees
14 Nov 2019
The Kaldor Centre’s Safe Journeys and Sound Policy critically analyses the ways people can seek asylum without risking dangerous journeys.
Highlighting research on World Diabetes Day
14 Nov 2019
This World Diabetes Day, UNSW is highlighting the recent advances its academics and students are making in diabetes research.