A runaway star, ejected from the galactic heart of darkness
13 Nov 2019
Astronomers have spotted something they weren’t expecting – a star that has been travelling at 6 million kilometres an hour for 5 million years.
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UNSW experts advising on the bushfire crisis
UNSW experts advising on the bushfire crisis
13 Nov 2019
UNSW academics are available for interview on the bushfires, discussing links to climate change, and how fires affect our health and water supplies
Why Australia's first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer
Why Australia’s first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer
13 Nov 2019
Myer misled the market, but the market didn’t believe it. The judgment provides a road map for future class actions.
Preserving cultural heritage in China amid modern urbanisation
Preserving cultural heritage in China amid modern urbanisation
13 Nov 2019
UNSW Art & Design’s Fang Xu is applying his research to complex urban renewal projects.
Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: How bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems
Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: How bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems
13 Nov 2019
Large, intense bushfires can pump so much heat into the atmosphere they form their own thunderstorm system. And that can make the weather on the ground even more dangerously unpredictable.
‘Missed opportunity’: Australia to fall short of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
‘Missed opportunity’: Australia to fall short of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
12 Nov 2019
Rapid progress for Australia on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is possible and could deliver a fairer, greener, more prosperous nation in 2030 – if managed properly – new UNSW research has found.
Dodgy treatment: It's not us, it's the other lot, say the experts. So who do we believe?
Dodgy treatment: It’s not us, it’s the other lot, say the experts. So who do we believe?
12 Nov 2019
Professional societies of doctors, surgeons or physiotherapists are more likely to recommend against treatments provided by others, our new research shows.
Pioneering ecologist Paul Ehrlich to present at UNSW Sydney on the sixth mass extinction
Pioneering ecologist Paul Ehrlich to present at UNSW Sydney on the sixth mass extinction
11 Nov 2019
Prominent scientist will tackle saving humanity from catastrophic damage to its life support systems and an impending climate change catastrophe.
Why making a citizen’s arrest can be high-risk
Why making a citizen’s arrest can be high-risk
12 Nov 2019
There are a number of reasons why intervening isn’t a good idea, says Dr Michael Grewcock from UNSW Law.
Australia could be a global leader in off-earth mining
Australia could be a global leader in off-earth mining
11 Nov 2019
Forum will bring Australia’s space community together to shape a collective vision for the nation’s space endeavours.