News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Waterbirds respond positively to widespread flooding: aerial survey
19 Dec 2022
Scientists winged their way across one-third of Australia to collect data for the 2022 Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey, an annual health check of our freshwater ecosystems.
EV record breakers! Sunswift 7 goes 1000km on a single charge in world’s best time
19 Dec 2022
UNSW Sydney’s student-built solar-powered car averaged nearly 85km/h over 12 hours to set ‘unofficial’ Guinness World Record with just six minutes to spare.
UNSW academics awarded $2.4m by NHMRC to commercialise innovative research
19 Dec 2022
The projects to receive funding include a minimally invasive treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea and an exercise program to prevent falls.
Scientists use materials to make stem cells behave like human embryos
16 Dec 2022
A serendipitous discovery in the lab has the potential to revolutionise embryo models and targeted drug therapies.
First Nations kids are more active when their parents are happy and supported
16 Dec 2022
Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.
Summer festival season is hotting up – it’s time to take care
16 Dec 2022
There are concerns about harm reduction strategies this summer as a restless bunch of young adults test the limits of a depleted hospitality industry.
Human rights and sport goes far deeper than the World Cup and Qatar
15 Dec 2022
How athletes perceive their human rights is, at last, getting attention, says Nikki Dryden, Olympian and Associate at the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney.
Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them
15 Dec 2022
Making it possible for NDIS participants to choose registered or unregistered providers affords the ‘dignity of risk’.
Craftivism: effecting change with needle and yarn
15 Dec 2022
A creative form of activism uses embroidery to explore gender-based violence issues and advocate for reform.
UNSW researchers receive more than $16m in Ideas Grants
15 Dec 2022
20 UNSW academics receive NHMRC Ideas Grants for research in medicine and health, and science.