No sign of a return to austerity, as team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks
17 Dec 2021
The dominant forces in the Coalition seem to have learnt their lesson: Australia’s economy still needs serious budget support.
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Self-healing 3D printed plastic can repair itself… using only light
Self-healing 3D printed plastic can repair itself… using only light
17 Dec 2021
Research by UNSW academics shows that special treatment of liquid resin used in 3D printing can cause the material to mend itself if it becomes damaged.
Development approval granted for UNSW's Health Translation Hub
Development approval granted for UNSW’s Health Translation Hub
16 Dec 2021
UNSW President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs, says the approval is an exciting milestone in a collaboration that has been decades in the making.
Top teaching tips in 2 minutes: how videos can spread better practices through our unis
Top teaching tips in 2 minutes: how videos can spread better practices through our unis
16 Dec 2021
A new online resource to guide and inspire university teachers is helping to build an academic community that recognises good teaching practice.
Why becoming a bionic superhuman would be more trouble than it's worth… for now!
Why becoming a bionic superhuman would be more trouble than it’s worth… for now!
16 Dec 2021
Once-futuristic bionic devices are now a reality, but UNSW expert Dr Michael Stevens says we’re not yet living in a world as portrayed in films and on TV.
Voluntary assisted dying bill: Should terminally ill people be allowed the right to end their life?
Voluntary assisted dying bill: Should terminally ill people be allowed the right to end their life?
16 Dec 2021
Ethics and health law experts discuss whether euthanasia is the ultimate form of individual choice or a sign that we need to reconsider how we care for the most vulnerable.
Augmented reality project explores lived experience of disaster survivors
Augmented reality project explores lived experience of disaster survivors
16 Dec 2021
Art meets mental health in an immersive art project co-designed with people with lived experience of trauma from regional, rural and remote areas.
Six steps to crowdfunding success for entrepreneurs
Six steps to crowdfunding success for entrepreneurs
15 Dec 2021
New research has found crowdfunding entrepreneurs should follow a number of steps to generate trust with investors in order to realise the full potential of crowdfunding.
From AI ethics to working from home – here are the top business stories of 2021
From AI ethics to working from home – here are the top business stories of 2021
15 Dec 2021
2021 has been a massive year for stories in business, with record levels of government debt, employees continuing to work from home, and groundbreaking creative digital innovations.
Tracking the Sydney Funnel-web spider
Tracking the Sydney Funnel-web spider
14 Dec 2021
A UNSW spider researcher is hoping to learn a lot more about the world’s most venomous spider.