UNSW Sunswift first to cross finish line in solar car challenge
18 Oct 2019
UNSW’s young engineers triumphed after a gruelling 3,000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide which took a heavy toll on other competitors.
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Thirteen UNSW researchers named ARC Future Fellows
Thirteen UNSW researchers named ARC Future Fellows
18 Oct 2019
The newest future fellows have been awarded $11.5 million to conduct research that will deliver significant health, scientific, environmental, social and economic benefits.
Pioneering duo design for inclusiveness to impact public good
Pioneering duo design for inclusiveness to impact public good
18 Oct 2019
Australian Institute of Architects 2019 Gold Medallists reflect on architecture as a social medium in the next UNSW Built Environment UTZON Lecture.
Rural practice linked to junior doctors being more satisfied
Rural practice linked to junior doctors being more satisfied
18 Oct 2019
A comprehensive study has found junior doctors in regional and rural Australia are more likely to be satisfied than their metropolitan counterparts.
Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
18 Oct 2019
The inquiry will find we force workers to sacrifice income, pay tens of billions in super tax concessions, and still pay out one in every ten dollars of government earnings on pensions.
UNSW Engineering tops Australia in latest subject rankings
UNSW Engineering tops Australia in latest subject rankings
17 Oct 2019
UNSW Sydney is number one in Australia for engineering and technology according to the 2020 Times Higher Education subject rankings
Year 12 creates too much stress and ATAR scoring ‘unfair’
Year 12 creates too much stress and ATAR scoring ‘unfair’
17 Oct 2019
New research shows the community wants a range of skills other than those that relate to ‘stressful’ Year 12 exams to also be considered for university entry assessment.
Indigenous Australians’ vaccination rates too low and not improving
Indigenous Australians’ vaccination rates too low and not improving
17 Oct 2019
A new UNSW study has found that most adult Indigenous Australians are not receiving free flu and pneumococcal vaccinations.
Carbon majors need to be responsible for their emissions
Carbon majors need to be responsible for their emissions
17 Oct 2019
A UNSW Practical Justice Initiative report says the emissions produced annually from the fossil fuels sold by Australia’s major gas, coal and oil producers are larger than the emissions of all Australians.
Almost half of people who regularly consume ecstasy have tested their drugs: NDARC report
Almost half of people who regularly consume ecstasy have tested their drugs: NDARC report
15 Oct 2019
The latest report from the NDARC at UNSW Sydney has found nearly half of people who consume ecstasy use pill testing kits, and more than two thirds of young Australians reported using cocaine and ketamine.