Is it OK to hire friends at work? The answer is not as simple as you’d think
30 Apr 2019
How people react to someone hiring a personal acquaintance depends on their cultural background and where they are in the world, says UNSW’s Josh Keller.
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Effective policy requires government to invest and support research
Effective policy requires government to invest and support research
29 Apr 2019
Academic and industrial research that is properly funded and well coordinated contributes to quality of life and economic prosperity.
Future leader set to shake up financial services
Future leader set to shake up financial services
29 Apr 2019
Statistics on women in management are in drastic need of change, says a UNSW Business School student.
Issues that swung elections: Petrol shortages and the dawn of the Menzies era
Issues that swung elections: Petrol shortages and the dawn of the Menzies era
29 Apr 2019
Historians attribute the Coalition’s election victory in 1949 to issues like bank nationalisation and the Communist Party. But the decisive issue was petrol rationing.
Computer says go: from e-waste entrepreneur to environmental engineer
Computer says go: from e-waste entrepreneur to environmental engineer
29 Apr 2019
UNSW alumna Charlotte Wang was initially hesitant about doing a degree in environmental engineering, but since helping to launch a computer re-use program at UNSW, she has never looked back.
Vital Signs: Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can
Vital Signs: Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can
26 Apr 2019
Inflation has barely been within the Governor Philip Lowe’s target band his entire time in office. Zero inflation means he should cut now, before the election.
Feminist writer leads UNSW-affiliated events at 2019 Sydney Writers' Festival
Feminist writer leads UNSW-affiliated events at 2019 Sydney Writers’ Festival
24 Apr 2019
American journalist Rebecca Traister joins UNSW Senior Lecturer Dr Fiona Morrison to reflect on the ways the anger of women has changed the course of history.
Is anyone listening in on us, Alexa?
Is anyone listening in on us, Alexa?
26 Apr 2019
We should think carefully before bringing smart speakers into our homes, says David Vaile, Stream Lead for Data Protection and Surveillance, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation at UNSW Law.
Sticking to your guns – the politics of mass shootings
Sticking to your guns – the politics of mass shootings
26 Apr 2019
Dr Hasin Yousaf says the political divide increases in the US with every mass shooting incident.
Mentoring and allowing serendipity is the key to great science: Sir Fraser Stoddart
Mentoring and allowing serendipity is the key to great science: Sir Fraser Stoddart
26 Apr 2019
Science that changes the world is a product of investing time in being a good mentor to young researchers, and encouraging them to think outside the box, says Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart.