The democracy sausage: voting served on a plate
20 Mar 2019
Come for the sanger, vote while you’re here – what role does the democracy sausage play in how we vote?
Category: Latest News from University of New South Wales
National Disability Strategy is ‘piecemeal’ rather than strategic
National Disability Strategy is ‘piecemeal’ rather than strategic
20 Mar 2019
A review by the UNSW Social Policy Research Centre for the federal government calls for a strong disability focus in mainstream policy.
UNSW researcher wins ARC grant to study world’s most vulnerable ecosystems
UNSW researcher wins ARC grant to study world’s most vulnerable ecosystems
19 Mar 2019
Professor Richard Kingsford and an international team will develop a global standard for assessing and reporting the status of wetlands of international importance.
UNSW alumna’s Venice Biennale entry examines the collective power of ‘the people’
UNSW alumna’s Venice Biennale entry examines the collective power of ‘the people’
19 Mar 2019
Angelica Mesiti’s ASSEMBLY was inspired by a 19th-century stenographic device.
UNSW to develop hydrogen storage for renewables
UNSW to develop hydrogen storage for renewables
19 Mar 2019
A system that stores renewable energy as hydrogen and is safer for home use than lithium-ion batteries is on the horizon for researchers at UNSW Sydney.
Introducing shadow equity: a fresh idea to escape the low wage trap
Introducing shadow equity: a fresh idea to escape the low wage trap
19 Mar 2019
What if we were part-paid in something that was like shares in the firm we worked for, except better? It might give us better pay rises.
Taking up the slack: when governments don’t act on climate change
Taking up the slack: when governments don’t act on climate change
18 Mar 2019
The responsibility for reducing emissions flows from federal to state to local governments, as well as to individual cities.
If you've got private health insurance, the choice to use it in a public hospital is your own
If you’ve got private health insurance, the choice to use it in a public hospital is your own
18 Mar 2019
When you enter a public hospital, you are likely to be asked if you have private health insurance, and if you want to use it. This is what you need to consider.
UNSW academics win prestigious NHMRC awards
UNSW academics win prestigious NHMRC awards
18 Mar 2019
UNSW research into mental health, infectious disease, birth defects and respiratory health has been recognised at the 2018 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards.
Developing nations can play a part in solving climate change crisis
Developing nations can play a part in solving climate change crisis
15 Mar 2019
A European Union aid program has selected UNSW Built Environment Professor Mat Santamouris to help develop energy building codes for Indian Ocean island nations.