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UNSW solar innovator and world-leading oceanographer awarded Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
21 Nov 2022
It’s the first time UNSW academics have been honoured with the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science and the Prize for New Innovators in the same year.
Scientists estimate the weight of two giant extinct amphibians
21 Nov 2022
A team of Australian scientists led by UNSW Sydney palaeontologist Lachlan Hart has calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians.
Can a universal basic income help address homelessness?
18 Nov 2022
An alternative approach to welfare could replace policies that are failing to address homelessness.
UNSW Sydney women leading the charge
18 Nov 2022
UNSW academics are included on Research.com’s list of best female scientists in the world, while four female alumni and an academic have been lauded in Sunday Life’s trailblazers issue.
How signing a waiver in human rights cases favours the powerful
18 Nov 2022
In cases where human rights are abused through the economic activity of a large corporation, signing a waiver of one’s rights in exchange for compensation is often grossly inadequate.
UNSW researchers awarded more than $2.3m to build research infrastructure
18 Nov 2022
The two projects aim to produce materials used in electronic, magnetic, and optical devices and infrastructure for the bioprinting of 3D models of organs and tissues.
Loneliness: unpacking the silent epidemic damaging our health
18 Nov 2022
A better understanding of loneliness can help us identify when our social needs might be going unmet.
To stop new viruses jumping across to humans, we must protect and restore bat habitat. Here’s why
17 Nov 2022
Bats host many viruses dangerous to humans. But it’s only when their habitats are destroyed that we’re at risk.
Companies are failing to act on modern slavery, new report shows
17 Nov 2022
Increased corporate awareness of the risks of modern slavery isn’t translating into effective practices to reduce it.
UNSW researchers among the most influential in the world
16 Nov 2022
UNSW ranks in the world’s top 50 universities on the latest Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers.