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Don’t throw out your analogue radio just yet. UNSW industrial designer Miles Park shows how smart design can extend the lifespan of products rendered obsolete, reducing the growth of e-waste.
The Role of Education in the Road to Reconciliation will be discussed by a panel of experts, lead by Professor Pat Dodson, at the University of New South Wales next week.
A new state-of-the-art eye testing centre has opened at UNSW, offering free services to the public - thanks to the generosity of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.
Australian scientists led by UNSW remote sensing expert Associate Professor LinLin Ge will have access to high resolution images from Chinese satellites, boosting our capacity to respond to natural disasters.
Professor Andrew Schultz has been awarded one of Australia’s richest prizes for music composition for his recent work To the evening star.
Treasury Secretary Dr Ken Henry said Australia’s quick response to the global financial crisis was a big contributor to avoiding the scale of the recession experienced in the US.
Studies into the effectiveness of home visits for families of Aboriginal infants and the impacts on children of parents using alcohol and tobacco have received major backing.
With only 40 percent of senior maths teachers university-qualified, there has been a dramatic decline in Australia’s international educational standing in the subject, says Professor Anthony Dooley.
Discovering ways to prevent dementia has helped Dr Michael Valenzuela win a major science gong. He’s one of seven UNSW researchers to be awarded Young Tall Poppy prizes – a record haul for any university.
UNSW’s solar racing team is celebrating its victory in the Global Green Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide. Sunswift IV was the first Australian car to cross the finish line.
Sufferers of overactive bladder have been given hope of a more effective treatment following a breakthrough by UNSW medical researchers.
Futurist and innovator Chris Luebkeman outlines four plausible futures in a public lecture at UNSW. His multimedia presentation is based on the premise that “the future is over sold and under imagined”.
UNSW has received the most funding for any university in the country – $47.8 million – in the Australian Research Council’s latest round of grants.
New College students at UNSW have raised almost $15,000 to help a fellow resident receive much needed medical rehabilitation.
A snapshot of Australia’s young people shows high rates of obesity and mental illness and vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse.
UNSW’s Australian School of Taxation (Atax) has reinforced its position as the country’s leading tax school with its selection on the Federal Government’s Tax Design Advisory Panel.
Research to prevent falls in older people and to combat hepatitis C infection are among the big winners in a new round of health funding.
Patrons of an interactive bar designed by two UNSW architects can enjoy a drink and literally feel ‘under the weather’ as they experience the virtual effects of climate change.
Biomedical engineering expert Professor Laura Poole-Warren has been appointed Dean of Graduate Research at UNSW.
Former Irish Finance Minister and now EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, will deliver the Australian Ireland Fund UNSW Peace Oration on Tuesday 27 October.
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