University Of New South Wales

The current vaccine against bacterial pneumonia is not providing optimal protection to Australian children, a national study by medical researchers from UNSW Sydney and multiple leading research institutions has found.Using three years of…

A team of quantum engineers at UNSW Sydney has developed a method to reset a quantum computer – that is, to prepare a quantum bit in the ‘0’ state – with very high confidence, as needed for reliable quantum computations. The method is…

While the Coronavirus Supplement introduced in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic gave recipients the breathing space to afford basics such as food and medication, its removal hit them hard. A research report, released today from the UNSW…

Held at UNSW’s Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) from Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 November, the Arezo Women’s Sports Leadership Program “Dream – Believe – Achieve” brought together 20 emerging female leaders in sport from…

Australia first introduced Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) 20 years ago. Since then, hotels – including both major chains and independent operators – have been used as places of detention, including for people who have sought…

Associate Professor James Wood from UNSW Medicine & Health has been awarded a $1 million NHMRC Partnership Project grant for an integrated modelling and public health surveillance project. The project also aims to improve control of…

UNSW has announced it will raise stipends for all Higher Degree Research (HDR) scholarship candidates in 2023 – and again in 2024 – to help to ease the financial stress they face due to cost-of-living pressures.All new higher degree…

A joint study published by the NSW Bureau of Crimes Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has found that more than 72 per cent of Australians aged 14 years and over…

Four UNSW researchers have been recognised at the Royal Society of NSW Awards 2022. Emeritus Professor John Church has been awarded the James Cook Medal, which is the Society’s highest honour. Professor Andy Baker and Professor Timothy…

New data released today by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted testing and diagnoses of sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.The report titled HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually…