University Of New South Wales

Professor Nasser Khalili, an international leader in geotechnical engineering and Professor Xiaojing Hao, a global expert in solar cell technologies are among 27 academics elected today as Fellows of the Australian Academy of…

Poor water management and excessive extraction are the primary causes of declining flow and the poor state of Australia's Darling River, a new study has found.The researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and UNSW Sydney…

There were 884 cocaine-related deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2021, says a new study published by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney.The study, published in Addiction, examined data…

Improving strategies for reunifying Aboriginal families is integral to reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care, says UNSW’s Dr BJ Newton. Dr Newton is leading a project to address the evidence gap in…

An interdisciplinary project led by UNSW Sydney to create a more inclusive genomic healthcare approach for people with intellectual disability has been awarded $1.6 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council…

Presented by the UNSW Knowledge Exchange, the Research Translation Expo featured innovative projects from each of the University’s seven faculties. The event brought together founders, entrepreneurs and researchers across the University…

Scientia Professor Martin Green has been awarded the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize for his leadership in the development of the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) – the world’s most commercially viable and efficient silicon solar…

Researchers from UNSW Sydney say changes to strong, large-scale wind patterns are causing western boundary currents in the Southern Hemisphere to rapidly warm –transforming weather and habitats across the world. The western boundary…

The Lake Eyre Basin rivers, including the iconic Georgina and Diamantina rivers and Cooper Creek, flow through southwestern Queensland and the Northern Territory into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Along the way, the rivers – among the most…

UNSW Sydney has ranked number one nationally for the greatest number of new start-up and spinout companies founded in 2021 through technology developed at UNSW. The latest Survey of Commercialisation Outcomes from Public Research (SCOPR)…