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Research by UNSW social science and criminology students has raised concerns about wider police use of Taser guns.
Textile designer and COFA academic, Liz Williamson, is the fourth national Living Treasure to be honoured in an acclaimed exhibition series at Object gallery this month.
A new UNSW study suggests that a ban on smacking could prevent up to a third of child homicides.
A school project investigating carbon sequestration and another exploring Alzheimers disease are among the 13 winners of the Sustainable Living Challenge.
Rock fans who risk injuries when headbanging to heavy-metal music could reduce harm by wearing a protective brace or changing their musical taste.
Surf’s up and it’s time for fun, but summer also has its risks. Drownings, snake bites and too much sun are among the top ten hazards identified by UNSW experts.
A more proactive approach to policing can dramatically lower rates of domestic and family violence, a UNSW forum has been told.
Miraca Gross has helped more than her fair share of Mensa members so it’s appropriate that UNSW's Professor of Gifted Education is acknowledged by the organisation itself.
UNSW climate scientists and energy experts have given a largely critical response to the Federal Government’s emissions trading White Paper.
Sarcasm might be the lowest form of wit but something’s amiss if you can’t detect it, according to UNSW researchers.
Waterflows could be restored at the mouth of the Murray-Darling for less than a fifth of the billions spent so far on environmental programs.
UNSW has ensured its role as a key contributor to creating a sustainable and secure energy future following a $75 million funding announcement from the Federal Government.
Renowned architect and UNSW Visiting Professor, Glenn Murcutt, has been awarded the American Institute of Architects’ highest honour.
While large males outperform smaller spiders in head-to-head mating contests, the faster-maturing smaller ones make more successful lovers, a new study reveals.
ADFA graduate and RAAF pilot Matthew Brown has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University next year.
The unique stories of the artists behind the Papunya Tula paintings is the focus of a landmark new book by New South Global Professor Vivien Johnson.
Former justice Elizabeth Evatt and leading UK jurist Lord Bingham will lead the University’s celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
High Court judge Justice Michael Kirby has launched Australia’s first internet-based system offering free access to citations of Australian law.
University medallist Shaun Yow has won the 2009 General Sir John Monash Award. He will head to the US to study the economics of ageing.
People with certain high-risk gene combinations are eight times more likely to suffer from a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection.
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