| City Futures - 162 sec
Simply re-zoning land for higher-density residential use is unlikely to be enough to meet the NSW governments Metropolitan Strategy, UNSW research has found.
Read the full article:
"Medium density dilemma"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/oct/randolph.html
UNSW Media:
Victoria Brown | +61 2 9385 3263 | v.brown@unsw.edu.au
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Tags: unsw unswtv bill randolph city futures research urban planning built environment housing metropolitan sydney
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| Trent Jansen: Sustainable Design - 223 sec
For COFA graduate and lecturer Trent Jansen, design and emotion are intertwined. It's a belief that has seen him shortlisted for Australia's most prestigious design award,The Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award.
Read the full article:
"Design with a human touch"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/sep/Trent_Jansen.html
For more on Trent Jansen, visit http://www.trentjansen.com
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv design trent jansen cofa college of fine arts sustainability mooi bombay sapphire awards
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| What Lies Beneath - 140 sec
What is left of the hundreds of marine species that William Haswell identified on Sydney's Clark Island more than 130 years ago? Has time ravaged the incredible biodiversity? UNSW students, academic and Australian Museum staff conducted a field trip to find out -- with some surprising results.
http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/research
http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
Media contact:
Dan Gaffney | 0411 156 015 | d.gaffney@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv clark island science biodiversity marine research alistair poore
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| Salt free farming - 170 sec
Associate Professor Greg Leslie of UNSW has developed new technology that could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to grow using salty water.
Auteur : unsw
Tags: Greg Leslie UNSW water UNESCO Centre Membrane Science and Technology desalination irrigation agriculture salt
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| Design under my skin... - 429 sec
Russell Lowe's whole world revolves around innovative design - from the way he uses computer gaming technology in architecture to his passion for vintage bikes and making his skin a notepad.
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv design skin tattoos russell lowe fbe motorbikes computer gaming technology video architecture built environment research university
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| Media in the frame - 121 sec
News Limited Chairman and chief executive John Hartigan has called for a "proper" examination of the media's influence influence, control and contribution to public life at the opening of UNSW's Journalism and Media Research Centre.
http://jmrc.arts.unsw.edu.au/
Media Contact:
Susi Hamilton | +61 2 9385 1583 | 0422 934 024 | susi.hamilton@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv media journalism research catharine lumby john hartigan fairfax news limited
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| Solar Star: Nicole Kuepper - 227 sec
Nicole Kuepper, a 23-year-old PhD student from UNSW's School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, has developed photovoltaic (solar) technology involving a simple inkjet printing process. The work could bring electricity to 2 billion of the world's poorest people - and has already two prestigious Eureka Prizes for Nicole.
UNSW Media:
Peter Trute | +61 2 9385 1933 | p.trute@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv solar star nicole kuepper energy photovoltaics research
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| Secret lives of plants - 124 sec
A vast botanical study comparing 75 different ecosystems across the planet is revealing surprising new facts about the secret lives of plants and what eats them. It's the work of UNSW 's evolutionary biologist, Dr Angela Moles, who has just won a 2008 L'Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship.
http://www.loreal.com.au/
http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/
Media Contact:
Bob Beale | bbeale@unsw.edu.au | 0411 705 435
Auteur : unsw
Tags: science unsw unswtv loreal botany research plants australia
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| Big Engine: Oceans and Weather - 149 sec
Federation Fellow and 2008 Eureka Prize winner, Professor Matthew England, on the latest research into the role oceans play on weather.
Professor England is co-director of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre and is one of the world's leading climate change scientists.
http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au
UNSW Media:
Mary O'Malley | +61 2 9385 2873 | m.omalley@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv research climate change water oceans weather eureka matthew england ccrc
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| The Great Debate - 65 sec
Elite debaters from Asia and Australia argued their way into an all-expenses paid trip to Sydney, a global television appearance and a slew of awards at the UNSW-hosted "Great Asia Debate" - the first Chinese language debating contest to be staged in Australia.
Auteur : unsw
Tags: Great Asia Debate UNSW China Phoenix TV Mandarin Hong Kong Beijing Malaya Singapore language
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| Making Solar Mainstream - 153 sec
Scientia Professor Martin Green comments on the increased affordability of using solar generated electricity for the average household.
Contact:
Peter Trute | +61 2 9385 1933 | p.trute@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw solar energy environment photovoltaics martin green
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| Energy: Keeping It Clean - 207 sec
Professor Dianne Wiley talks about the economic viability of carbon sequestration.
Contact:
Peter Trute | +61 2 9385 1933 | p.trute@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw energy clean coal sequestration carbon dianne wiley
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| Ultimate Recycle - 196 sec
Dr Sami Kara on the need to consider the environmental impact of consumer goods for the entirety of their life cycle.
Contact:
Peter Trute | +61 2 9385 1933 | p.trute@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw recycle environment engineering
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| Building on Strength - 491 sec
UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer on the future of higher education funding.
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Tags: unsw unswtv fred hilmer university funding HECS bradley parliament learning teaching international students research
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| Mandela's Legacy - 4518 sec
Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and Chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, moved an audience of more then 800 to tears when he spoke about the importance of compassion at a special UNSW event.
In a speech entitled Mandela's Legacy -- the Next Challenges for South Africa, Mandla talked about his famous family, his relationship with his grandfather, the struggle against apartheid and the significance of Mandela's 90th birthday.
He also spoke about the new challenges South Africa faces, including poverty and HIV/AIDS.
UNSW Media:
Louise Williams | louise.williams@unsw.edu.au | +61 2 9385 3688
Auteur : unsw
Tags: Mandla Mandela Nelson UNSW International HIV AIDS Mvezo Traditional Council South Africa health humanities medic
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| The Future of Bionics - 120 sec
UNSW's Faculty of Engineering has launched a world-class research facility focused on the development of a new generation of implantable bionic devices for the human body.
Read the full article:
"Building the bionic body"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/jul/Implantable_Bionics_Centre.html
UNSW Media:
Peter Trute | p.trute@unsw.edu.au | +61 2 9385 1933
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv bionics science technology cochlear gregg suaning fred hilmer graham davies engineering
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| Acupuncture for Depression - 147 sec
Clinical trials have commenced at UNSW's affiliated Black Dog Institute to establish the effectiveness of laser acupuncture in the treatment of depression. Featuring UNSW Phd Student Dr Im Quah-Smith.
UNSW Media:
Susi Hamilton | +61 2 9385 1583 | susi.hamilton@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv laser acupuncture black dog institute research depression medicine im quah-smith
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| Launching Social Innovation - 127 sec
The Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery has officially launched the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW. The Centre is aimed at driving social innovation by building the capacity of Australia's not-for-profit sector.
Read the full article:
"Governor-General launches CSI"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/jul/CSI_launch.html
http://www.csi.edu.au
Media Contact: Marie Kelly | 9385 5895 | mariek@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv social innovation CSI shergold hilmer michael jeffery governor general business
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| Tour of the new UNSW CBD Campus - 134 sec
In January 2007, UNSW took over the management of the former AGSM business school in O'Connell Street in the Sydney CBD. Following an extensive refurbishment, the UNSW CBD Campus reopened in February 2008.
The new executive education centre is used for teaching by the Australian School of Business, the Faculty of Law, and an extensive range of corporate, association and government hirers; Comprising four flat-floor theatres, two tiered Harvard theatres, thirteen break-out rooms, and Sydney's first thinkPOD, a creative workshop space for planning or brainstorming sessions, the CBD Campus is the perfect venue for conferences and events in the heart of the Sydney CBD.
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw cbd thinkpod agsm business conference campus events venues ferguson bruce classroom teaching exam learning
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| Building a Nation - 2826 sec
Has economic 'reform' run its course? What potential remains for constructive nation building? For a quarter of a century neo-liberal politics has made the people serve the economy. Can we recover the political capacity, the clear-sightedness, and the will to again make the economy serve the people? Can our history of nation-building come to the rescue of our future?
Read more:
"Building a Nation"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/jul/pusey_lect.html
Area: Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Thu Jun 26, 18:30 to 19:30
Location: Tyree Room, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW Kensington campus.
Contact:
Michael Pusey | +61 2 9385 1807 | m.pusey@unsw.edu.au
UNSW Media:
Steve Offner | +61 2 9385 8107 | s.offner@unsw.edu.au
Auteur : unsw
Tags: unsw unswtv michael pusey arts social nation humanities science
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