360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Advanced Search Options >>

University of NSW

Type: Organization

Name: University of NSW

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

University of New South Wales

Breakthrough in solar efficiency by UNSW team ahead of its time

The SMH has a report on advances in solar cell efficiency at UNSW - Breakthrough in solar efficiency by UNSW team ahead of its time .Australian scientists have found a way of hugely increasing the efficiency of solar panels while substantially reducing ... [Published Peak Energy - 6 hours ago]

Entities: University of New South Wales, Silicon, Solar Panels

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Sydney Boys High School

Gifted students need more room to shine

Selective high schools reward hard work and deliver strong results. Parents should not be punished for seeking the best for their children. But selective schools also raise problems of fairness, social cohesion and lost opportunity for students with untapped ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Tony Vinson, Hazel Hawke, Sydney Boys High School, University of NSW, Reformism

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Tanya Plibersek

Postgrad positions blamed on shortage

Dr John PreddyA LACK of postgraduate training places in rural and regional areas is strangling efforts to solve the rural doctor shortage, according to a leading educator of young medicos.“The greatest barrier to increasing the rural medical workforce ... [Published Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tamworth (Australia), University of NSW, Tanya Plibersek, University of New South Wales, Australia

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

NSW inquiry dismisses cannabis for pain

Terminally ill people in NSW could soon be allowed to use cannabis, but there is little chance of it being legalised as a general pain medication.The main problem is a lack of hard evidence about the benefits of the drug.There is also concern about it ... [Published Oncology Update - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cannabis, Chronic Pain, Michael Farrell, Drugs, Dismissal

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Shepparton council's slap in the face for Slap

An organiser of a major forum on climate change in Shepparton is disappointed it will go ahead without the financial support of Greater Shepparton City Council.Slap Tomorrow committee member Terry Court said it was unfortunate the council on Tuesday voted ... [Published McPherson Media Group - May 22 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Rob Gell, Dennis Patterson, Australian Youth Climate Coalition

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

NSW hospitals worst place for Golden Staph

Patients are more likely to catch potentially deadly infections in some NSW hospitals than anywhere else in the country, figures show.More than half the hospitals that failed to meet national benchmarks for Golden Staph blood infections are in NSW, according ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 22 2013]

Entities: infections, Infection, Cliff Hughes, John Hunter, University of NSW

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Julia Gillard

Why include local governments in the constitution?

Voters will be asked by Julia Gillard to vote ‘‘yes’’ in a referendum to include local governments in the constitution at the polls on September 14.At present, councils receive billion of dollars from the Commonwealth, although it is not obliged to do ... [Published Blacktown Sun - May 22 2013]

Entities: Referendum, University of NSW, Australian Government, Julia Gillard

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Constitutional change makes sense

Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Video will begin in 5 seconds.Don't play Play now More video Recommended Replay video Video settingsPlease Log in to update your video settings Julia Gillard has announced a referendum will be ... [Published Canberra Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Referendum, Australia, People Power (AU), Ben Chifley

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Altered flows have hurt Barmah

The river red gum forests straddling the Murray River have been listed as ‘vulnerable’ by scientists compiling a ‘Red List’ of the world’s ecosystems.It is the largest river red gum forest area in the world and the Barmah wetlands are World Heritage ... [Published McPherson Media Group - May 21 2013]

Entities: Ecosystem, David Keith, University of NSW

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

Global warming could be slower than first thought: report

A new report says the planet may be warming more slowly in the short term than had been previously projected.The study published in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that while the world has experienced its hottest decade since records began, the ... [Published ABC Online - May 20 2013]

Entities: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Global Warming/Climate Change, Geoscience

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuela’s transitions debated

About 100 people packed into the Gaelic Club on May 10 for the Politics in the Pub forum: "Venezuela — A New Democracy or a Command Capitalist State?" Speakers were Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions co-author Federico Fuentes and Latin American studies ... [Published Green Left Weekly - May 20 2013]

Entities: Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, Fuentes

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Suicide risk assessments 'unhelpful and unreliable'

People are being held in hospital against their will and others are missing out on the treatment they need on the basis of 'unhelpful and unreliable' suicide risk assessments, doctors say.All doctors in NSW must assess how likely a patient is to suicide ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Suicide, Risk Assessment, University of NSW, Patient

Quotes

''It's a great strategy to take now,'' he says of the new party. "WikiLeaks has struck a great blow for justice in the world, all the things that are now available, various cables, the "collateral murder" video (which revealed Americans killing civilians and two journalists in Iraq), the war logs, it changed something, some balance in the world."

Gambit or gamble? [Published Canberra Times - 14 mins ago]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Gambit or gamble? [Published Canberra Times - 14 mins ago]
Breakthrough in solar efficiency by UNSW team a... [Published Peak Energy - 6 hours ago]
Gifted students need more room to shine [Published Sydney Morning Herald - 23 hours ago]
[World Report] Profile: CCIA—teaming up to targ... [Published Lancet - May 24 2013]
Google buys airborne wind turbine developer Makani [Published Renew Economy - May 24 2013]
Postgrad positions blamed on shortage [Published Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser - May 23 2013]
Growing abuse of Xanax leads to restrictions [Published Border Watch - May 23 2013]
NSW inquiry dismisses cannabis for pain [Published Oncology Update - May 23 2013]
Drugs regulator could tighten Xanax rules [Published Brisbane Times - May 23 2013]
Shepparton council's slap in the face for Slap [Published McPherson Media Group - May 22 2013]
NSW hospitals worst place for Golden Staph [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 22 2013]
Why include local governments in the constitution? [Published Blacktown Sun - May 22 2013]
Why include councils in the constitution?$ [Published Parramatta Sun - May 22 2013]
Constitutional change makes sense [Published Canberra Times - May 21 2013]
Altered flows have hurt Barmah [Published McPherson Media Group - May 21 2013]
Action on inept anti-terror laws must get priority [Published WA Today - May 20 2013]
Venezuela’s transitions debated [Published Green Left Weekly - May 20 2013]
Global warming could be slower than first thoug... [Published ABC Online - May 20 2013]
Management buyout marks new era for Internetrix [Published Tech World Australia - May 20 2013]
Suicide risk assessments 'unhelpful and unrelia... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 2013]
PRAIRIE DOWNS METALS LIMITED: European based mi... [Published 4 Traders - May 20 2013]
Garnaut recommends emissions target of minus 17... [Published Renew Economy - May 20 2013]
Dire outlook despite warming 'pause' [Published MSN New Zealand - May 19 2013]
Warming to take longer in reaching forecast levels [Published Brisbane Times - May 19 2013]
Attracting students a lesson in PR [Published Myall Coast Nota - May 19 2013]
For richer, for pourer: average coffee price ex... [Published Moonee Valley Weekly - May 18 2013]
Shepparton's wake-up call on climate change [Published McPherson Media Group - May 17 2013]
Blurred lines mar Afghanistan mission [Published Melbourne Age - May 17 2013]
Psychiatry guide is medicine gone mad [Published Adelaide Now - May 17 2013]
Drug elites favoured [Published Canberra Times - May 16 2013]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Breakthrough in solar efficiency by UNSW team a... [Published Peak Energy - 6 hours ago] The SMH has a report on advances in solar cell efficiency at UNSW - Breakthrough in solar efficiency by UNSW team ahead of its time .Australian scientists have found a way of hugely increasing the efficiency of solar panels while substantially reducing ...
How UNSW creates the world's best hackers [Published LinuxSecurity.com - May 14 2013] LinuxSecurity.com : The University of NSW is known for producing some of Australia's top lawyers, doctors and accountants. But the 64-year-old institution is now gaining a reputation for excelling in what is often viewed as anti-establishment - hack ...
Drumbeat: April 5, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Apr 05 2013] Europe to Shut 10 Refineries as Profits Tumble Oil refiners in Europe will shut 10 percent of their plants this decade as fuel demand falls to a 19-year low. Of the region’s 104 facilities, 10 will shut permanently by 2020 from France to Italy to ...
Two decades and counting… [Published BraveNewClimate - Feb 18 2013] Guest Post by Geoff Russell . Geoff is a mathematician and computer programmer and is a member of Animal Liberation SA. He has published a book on diet and science, CSIRO Perfidy . While the French have been generating electricty for ~80 grams ...
University of New South Wales targeted by hackers [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Jan 24 2013] "The University of NSW (UNSW) has confirmed that it was subjected to a number of intrusion attacks against its servers by unidentified hackers during December 2012 and January 2013. According to a UNSW spokesperson, the hacking commenced with scanning ...