Welcome to the UNSW Faculty of Science

We live in amazing times, with the human and natural worlds going through a period of change that is unprecedented for sheer pace and scale. Science and technology have extended the reach of our senses way past the edges of the map of human experience. We can see into the outer reaches of the universe, eavesdrop on events inside a living cell, reach back far into the ancient past and even peer into the future. And we can meet, socialise, swap ideas and trade with other people in virtual communities in virtual worlds. Our capacity for innovation is taking us beyond frontiers we didn't even know existed just a generation ago. This dramatic change is transforming lives, cultures, politics, industries and economies.

Our Faculty aims to be at the leading edge of this exciting revolution. This website showcases just some of the extraordinary breadth, depth and quality of research we carry out. We're proud of what we do and the many contributions we make to advancing human knowledge and wellbeing.

Tomorrow's world will need, as never before, a grounding in science that is strong, credible and relevant. We face extraordinary global challenges, particularly in managing environmental degradation, climate change and population pressures. Science holds the key to meeting those challenges and it is from the truly global ranks of scientists that tomorrow's generation of leaders will surely come.

More of the Dean's welcome...