<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News - UNSW - Science]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:58 -1100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:58 -1100</lastBuildDate><webMaster>c.mobbs@unsw.edu.au</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Special feature: the upside of feeling down]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/special-feature-the-upside-of-feeling-down/</link><description><![CDATA[A chill wind chases you into the door of your local newsagent. Rain is drumming down outside. As you pay for your newspaper, you briefly notice a number of strange items on the checkout counter - a...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/special-feature-the-upside-of-feeling-down/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2667" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/ED44E5B38C268A31ACC2298FCC96035D.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samoan tsunami was too close to prevent deaths: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/samoan-tsunami-was-too-close/</link><description><![CDATA[Samoa's tsunami detection, monitoring and warning system works well and could not have prevented the more than 100 deaths caused by the devastating tsunami that hit the region on September 29, a...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/samoan-tsunami-was-too-close/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2245" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/50C6C3E0668F6AF2BC81090DBB219AED.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free eye tests at new Centre for Eye Health]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-centre-for-eye-health/</link><description><![CDATA[A new state-of-the-art eye health centre on campus will have an unusual twist: thanks to public generosity, all its services will be completely free of charge. Thousands of people at risk of...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-centre-for-eye-health/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2785" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/74938E7DE59C25573847AD34F5F38DED.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plague on their house, but bush rats fight back]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/plague-on-their-house-but-bush-rats-fight-back/</link><description><![CDATA[Sydney's native bush rats were unintended victims of a campaign to exterminate foreign black rats during a plague epidemic in 1900, according to new research by scientists who plan to reintroduce the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/plague-on-their-house-but-bush-rats-fight-back/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3935" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/DF2B7B692FFE36886FC1DC3A6208D9F1.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Cup: winning formula]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/melbourne-cup-winning-formula/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW mathematicians have crunched the numbers on two decades of Melbourne Cup race results to provide insight into how professional gamblers consistently back the winners - and have devised a winning ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/melbourne-cup-winning-formula/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3721" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E632CA82AF4ECF2F52C67547A50E95C3.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tall Poppies are the pick of the crop]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/tall-poppies-are-the-pick-of-the-crop/</link><description><![CDATA[Three Science Faculty scholars have been honoured at the 2009 Young Tall Poppy Awards hosted by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. Dr Marcus Cole, (Chemistry), Dr Donna Green (Climate...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/tall-poppies-are-the-pick-of-the-crop/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3403" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/DD568CCD24122769DC4AF6D2F735C654.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/opinion/</link><description><![CDATA[Provocative insight and opinions from leading academics and researchers at the UNSW Faculty of Science. Latest opinion piece:The sum of Australia's future 03 November 2009Anthony DooleySchool of...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/opinion/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="5355" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/05867E72C743A785A636D07997491D81.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science wins $23m in ARC Project and Grants]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-wins-23m-in-arc-project-and-grants/</link><description><![CDATA[The UNSW Faculty of Science has won more than $23 million in the Australian Research Council's latest round of grants, helping UNSW achieve the highest funding level ($47.8m) for any university in...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-wins-23m-in-arc-project-and-grants/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2097" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D89D4B20C63987A21CFE318E4251849A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sensors to protect marine and freshwater ecosystems]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sensors-to-protect-marine-and-freshwater-ecosystems/</link><description><![CDATA[An ambitious initiative designed to track the health of Australia's marine and freshwater ecosystems was launched today by the NSW Chief Scientist, Professor Mary O'Kane. The $9.6 million...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sensors-to-protect-marine-and-freshwater-ecosystems/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="5101" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/806E68B3677944C439729432CABD05D5.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer tsunami ? UNSW spearheads research in Samoa]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/killer-tsunami-unsw-spearheads-research-in-samoa/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW scientists will assess the impact of the regional tsunami that has struck Samoa, American Samoa and surrounding islands when they arrive next week in the remote South Pacific island group....]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/killer-tsunami-unsw-spearheads-research-in-samoa/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2635" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B7E8B7D5B9F456D6ACBEE9FA0C55A0E4.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micro-gravity a health hazard for astronauts: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/micro-gravity-a-health-hazard-for-astronauts-research/</link><description><![CDATA[Australian scientists may have pinpointed the cause of muscle wasting and bone-density loss experienced by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space, new research...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/micro-gravity-a-health-hazard-for-astronauts-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3384" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/EB16CE0B49EFB484A66826CAFFC83105.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nanotechnology gets a new light touch ]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/nanotechnology/</link><description><![CDATA[Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe their...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/nanotechnology/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2654" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C97159D667C1A878A2496775AC1D83C0.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time fast running out on climate change]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/time-fast-running-out-on-climate-change/</link><description><![CDATA[Years of inaction mean that time is fast running out for the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid dangerous global climate change, say researchers from the UNSW Climate Change...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/time-fast-running-out-on-climate-change/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2734" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/899F292B2F18DFD5C6860424E04F22BC.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3m boost to biofuels and protein research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/3m-boost-to-biofuels-and-protein-research/</link><description><![CDATA[The research capacity of two UNSW research facilities has been strengthened by a $3m upgrade from UNSW and the NSW and Federal Governments. UNSW's revamped Recombinant Products Laboratory and...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/3m-boost-to-biofuels-and-protein-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3472" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D816E942A5DB275A5433944AB9C79F4E.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Dean of Science appointed]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-dean-of-science-appointed/</link><description><![CDATA[The Faculty will soon have a new Dean of Science following the appointment of distinguished molecular geneticist Professor Merlin Crossley to the key leadership role. Professor Crossley will take up...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-dean-of-science-appointed/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3407" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8A65A81C493E062BA70A75ACF46BCBC9.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terry Tao: a beautiful mind to speak at UNSW]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/terry-tao-a-beautiful-mind-to-speak-at-unsw/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian whiz kid who became a UCLA maths professor at age 24 will reveal the mysterious world of prime numbers on Wednesday 16 September at UNSW. Terry Tao had won virtually every top research ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/terry-tao-a-beautiful-mind-to-speak-at-unsw/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3378" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C4DD7E94742CDD68A7ACF1A64013E837.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Symposium to hear of new green materials]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/symposium-to-hear-of-new-green-materials/</link><description><![CDATA[New environmentally friendly plastics, bricks and concrete can be made by recycling the great quantities of waste ash left over when coal is burnt in thermal power stations, according to UNSW...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/symposium-to-hear-of-new-green-materials/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2628" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/640BB780089D8B5D9E16B80F60DE3119.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genomes reveal bacterial lifestyles]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/genomes-reveal-bacterial-lifestyles/</link><description><![CDATA[Sampling just a few genes can reveal not only the "lifestyle" of marine microbes but of their entire environments, new research suggests. The finding means researchers may be able to predict the...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/genomes-reveal-bacterial-lifestyles/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4661" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/406820B73B6E338C0F297214F0CFBEDB.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPV vaccine may prevent breast cancer]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/hpv-vaccine-may-prevent-breast-cancer/</link><description><![CDATA[Vaccinating women against the human papillomavirus (HPV) may prevent some forms of breast cancer and save tens of thousands of lives each year, new Australian research suggests. Using genetic probes, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/hpv-vaccine-may-prevent-breast-cancer/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2627" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/93ACE69F4435BF57D84E80E28EBFA8A4.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety award for science video]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/safety-award-for-science-video/</link><description><![CDATA[A specially made UNSW-TV video on beach safety that has been viewed by tens of thousands of people has won an Australian Safer Communities Award, sponsored by Emergency Management Australia (EMA)....]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/safety-award-for-science-video/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2847" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/3595E81E65D0CFAB608A222029E765B2.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers find coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/astronomers-find-coldest-driest-calmest-place-on-earth/</link><description><![CDATA[The search for the best observatory site in the world has lead to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth. No human is thought to have ever been there but...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/astronomers-find-coldest-driest-calmest-place-on-earth/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4709" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5AF20ED3C540CE331CB351F194B65D88.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals cause thousands of road accidents: study]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/animals-cause-thousands-of-road-accidents-study/</link><description><![CDATA[Kangaroos and wallabies are the most likely species to be involved in animal-related road accidents that result in human death or injury and vehicle damage on NSW roads, a new study has found. More...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/animals-cause-thousands-of-road-accidents-study/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4125" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/258A4F4B5777CE4228518294BA2D2A0F.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eureka Prize wins for Gooding, Neilan]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/eureka-prize-wins-for-gooding-neilan/</link><description><![CDATA[Two Faculty of Science researchers have been honoured with wins in the 2009 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia's most prestigious science awards. Professor Brett Neilan, a Federation Fellow...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/eureka-prize-wins-for-gooding-neilan/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2683" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/FB4C8431428BB46E0B2DC0A97EE5D11B.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for grass roots action on climate - UNSW public forum and book launch]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/call-for-grass-roots-action-on-climate-unsw-public-forum-and-book-launch/</link><description><![CDATA[Citizens should demand greater action by federal and state governments that are failing to enact effective climate change reduction policies, according to Mark Diesendorf, a UNSW academic and author...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/call-for-grass-roots-action-on-climate-unsw-public-forum-and-book-launch/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4182" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/02C4EB0F111675F0CC2D0B9D2961F75D.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-psychotic drugs could help fight cancer]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/anti-psychotic-drugs-could-help-fight-cancer/</link><description><![CDATA[The observation that people taking medication for schizophrenia have lower cancer rates than other people has prompted new research revealing that anti-psychotic drugs could help treat some major...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/anti-psychotic-drugs-could-help-fight-cancer/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3077" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/327809076420C4B32066E1B1516F787E.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New drug-resistant TB strains could become widespread says new study]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-drug-resistant-tb-strains-could-become-widespread-says-new-study/</link><description><![CDATA[The emergence of new forms of tuberculosis could swell the proportion of drug-resistant cases globally, a new study has found. The finding raises concern that although TB incidence is falling in many ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-drug-resistant-tb-strains-could-become-widespread-says-new-study/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2137" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/106B028727A22CFE19A13B6F4BE00895.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New acting Dean at the helm]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-acting-dean-at-the-helm/</link><description><![CDATA[Distinguished molecular biologist Professor Ian Dawes takes over today as acting Dean of the Faculty of Science to replace Professor Mike Archer, AM, whose term as Dean has ended after almost six...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-acting-dean-at-the-helm/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2650" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7F55834D2A1B9DB26356673425A76E3E.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bizarre walking bat has ancient heritage: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bizarre-walking-bat/</link><description><![CDATA[A bizarre New Zealand bat that is as much at home walking four-legged on the ground as winging through the air had an Australian ancestor 20 million years ago with the same rare ability, a new study...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bizarre-walking-bat/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3404" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/388841B64FCC873304A9DBF71FE3F2F2.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinction crisis looms in Oceania: landmark study]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/extinction-crisis-oceania/</link><description><![CDATA[Governments must act urgently to halt loss of habitats and invading species that are posing major threats to biodiversity and causing species extinctions across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/extinction-crisis-oceania/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2807" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C628556B3CA2EBC0D10622C50AABB73B.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising stars vying for Eureka Prize]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/rising-stars-vying-for-eureka-prize/</link><description><![CDATA[Two of the rising stars in the Faculty of Science were selected today as finalists for the 2009 Eureka Prizes, Australia's most prestigious science awards. They are among five individual UNSW...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/rising-stars-vying-for-eureka-prize/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2519" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4647ACBC993A8682921167D6E08496C1.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami threat: are we vulnerable?]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/tsunami-threat-are-we-vulnerable/</link><description><![CDATA[Australian tsunami experts say the small tsunami triggered by an earthquake in New Zealand on Wednesday was the 41st to strike the "shaky isles" in the past 190 years, and demonstrated that our...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/tsunami-threat-are-we-vulnerable/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2635" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/0E1BDFCA4D30C47F7B9AD08EF844F8B4.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wagner's "difficult" reputation unwarranted says research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/wagner-s-difficult-reputation-unwarranted-says-research/</link><description><![CDATA[The composer Richard Wagner is well-known, even notorious, for writing operas that can challenge both performers and listeners. A new study published in the Journal of the Acoustic Society of America ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/wagner-s-difficult-reputation-unwarranted-says-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3673" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/DD30F7F5254D1C92850474D0ADFF5010.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New class of black holes discovered]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-class-of-black-holes-discovered/</link><description><![CDATA[The first solid evidence of a new class of medium-sized black holes has been discovered in a distant galaxy by an international team of astronomers. The black hole is more than 500 times the mass of...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-class-of-black-holes-discovered/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2109" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/BA2AFB95903FC92ED48663A69EF77E1C.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global patterns in plant height revealed for first time]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/global-patterns-in-plant-height-revealed-for-first-time/</link><description><![CDATA[A global study of more than 7,000 plant species has revealed what biologists expected but no one had proved - plants are taller in the tropics than those in temperate zones away from the equator....]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/global-patterns-in-plant-height-revealed-for-first-time/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3349" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5AD40CA9D6A202F25B6228488D3F0A81.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating excellence: 2009 Faculty of Science Undergraduate Scholarships & Prizes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/celebrating-excellence-2009-faculty-of-science-undergraduate-scholarships-prizes/</link><description><![CDATA[The 2009 Faculty of Science Undergraduate Scholarships &amp; Prizes presentation evening marked an opportunity to recognise and reward students for their outstanding academic performances. 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The finding suggests that there's much more to the visual appeal of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/average-women-more-attractive-than-centrefolds-study/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2747" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1A7C88F3C3DEB9AD8545AB22F62A4EB4.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change research team grows]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-team-grows/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) is going from strength to strength, with two new high-profile appointments bringing its academic staff ranks to nine, along with almost 30 post-doctoral...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-team-grows/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2754" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/A2B751C1142FF014CC2BF742772BC6B1.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement: survey]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/australian-men-risk-being-lonely-and-isolated-in-retirement-survey/</link><description><![CDATA[Men are planning for their financial security in retirement but not for their happiness, according to a survey revealing that more women than men plan for their health and leisure interests before...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/australian-men-risk-being-lonely-and-isolated-in-retirement-survey/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2187" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/339CBF93CC13BD64E3437C0CE3EE4FED.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilbies bring new life to desert dunes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bilbies-bring-new-life-to-desert-dunes/</link><description><![CDATA[Bilbies and bettongs-the desert forms of bandicoots and rat-kangaroos-can bring degraded desert landscape back to life, according to new study by UNSW PhD student, Ms Alex James. 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The eye care manufacturer Luxottica and UNSW have signed an agreement...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/eyes-on-the-prize-at-unsw-indigenous-scholarship-in-optometry/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2132" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/6451F97B22E8C2CF05ABF9A8E9F30609.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sydney Institute of Marine Science wins $19.5m grant in Budget 09: researchers to tackle threats to Australian coasts and marine ecosystems]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sydney-institute-of-marine-science-wins-19-5m-grant-in-budget-09-researchers-to-tackle-threats-to-australian-coasts-and-marine-ecosystems/</link><description><![CDATA[Sydney Harbour will be the focus of a world-class marine research program to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing Australian coasts thanks to a $19.5m grant to the Sydney Institute of...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sydney-institute-of-marine-science-wins-19-5m-grant-in-budget-09-researchers-to-tackle-threats-to-australian-coasts-and-marine-ecosystems/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2992" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/721B17F079D8C5AB375E0B4464F5B26A.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Clean Industrial Revolution: growing Australian prosperity in a greenhouse age ]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/the-clean-industrial-revolution-growing-australian-prosperity-in-a-greenhouse-age/</link><description><![CDATA[The energy superpowers of the looming greenhouse age will be nations that decarbonise their economies so they can prosper from the next industrial revolution that runs on renewable energy sources,...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/the-clean-industrial-revolution-growing-australian-prosperity-in-a-greenhouse-age/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2144" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7C4A2B453E6A49CF3428D196EE428175.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine: why we don't take what's good for us]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/medicine-why-we-don-t-take-what-s-good-for-us/</link><description><![CDATA[Ineffective traditional remedies are more likely to spread and be used than effective medical therapies because their ineffectiveness prolongs use that can be uncritically copied by others, new...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/medicine-why-we-don-t-take-what-s-good-for-us/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2533" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5E3C308681A9D99CC90D0437BD2ADB66.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Converting waste rubber to steels wins Inventor prize]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/converting-waste-rubber-to-steels-wins-inventor-prize/</link><description><![CDATA[Professor Veena Sahajwalla has won the Science and Engineering category of the 2009 NewSouth Innovations Inventor of the Year awards announced last night at a gala event attended by 120 leaders from...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/converting-waste-rubber-to-steels-wins-inventor-prize/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3618" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5FC39AE60D5644BDF2719081D86D7BFF.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creaser digs deep to CREATE]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/creaser-digs-deep-to-create/</link><description><![CDATA[Wily public servant, accidental vertebrate palaeontologist, and widely regarded as a "good bloke", Phil Creaser has acquired a new epithet: philanthropist. 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UNSW Professor Christopher Tinney and a team of international space...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/cool-discovery-40-light-years-from-earth/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2304" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/77B20BC9A6EAA5CB4C43AE48C4AE408F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory better in bad weather: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/memory/</link><description><![CDATA[There's an upside to feeling down when the weather is gloomy: your memory is far more accurate than it is on bright and sunny days, an intriguing new study suggests. 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Professor Schneider will ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/seminar-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-trade-off-or-complement/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4114" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/312F9AC09F11F4629F9B5E4338C74B06.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seminar: Is Science Communication Ending - Or Is there a New Dawn?]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/seminar-is-science-communication-ending-or-is-there-a-new-dawn/</link><description><![CDATA[Around the world, science journos and film makers are being 'let go.' At CNN, the ABC, the BBC, newspapers everywhere. Robyn Williams wrote a book about this prospect in 1996: Normal Service Won't Be ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/seminar-is-science-communication-ending-or-is-there-a-new-dawn/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3048" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D507DB14B026FDAE86F70E5E14A04F4B.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water vapour doubles global warming: case closed]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/water-vapour-doubles-global-warming-case-closed/</link><description><![CDATA[Water vapour released into the atmosphere adds one degree Celsius to global warming for every one contributed by humanity through greenhouse gas emissions. The evidence for this phenomenon,...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/water-vapour-doubles-global-warming-case-closed/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2919" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D9C2EE61CEBFEA164EDB86D47114FDEA.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Padded headgear won't stop concussion]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/padded-headgear-won-t-stop-concussion/</link><description><![CDATA[Padded headgear does not reduce the rate of concussion or head injury for Rugby Union players, a major new Australian study has found. 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The centre is jointly funded by $15...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-groundwater-centre/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2593" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/BFC705CB7F70C16F38F3F767BB648091.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossil suggests New Zealand did not drown]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/nzfossil/</link><description><![CDATA[The discovery of the fossil of a lizard-like New Zealand reptile dating back 18 million years has sparked renewed debate over whether the continent was fully submerged some 25 million years ago. 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Scientia Professor Victor...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/big-bang-and-bio-sensors-win-awards/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3273" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/9F3277D4A71FF1D6841B49824E8DA93A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spider love: little guys get lots more]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/spider-love-little-guys-get-lots-more/</link><description><![CDATA[Big males outperform smaller ones in head-to-head mating contests but diminutive males make ten times better lovers because they're quicker to mature and faster on their feet, a new study of redback...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/spider-love-little-guys-get-lots-more/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2404" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/BD56EF2EF79EA6D6EECF3810698B859D.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atomic clock can shrink by "magic"]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/atomic-clock-can-shrink-by-magic/</link><description><![CDATA[The world's most precise clock - on which all time-keeping and navigation systems are based - might be made as small as a wristwatch with a new design proposed by an international team of physicists. ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/atomic-clock-can-shrink-by-magic/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2322" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/66765C1BA6C5A4FB037ACC5530AD7816.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery of missing hydrogen]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/mystery-of-missing-hydrogen/</link><description><![CDATA[Something vital is missing in the far distant reaches of the Universe: hydrogen - the raw material for stars, planets and possible life. The discovery of its apparent absence from distant galaxies by ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/mystery-of-missing-hydrogen/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1814" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E5D35969D77FE10EF90C48CA620A7A4A.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, what a feeling! Brain-injured recover emotional perception skills]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/oh-what-a-feeling-brain-injured-recover-emotional-perception-skills/</link><description><![CDATA[People who have lost the ability to interpret emotion after a severe brain injury can regain this vital social skill by being re-educated to read body-language, facial expressions and voice tone in...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/oh-what-a-feeling-brain-injured-recover-emotional-perception-skills/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3644" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1AF4C2544B25FCE49AED1B2A1C981FE3.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restocking program a win for prawners and the environment]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/restocking-program-a-win-for-prawners-and-the-environment/</link><description><![CDATA[Eastern king prawns are back on the menu after a seven-year absence at Wallagoot Lake, near the NSW south coast town of Merimbula, following a prawn-restocking program that is yielding wins for...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/restocking-program-a-win-for-prawners-and-the-environment/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2344" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/A633C9549FFD234DF9C7FC70196DA64E.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science tops chart in LIEF grants]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tops-chart-in-lief-grants/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW has won the largest share of any Australian university in the latest round of Federal Government research funding, being awarded 15% of the $31.6 million awarded nationally under the Linkage...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tops-chart-in-lief-grants/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2163" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/3DDAE489EDA215168A049B83552E451E.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer theory cracks rainforest gene secrets]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/computer-theory-cracks-rainforest-gene-secrets/</link><description><![CDATA[An innovative approach to studying genetics has provided new information about how Australia's dwindling remnants of rainforest will cope as the planet grows warmer due to climate change. According...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/computer-theory-cracks-rainforest-gene-secrets/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3920" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5E7E4A9A87AF91A09615727BFA4D6227.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiddler crabs reveal honesty is not always the best policy]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/fiddler-crabs-reveal-honesty-is-not-always-the-best-policy/</link><description><![CDATA[Dishonesty may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought. A team of Australian ecologists has discovered that some male fiddler crabs "lie" about their fighting ability by...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/fiddler-crabs-reveal-honesty-is-not-always-the-best-policy/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3524" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/A748209B41D73D884F70B5A93EFBC70C.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Ocean to acidify much sooner than thought]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/ocean-acidification/</link><description><![CDATA[The Southern Ocean will acidify much earlier than previously thought from increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, taking it past the point where the shells of sea creatures will start to...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/ocean-acidification/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1973" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/3E0EE81795FEA3A1FE2DD70B8DFC2E02.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring brings ?jelly balls? to NSW coast]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/spring-brings-jelly-balls-to-nsw-coast/</link><description><![CDATA[An unusual abundance of jelly-like creatures has been discovered in waters along the NSW coast from Sydney to Newcastle during a marine survey of the region by a team of scientists from the...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/spring-brings-jelly-balls-to-nsw-coast/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2047" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B1748A59D6230FF289EFAF3F9A4B113E.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A face by any other name: seeing racial bias]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/a-face-by-any-other-name-seeing-racial-bias/</link><description><![CDATA[If Barack Obama had taken his mother's surname and kept his childhood nickname, American voters might literally see "Barry Dunham" as a quite different presidential candidate, a new study suggests. A ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/a-face-by-any-other-name-seeing-racial-bias/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2595" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7B03BDB380D258E5EF924174DADB067E.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch how you rub: warning on eye spikes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/eye-spikes/</link><description><![CDATA[Normal activities such as wearing swim goggles, sleeping face down or doing a gym workout may contribute to glaucoma and other pressure-related eye diseases, a new study has found. "The fluid...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/eye-spikes/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2657" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/74294D48DE04F951EBAA994579796A7A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young science trio win excellence awards]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/young-science-trio-win-excellence-awards/</link><description><![CDATA[Three Faculty of Science researchers have won Young Tall Poppy Awards, announced last night at a gala event in the NSW Parliament. The awards recognise young scientists who excel at research,...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/young-science-trio-win-excellence-awards/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2601" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/2CE5BC6C60626EA26549882E43D24250.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcement of the UNSW U Committee Award for Research Excellence in Science ]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/announcement-of-the-unsw-u-committee-award-for-research-excellence-in-science/</link><description><![CDATA[An award of $10,000 will be given to the doctoral student in Science who is judged to have produced the best PhD thesis, in the broadest sense, within the calendar year. Criteria for the award...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/announcement-of-the-unsw-u-committee-award-for-research-excellence-in-science/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4674" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/35DE70921DDD77E74B8F9AA85C08ADAA.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARC success: the seal's whiskers]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/arc-success-the-seal-s-whiskers/</link><description><![CDATA[The history and impacts of climate change are being revealed by a surprising source - the whiskers of seals in Antarctica. Marine mammal expert Dr Tracey Rogers, of the UNSW Evolution and Ecology...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/arc-success-the-seal-s-whiskers/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2892" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/51C644C15F9576B674D00350ACBFA4E5.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Extinct" mouse rediscovered]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/extinct-mouse-rediscovered/</link><description><![CDATA[A small mammal classified as "presumed extinct" in NSW - the desert mouse - has been rediscovered living in Sturt National Park in the State's far west. It had not been seen since 1857. University of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/extinct-mouse-rediscovered/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3656" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/02F9097CB8746F8A53416644758B793D.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[School of Materials Science and Engineering Research Student Open Day]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/school-of-materials-science-and-engineering-research-student-open-day/</link><description><![CDATA[The School of Materials Science and Engineering is hosting a Research Student Open Day on Thursday October 23, 4-7pm in room 108. Talk to our academics, find out about scholarships. Refreshments...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/school-of-materials-science-and-engineering-research-student-open-day/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4050" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4A5068E992DCF78E1738D150041DCBF2.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science Faculty Research Grant Program (SFRGP)/Early Career Researcher Grant Program (ECRGP) 2009]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-faculty-research-grant-program-sfrgp-early-career-researcher-grant-program-ecrgp-2009/</link><description><![CDATA[The SFRGP and ECRGP schemes for 2009 will operate simultaneously with the same application form. Triplicate signed copies must be submitted to the Faculty Office (original) and School/Centre (two...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-faculty-research-grant-program-sfrgp-early-career-researcher-grant-program-ecrgp-2009/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's largest wetlands study under way]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/world-s-largest-wetlands-study-under-way/</link><description><![CDATA[The largest ever survey of the health of Australia's vital wetlands has begun, with a team of environmental researchers from the University of New South Wales conducting a special aerial survey of...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/world-s-largest-wetlands-study-under-way/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2780" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/53E629969E68741A51ABCC00B53183B4.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate letter to PM]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-letter-to-pm/</link><description><![CDATA[Top climate scientists urge PM to cut C02 emissions by 25% Australia's leading climate scientists have written to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, urging him to adopt an emission reduction target for...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-letter-to-pm/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2817" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/391C525216FAB980955F6D78239497CE.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bugs at sea: fair or foul?]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bugs-at-sea-fair-or-foul/</link><description><![CDATA[As any boat owner knows, if you dip any object into the ocean its surface will quickly be covered in marine life in a progressive colonisation process known as marine "biofouling". But this doesn't...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bugs-at-sea-fair-or-foul/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2221" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5381873384B110D991BF02949E6360A3.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achievements of UNSW astronomers honoured by new stamp]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/achievements-of-unsw-astronomers-honoured-by-new-stamp/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW's pioneering role in showing the unrealised potential of ground-based astronomy in Antarctica has been celebrated on a new Australian postage stamp. The stamp depicts in the foreground a...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/achievements-of-unsw-astronomers-honoured-by-new-stamp/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4033" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B1E516971F1BF0E839DBBA4811AC8D90.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping climate change vulnerability in Australia's tropical north]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/mapping-climate-change-vulnerability-in-australia-s-tropical-north/</link><description><![CDATA[The risks and impacts of climate change on indigenous communities in Australia's tropical north is the subject of a new scoping study. The study will assess the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/mapping-climate-change-vulnerability-in-australia-s-tropical-north/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1915" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1040416DE143D36FC89E24739D450A78.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists return to marine "treasure trove" on Sydney Harbour]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/scientists-return-to-marine-treasure-trove-on-sydney-harbour/</link><description><![CDATA[How many species of marine creatures remain of the dozens first discovered on a tiny island in Sydney Harbour 130 years ago? That's the question a team of biologists hope to answer this weekend when...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/scientists-return-to-marine-treasure-trove-on-sydney-harbour/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2992" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C6CD1312D576AD621FD00F325509B396.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate: new spin on ocean's role]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-new-spin-on-ocean-s-role/</link><description><![CDATA[New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that have a profound influence on marine life and on the world's climate.These massive swirling...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-new-spin-on-ocean-s-role/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3409" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B872AD85707DB193E99052A69B203B9A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright marine science students catch the Next Wave]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bright-marine-science-students-catch-the-next-wave/</link><description><![CDATA["Going to sea is inspirational," says 21 year-old Adrienne Gatt, who has just made her first voyage aboard the Southern Surveyor, Australia's only marine research vessel. 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The finding adds to mounting...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/heavy-metal-link-to-mutations-declining-growth-low-fertility-in-parramatta-river-crustaceans-study/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2413" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F824A59A2A02D8B395F99F8F83F8A78A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science shines at Eureka Prizes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-shines-at-eureka-prizes/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW researchers have won an unprecedented six Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - the "Oscars" of Australian science. The UNSW tally is the highest by any institution in the 19-year history of the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-shines-at-eureka-prizes/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3849" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8D2AE52E377AC13EBEACC79A2BCE5884.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last free-flowing river in Murray-Darling Basin threatened by floodplain development]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/last-free-flowing-river-in-murray-darling-basin-threatened-by-floodplain-development/</link><description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government's management of floodplains on the environmentally important Paroo River has been called into question by a new study by UNSW researchers. 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Don't sleep on it: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/complex-decision-don-t-sleep-on-it-research/</link><description><![CDATA[Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research. The finding debunks a controversial 2006 research...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/complex-decision-don-t-sleep-on-it-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2064" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F0C7A9FBB48E8B751DE4E58007F2DAF9.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A+ for science teaching]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/a-for-science-teaching/</link><description><![CDATA[Two science faculty staff have been recognised for their commitment to student learning by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. The ALTC has awarded Barbara Junghans and Wallace Bridge with...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/a-for-science-teaching/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4156" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1EEDBF6101E38C9037495D0CAF0F401E.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change: skippy to the rescue]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-change-skippy-to-the-rescue/</link><description><![CDATA[Skippy could be on more menus following a report that expanding the kangaroo industry would significantly cut greenhouse gases. A paper in the journal Conservation Letters says reducing cattle and...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/climate-change-skippy-to-the-rescue/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3524" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/6EA70FEFE5553996EF02538ABC4A2F99.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great white's mighty bite revealed]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/great-white-s-mighty-bite-revealed/</link><description><![CDATA[The bite force of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the highest known for any living species, according to new research to be published in the Journal of Zoology. This is the first time ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/great-white-s-mighty-bite-revealed/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3021" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/EAB3136CBE0BDA35E2300E9C9D424D30.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss bankers and fire ants: predicting extreme risk]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/swiss-bankers-and-fire-ants-predicting-extreme-risk/</link><description><![CDATA[What do Swiss bankers and fire ants have in common? Not much at first glance, but an unusual new study notes that the banking industry has learnt a lot from bitter experience with rogue traders,...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/swiss-bankers-and-fire-ants-predicting-extreme-risk/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2874" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F1296B4DAF590025F017C912C793AE7B.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do Sydney?s bats hang out?]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/where-do-sydney-s-bats-hang-out/</link><description><![CDATA[Caragh Threlfall haunts Sydney by night in search of tiny insect-eating bats to learn more about one of Earth's least-studied mammals. Under cover of darkness, the 25 year-old UNSW PhD student...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/where-do-sydney-s-bats-hang-out/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4191" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/0F3EE93FEFB04DC77C7E9169BE35CACA.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faculty stands out in Eureka Prizes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/faculty-stands-out-in-eureka-prizes/</link><description><![CDATA[Ten UNSW-affiliated researchers and research groups are in the running for eight prize categories at this year's Eureka Prizes, an unprecedented achievement for any research institution in the...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/faculty-stands-out-in-eureka-prizes/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2935" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/6A1BC235AA6B2CB50615141400F506F5.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Award for UNSW climate researcher]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/award-for-unsw-climate-researcher/</link><description><![CDATA[The Banksia Environmental Foundation has named Professor Matthew England the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Australian Research Award Winner. He was presented with the $30,000 award on Friday 18 July at the...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/award-for-unsw-climate-researcher/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2481" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C06DA505D0B86C66DF3915CDDEB5B0D4.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men and women may need different diets: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/men-and-women-may-need-different-diets-research/</link><description><![CDATA[Diet can strongly influence how long you live and reproduce, but now scientists have discovered that what works best for males may not be best for females. 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The three-hour exam poses six problems assessing knowledge from areas of secondary ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/we-ve-got-the-numbers-unsw-mathematics-competition/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3044" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/CB2CB8A243B4692DB13A7276B933D79C.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot licks from robo-clarinet ]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/hot-licks-from-robo-clarinet/</link><description><![CDATA[A remarkable Australian-designed robot clarinet player has won first prize at an international orchestra competition. 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Professor Sloan,...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/honour-for-unsw-mathematician/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2196" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7591CC749DE539E9CE9EADB1E3D3B2D6.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[International award for UNSW physics learning materials]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/international-award-for-unsw-physics-learning-materials/</link><description><![CDATA[Physclips, a set of multimedia learning and teaching materials developed for introductory physics, has won the Physics division of the 2007 Pirelli Prizes for Science Communication. 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Awarded by the U Committee, the prize recognises the best science PhD thesis passed each year.Dr Ruess is pioneering a new way ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/prize-for-quantum-physics-advance/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4517" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C4B6786439B0764B8F7900722037D681.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federation Fellowships trifecta for UNSW]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/federation-fellowships-trifecta-for-unsw/</link><description><![CDATA[Three UNSW academics have been named 2008 Australian Research Council Federation Fellows by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/federation-fellowships-trifecta-for-unsw/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3669" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/84926AC76937C388FDA172860688D8A0.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNSW, India join forces in nanotechnology research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-india-join-forces-in-nanotechnology-research/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW's Faculty of Science will team with Indian counterparts in two major research projects in the field of nanotechnology, following a funding announcement by the Federal Government.The projects are ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-india-join-forces-in-nanotechnology-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3506" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F8920C3A3C267928CC3BA5DA8B9B98E3.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient dragon has space-age skull]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/ancient-dragon-has-space-age-skull/</link><description><![CDATA[A new international study has revealed how the Komodo dragon can be such an efficient killing machine despite having a wimpy bite and a featherweight skull. A member of the goanna family with...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/ancient-dragon-has-space-age-skull/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3088" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D8F1F065286F09ECCBDF9F76A9D9AC63.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shorebird numbers crash: survey alarm]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/shorebird-numbers-crash-survey-alarm/</link><description><![CDATA["Three-quarters of eastern Australia's millions of resident and migratory shorebirds have disappeared in just one generation."- Professor Richard Kingsford One of the world's great wildlife...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/shorebird-numbers-crash-survey-alarm/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2763" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/FBAB6673803F1494A18EC0101D446A2A.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sydney harbours deadly diet for sea creatures]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sydney-harbours-deadly-diet-for-sea-creatures/</link><description><![CDATA[Contaminated seaweeds in Sydney Harbour could be threatening the small animals that feed on them, according to a new study revealing that the harbour's seaweeds have the world's highest levels of...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/sydney-harbours-deadly-diet-for-sea-creatures/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3051" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C0AE49C9BB46DCACC5C5B817F8580C4D.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New hope for prolonged grief]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-hope-for-prolonged-grief/</link><description><![CDATA[Strong feelings of grief are normal and healthy after the death of someone you love, but recent research findings suggest that some people grieve for so long that it becomes a significant mental...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-hope-for-prolonged-grief/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2095" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/6FC285FAB7A0A7C887B0793E04A01F2B.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living fossil still calls Australia home: study]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/living-fossil-still-calls-australia-home-study/</link><description><![CDATA[They are separated by a vast ocean and by millions of years, but tiny prehistoric bones found on a Queensland farm have been directly linked to a strange and secretive little animal that lives today...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/living-fossil-still-calls-australia-home-study/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3458" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/3667A7BC1167A1F1ACF4BCC8FC8127FE.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Aussies dining on Skippy]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/more-aussies-dining-on-skippy/</link><description><![CDATA[More Australians are dining on kangaroo but most are unaware that the national icon is being wild harvested rather than farmed, according to a new report. Australia has no kangaroo farms and...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/more-aussies-dining-on-skippy/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2788" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1719B531355B366A50A62EB454306C7F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floodplain development threatens Macquarie Marshes]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/floodplain-development-threatens-macquarie-marshes/</link><description><![CDATA[A landmark study by a team at the University of New South Wales has mapped more than 2,000 km of levee banks, channels and storages on the floodplains of the Macquarie Marshes, an internationally...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/floodplain-development-threatens-macquarie-marshes/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4152" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/2937E127A3CC7CAED04D4277F913543A.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good sax? Vocal tract control is key: research]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/good-sax-vocal-tract-control-is-key-research/</link><description><![CDATA[Unlike amateurs, professional sax players can play notes in the very high altissimo sound register by tuning their vocal tract to assist the instrument, new research in the journal Science reveals....]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/good-sax-vocal-tract-control-is-key-research/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2625" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/969C6F3C46657D267485FC6337B797B5.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnancy hits your memory]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/pregnancy-hits-your-memory/</link><description><![CDATA[Many women believe that they become more forgetful during pregnancy: a new study by Australian researchers suggests that they are right - and that their memory can be significantly impaired for at...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/pregnancy-hits-your-memory/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2435" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F51D6ECEE24A457BD28F29FCA92C45ED.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave new observatory in Antarctica]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/brave-new-observatory-in-antarctica/</link><description><![CDATA[An unusual new astronomical observatory has been established on the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau, in a multi-national collaboration including China, the US, UK and Australia. An expedition...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/brave-new-observatory-in-antarctica/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2747" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4B00D0FF5D3EF9FEF52B85AD57CEF548.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dean wins national honour]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/dean-wins-national-honour/</link><description><![CDATA[Almost four decades of distinguished research, teaching and public promotion of science and conservation by Professor Mike Archer have been publicly recognised in the Australia Day honours list....]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/dean-wins-national-honour/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2684" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/EBD0A69368C4088937C184855FD25EE0.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marsupial lion: fast and efficient killer]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/marsupial-lion-fast-and-efficient-killer/</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's extinct marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) would have made minced meat of today's African lion (Panthera leo) had the two big hyper-carnivores ever squared off in a fight to the death....]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/marsupial-lion-fast-and-efficient-killer/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3185" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/621B1666BCE1DC7BB76E820D4DD41CAD.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bali declaration urges greenhouse gas limits]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bali-declaration-urges-greenhouse-gas-limits/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW climatologists are among more than 200 leading scientists warning the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/bali-declaration-urges-greenhouse-gas-limits/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1360" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/06EFF99D2731109D3108A928EB8E0358.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research focus on short-sighted kids]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/research-focus-on-short-sighted-kids/</link><description><![CDATA[A new UNSW research project aims to discover whether special contact lenses worn only during sleep may slow or halt the progression of short-sightedness - myopia - in children.The specially designed...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/research-focus-on-short-sighted-kids/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2098" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/5766D86F6920A5EDD836E95E56195BB9.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gory details sway jurors to convict]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/gory-details-sway-jurors-to-convict/</link><description><![CDATA[Jurors presented with gruesome evidence, such as descriptions or images of torture and mutilation, are up to five times more likely to convict a defendant than jurors not privy to such evidence, UNSW ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/gory-details-sway-jurors-to-convict/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3548" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/23A2FE0D34B95E30036D47DDBC378827.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical Sciences Building: official opening]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/chemical-sciences-building-official-opening/</link><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s official. UNSW&#39;s new Chemical Sciences Building and Analytical Centre is open for business. NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, The Hon Verity Firth, MP opened the new...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/chemical-sciences-building-official-opening/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2753" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/6D15671A855F586CDBE0D3D07F78CA4F.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going the raw prawn]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/going-the-raw-prawn/</link><description><![CDATA[Prawn shells have the potential to do a lot more than create a fearsome smell in the garbage bin, with a UNSW food science researcher developing a new technique for extracting a powerful antioxidant...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/going-the-raw-prawn/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2586" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F7C1C87B411DA1C9A7D22BEA65799F04.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel peace prize: UNSW researchers join celebrations]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/nobel-peace-prize-unsw-researchers-join-celebrations/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW atmospheric scientist Andy Pitman has cause to celebrate the winning of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the UN&#39;s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.A member of the IPCC,...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/nobel-peace-prize-unsw-researchers-join-celebrations/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3130" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D29B39085114ACA24727CE8AD57563BC.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNSW takes hat-trick of Young Tall Poppies]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-takes-hat-trick-of-young-tall-poppies/</link><description><![CDATA[The outstanding achievements of Dr Emma Johnston, Dr Matt Taylor (Science Faculty) and Dr Nadine Kasparian (Medical Faculty) saw UNSW take home more Young Tall Poppy Awards than other competing...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-takes-hat-trick-of-young-tall-poppies/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2961" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/60F2B78054FF70089998A59750C17E91.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our young scientists snare Bright Sparks awards]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/our-young-scientists-snare-bright-sparks-awards/</link><description><![CDATA[Two UNSW scientists have been named among the 10 recipients of the 2007 Cosmos Bright Sparks Awards.The awards are decided by an expert advisory panel in recognition of outstanding research and...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/our-young-scientists-snare-bright-sparks-awards/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3547" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/A102247B8916176270679F552910FC33.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science big winner in ARC funds]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-big-winner-in-arc-funds/</link><description><![CDATA[The Faculty of Science performed strongly when UNSW received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding. Federal Education, Science and Training Minister Julie...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/science-big-winner-in-arc-funds/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2527" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/C195AEFD2066A19C57A9A9C1ADA95A4B.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birds, water vanish from Macquarie Marshes wetland]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/birds-water-vanish-from-macquarie-marshes-wetland/</link><description><![CDATA[An aerial survey by UNSW researchers reveals that waterbirds and water have vanished from the northern reaches of Macquarie Marshes wetland, north of Dubbo.&quot;This year we didn&#39;t find a single ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/birds-water-vanish-from-macquarie-marshes-wetland/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4558" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/AACB62A0563DD0187CF7F1281D9CD0F3.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNSW takes the lead on climate change]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-takes-the-lead-on-climate-change/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has earmarked sustainability as a priority for the University - in research, teaching and in the way the campus operates. Professor Hilmer told a Climate...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-takes-the-lead-on-climate-change/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2395" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/62530B9AEEC348BD5B9484483149720F.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists say sabretooth bit like a pussycat]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/scientists-say-sabretooth-bit-like-a-pussycat/</link><description><![CDATA[In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/scientists-say-sabretooth-bit-like-a-pussycat/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4094" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E9EDBEAE80AF290D9CA3727FB238D3B5.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding fuels discovery at UNSW]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/funding-fuels-discovery-at-unsw/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW has received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding. Federal Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop today announced UNSW had received $26 ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/funding-fuels-discovery-at-unsw/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3097" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/44F1449E295C492D519F23818B249603.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog in hand scares bird in bush]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/dog-in-hand-scares-bird-in-bush/</link><description><![CDATA[New research showing that dog-walking in bushland significantly reduces bird diversity and abundance will lend support to bans against the practice in sensitive bushland and conservation areas.Until...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/dog-in-hand-scares-bird-in-bush/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3947" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/108275DB05AE13705D5AC4A7F4738C01.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thylacine: the dingo did it]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/thylacine-the-dingo-did-it/</link><description><![CDATA[The wily dingo out-competed the much larger marsupial thylacine by being better built anatomically to resist the &quot;mechanical stresses&quot; associated with killing large prey, say Australian...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/thylacine-the-dingo-did-it/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3184" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7DDD9507AF1124F3A5FD658E30438121.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khmer kings were architects of their own demise]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/khmer-kings-were-architects-of-their-own-demise/</link><description><![CDATA[The Khmer kings who created the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" surrounding Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat were the architects of its eventual environmental collapse, says an...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/khmer-kings-were-architects-of-their-own-demise/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2002" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/7D87C9ECB5E455EEDA5CB178C3AE5624.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once in a red moon: a beautiful lunar eclipse]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/once-in-a-red-moon-a-beautiful-lunar-eclipse/</link><description><![CDATA[UNSW space scientists joined millions of people across the nation who enjoyed perfect conditions for viewing the first total lunar eclipse since 2000.On the mild Autumn evening of August 28,...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/once-in-a-red-moon-a-beautiful-lunar-eclipse/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1415" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/9D3854D3151443AD0AAAB7FFD27C11B9.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faculty teachers honoured]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/faculty-teachers-honoured/</link><description><![CDATA[The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education has honoured 8 UNSW Faculty of Science staff members for their contribution to student learning.The Institute has awarded them...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/faculty-teachers-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New insight into chronic fatigue]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-insight-into-chronic-fatigue/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at UNSW believe that blood may hold vital insights into what is happening in the brains of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).In a study unparalleled in its scope, a team led by ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/new-insight-into-chronic-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great white's mighty bite to be revealed]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/great-white-s-mighty-bite-to-be-revealed/</link><description><![CDATA[Scientists are using sophisticated computer software to determine the &quot;bite force&quot; of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) netted near the coast of Sydney.The research will reveal...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/great-white-s-mighty-bite-to-be-revealed/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2641" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F73DF3F179CA69ED7FD2D2DECADDA6EA.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distant quoll could be long lost Aussie]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/distant-quoll-could-be-long-lost-aussie/</link><description><![CDATA[Scientists say that New Guinea&#39;s bronze quoll might be an immigrant Australian that was isolated from the mainland by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Eighteen thousand years ago and...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/distant-quoll-could-be-long-lost-aussie/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3644" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8780C127D0FBCEE2FD5F2B0ACC2F6244.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space is getting crowded... with new planets]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/space-is-getting-crowded-with-new-planets/</link><description><![CDATA[The world&#39;s largest and most prolific team of planet hunters has announced the discovery of 28 new planets outside our solar system, raising to 236 the total number of known exoplanets.Among the...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/space-is-getting-crowded-with-new-planets/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1736" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4F09D4D6428EF36AFAA756BC8665C2FE.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Adam recognised by award]]></title><link>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/paul-adam-recognised-by-award/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has made one of the most prominent and distinguished members of the Faculty of Science, Associate Professor Paul Adam, an honorary member (AM) of the Order of Australia.The...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/paul-adam-recognised-by-award/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2202" url="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/CD45D2736B0F30A3454796231DC484C0.jpg"/></item></channel></rss> 