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With relatively swift action, Australia got four crucial things in place: we lowered the base rate of infections, we got a serious testing regimen in place, we developed effective contact tracing and we built hospital capacity if things went awry. Image: Shutterstock Opinion While Australia responded relatively quickly towards minimising the spread of COVID-19, we're not out of the woods just yet. Overseas travel might be off the table this summer, but why not travel under it? A new UNSW evidence review has found there is still no consensus between researchers about why exercise works for low back pain patients – despite decades of studies on the topic. Market design is playing an increasingly important role globally in creating new forms of value and carving out new markets such as spectrum auctions, says UNSW Business School. New research finds there are several steps insurers can take to improve the way they assess and manage the impacts of climate change on the community. Eastern Australia's wetlands and waterbirds have partially recovered from the drought – but long-term trends remain concerning, an aerial survey by UNSW researchers has revealed. Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside. The Paris Agreement desperately needs to be updated. Currently the big exporters take no responsibility for the emissions created when those fossil fuels are burned overseas. Teaching people to gain control over their brain to relieve chronic pain and improving food and water security are two of the innovative UNSW Sydney projects to receive Ideas Grants. Neuroscientists say the best way to study hallucinations is via lab models where they can be induced in anyone, anytime. Quantum computers, making greenhouse gases useful, COVID-19 infection from droplet spread and water security were some of the most popular engineering stories in 2020. A large study shows preschool benefits Aboriginal children's development more than childcare or being taken care of at home. But the benefits of preschool are not as large as for non-Aboriginal kids. A team of leading Sydney researchers is pioneering the use of a fast genomic sequencing technology to help determine the source of hard-to-trace coronavirus cases.  Australia's oldest learned society recognises UNSW Sydney researchers with prestigious awards for 2020. For UNSW alumnus and Winter Olympian Scott Kneller, work and passion have come together in one incredible project. The most-read stories of 2020 take us from the depths of the mind to the edges of the universe. Sydney Quantum Academy is working to create thousands of well-paid, high-tech jobs building on the city’s quantum strengths. A team of leading Sydney researchers is pioneering the use of a fast genomic sequencing technology to help determine the source of hard-to-trace coronavirus cases.  UNSW Professor Jessica Grisham explains the psychology behind hoarding disorder The Strata Defects Rectification Guide has been developed as a first point of call for current and future apartment owners and other stakeholders worried about defects in apartment buildings. Photo: Shutterstock. Social Affairs The step-by-step guide helps strata property owners and managers with the process of identifying and rectifying defects in apartment buildings. Dr Steph Gardner is one of 60 academics invited by Science Technology Australia to be mentored as a role model for women in STEM. Expand Photo Keep an ear out for frogs this week The Bilingual Froglet male’s call has two parts, hence its scientific name. It can be a high-pitched rattle or clicking sound with a musical quality. 
Photo: Jodi Rowley / Australian Museum A film about the shootings is likely to be very distressing for people directly impacted by the massacre, particularly those who still have PTSD or strong grief responses. UNSW Sydney is the first Australian partner of BMNT Inc. and its non-profit arm, The Common Mission Project (CMP), and will launch the first Australian expansion of a global program that fosters mission-driven entrepreneurship. The financial services industry could look very different a few years from now, thanks to COVID-19 accelerating several emerging trends in FinTech. UNSW Sydney researchers have shared step-by-step instructions to empower other scientists to enhance the resolution and stability of single-molecule microscopes. They might be seen as noxious, but it turns out there is an unappreciated side to weeds. Professor Matthew England has been recognised for his leadership in meteorology, oceanography and climate science. A group of UNSW Sydney researchers has released a groundbreaking report expected to improve the lives of people with bloodborne viruses.  Stuart Fuller, UNSW Foundation Board Director, Law alumnus and member of the Law Advisory Council, now chairs Australia’s leading national centre for engagement with Asia. Latest rankings reveal jump in number of local universities in global top 200.  Developments in international economic law could alter Australia's relationship with China and other key trading partners, says UNSW Law’s Professor Heng Wang. Christmas may not be cancelled, but it will certainly be different to any before, say leading COVID-19 experts. New HIV data, released today by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney for World AIDS Day, are a reminder for Australia to sustain its efforts in HIV prevention amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Australian researchers have found the ideal position for qubits in silicon - a development that will help them to scale up atom-based quantum computers. Researchers honoured for their pioneering work in renewable energy, water management and chemical engineering. The critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum could have its survival chances boosted if scientists succeed in moving the tiny animal from its alpine habitat to a warmer, lowland forest environment, a UNSW Sydney study suggests. If successful the project, led by UNSW researchers Professor Mike Archer and Dr Hayley Bates, could provide a template for saving other similarly threatened animals worldwide. Delivery riders are paying the ultimate price for the fact that our cities, their infrastructure and the rules governing them make cycling much more dangerous than it should be. Media Office, UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 AustraliaTelephone. +61 2 9385 2864, Email. media@unsw.edu.auAuthorised by the Chief Communications Officer, UNSW Division of External EngagementProvider Code: 00098G ABN: 57 195 873 179

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