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6G technology will go far beyond just faster download speeds.

Read about some of the massive changes heading our way, including what it means for both security and medical screenings.

6 Things to know about 6G The pace of change in telecommunications is accelerating every year. Even with 5G not yet fully implemented across Australia

Don't miss out on this year's 'Taste of Research' showcase, a scholarship program that lets undergraduate students get real hands-on experience with a research group.

This event is open to students from all universities. Monday 30 September.

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2024 Taste of Research Poster Showcase Taste of Research is an interactive annual event that encourages undergraduate students to discover research projects in UNSW Engineering.

Seeing the gender pay gap up close and personal sparked a fire in the late Vida Balshaw.

But a scholarship in her name set up to bridge that divide gives much more than just financial assistance.

Redressing the imbalance: Vida Balshaw Scholarship helping empower women in engineering Vida Balshaw was the inspiration for the Women in Engineering Scholarship named in her honour, which was inaugurally awarded to Liza Chao

This week, Engineering's '75 stories in 75 days' series goes from creepy crawly cuisine all the way to mining the moon.

Read about how adding insects to your diet is good for the planet, a project to restore coastal habitats in Fiji, students making a name for themselves overseas with their interplanetary ideas, what's next for the solar cell, and our efforts to balance engineering's gender gap.

Those stories and more here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/news-events/engineering-75-stories?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social

A new UNSW study finds there's a big opportunity for Australia to supply green metals to Germany for decarbonisation.

It's found that building such a bond would be a key step in making Australia a "renewable energy superpower".

UNSW to lead Australian consortia to progress next steps in hydrogen and green metals collaboration between Australia and Germany New feasibility and technical study explores potential for greater international collaboration to develop Australia’s hydrogen and green metals collaboration.

Our new Indigenous engagement page has all the details on support programs, scholarships and news on what we're up to.

You'll also find information about next year's residential program, with applications open until next month.

Indigenous engagement | Engineering - UNSW Sydney The Faculty of Engineering is committed to creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff feel culturally safe and supported to thrive.

Have you eaten insects before? What was the dish and what did you think?

Finding a protein source in critters might be a major way to address food shortages.

The head of UNSW's food program, Professor Johannes le Coutre, thinks Australia's 'yuck factor' holds us back.

Making a case for eating insects The thought of eating insects is off-putting to many, but the future of food security and planetary health may partly depend on getting protein from critters.

“At the moment, the Australian space industry is quite immature…we are really putting Australia on the map and promoting our capabilities in the field.”

UNSW's Aussienauts are carving out their own careers off-planet and want others to join them.

Students making strides in space technology A team of UNSW undergraduate students, called UNSW Aussienauts, have been competing in multiple international space competitions and performing pioneering research on lunar geomechanical properties. The goal is to help students develop practical skills and knowledge required to enter and make signif...

"We are going to see so much change in the next 20 years.”

Australia's energy mix is going fully renewable by 2050, according to Professor Renate Egan.

Her team at the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics is providing crucial work on the solar panels that will take on half the supply.

Solar everywhere! How renewable energy will meet 100 per cent electricity needs by 2050 Photovoltaic printed film, solar windows and more efficient tandem cells will drive greener energy production in next quarter of a century says UNSW expert.

Thank you to everyone who made Open Day such a success for another year!

From virtual reality to rockets and chemical engineers making our own bubble tea, we had the coolest spot on campus.

A Pacific project that combines natural defences with innovative engineering.

Meet the team making the most of mangroves for coastal protection in Fiji.

Gearing up for landmark Pacific mangrove project A groundbreaking five-year mangrove research and rejuvenation program, Project Halophyte, has been launched in Suva, Fiji, with support from Swire Shipping.

Joanna Groves from was recently recognised at this year's Women in Engineering Awards with the Ada Lovelace Medal for Outstanding Engineer.

Find out what drives her, what excites her about engineering, and why she wants more people to get involved.

Meet Joanna Groves My passion for engineering was sparked through a blend of academic interests and some family encouragement. I have always enjoyed STEM subjects and solving home improvement problems with my dad since a young age. After my cousin graduated with a degree in Science, she observed the recognition and re...

“The focus isn’t just on the technology, it’s on the possibilities."

UNSW's Assistive Tech Hub gives people with disability the opportunity to co-create the biomedical devices that can change their lives.

Access and equity through technology Through UNSW’s AT Hub, biomedical engineers are connecting people living with disability to injury to life-changing, bespoke technology.

Geoenergy and geostorage: more tools for the renewable transition that dig deep under the earth for storing emissions and generating power.

Find out about the new Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Geoenergy & Geostorage at UNSW Open Day this Saturday.

Geostorage and geoenergy: Two ways to use the earth to help save the planet A UNSW geophysics expert explains what geoenergy and geostorage are, and why they are likely to be crucial on the journey to a cleaner future.

UNSW's engagement with Timor-Leste has a legacy spanning decades, but it's about to get even more exciting.

New collaborations between our faculty, local business and the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e will benefit communities and students alike.

UNSW’s long history with Timor Leste celebrated at the signing of an MoU with the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e In 1989, the Diplomacy Training Program was co-founded at UNSW in 1989 by President José Ramos-Horta and then UNSW Dean of Law, Garth Nettheim. UNSW continues to house and support DTP. Since 2009, UNSW researchers have supported public health systems strengthening in partnership with the Ministry o...

Keeping First Nations people safe on Australian roads means making it easier for them to get a licence.

Beyond that, and particularly in remote areas, travelling safely and legally is crucial for accessing health care, fulfilling cultural responsibilities and participating in the workforce.

First Nations people are 3 times more likely to die on the road. Here’s how to fix Australia’s transport injustice One thing we can do to reduce this transport inequity is make it easier for First Nations people to get their driver’s licence. This also brings individuals and communities many other benefits.

“It's a huge call to step away from industrial systems that are reliable, cost effective, and have been perfected over centuries. But it has to be done."

UNSW's new Institute for Industrial Decarbonisation looks to help us make the tough but necessary decisions for reducing emissions.

Future thinking: UNSW’s Institute for Industrial Decarbonisation is driving green initiatives Fossil resources are needed to produce products and services we all use every day – from cement and steel to plastic and fertiliser. But the demand for these goods is in direct competition with the global race to reduce emissions.

A look back at the life of Stuart Wenham, remembered as one of the world's most productive researchers on solar power and a mentor, guide and supporter to so many who have walked through our doors.

Among many other accomplishments, his work led to the establishment of the world’s first undergraduate degree in photovoltaics in 2000.

Stuart Wenham (1957-2017): A driving force behind solar power Remembered as one of the world’s most productive researchers on solar, his inventions and co-inventions have led to billions of dollars in investment in photovoltaics.

Creating water from moist air could help solve scarcity issues, particularly in tropical climates.

Learn more about 'atmospheric water generation', or how we can squeeze the air around us.

UNSW Water Research Laboratory

Out of thick air: How ‘collecting fog’ could help solve global drinking water problems UNSW experts say creating water from the air around us could be a significant tool in meeting the needs of millions of people around the world.

This week, Engineering's '75 stories in 75 days' series covers space, the high seas and a family legacy of keeping innovation afloat.

Read about our advances in satellite tech helping forecast the future, the robot boats powered by the sun, pumping hydrogen into big diesel rigs and a man following in his grandfather's footsteps by giving back to the university.

Read all those stories and more here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/news-events/engineering-75-stories?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

“I've got to a point with my own business where things are running well now…and once you're at that point, well something is missing if you don't start giving back. You've got to complete the circle."

For Chris Baxter, that circle starts with his grandfather, who was a generous donor to our faculty. He's continuing that legacy by providing funding for startups through UNSW Founders.

Baxter family traditions continue to assist UNSW engineers and entrepreneurs That’s the view of Chris Baxter who is continuing his family tradition of philanthropy by providing financial support to start-ups taking part in the UNSW Founders 10x accelerator program, as well as mentoring and advising participants.

Quantum computing has a rich history and bright future at UNSW.

The work of teams led by Scientia professors Andrea Morello and Andrew Dzurak has made major progress in bringing the tech dream closer to reality.

Making quantum computing a reality Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionise the world – in fields as diverse as security, chemistry, medicine, material science, and finance. They have the capacity to solve problems that regular computers cannot.

Ocean monitoring is easier and safer for everyone thanks to research efforts led by professors Chun H Wang and Claude Sammut.

Their collaborative work merges mechanical engineering and computer science to create drone boats that provide 24/7 sea surveillance.

Driving innovation in maritime robotics Professors Chun Wang and Claude Sammut of UNSW have collaborated with innovative technology organisation, OCIUS, to pioneer a fleet of unmanned vessels that revolutionize ocean monitoring. These renewable energy-powered vessels, equipped with state-of-the-art machine learning and maritime robotics,....

Computer science students from across the country will compete in the Australian Cybersecurity Games next month, hosted by UNSW's SECedu.

They'll get to showcase their talents, learn from experts and network with peers.

Australian Cybersecurity Games to test students across Australia in cyber security challenges Students from universities across Australia are set to compete in the prestigious Australian Cybersecurity Games which poses a series of challenging cyber security tasks.

"This has to play out on a global scale…the technology provides great engineering benefits for everyone."

A UNSW Mechanical Engineering team is leading the way on reducing carbon emissions from diesel engines with some help from hydrogen.

Converting diesel engines to run on hydrogen A team of researchers from UNSW, led by Professor Shawn Kook, Associate Professor Shaun Chan, and Professor Evatt Hawkes, has made a significant breakthrough in reducing carbon emissions from diesel engines. They’ve developed a hydrogen-diesel direct injection dual-fuel technology, so that that ex...

"If you are researching about something and you don't have any application for the people, that's not going anywhere. And you're not contributing in any way to society. So, what I try to do is I try to go through all this complicated yet underrated stuff and try to simplify it for the people. And that is something of my end goal, my impact, I guess, to give more to society, apart from doing some research just for publications."

Rishi Naik, a chemical engineer working to improve the functionality of plant proteins and provide alternative sources of nutrition. He was recently recognised by the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology as Emerging Young Leader of the Year and won another award for his team's research.