51 newly promoted and recruited Professors are taking part in the 2018 Professorial Inaugural Lecture series at UNSW Sydney to mark their achievement and showcase their specialist knowledge.

Please join us for the second Inaugural Lecture for the 2018 series.

Lecture 1: Professor Jonathan Morris 
Drug Discovery and Development Using Synthetic Chemistry 

UNSW Sydney and the Australian Council of Social Service have entered a major new five-year partnership to reduce poverty and inequality in Australia. The partnership will monitor Australia’s progress in tackling poverty and inequality and support interdisciplinary research to highlight the health, housing and legal dimensions of these challenges.

Join Professor Darryn Waugh from Johns Hopkins University and UNSW for an enlightening discussion around the enduring impact of the ozone hole on climate.

“Ever since the US government has professed to see in international relations an opportunity for moral progress, not just an unending power struggle, it could never abandon the rhetoric of human rights, and the construction of the image that the US was the last best hope for the world and destined to lead the world to more human rights and democracy.

In October 2017, the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Privacy presented to the United Nations General Assembly an interim report on Big Data – Open Data, which considers the advent of modern data technologies, international standards, and regulation and their impact upon the human right to privacy.

Precision gene-editing is bringing us closer to the reality of designing select genetic traits into human embryos.

In a future where embryonic gene-editing could have a profound influence on athletic performance, what are the potential risks to individuals and communities? With considerable personal, political and economic advantages to be gained, how can we prepare for the arrival of a generation of gene-edited athletes?

Polish your dress shoes, refresh your resume and get ready for UNSW's July Careers Expo 2018!

Come along to the July Careers Expo to find internship and graduate opportunities, network, meet potential employers and research your industry.

This Expo is held in two different sections:
10am - 12pm: Engineering and Tech
1pm - 3pm: Business, all degrees

Please check the website for full details

Do developing countries have anything to fear from international environmental law?

Historically, developing countries have often been wary of international environmental agreements, fearing that environmental regulation would limit their ability to grow economically.

This is an opportunity for YOU to come along and participate in a UN consultation. Professor Joe Cannataci, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy will introduce the work he's doing and seek input into his final report to the General Assembly on Big Data - Open Data.