You could call him the Microscopic Medicine Man. UNSW’s Professor Brett Neilan,  a microbiologist who thinks he’s found the secret behind some of the world’s most successful bush medicines -- and how to save them for the future.

Dr Ben McNeil from the UNSW Climate Change

When you hear the words "Climate Change", what do you think of - last week's, thunderstorm, or something longer-term? Do you think the media gives credence to climate change deniers?

In this video Dr Ben Newell from UNSW's School of Psychology talks about the difficulties for climate scientists in cutting through misconception and misinformation to get their messages across. 

Dr Newell has written a paper on the Psychology of Global Warming with Professor Andy Pitman of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre.

Just how much plastic is there floating around in our oceans? Dr Erik van Sebille from UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre has completed a study of ocean "garbage patches", and has found that in some regions the amount of plastic outweighs that of marine life.


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http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/4/044040


UNSW Climate Change Research Centre:


http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/4/044040

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UNSW Australia Scientia Professor Stuart Wenham on how the revolutionary application of hydrogen based technology in the production of solar cells significantly improves their efficiency while simultaneously driving down production costs. Prof Wenham's research has been awarded the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize of £300,000 ($A560,000).

Produced by animation students from the University of New South Wales for Leadership Networks for Climate Change.

UNSW researchers have built an Australian-first bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 of hydrogen - proof that hydrogen power is viable right now. Associate Professor Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou and his team have developed a method of compacting 100 litres of hydrogen to just 50 grams, a key achievement in providing portable energy.

UNSW researchers have built an Australian-first bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 of hydrogen - proof that hydrogen power is viable right now. Associate Professor Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou and his team have developed a method of compacting 100 litres of hydrogen to just 50 grams, a key achievement in providing portable energy.

Firefighters still rely on paper-based maps to deal with fire incidents;

UNSW's David Morrison maps it out for us.

Online shopping for glasses offers convenience, choice and low prices,

UNSW's Peter Anderson takes us through his app.