News Centre archive - 2020
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2020.
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Opinion: The Blue Mountains World Heritage site has been downgraded, but it’s not too late to save it
Twenty years ago, UNESCO inscribed the greater Blue Mountains area on the World Heritage List for having “outstanding universal value”.
Student mural paints a new future for Johnstons Creek
Western Sydney University’s Painted River Project run by Dr Leo Robba and Dr Ian Wright has led to the co-creation of a new student mural, as part of efforts to rehabilitate an urban waterway in Sydney’s Inner West.
Western Sydney University launches program for aspiring Indigenous engineers
Today, Western Sydney University launched its Indigenous Engineering Aspire Program — a new internship program that aims to support the career development of aspiring Indigenous engineers.
Older renters are lonely and struggling financially during COVID - research shows
Dr Emma Power features in a new publication released by AHURI into the impact of COVID-19 on renters.
120,000-year-old supernova remnants detected in neighbouring galaxy
Western Sydney University researchers have discovered the ‘senior citizens’ of our neighbouring galaxy – close to 120,000-year-old remains of exploding stars known as supernova remnants.
Opinion: We don’t need banks teaching kids about money. Schools have it covered
The Victorian government this week announced it would ban all banking schemes from operating in public schools from 2021.
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