Global InformationUniversity of New South Wales information
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| Latin: Universitas Novae Cambriae Australis | |
Former name | The New South Wales University of Technology (1949–1958)[1][2] |
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| Motto | Scientia Corde Manu et Mente (Latin)[3] |
Motto in English | Knowledge by Heart, Hand and Mind[3] |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1 July 1949[2] |
| Accreditation | TEQSA |
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| Endowment | A$219.7 million (2022)[4] |
| Budget | A$2.5 billion (2022)[5] |
| Chancellor | David Gonski[6] |
| President | Attila Brungs[6] |
Academic staff | 3,251 (2022)[7] |
Administrative staff | 3,750 (2022)[7] |
Total staff | 7,482 regular (2022)[5] 4,368 casual (2022)[5] |
| Students | 66,540 (2022)[7] |
| Undergraduates | 37,207 (2019)[8] |
| Postgraduates | 20,896 (2019)[8] |
Other students | 4,343 research (2022)[7] |
| Address | High Street , Sydney , New South Wales , 2052 , Australia[9] |
| Campus | Urban, parkland and regional, 38 hectares (0.38 km2) |
| Colours | Yellow Black[10] |
Sporting affiliations |
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| Mascot | Clancy the Lion[11] |
| Website | unsw.edu.au |
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The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities. It is ranked 19th in the world (joint 2nd in Australia) in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.[12]
Established in 1949, UNSW is a research university and a member of Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. It has international exchange and research partnerships with over 200 universities around the world. UNSW is best known in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and ranked highly in both domestic and international university-ranking tables.
The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The main campus is in the Eastern Suburbs in the suburb of Kensington, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Sydney central business district (CBD). The creative arts faculty, UNSW Art & Design, is located in Paddington, and subcampuses are located in the Sydney CBD as well as several other suburbs, including Randwick and Coogee. Research stations are located throughout the state of New South Wales.
The university's second largest campus, known as UNSW Canberra at ADFA (formerly known as UNSW at ADFA), abbreviated to UNSW Canberra, is situated in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ADFA is the military academy of the Australian Defence Force, and UNSW Canberra is the only national academic institution with a defence focus.
- ^ https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/teanswuota1949n11670.pdf
- ^ a b "1949 - 1959 | Records & Archives - UNSW Sydney". www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au.
- ^ a b "UNSW crest gets a heart | Inside UNSW". www.inside.unsw.edu.au.
- ^ https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/news/2023-06-annual-reports/UNSW-annual-report-2022.pdf
- ^ a b c https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/cb095263-3aaf-e811-a963-000d3ad24077/documents/639f5a73-fb0e-ee11-8f6e-00224893cef4
- ^ a b "Council members biographies | Governance - UNSW Sydney". UNSW Sites.
- ^ a b c d "UNSW Annual Report 2022" (PDF). UNSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Our Story | Jobs@UNSW". www.jobs.unsw.edu.au.
- ^ "Contact us | About us - UNSW Sydney". UNSW Sites.
- ^ "UNSW Brand Requirements (July 2018)" (PDF). University of New South Wales. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Ward, Mary (25 June 2020). "UNSW threatens to remove beloved fox". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". Top Universities. Retrieved 14 April 2024.