Join UNSW Allens Hub, UNSW Founders and UNSW Business AI Lab for the UNSW LegalTech Startup Hatchathon!  This is an unmissable opportunity to ignite ideas and gain practical knowledge of how to design and pitch a start-up.

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Fancy yourself as a writer? Ever wanted to make a podcast?

Discover how you can get involved in Blitz, Tharunka and UNSWeetened.

Join Megan Davis and Pat Anderson to learn about the significant and political implications of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Join Human Rights Watch's Elaine Pearson in this on-campus event for a discussion about her new book, Chasing Wrongs and Rights, hosted by ABC TV Weekend Breakfast's Fauziah Ibrahim.

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Join Sir David Hare for a conversation about politics, writing, and a life-long career in theatre.

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Join poet Laureate Simon Armitage for a poetry reading and conversation about creativity, place, and a navigating life as a poet.

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Join us at UNSW's Paddington campus to hear former Minister Rob Stokes give the Paul Reid 2023 UTZON Lecture addressing the issue - Deciding Sydney's Density Destiny. A drinks reception will follow the lecture. 

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For those of you who are new to UNSW, welcome to the School of Built Environment. For those who are returning, welcome back!

Gain hands-on experience and connect with creative professionals through the Sydney Writers' Festival internship program.

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 16 April 2023.

With Australia’s future in the Commonwealth in question, join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the Australian Republic Movement.

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Participate in an exciting Design Sprint, where you'll learn and apply Circular Economy principles.

For safety reasons, please ensure not to obstruct entry/exit pathways with your work, or other objects. At UNSW, all emergency egress doors, corridors leading to the doors and emergency stairs must remain free of obstacles or clutter.

Put your best foot forward in Term 3! myEnglish Week is a free program of fun and interactive workshops to help you build confidence in Academic English. 

We have 40 x $20 tickets available for UNSW students!

Can we reclaim our attention from a world preoccupied by productivity? Join Jenny Odell, Toby Walsh and Emma A. Jane for a discussion on how we can resist the profit-driven tech landscape.   

Arc runs 3 amazing student publications that anyone can get involved in. You can write short stories for UNSWeetened, pick apart pop culture with Blitz and hone your journalism with Tharunka. These 3 programs team up on the Thursday of O-Week to bring you Media Day. You’ll learn skills around pitching, production, writing and collaboration.

The ADA Student Experience team invites international students studying in ADA to the Taronga Zoo Wild Lights evening.

This address will be presented by Phil Bernstein, Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct at the Yale School of Architecture. Entitled Mind the Gap, the lecture will explore the fraught relationship between designers and builders in the Digital Age.  

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Eden Gardens is holding an installation art exhibition titled Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens, featuring art installations from established and up and coming artists. Practicing artists are welcome to submit proposals. 

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The Jenny Birt Award is the longest running and most prestigious award for painting within the UNSW School of Art & Design academic calendar. Candidates are nominated by academic staff and then selected for inclusion in the exhibition and consideration for the award.

Join the UNSW Art & Design community at the opening of the exhibition and announcement of the 2023 Jenny Birt Award winner.  

Do you have burning career-related questions? Engage with panels, seek advice from professionals and network at the UNSW Art Society's Careers Week 2023!

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Get ready to groove and sing along as a lineup of extraordinary musicians takes the stage, delivering mesmerising melodies and captivating performances that will leave you craving more!

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We're seeking both undergraduate and postgraduate students to speak at future O-Week events. Speakers will receive a $150 e-gift card for each term that they speak! 

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ARTS2042: The Business of Literature has been revamped and is on offer in Term 3!

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Hey Built Environment students! We want to know what events you'd like to see us plan in T3 and beyond. Take the survey for the chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

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Get making this term break! Access our Making Centre at Paddington Campus or the Design Futures Lab at Kensington campus over this term break.

Are you completing your Graduate Certificate, Masters or PhD in Gifted Education? Apply now to teach gifted students in the January 2024 GERRIC Student Programs!

Explore how sex, drugs and related health and social issues are approached in applied social research with this new Work Integrated Learning course. 

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Gain experience in research by joining a project at the Australian National University! Apps close on 31 August 2023. 

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Calling all UNSW student woodwind, brass and percussionists! The Music Performance Unit and UNSW Wind Symphony are now recruiting for Term 3. 

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Hear from experts about the topic of navigating conversations around wellbeing and security in a post-pandemic world. Then, join us for a chat over some pizza, craft and affirmation building!

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Hey ADA Master's degree students! Feature in a quick video to introduce commencing students to your program and we'll give you a $50 gift card as a thank you. 

Join artist Michele Elliot on World Alzheimer's Day in making a collaborative work as we consider what care means to us. This workshop is a part of the UNSW Library Exhibition Care is a relationship. 

If you're aged below 24 and are an Australian resident, you're eligible to enter the inaugural Sydney Morning Herald Essay Prize.

Join us to celebrate the diverse languages that we teach and speak in the UNSW School of Humanities and Languages.

Hear from convenors and students about undergraduate specialisations offered by The School of Arts & Media!

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Get your creative juices flowing for the chance to win a $150 USD gift card!

Join artist Michele Elliot on National Careers Week in a workshop that explores ideas of care and caregiving through craft. This workshop is part of the UNSW Library Exhibition Care is a relationship. 

De-stress with BESA over games and snacks!

The ADA Student Experience team is currently recruiting for the 2024 Student Ambassador team. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your professional skills while contributing to ADA's Student Experience.

Join us for a free screening of Under Cover, a groundbreaking documentary and engage in conversation with the filmmaker and an expert panel.

Join the UNSW ADA Innovation Hub and Vince Frost of Frost*collective in the first of series of Creative Conversations.

Explore UNSW Library's Exhibition, open from Sep 4 to Nov 17. Delve into diverse experiences: from nurturing mental health to safeguarding the environment amidst climate challenges.

Experience the 256-speaker sound system at UNSW's National Facility for Human-Robot Interaction (NFHRI) with internationally renowned, DJ DeepChild.

Join Professor Briony Rogers in exploring and strengthening Australia's climate resilience through the lens of the Built Environment.

Join us in launching a new generation of creative practitioners from UNSW Art & Design.

There have been some updates made to a number of ADA Sample Programs, which outline your degree structure and suggested course sequencing.

Check the ADA website to ensure you have the most recent version for your degree.

ADA students are invited to participate in a quick survey about the new (to-be-updated) School of Art & Design website, with the opportunity to win 10x $50 Westfield Gift Vouchers. 

Attend the 2024 Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders in Bangkok, Thailand! Seize the opportunity to learn from world-leading peace activists, advance your peace-building skills and network with like-minded people over three intensive days as a delegate.

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Are you in your second or third year of undergraduate studies?

Help first-year students in 2024 develop a deeper understanding of course content by facilitating PASS study sessions. Extensive training and support will be provided!

The new Paddington Library and Nucleus: Student Hub will open to students from Monday 28 March in D Block, ground floor - come check it out!

This exciting new space provides an extensive number of student collaboration areas interfacing with the campus courtyard. This includes quiet individual and group study spaces, a collaboration area, help zone, waiting area, meeting rooms and kitchen. 

myEnglish Week is a free program to help build your language confidence at UNSW. Register now for T3: Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September.

The School of Art & Design has rolled out Hidden Disabilities training at UNSW Paddington - the first university campus in Australia to do so - to support staff, students and visitors with a non-visible disability.

Keep up to date with the news from your faculty, hear from your Dean, Professor Claire Annesley.

The ADA Student Town Hall held last week with Professor Claire Annesley, Dean of Arts, Design & Architecture, was a fantastic opportunity to connect and ask any questions, discuss key issues and share ideas. If you missed the event, read on for more Q&A and to access the recording.

If you are into design, join the new Digital Society which started in 2020 and has over 1.8k followers already!

The winners of the inaugural ADA Student Experience and EDI Awards are in!