Tag: UNSW

Sophisticated investor overhaul: Angels sound the alarm

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Angel investors and venture capital firms are warning that proposed changes that will make it harder to qualify as a “sophisticated” investor will reduce funding for early-stage startups at...

‘We are ready to go’: UNSW moves first on Startup Year

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
UNSW will begin recruiting students for its Startup Year program this week in anticipation of an official approval for places for the government pilot within weeks. Students will pay...

Govt warned on use of AI as ‘decision making authority’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Clauses in existing legislation that let Commonwealth departmental secretaries outsource ‘decision-making authority’ to computers is like leaving a “hand grenade with the pin out”, a regulation and governance specialist...

Getting a second chance at solar manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia can recover from its infamous fumble of solar panel manufacturing that saw homegrown technology launch an entire industry in China. But the price of establishing domestic operations is...

UNSW launches ClimateTech accelerator

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A nearly $1 million ClimateTech accelerator program run by the University of New South Wales is now open for applications, with six startups to receive seed funding and mentorship...

Dominello to lead UNSW-UTS digital trust research hub

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former New South Wales customer service and digital minister Victor Dominello will lead a new digital trust research initiative between the University of NSW and the University of Technology...

Nano-scale screen thickness possible following Aus-UK research

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A university research collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom has successfully completed a proof of concept that brings the production of screens 100 times thinner than existing technologies...

UNSW pushes ahead with new AI research institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new artificial intelligence institute at the University of New South Wales hopes to forge interdisciplinary connections between researchers and improve commercialisation opportunities. The UNSW AI Institute launched on...