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To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), join us on Monday 16 March for Progress for All: Standing Together Against Racism — a university-wide gathering focused on listening, connection and action.
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Welcome to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at UNSW
We work in partnership with students and staff across the university to evolve a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community through strategic policies, initiatives, training programs and events.
[### Culturally Inclusive Calendar
The Culturally Inclusive Calendar is a resource to support the UNSW community when planning and scheduling events and meetings.](/edi/diversity-inclusion/cultural-inclusion/culturally-inclusive-calendar)
[### Celebrating UNSW Women on Campus
Celebrating UNSW Women is a pioneering project to increase the visibility of women across UNSW’s public, physical and digital spaces.
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[### UNSW ranks 11th in 2025 Global Impact Rankings
UNSW reaffirms global leadership in sustainability and societal impact in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.](/edi/sustainability-matters/rankings/times-higher-education-impact-rankings)
[### Australian Workplace Equality Index
UNSW achieves platinum employer status for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.](https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/06/UNSW-achieves-platinum-employer-status-for-LGBTQIA-inclusion)
[### 2024 Impact Statement
See the progress of initiatives relating to student outreach, access and equity, and the ways UNSW is working to ensure that historically underrepresented groups are receiving equitable access and improved educational outcomes at university.](/edi/about-us/impact)
[### UNSW's first Gender Equity Strategy
UNSW launches its first Gender Equity Strategy on International Women's Day 2024.](/edi/diversity-inclusion/gender-equity/unsw-gender-equity-strategy)
[### Cygnet award for gender equity in STEMM
UNSW receives new SAGE Athena Swan Cygnet Award, recognising our progress in reducing barriers to gender equity at the University.
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A range of training modules and workshops are available for students and staff.
Our programs are designed to inform and support students and staff, improving their UNSW experience.
Explore UNSW's contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, designed to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, such as ending poverty and hunger, climate change, the reduction of inequalities and more.
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[### Childhood trauma doesn’t determine your future, new 12-year study shows
Childhood trauma does not inevitably lead to poor outcomes in adulthood, new research from UNSW Sydney has found—and many people who experience adversity still thrive for decades afterwards.
Mar 09, 2026
Science School of Psychology Science & Tech General SDG3 Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion SDG](/newsroom/news/2026/03/childhood-trauma-doesnt-determine-your-future)
[### The US sank an Iranian warship and didn’t rescue the survivors. Is this legal in war?
These rules have developed over centuries as states sought to regulate conflict at sea while still allowing navies to operate effectively.
Mar 09, 2026
Law & Justice Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion SDG SDG16 Business & Law General Opinion Research Resilient society](/newsroom/news/2026/03/US-sank-iraninan-warship-rescue-survivors-legal-war-crime) [### The Taliban wages war on women, but their voices roar on the page. Here are 5 essential books by Afghan women writers
Silence would mean accepting and surrendering to the Taliban’s power, writes one of these authors. Theirs are the voices of resistance.
Mar 09, 2026
Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion SDG SDG1 SDG2 SDG3 SDG4 SDG5 SDG8 SDG10 SDG16 Social Affairs General Opinion Research Prosperity Healthy lives Resilient society](/newsroom/news/2026/03/taliban-wages-war-on-women-voices-roar-page-5-essential-books-afghanistan-writers) [### AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat‑ and pressure‑resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.
Mar 05, 2026
Engineering Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion SDG SDG9 SDG11 SDG12 Science & Tech Opinion Research Networks and partnerships Sustainability Resilient society](/newsroom/news/2026/03/AI-3D-printing-heat-pressure-resistant-materials-aerospace-defence)