# IDERD

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# **IDERD**

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.

[Register now](https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=pM_2PxXn20i44Qhnufn7o8SqnNe_20JLg7x6NOJLwCJURVlUVUtGRFJDN0c5QktDREZYMzZUM0NFMCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl)

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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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[### Learning & development](/edi/learning-and-development)

A range of training modules and workshops are available for students and staff.

[### Funding & support](/edi/funding-and-support)

Our programs are designed to inform and support students and staff, improving their UNSW experience.

[### Sustainability matters](/edi/sustainability-matters)

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.

## Latest news

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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)