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1949

Founded

63,864

Students

42

Programmes to choose from

Overview

About UNSW Sydney

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949.

The university consists of seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its main campus is in the Sydney eastern suburb of Kensington, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Sydney central business district (CBD). Its creative arts school, UNSW Art & Design (in the faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture), is located in Paddington and it has subcampuses in the Sydney CBD and several other suburbs, including Randwick and Coogee. It has a campus at the Australian Defence Force military academy, ADFA in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It has research stations located throughout the state of New South Wales.

Memberships & networks

  • Group of Eight
  • Dryad
  • arXiv
  • Australian Research Data Commons
  • Association of Pacific Rim Universities

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From the university

Leadership, vision and recognition

A message from the leadership

Professor Brungs is leading the rollout of the new strategy and academic calendar, and opening a UNSW campus in India.

Professor Attila Brungs

Vice-Chancellor and President

Vision & mission

“Progress for All” (to 2035) sets out a vision of transformative innovation, inclusive education and real-world impact across nine pillars.

Accreditation & recognition

  • Registered university on TEQSA's National Register (Australia)

Key facts

Founded

1949

Type

Public research university

Location

Kensington, Australia

Students

63,864

Reported 2019

Academic staff

3,251

Programmes with us

42

Programmes

42 programmes to choose from

Health & Life Sciences · Computing & Technology · Engineering · Business & Management · Design, Hospitality & More

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Overview text adapted from Wikipedia (University of New South Wales), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: J Bar, CC BY-SA 3.0