Former name | The New South Wales University of Technology (1949–1958)[2][3] |
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Motto | |
Motto in English | "Knowledge by heart, hand and mind"[1] |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1 July 1949[3] |
Accreditation | TEQSA[4] |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | A$231.63 million (2023)[5] |
Budget | A$3.06 billion (2024)[5] |
Visitor | Governor of New South Wales (ex officio)[6] |
Chancellor | David Gonski[7] |
Vice-Chancellor | Attila Brungs[8] |
Academic staff | 3,452 (2023)[5] |
Administrative staff | 4,136 (2023)[5] |
Total staff | 7,588 (2023)[5] |
Students | 70,238 (2023)[5] |
Address | High Street , , , 2052 , |
Campus | Urban, parkland and regional, 38 hectares (0.38 km2)[10] |
Colours | Yellow Black[11] |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Clancy the Lion[12] |
Website | unsw.edu.au |
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities.
Established in 1949, UNSW is a research university and a member of Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. It has international exchange and research partnerships with over 200 universities around the world.
The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The main campus is in the Eastern Suburbs in the suburb of Kensington, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Sydney central business district (CBD). The creative arts school, UNSW Art & Design (in the faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture), is located in Paddington, and subcampuses are located in the Sydney CBD as well as several other suburbs, including Randwick and Coogee. Research stations are located throughout the state of New South Wales.
The university's second largest campus, known as UNSW Canberra at ADFA (formerly known as UNSW at ADFA), abbreviated to UNSW Canberra, is situated in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ADFA is the military academy of the Australian Defence Force, and UNSW Canberra is the only national academic institution with a defence focus.