Australian university
University of New South Wales Former name
The New South Wales University of Technology (1949–1958)[ 2] [ 3] Motto Motto in English
"Knowledge by heart, hand and mind"[ 1] Type Public research university Established 1 July 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07-01 ) [ 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
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, 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 ) is a public research university based in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It was established in 1949.
The university comprises 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 Campbell, Australian Capital Territory . It has research stations located throughout the state of New South Wales .
It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight , a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities 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.
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