Dr Kath Albury, from UNSW’s Journalism and Media Research Centre, discusses the rise of sexting – the sending of sexually explicit text messages – and the lasting legal repercussions for under-18 year olds.

ABC presenter Jonathan Holmes interviews Associate Professor David McKnight from UNSW's Journalism and Media Research Centre on new his book, 'Rupert Murdoch: An Investigation Of Political Power'. The book looks at Rupert Murdoch's pursuit of political goals using News Corporation as his vehicle.  

What happens when you listen to music? What happens in your brain? And what makes music sad, poignant or joyful? Emma Ayres from ABC's Classic FM hosts this discussion recorded for ABC's Big Ideas program. Professor Andrew Schultz – composer and head of the school of Arts and the Media at UNSW, and music psychologist Associate Professor Emery Schubert, from the same school provide insights into composition and our emotional response to music. The program features two compositions by Andrew...

What motivates someone to give $3 million to support Indigenous education? On the eve of the opening of Balnaves Place -- Home of Nura Gili at UNSW, businessman Dr Neil Balnaves AO spoke to Sarah Macdonald about his passion for closing the gap, the dos and don'ts of philanthropy and how UNSW students have inspired him.

UNSW's Law graduates will be even better prepared for their chosen career thanks to changes that will equip students with more practical skills and a new global perspective. Here UNSW Law Dean Prof David Dixon outlines the new curriculum and explains why it's the biggest change to legal education since UNSW "broke the mould" in 1971.

Australians at high risk of smoking, such as the mentally ill and prisoners are successful in giving up the habit if they’re supported in complying with treatment regimes, according to Professor Robyn Richmond from UNSW Medicine’s School of Public Health. Here Prof Richmond tells Sarah Macdonald that while Australia has one of the lowest smoking rates in the world, the smoking rate for some of our most vulnerable citizens is still frighteningly high.

Dr Jay Giedd, guest of UNSW's 2012 Brain Sciences Symposium, is the Chief of Brain Imaging at the U.S. Institute of Mental Health and has spent more than 20 years researching the adolescent brain. He speaks with Sarah Macdonald about how the explosion of social media and other challenges of  modern society are changing the young brain, why reading isn't "natural", and why the exponential increase in violent video games is not necessarily a bad thing.

UNSW's Dr Jennifer Biddle has been travelling to the Central and Western Desert in the Norther Territory since the late 1980s, when the Aboriginal art movement was taking off. Now a Senior Research Fellow based at COFA's National Institute for Experimental Art, her research debunks the idea that all Indigenous art is "traditional".

Plans for coal seam gas mining across Australia are expanding rapidly, yet there are no national regulations in place and a lack of information as to the possible environmental impacts. Dr Stuart Khan, from UNSW's Water Research Centre, outlines the processes involved in coal seam gas mining and the subsequent implications for our groundwater.

Plans for coal seam gas mining across Australia are expanding rapidly, yet there are no national regulations in place and a lack of information as to the possible environmental impacts. Dr Stuart Khan, from UNSW's Water Research Centre, outlines the processes involved in coal seam gas mining and the subsequent implications for our groundwater. He also discusses ways that urban water supplies can be more sustainably managed through water recycling.

UNSW's Dr Anthony Billingsley on the Spring uprising in the Middle East which has seen four autocrats removed from power.

  A panel discussion for ABC-TV’s Big Ideas program presented by Dr Paul Willis, RiAus Director and ex ABC-TV “Catalyst” presenter. Animals are no longer safe in the wild.  Many experts now think putting a price on the heads of our most endangered species might make us value them enough to save them from extinction. Captive breeding, native pets, commercial hunting, even trade and export of mammals and reptiles... everything once anathema is on the table in the debate over the sustainable...

Volunteering during a disaster can bring great benefits to individuals and the community but there are a few things to consider before rolling up your sleeves, says Dr Debbie Haski-Leventhal, NAB Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW.

On any night in Australia there will be 100,000 homeless people. Marion Downey speaks with Dr Lucy Burns from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre about the medical needs of this marginalised section of society, particularly those with a dependency on drugs and/or alcohol.

Writer and performance artist Fiona McGregor speaks with PhD student Charlotte Farrell about her books "Indelible Ink" and "Strange Museums: A Journey Through Poland".

With a Federal election looming, Associate Professor Jane McAdam from the Faculty of Law's International Refugee and Migration Law Project dispels some common misconceptions about asylum seekers.

Professor Gordon Parker from Black Dog Institute is a world renowned expert in mood disorders. He talks to Steve Offner about his career in psychiatry and in particular the treatment of the extreme mood disorder melancholia. A podcast of the entire interview is available on UNSW's iTunesU Health section.  

Crime holds a fascination for many of us. Susi Hamilton from UNSW media talks with criminologist Philip Birch about his research and why he chose to pursue it.

Author Tom Keneally talks with NewSouthWriters series coordinator Sunil Badami about the writing process and his new books "The People's Train" and "Australians: Origins To Eureka".

Episode 14 of UNI TV, produced by UNSW for the Aurora channel on Foxtel and Austar.

Behavioural problems among children are becoming more common, according to Terry Cumming, who is an expert in the field. After working with young people in America with such problems, she wanted to support teachers. She has since turned to a career in academia.

People with disabilities are the most marginalised of minorities, according to Rosemary Kayess, who is the Associate Director of the Disability Studies Research Centre. She speaks with Susi Hamilton from UNSW media about her involvement in drafting the UN Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities.