In the Excellence in Research for Australia exercise undertaken by the Australian Research Council in 2010, 2012 and 2015, UNSW was the only university on each occasion to receive the highest possible ranking of 5 for the disciplinary group Film, Television and Digital Media.
Theatre and Performance Studies at UNSW is a hub for research in both Australasian and European performance. Our discipline has these particular research strengths:
Production Resources for Media
The school supports several production facilities for SAM students completing production courses, such as Video Production, within the school.
UNSW Media deploys disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to explore media cultures, practices and change. Our research recognises that media in all its forms is increasingly entangled at every level of life, from the macro to the micro.
The Robert Webster Building has 7 small practice rooms and 4 large ensemble practice rooms that are available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music program (single or double).
Staff within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences has been awarded 16 grants following former Education Minister Simon Birmingham's controversial veto last year.
Jenny Zhang will discuss her role as a ‘subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience’ in one of the highlights of UNSW-affiliated events at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
Two very different stories about forced migration and detention will be the focus of a Sydney Film Festival panel featuring UNSW's Su Goldfish and Iranian-Dutch director Arash Kamali Sarvestani.
