Editing University of New South Wales (section)

== Controversies ==
In 1975, the [[High Court of Australia]] delivered the decision in ''University of NSW v Moorhouse'' that UNSW authorised copyright infringement by providing coin operated photocopy machines, without taking proper measures to prevent an infringement. As a result, the [[Copyright Act 1968]] was amended to state that libraries are not authorising copyright infringement if a notice is set out that displays relevant provision of the Act near the photocopy machine.<ref>{{Citation |title=University of NSW v Moorhouse |date=1975-08-01 |issue=26 |url=https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/1975/26.html |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>

On 19 April 2000, postgraduate student Lin Chun was crushed on campus by an unmanned truck that rolled down a slope. She later died on campus as a result of her injuries. The university denied liability over the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000, no. 4 (June, 2000) |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-254260992/view?sectionId=nla.obj-260703256&partId=nla.obj-254262337#page/n7/mode/1up |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Trove |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-22 |title=Husband accuses Australia of hiding accident details - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/08/22/0000099599 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref>

In 2007, UNSW opened a campus in Singapore following an invitation by Singapore's [[Economic Development Board]] to open a campus. However, one semester later, students and staff were sent home, and the campus was closed due to lack of enrolments, resulting in a loss of $15 million to the university.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Harriet Alexander Higher Education |date=2007-05-24 |title=Red faces, millions lost as uni closes campus |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/red-faces-millions-lost-as-uni-closes-campus-20070524-gdq7ti.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2007, UNSW publicly apologised after a police probe revealed that bodies donated to train surgeons were possibly fondled by a member of the staff, resulting in the sacking of one staff member and another staff member quitting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2007 |title=Cadaver abuse: UNSW apologises |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/cadaver-abuse-unsw-apologises-20070207-gdpexu.html |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2009, a field trip organised by the School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences near [[Darling Harbour]] resulted in a research assistant losing control of an inflatable vessel while performing a turn causing three passengers who were not wearing lifejackets, to fall off, including one that suffered from a broken wrist and severe injuries to her leg. In 2013, the university was fined $100,000 after the [[WorkCover Authority of New South Wales]] launched legal action.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2013 |title=UNSW cops $100k fine for field trip |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/unsw-cops-100k-fine-for-field-trip/news-story/5cc00f7b508419dd4ad408178b4ee372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330131003/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/unsw-cops-100k-fine-for-field-trip/news-story/5cc00f7b508419dd4ad408178b4ee372?nk=65f44a2827c570a391a1f572c7533059-1711804203 |archive-date=30 March 2024 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

In 2012, PhD student Rui Zhang threw [[sulfuric acid]] at another student, before attacking him with a hammer inside a chemistry lab at the university. The judge later found Rui not guilty on grounds of mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-02 |title=Acid-throwing science student not guilty - 9News |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/acid-throwing-science-student-not-guilty/35d68d25-5b30-4267-b1af-9a7a5e8e83d2 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.9news.com.au}}</ref>

In October 2015, UNSW issued a security warning after an anonymous threat was made on [[4chan]], stating "I finally managed to get a handgun. Australians, if you study at UNSW don’t go in tomorrow", resulting in state and federal police swarming the campus the next morning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koziol |first=Rachel Olding and Michael |date=2015-10-12 |title=UNSW issues security warning after anonymous 4Chan threat |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/unsw-issues-security-warning-after-anonymous-4chan-threat-20151012-gk6s7j.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-12 |title=Shooting Threat at UNSW - Honi Soit |url=https://honisoit.com/2015/10/shooting-threat-at-unsw/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In January 2018, the [[New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal]] held that UNSW had violated the ''Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act'' ''1998'' after a student had their PhD candidature terminated by the university. As a result, the student made a Government Information request, asking for their student file and reasons for termination to make a formal complaint against 19 university staff members. However, upon processing the request, a staff member leaked the complaint to individuals who were on the listed in the complaint.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackson v The University of New South Wales - NSW Caselaw |url=https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5a581225e4b058596cbad962#amendments |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>

In August 2020, after the [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests|Chinese government cracked down on liberties in Hong Kong]], the UNSW posted a tweet promoting a call by Elaine Pearson (a human rights expert and adjunct law lecturer at the university) for the United Nations to take steps on [[Human rights in Hong Kong|human rights violations in Hong Kong]]. Chinese state-owned media, as well as some Chinese students, responded with anger, and UNSW then deleted the tweet.  The deletion of the tweet was condemned by many Australian Federal MPs as a violation of free-speech principles.<ref name=":14">{{cite web |date=7 August 2020 |title=UNSW accused of dishonesty after sending 'completely contrary' statements regarding China |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-07/unsw-free-speech-controversy-china-political-backlash-canberra/12534580 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810171141/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-07/unsw-free-speech-controversy-china-political-backlash-canberra/12534580 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 August 2020 |title=UNSW faces backlash after deleting Twitter post critical of China's crackdown in Hong Kong |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/03/unsw-faces-backlash-after-deleting-twitter-post-critical-of-chinas-crackdown-in-hong-kong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629081714/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/03/unsw-faces-backlash-after-deleting-twitter-post-critical-of-chinas-crackdown-in-hong-kong |archive-date=29 June 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bagshaw |first=Fergus Hunter, Eryk |date=3 August 2020 |title='Craven cowardice': UNSW condemned for deleting posts critical of Beijing |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/craven-cowardice-unsw-condemned-for-deleting-posts-critical-of-beijing-20200803-p55hy5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810171145/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/craven-cowardice-unsw-condemned-for-deleting-posts-critical-of-beijing-20200803-p55hy5.html |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> Chinese-Australian artist [[Badiucao]] also suggested that pro-democracy Chinese students were living in 'fear'. UNSW vice-chancellor [[Ian Jacobs (oncologist)|Ian Jacobs]] issued an apology, saying that the decision to remove the tweet was a "mistake"; that the university was "does not take official political positions"; and that he "unequivocally" reaffirmed the university's "previous commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom." The university came under fire for a [[Chinese-language]] message sent by UNSW Global's CEO, Laurie Pearcey, two days earlier. That message failed to make any mention of freedom of speech and did not describe the deletion of the post as a "mistake"; this prompted Federal MPs to accuse the university of sending mixed messages.<ref name=":14" />

In October 2021, UNSW launched an investigative review after claims of research misconduct on studies pertaining to ageing were made.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannix |first=Liam |date=13 October 2021 |title=University investigates claims of research misconduct in studies on ageing |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/university-investigates-claims-of-research-misconduct-in-studies-on-ageing-20211013-p58zlx.html |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> More than a dozen papers, co-authored by researchers at UNSW, along with other universities were published on [[PubPeer]] and found to have duplicated photos that had been modified to represent different experimental results. However, two years later, preliminary assessments of the allegations had not been completed, resulting in an investigation by the [[Australian Research Integrity Committee]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-10 |title=UNSW to face review over research misconduct processes that have taken more than two years |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-12-11/unsw-research-integrity-allegations-aric/103099286 |access-date=2024-03-30 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2021, UNSW began remediating underpayments to casual academic staff for the period between January 2014 to December 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNSW Sydney commences remediating historical casual academic staff payments {{!}} Inside UNSW |url=https://www.inside.unsw.edu.au/campus-life/unsw-sydney-commences-remediating-historical-casual-academic-staff-payments |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.inside.unsw.edu.au |language=en}}</ref> setting aside more than $36 million to back-pay academics and had already paid $11 million by 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=UNSW 'knowingly' kept poor pay records in face of underpayments |url=https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/unsw-knowingly-kept-poor-pay-records-in-face-of-underpayments-20230926-p5e7m1 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, the [[Fair Work Ombudsman]] launched legal action against UNSW in the [[Federal Circuit Court of Australia]], alleging that UNSW had poor payroll practices and that UNSW "knew" that casual academics were being underpaid.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2023 |title=UNSW faces court |url=https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/2023-media-releases/september-2023/20230926-unsw-litigation-media-release |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Fair Work Ombudsman}}</ref>