Pride in Research

Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, trimesters!

From analysing the ways activism translates across nations and cultures to decoding stormy skies with cutting-edge data models, UNSW’s queer researchers are making waves in every field. This gallery celebrates the brilliance, resilience, and impact of LGBTQIA+ academics shaping the world with their work. Whether they’re challenging norms, crunching numbers, or creating space for diverse voices, these researchers prove that queerness and innovation go hand in hand. Dive in, explore their stories, and see how they’re changing the game—one breakthrough at a time.

Shutong (Ash) Chen

Shutong (Ash) Chen

She/they

Ash's research explores the socio-political background of transnational movements, the role and experiences of queer activists, and how diverse identities intertwine with people's political participation processes. 

Check out Ash's work here!

Bella Bushby

Bella Bushby

She/her

Bella’s research, the BiSHH study, is the first national community-led and conducted online survey to ask bi+ people in Australia about their sexual health, and other aspects of their health and wellbeing.

Check out Bella's work here!

Danilo (Dan) Furlanetto

Danilo (Dan) Furlanetto

He/him

Dan’s research focuses on the Neo-Pentecostal narratives about sex and gender diversity in Brazil and Australia and their effects on LGBTQIA+ individuals of faith. 

Check out Dan's work here!

Isabelle Greco

Isabelle Greco

They/them

Despite the floods, fires and cyclones that regularly batter Australia, severe hailstorms are one of our most costly insured natural hazards. Isabelle creates statistical models to interpret radar observations and crowd-sourced hail reports to understand this hazard better. 

Check out Isabelle's work here!

Katelyn Phillips

Katelyn Phillips

She/her

Katelyn's research focuses on the impact of early medical adversity on children's brain and emotional development. She is undertaking a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study to understand how the amygdala responds in children who had heart surgery as babies compared with their healthy peers. 

Check out Katelyn's work here!

Marijke Bassani

Marijke Bassani

Any pronouns

Marijke’s First Nations multidisciplinary project is scholarly and community building work that aims to cultivate space for First Nations LGBTQIA+ Sistergirl, Brotherboy, 2Spirit & IndigiQueer peoples to challenge our position as the invisible, and hypervisible, Black Indigenous rainbow ‘Other’ on stolen and colonised lands by reclaiming, and taking up, space within communities. 

Check out Marijke's work here!

More Queer life at UNSW!

Mardi Gras Viewing Party

Beat the crowds while soaking up the pride vibes.

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Arc at Fair Day

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Pride Cup

Hit the field for our laid-back and inclusive sports comp.

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SRC Queer Collective

The UNSW Queer Collective is a student-led organisation that aims to provide comprehensive queer community and connect LGBTQIA+ identifying, curious and questioning students across year levels, degrees and campuses.

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