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72 | UNSW International Undergraduate Guide 2011 | www.unsw.edu.aupostgraduate studyUNSW (including UNSW@ADFA - The Australian Defence ForceAcademy in Canberra) offers one of the most extensive ranges ofgraduate programs in Australia. Qualified students can apply to studytowards graduate degrees including: Graduate Certificates, GraduateDiplomas, Master degrees (both by coursework and research), and PhDand Doctoral degrees.High-profile world leading research areas include Climate Research,Marine Bio-fouling, Asian Money Markets, HIV and Cancer Research,Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (Quantum Computer Project),Physical Oceanography, Photonics, Polymers and Materials Science,Social Policy, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Resources to name afew.A wealth of information about graduate study opportunities at UNSWcan be found from the following websites:www.grs.unsw.edu.auwww.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/postgradResearch/res/postgradresearch.htmlwww.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/postgradCourse/sad/postgradcourse.htmlA request for a student guide can be made online at:www.international.unsw.edu.auA Taste of ResearchThe Faculty of Engineering gives students the unique opportunityto find out what research is truly about, and develop great skillsand knowledge in the process.The Taste of Research summerscholarships created by the Faculty give third year students thechance to undertake a 12-week project with an existing researchteam within the Faculty, and receive a tax-exempt allowance ofA$458 per week.There are about 200 projects on offer each year including, forexample, research on the development of commercial solar celltechnologies; coastal engineering design; the bionic eye project;vitamin D in Australian red meat; body-area network for athletemonitoring; programming a humanoid robot to manipulate complexobjects; dual biofuels for efficient engines; surveying undergroundfacilities in Sydney.Students may use their Taste of Research Summer Scholarship as acontribution towards their industrial training requirements.For more information visit:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/undergrads/scholarships#trss
www.unsw.edu.au | UNSW International Undergraduate Guide 2011 | 73Frederick Chi Wai Lui,29Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of SurgeryFrederick Chi Wai Lui was a young physiotherapist for the HongKong youth soccer team when he realised he wanted to get offthe sidelines and into the action. He didn’t want to pull on a teamjersey, despite his love of sport. But, he did want to be able torun onto the field when a player was injured.As a physiotherapist, Fred’s role was limited to rehabilitationafter injuries. Now a third year medical student at UNSW, Fredis looking forward to providing “exemplary and empatheticcare” to a wide range of patients in the next stage of his careeras a doctor. “I want to be able to help in an emergency. Themore I learn about medication and surgery, the more I can helppatients,” he says of his building medical skills.Initially, Fred considered a PhD in physiotherapy and wasaccepted to several high profile universities in the USA andAustralia. But, he chose to “start over” in medicine at UNSW onthe advice of several prominent surgeons in Hong Kong. As akeen soccer and badminton player, Fred was naturally interestedin sports medicine. Studying medicine at UNSW, however, hasopened his mind to other specialties, such as cardiology.The beauty of his medical degree at UNSW is that he can choosehis specialty further down the line, after being exposed to a rangeof different areas of medicine. As part of his course at UNSW,Fred gains valuable clinical experience at major Sydney teachinghospitals; St. Vincent’s and Prince of Wales. Every other week hegoes from ward to ward meeting with patients which he says is awelcome relief from the textbooks.During a summer break Fred got some “real life” experience, inboth medicine and the Australian lifestyle. Through UNSW he wasgiven the opportunity to shadow a General Practitioner in thebeachside country town of Lennox Head, near the Queenslandborder. He was able to stay with the doctor’s family for threeweeks and observe her at either the local hospital or her privatepractice. “I saw first hand what life as a rural doctor would reallybe like. It was a fantastic experience,” he says, and one notavailable in Hong Kong.Fred has embraced life in Australia and has even learnt to playthe popular, local “touch footy”. Although he misses his familyhe says they have encouraged him to study at UNSW. “My familywanted me to experience global trends in the medical field andto mature and develop as a person. I have been so excited to behere, that I haven’t experienced any culture shock.”
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