Submitting to OnSET will improve your communication skills and help you gain recognition through publication. Why not have a go?

All undergraduate, honours, masters and PhD students are invited to submit material for publication in OnSET.

Our audience is senior high school students and undergraduate university students, who may not have a scientific background.

OnSET seeks:

Feature Articles: current developments in science, ethics, history and philosophy of science.

Research Articles: showcases of your or others’ research in narrative, not report, style.

UNSW Research Wrap or News: short reports about UNSW research.

Career Profiles: brief articles about the career path of a science graduate. May be an interview but not question and answer format.

Interviews: with distinguished scientists about a relevant topic, not in question-and-answer format, though.

Book Reviews: brief recommendations or longer reviews of books relating to science.

You should use a writing style that is relaxed, neither colloquial nor formal, and it should contain minimal scientific jargon. If you are not sure that your style is what we are asking for, send in the article anyway. An OnSET editor will fix it.

You must include references. Acknowledge people who help you, and use tables and figures when necessary.

Submit your work to onset@unsw.edu.au. Articles may be submitted at any time.

When you submit, in the email, please provide your full name; student ID; course (and major, if applicable); year; and an email address and phone number with which we can contact you easily. Also include one or sentences describing your career interests, hobbies, or other background information that might interest readers.

If you have questions about the selection, editing, and production process, see our FAQs. If you would like to become more involved with OnSET, please contact onset@unsw.edu.au.

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