University of Western Australia

Nearly all older Australians in residential aged care facilities are at risk of ‘suboptimal prescribing’ of medicines, including under-prescribing, over-prescribing and high-risk prescribing, according to a new study from The University…

High school students in Carnarvon, Karratha and Newman might look twice this week, as a driverless bus glides around their campuses.The University of Western Australia’s autonomous nUWAy Bus made the trip north on a tilt tray truck to…

Six researchers from The University of Western Australia have been named as being at the top of their field in The Australian newspaper's 2023 Research Magazine.The annual magazine looks at the best researchers and the best research…

More than 30 biodesign leaders from around the globe converged on Perth to discuss best practices in running medical innovation programs as part of a four-day conference organised by Biodesign Australia, a network administered by The…

A new study by an international team of scientists, including Associate Professor Talitha Santini from The University of Western Australia, has given new insight into the origins of the world-heritage listed Fraser Island and the…

A radio telescope in remote Western Australia is helping to build a 3D map of the night sky, mapping nearby galaxies up to a billion light years away.Published today in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, the…

Researchers are working with a group of First Nations Australians in some of the roughest terrain on Earth to document ancient art in the bark of boab trees.Carvings in the boab trees tell the stories of the king brown snake (or Lingka)…

Sculptural works inspired by the magical world of plant and animal cellular structures, as seen down the lens of a microscope, have been unveiled at The University of Western Australia on Convocation Day.Nestled among trees in Prescott…

A new project aims to identify the non-fishing activities in Cockburn Sound to assess the recreational use of the bay and the values it provides.The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University are working with the Western…

Research by marine biologists from The University of Western Australia has found sharks are the preferred scraping surface for large pelagic fishes, which could help improve their health.National Geographic Pristine Seas Postdoctoral…