University of Western Australia

Five undergraduates from The University of Western Australia are set to pursue their study dreams overseas after being named as 2022 New Colombo Plan Scholars.UWA’s Ethan Dowley, Hongye (Henry) Lan, Nicholas Basan, Peter Matthews and…

Work at The University of Western Australia is contributing to new and sustainable farming solutions with its research into herbicides. New WA-based agricultural technology company DemAgtech is commercialising herbicides developed at UWA…

An international team of scientists including researchers from The University of Western Australia and Institute of Zoology in London has pioneered a ground-breaking new ‘non-lethal’ way to count fish in the open ocean, which it’s hoped…

More than 100 Year 9 students from 23 schools across the North West are attending a week-long camp at The University of Western Australia as a part of the nationally recognised, award-winning program Aspire UWA. Aspire UWA works with 73…

Reports about the latest COVID variant of concern, Omicron, have exploded all over the news. No sooner had we learned its name, it had arrived in Australia.Waves of familiar dread are washing ashore for many, just when there was fresh…

Data collected by the Arecibo Radio Telescope before it collapsed late last year will help astronomers better understand how our local neighbourhood of galaxies formed.Arecibo was the world's largest single-dish radio telescope until it…

Teachers and those interested in changing the way science is taught at an early age through the introduction of modern Einsteinian concepts of space, matter and time, are encouraged to sign up for new micro-credential courses at The…

Outstanding Aboriginal mental health researcher Professor Juli Coffin has taken out top honours at the 2021 Western Australian Mental Health Awards in recognition of her ground-breaking work to enhance Aboriginal social and emotional…

As vaccination rates rise across the country, attention is turning to those who are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the State Government mandating it for many key workers.Having family and friends who are uncertain about…

The University of Western Australia is introducing two new online short courses in Lactology incorporating the latest in breastfeeding research, with the ultimate aim of improving the feeding experience for mums and their babies.The UWA…