University of Western Australia

Thousands of artefacts, largely made from imported stone materials, have provided a unique record of Aboriginal occupation of the North West Shelf from Barrow Island in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. "Barrow Island is unique…

A clinical trial led by The University of Western Australia is evaluating the safety and efficiency of a psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy program. Professor Sean Hood, a psychiatrist from UWA’s Medical School, said the natural compound…

A drug developed by biopharmaceutical company Dimerix and identified using technology created at The University of Western Australia has successfully passed efficacy interim analysis in a trial to treat a rare kidney disease. The phase…

A first-in-human trial led by The University of Western Australia has found injecting an immunotherapy drug directly into the bladder wall to treat cancer is viable and safe. Professor Dickon Hayne, from UWA Medical School and head…

The University of Western Australia has announced a cutting-edge collaboration with tech company BrainChip to equip students with the tools and resources they need to pioneer intelligent AI solutions. "Joining the AI accelerator…

Having a smart magpie mum is no guarantee you’ll be a smart magpie baby but magpies raised in larger groups are more intelligent than those raised in smaller groups. "Magpie babies raised in larger groups demonstrated superior…

Students from The University of Western Australia will hit the streets of Perth this Wednesday 20 March to sell copies of the satirical newspaper PROSH and raise money for two charities. This year marks the 93rd anniversary of PROSH, a…

The combined impact of climate change and human-generated noise are proving double trouble for wild urban-dwelling bird species, changing their behaviour in ways that could threaten their survival. That’s the finding of a new study from…

Researchers from The University of Western Australia will provide a fresh round of free iron deficiency screenings for women aged 18 to 49 over the next two Sundays (Sunday 4 and Sunday 11 February) at Karrinyup Shopping Centre.…

A Professor at the UWA Oceans Institute has been honoured for mentoring hundreds of students and early career scientists – largely through the world-renowned research and training program he developed at The University of Western Australia.…