University News

University News

Professsor Paul Johnson (left) at the Centre's launch, Lanzhou University

UWA-China link to boost sustainable food production in drylands

Friday, 24 May 2013

With food security and sustainable food production an increasingly pressing concern for a booming global population, agricultural experts from The University of Western Australia have teamed up with their Chinese counterparts at Lanzhou University to step up research into dryland agricultural production.

Samuel Gilmour

UWA students win highest achievements at Australian University Sport awards

Thursday, 23 May 2013

UWA's sporting prowess has been honoured at this year's Australian University Sport (AUS) National Conference.

Fast-acting mothers' milk for healthier babies

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Human breastmilk responds quickly to protect the child when there is an infection in mothers or babies, according to new international research led by The University of Western Australia.

Male giant panda, Yang Guang.  Photo:  Edinburgh Zoo

Anxious wait for giant panda pregnancy

Thursday, 23 May 2013

An animal biologist from The University of Western Australia is among a large team of international researchers biting their fingernails as they wait to learn whether their bid to impregnate a rare giant panda in Scotland has paid off.

Proud to be UWA - Again

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

For the third year in a row, The University of Western Australia was recognised this week as one of the nation's best workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in Australia's first Top 10 Employers List for LGBT employees.

Photo:  DEC - Juvenile cane toad

Cane toad or native frog? App prevents mistaken identity

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Travelling around the top end of Australia, would you be able to tell the difference between a poisonous cane toad and a bumpy rocket frog or a giant frog? - They look similar but sound quite different.  A new mobile app developed by The University of Western Australia aims to help save those native frogs that so often become the victim of mistaken identity.

Strawberry fields forever and fungus-free

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Strawberries are one of the most economically important berry crops in the world, and a high value export crop for the Australian horticultural industry.

Grey Nurse (Sand Shark)

Shark conservation holds key to healthy marine ecosystem

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Macquarie University will investigate how international laws can be reformed to improve shark conservation and management.

Dr Daniel Creedon

Don't whisper the news about this prize-winner

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

A young physicist from The University of Western Australia has won a prestigious Federal Government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize for his outstanding work in the science of measurement.

Space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman with Sputnik

From earth to the stars: archaeologists dig more than dirt

Friday, 17 May 2013

When you picture an archaeologist, you're most likely to imagine them looking down - digging into history, unearthing and sifting through evidence of previous life on Earth.