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UWA's Anglican chaplain, Michael Wood

You need quiet to really listen

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Silence is a rare commodity now.

But many people report that silence can be a terrific catalyst for creative ideas and insights. There's a legend that Archimedes discovered the implications of displacement as he stepped into the bath. Perhaps the bathroom is one of the few places these days where people have solitary space.

Assistent Professor Zoey Durmic

Scientists volunteer in the classroom

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Creating a tsunami in a tray is actually easier than baking a tray of biscuits - and it has a sweet result for primary school children.

Student volunteers set out to weed the dunes at Margaret River

Backyard blitz: students volunteer

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Students planted the dunes, made deliveries for FoodBank and cleaned up the grounds at a dogs' refuge during a two-hour community blitz for National Volunteers Week.

Paolo Razinni, Paola Cavanna and Filippo Oncini

Top Italian students choose UWA

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Three of the top students from a Milan university are wishing their semester at UWA could be extended.

Engineering studies to start at the age of 12

Thursday, 31 May 2012

If you're at the age where police and doctors seem to be getting younger, wait until you see the engineers.

winners UWA Awards for Excellence

New Courses breeding a new generation of first year students

Thursday, 31 May 2012

The nature of UWA's new professional programs will almost certainly be shaped by the students who graduate from the new undergraduate courses.

Adam Phillimore, Martha Maideni and Barbara Goldflam

Studying in English is just the beginning for AusAID students

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Unfamiliar academic practices and the English language are not the only challenges facing students from other countries.

Tom Henderson

Library and common room merge for 21st century students

Thursday, 31 May 2012

The new ‘home' for engineering students should help to produce well-balanced graduates.

Science student Matthew Goss

Return of the Hackett family

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Science student Matthew Goss loves living at St Georges College.

The thrombolites at Lake Clifton, from SymbioticA's exhibition

Art preserves living ancient history

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Thrombolites, sometimes called the stepping stones of life, have inspired a biological art exhibition in Mandurah.