With two-thirds of all premature deaths (before the age of 70 years) being caused by non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and strokes, understanding the causes and risk factors is a priority for public health policy makers.

To provide her expertise on these issues Professor Fiona Bull, UWA’s Director of the Centre of Build Environment and Health, was invited to speak at the 69th World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva.

Thank you to staff that attended the recent information sessions regarding the upcoming enterprise bargaining negotiations. These sessions were well attended and provided very useful feedback. The FAQs on the EB website have been updated to include the common questions that were asked. We will continue to update them as the process progresses.

Our desire is to achieve agreements that are simple, fair and contemporary and our first meeting will commence on Monday, 11 July.

As part of the University's ongoing commitment to inclusivity and diversity, an exciting new leadership program will be offered in 2016. The “Leading at UWA” Program is open to UWA academic and professional staff who are already in leadership roles and keen to enhance their leadership skills and exercise leadership more broadly.

Mosman Park student Tatiana Kurniawan will represent Western Australia at the Australian Brain Bee Challenge national final to be held in Hobart in December after outsmarting 82 fellow Year 10 students in today’s State final held at The University of Western Australia.