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Life and Physical Sciences

Professor Barry Marshall and Lyn Beazley with students at the Science Cafe

Science Cafe serves up a cuppa - and a career

Monday, 17 October 2011

More than 300 school students from around Western Australia were joined recently for a morning tea by nearly 80 scientists from a range of organisations including UWA, Scitech, CSIRO and the WA Museum.

Sarah Lau bringing the stage to life with an experiment

Science education in the spotlight in Singapore

Monday, 17 October 2011

UWA hosted the Science for our Future Festival in Singapore in late July, with more than 1,000 students, teachers, and alumni attending the three-day event.

The festival aims to support schools to promote science and help students understand the role of science in helping shape our societies and the future.

Chanelle Carter

Announcement of new Alcoa of Australia award

Monday, 30 May 2011

The Chanelle Carter Memorial Fund has been established by Alcoa of Australia to honour the memory of UWA graduate Chanelle Carter, who died tragically in a cycling accident in 2010.

Faculty Medal Winner Rachel Paterson and Dean, Winthrop Professor Tony O'Donnell

Congratulations to student and staff prize recipients

Monday, 30 May 2011

The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences held its annual Prizegiving Ceremony on Wednesday May 25 in the Bayliss Building at The University of Western Australia.

Vice-Dean, Winthrop Professor Brendan Waddell

New Courses 2012: New opportunities for the Sciences at UWA

Thursday, 17 February 2011

This year is shaping up to be a watershed year for the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences.

We achieved considerable research success over the past 12 months – and the next 12 months will involve exciting developments in our teaching programs. These developments relate primarily to preparations around New Courses 2012, the most significant university-wide change in teaching programs in UWA’s history.

Exploring tension between science and art

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Science and art are set to collide this month when The University of Western Australia's SymbioticA and Dublin's Science Gallery launch:  Visceral:  The Living Art Experiment.

UWA research receives lion's share of national funding

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

The world's most precise clock - developed at The University of Western Australia - will be subject to testing in space as a result of Federal funding announced today.

UWA leads WA science award finalists

Friday, 5 November 2010

The list of finalists in the Western Australian Science Awards has again been dominated by researchers and projects from The University of Western Australia.

Vice-Dean, Winthrop Professor Brendan Waddell

A time of change – and further accolades for our research

Monday, 18 October 2010

Welcome to the latest edition of Science Matters which comes at a time of considerable change within the Faculty. Our Dean of more than 12 years, Winthrop Professor George Stewart, retired in June to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle in Tasmania. George was the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and was central to its establishment and subsequent success. George also played a key role for the Faculty and broader university through his development of significant links with China, which will benefit the university for many years to come.

Full house…a packed Octagon listens to the exploits of Dr Andy Thomas

Australia's astronaut inspires students to follow their dreams

Monday, 18 October 2010

More than 700 school students and their teachers had the opportunity to meet Australia’s only astronaut, Dr Andy Thomas, at two special UWA events in September.

Dr Thomas, who was born in Adelaide, captivated audiences with his firsthand experience of the thrill of being launched into space at hypersonic speeds, life on an international space station, and the challenges of living in zero gravity.