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.

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.

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.

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.