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Awards and Prizes


Richard Riley wins a British Medical Association Book Award for 2009

Dr Richard Riley has been awarded the prestigious First Prize in the 'Basis of Medicine' category
of the British Medical Association Book Awards for 2009. 


Helena Iredell Wins Pre-clinical Teacher of the Year Award

Helena Iredell Wins Pre-clinical Teacher of the Year Award


UWA student named 2009 Rhodes Scholar

A student from The University of Western Australia who wants to inspire school students to develop a passion for science has won the 2009 Rhodes Scholarship for Western Australia.


Perth to get electric vehicle charging stations in 2010

A consortium led by The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University will install Perth's first Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations in early 2010 as part of a research project which has been awarded $229,000 funding under the Australian Research Council's Linkage grant scheme.


Thinking Australia: A Cognitive Acceleration Program to Raise High School Students’ Achievement in Science

University of Western Australia's Winthrop Professor, Grady Venville has won an Australian Research Council grant of $334,000 over three years to investigate how to improve high schools students' achievement in science classes.


UWA researchers win national funding

World-class research at The University of Western Australia was significantly boosted today with the Federal Government announcing more than $19.5 million for research projects at the University.


Human Genetics Society of Australasia Vacation Research Scholarship

The Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) WA Branch invites applications for vacation scholarships for research projects in the area of human genetics for a period of between six and eight weeks during the 2009/10 summer vacation.


UWA researchers dominate WA Science Awards

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have dominated the list of finalists for this year's Western Australian Science Awards.


UWA student wins geoscience scholarship

A postgraduate student and lecturer in mechanical engineering at The University of Western Australia has won a prestigious national scholarship.


Better physics measurements bear fruit

Associate Professor Eugene Ivanov, a physicist from The University of Western Australia, has won a major American Physical Society award for his work on measurement.


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