University News

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.