Aquaculture and native fish breeding, alternative oilseeds, salt tolerant wheat, new legumes, emus and game birds, turf and super brassicas were topics on the menu at the 2008 Agriculture Open Day held by The University of Western Australia (UWA) Institute of Agriculture (IOA).

Eminent ophthalmologist Professor David Mackey has been attracted to Western Australia to take up senior appointments at The University of Western Australia and the Lions Eye Institute. 

To date, 2008 has been a year of highlights for the UWA Business School with many achievements contributing towards our goal of being internationally focused on attracting the best students, attracting and retaining the best staff and building strong links with the business community.

Our Executive Education activity continues to grow. So far this year, the AIM-UWA Business School Alliance has been successful in winning and delivering the first of a series of new Management Development Programs in Singapore, for the parent company of our partner PSB Academy.

The Teaching and Learning (T&L) Committee continues its good work in improving the quality of the student experience at the Business School.  A summary of these initiatives are included.

The Business School is planning many exciting events for the second half of 2008.  

Events scheduled include:

• Breakfast by the Bay Series: Trevor Nisbett - 10 September 2008
• Shann Memorial Lecture - 19 August 2008
• Program Information Evenings

More than 200 students and families gathered to celebrate the UWA Business School Prize Giving Ceremony held at the University Club in early May.

Roger Corbett, former CEO and Director of Woolworth's Ltd reviewed the success of Woolworths and future challenges, at the annual GMA black tie dinner.

Five Business School students led by Dr Fang Liu have won the Global Google Online Marketing Challenge.  The team beat 1,650 other teams from around the world to win Google's first University Online Marketing Challenge.