The Perth International Arts Festival is thrilled to announce our film programmer Sherry Hopkins as the winner of a major industry award last night.

The University of Western Australia now boasts a world-first imaging and analysis facility with the addition of a powerful and sensitive instrument that can search for evidence of the earliest life on Earth, help find new ore deposits, and detect weapons-grade uranium in minute dust particles.

Western Australia shares a time zone with 60 per cent of the world's population in the nations that promise the greatest economic growth of the 21st century. 

Western Australia and Perth have the means and opportunity to optimise this geopolitical advantage, according to Dr Michael Chaney, Chancellor of The University of Western Australia and Chairman of National Australia Bank and Woodside.

The surprising physical beauty of world-class pathology testing is this week being showcased in an exhibition of still photographs at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital as part of National Science Week.

How can Western Australia take advantage of its resource richness and geographic positioning to lead the rest of Australia in this Asian Century?  This is just one of the ‘big' questions on the agenda for November at the IN THE ZONE conference.

The effect of climate change on large ocean-based North West Shelf industries, such as coastal engineering and fisheries, will be the focus of a symposium to be held at The University of Western Australia.

Although epigenetic disturbances involving single genes are now thought to cause many health problems including cancer, asthma and autism, the general public understands little of this field of medicine.  A free public lecture at The University of Western Australia will help redress the balance.

Join us for a sumptuous wine and food conversation with Kate Lamont, photographer Frances Andrijich and host Paul Murray on Thursday 17th September from 7pm at the Perth Town Hall.

A book that documents the relationship between Western Australia and Japan, published by The University of Western Australia's Westerly Centre, will be launched at Parliament House next week.