The University of Western Australia's Ridgefield Future Farm will be officially opened next week with the aim of integrating cropping, livestock and native ecology and being carbon neutral by 2020.

Two Nobel Laureates - one who has an asteroid named after him - will visit The University of Western Australia for the 10th Frontiers of Fundamental Physics Symposium - the first time the international conference has been held in Australia.

Asia has the greatest potential for growth of media markets in the world, according to a panel of international media experts at the In The Zone conference at The University of Western Australia.

A lack of concern about the most dangerous weapons on earth - nuclear weapons - is a major issue in the Asian zone and throughout the world, according to the Emeritus President of the International Crisis Group and Co-Chair of the International Commission for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Gareth Evans.

Universities must foster a culture of innovation in order to build the knowledge economies that are vital to growth in the Asia Pacific region, leading international academics said today.

The Chairman of one of the world's largest steel producers has warned of the serious implications of oligopolies in the resources industry.

Meeting future demand for energy, particularly in non-OECD countries, would require innovative approaches across a range of energy sources, the In the Zone conference at The University of Western Australia was told today. 

Concerns about levels of direct foreign investment in Australia, particularly by China, needed to be put in perspective, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Federal Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, said today.

The relationship between Australia and China requires a focus on mutual understanding if it is to continue to yield benefits for both countries, according to experts at the In The Zone conference at The University of Western Australia.