East Timor's chronic food shortages are easing, thanks to the development of higher yielding varieties of cassava through the ‘Seeds of Life' project, managed by the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) at The University of Western Australia (UWA).

A PhD student at The University of Western Australia, working with the Telethon Institute of Child Health, has revealed there are long-term benefits for a child if their mother quits smoking even after the pregnancy is established.

A world-leader in green, large-scale conversion of wave energy to electricity, Dr George W. Taylor, was last night awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters at The University of Western Australia.

The University of Western Australia has joined the Centre for Social Impact, a significant national network of university business schools that aims to achieve academic excellence for a social purpose.

Perth researchers are using National Dementia Awareness Week* to encourage people who care for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer's to take part in groundbreaking research. 

A sensitive barometer and an inspiring political model of international cooperation, Antarctica is the subject of a free public lecture to be delivered by Antarctic traveler Professor Tom Griffiths at The University of Western Australia.

A team of West Australian researchers have made a breakthrough which has the potential to lead to development of drugs to reverse effects of a devastating childhood disease.

Research led by Dr Phil Vercoe, Deputy Director of Animal Production Systems at The University of Western Australia, aims to find ways of reducing the methane output from grazing livestock.

In a bid to host the largest scientific project of the early 21st century, Premier Colin Barnett today launched the $100 million International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)