Organised crime, AIDS, piracy, food security, access to medicines and the digital divide are some of the compelling topics to be discussed at the Impacts of Globalisation conference to be held at The University of Western Australia from Thursday, 13 August.

A restoration ecology professor from The University of Western Australia is using historians' techniques to help assess degraded or damaged landscapes.

The discovery of a gene responsible for the production of sandalwood oil has been hailed as the catalyst for wide-ranging and significant new opportunities for Western Australia's ever-growing sandalwood industry.

Two researchers from The University of Western Australia have been awarded $10,000 each to study the effects of green tea on cancer and the provision of health services.

An online tool to be designed by a researcher at The University of Western Australia will enable a scholar in a remote part of the globe, or even an astronaut with some free time, to access the world's rare medieval vellum manuscripts and carry out in-depth contextual investigations with just a few clicks.

Patients who receive blood transfusions during heart surgery don't need to worry about serious long-term effects on their health, according to a study carried out by clinicians at The University of Western Australia.

Australia's brightest and best agricultural research was recently on display at the ‘Frontiers in Agriculture Postgraduate Showcase 2009' at The University of Western Australia (UWA), Institute of Agriculture (IOA).

(Released on Tuesday July 7)

The University of Western Australia has been described as an "excellent, high-quality, well-managed university with a bold vision" by Australia's foremost higher education review body.

 A delegation from The University of Western Australia aims to strengthen links with leading Chinese universities during a visit to China next week.