University News

We have developed two initiatives to assist with communication and clarification of issues arising from the course restructure. 

This short summary provides further guidance to faculties as they prepare their Phase One proposals for majors within the Future Framework.

An ambitious research program will be launched tomorrow focused on engaging community action by delivering up-to-date information on the health of the Swan-Canning River Basin to every West Australian with the click of a button.

The University of Western Australia will celebrate a successful decade at its Albany Centre on Monday. 

Responding to the current resources boom, the UWA Law Faculty is offering a new Graduate Diploma in Energy Law in 2010. 

Centre for Mining and Engery and Natural Resources Associate Director, John Chandler says “this new 24-point postgraduate qualification will have a unique energy flavour. It emerged from a review of the existing courses offered through the Centre and complements the research activities of our Centre staff”.

The appointment of two new Winthrop Professors of Law have been confirmed. The successful candidates are Professor Mark Israel of Flinders University Law School and Ms Holly Cullen, who currently holds a Readership in Law at Durham University in the United Kingdom. 

The University of Western Australia (UWA) and its Institute of Agriculture continue to play an important role expanding the capacity of Iraqi agriculture and reducing the country's dependence on imported food by training Iraq's brightest and best graduate agriculture students.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) and its Institute of Agriculture continue to play an important role expanding the capacity of Iraqi agriculture and reducing the country’s dependence on imported food by training Iraq’s brightest and best graduate agriculture students.

Ten graduate students joined UWA early this year to study for their Master of Science degrees in Animal Science, Plant Pathology, Genetics and Breeding and Agricultural and Resource Economics at UWA.

Undergraduate medical teaching at The University of Western Australia will be significantly boosted with a $5 million grant from the Federal Government.

University staff have received national awards for Excellence in Teaching in the social sciences and indigenous education.