Indigenous school students get taste for science at UWA

Monday, 14 April 2008

Twenty-five Year Nine indigenous students from across WA will get a taste of potential career paths in science and engineering when they visit The University of Western Australia this week.

Students to get bonus points for studying languages

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Students who study a language other than English at high school will be given bonus Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) points under a new system being established at The University of Western Australia. 

New director at UWA promotes teaching excellence

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Professor Denise Chalmers, an internationally respected figure in academic development with expertise in tertiary teaching and learning, has been appointed Director of The University of Western Australia's Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL).

UWA's new Learning Centre to benefit science teachers

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Western Australia's secondary school science teachers now have a permanent venue in one of Australia's leading universities where they can participate in professional learning and resource development.

International academic appointed new UWA Dean

Monday, 3 March 2008

An eminent international soil microbiologist has been appointed to lead The University of Western Australia's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

UWA program to boost numbers of country doctors and dentists

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

A program that is in its eighth year at The University of Western Australia's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences aims at boosting the numbers of doctors and dentists in WA's rural and remote areas by recruiting students from the regions.

Educators find out how to enhance learning at UWA

Monday, 11 February 2008

Discussion on how teachers can provide rich and sustainable opportunities to enhance classroom learning and thinking will be the focus of three leading education academics visiting The University of Western Australia soon.

Former WA Premier Carmen Lawrence joins UWA

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Former West Australian Premier and Fremantle Federal MP Carmen Lawrence will focus on the origins of fanaticism and extreme behaviour, including terrorism, in her new role this year as a Professorial Fellow at The University of Western Australia.

Music and medicine a harmonious mix at UWA

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

When flautist Anita Fuhrmann began studying music as a 17 year-old in The University of Western Australia's School of Music in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, little did she imagine that after completing her bachelor's degree she would be working on a PhD in a completely different faculty.

Professor Lyn Beazley and Dr Nancy Longnecker

Mastering Science Speak

Thursday, 17 January 2008

Good communicators make good teachers. So it makes good sense for UWA’s Science Communication program to be tailored for prospective students.

Undergraduate Science Communication units have been on offer at science students since 2002 and as a postgraduate unit since 2005.Now a brand new postgraduate coursework degree, Master of Science Communication and Education, will be offered from 2008. It is a joint program with the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Education.