The Short-Term Study Programme continues its success from 2006, with the Faculty hosting fifteen students from the School of Life Science & Biotechnology at Korea University in early February.

The visiting Korean students had the opportunity to study a range of academic courses during their time on campus, and to develop their academic study skills as well. During the programme each student attended labs in his or her research area and was mentored by UWA academics and current postgraduate students.

Mentoring: Connect, Share, Encourage

UWA's Academic Council has approved three new offshore programs to be offered in Singapore via PSB Academy. They are the BSc (Psychology and Human Performance), BSc (Sport Science) and from 2008 we expect to offer the BSc (Psychology). The Faculty will welcome its first intake of students on September 30.

These new programs add to the range already on offer in Singapore; Biomedical Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Science.

A brain wave helped create Project KIDS, and now brain waves form the basis of an exciting new study for the group. Professor Mike Anderson, from the School of Psychology, said Project KIDS had received a major Australian Research Council grant to study children's brain waves (technically, brain evoked potentials).

"We are interested to see if the development of different areas in their brains matches the development of their abilities," he said. According to Professor Anderson, Project KIDS is unique, with no comparison anywhere in the world.