Visiting and local scientists conducting research for, or from, the Great Southern and South Coast enthralled the audience at the Great Southern Great Science symposium in Albany on Friday 12 August.

Anne Cochrane, from the Department of Environment and Conservation, presented her research on the impact of changing temperatures and rainfall on the germination of native seeds.

Students from Albany Senior High School provided a particular highlight for many delegates with an overview of several projects from their marine studies program.

The upcoming Science symposium in the Albany Entertainment Centre on Friday 12 August will highlight research of environmental and health issues that affect the Great Southern.

How does ‘race' have an impact on our lives? What is a ‘racial autobiography'? What are the hidden obstacles that Indigenous students have to overcome as they undertake their studies? These are just some of the questions that challenged the staff members from UWA Albany who took part in a two day course aimed at increasing cultural awareness on campus.

Mathematics and sex? That's right, the two are very much intertwined. The Friends of UWA Albany and the City of Albany are pleased to have well known mathematician and television identity Dr Clio Cresswell present the 2010 Amity Lecture on this intriguing topic.

Many students studying at The University of Western Australia Albany Centre find themselves, at some stage during their degree, paying a visit to what they affectionately refer to as ‘the northern campus'. For some this means a visit to UWA in Perth, but for others, like Tammy London, their studies take them much further north.

Visiting and local scientists revealed some of the research priorities that affect the Great Southern and South Coast at The Great Southern Great Science symposium.

South Coast Natural Resource Management and The University of Western Australia's Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management (CENRM) have formed a partnership to boost research, planning and delivery of natural resource management in the State's south coast region.