The UWA Business School last night celebrated the outstanding achievements of its teaching and research staff.

At the annual Teaching and Research Awards Ceremony, eight faculty were recognised for excellence in teaching, two professional staff for outstanding contributions to student learning, and nine faculty for outstanding research achievements.

Dean of the UWA Business School, Winthrop Professor Phil Dolan, congratulated the winners and thanked the School's faculty and professional staff for their dedication.

A new study examining gender disparities in the Australian labour market has found female graduates earn less than their male counterparts - and the gender pay gap widens dramatically the older women are at the time of graduation.

UWA Business School graduate Elise Marciano is challenging herself to cycle 200km this October to raise funds for cancer research.

Elise, who completed her double degree in Economics and Commerce in 2010, will ride from Perth to Pinjarra and back over two days as part of the Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Elise is hoping to raise $2,500 for the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.

New York University Stern School of Business Professor David Yermack will explain the financial effects of CEOs' holidays in a public lecture at The University of Western Australia's Business School.

Professor Yermack, a visiting professor at the UWA Business School, will present his findings on trends in news announcements made by public companies before, during and after chief executives go on holiday.

He will also explain how these patterns in public announcements can create trading opportunities for investors.

New research on the absorption of recent graduates into the labour market has revealed wide differences in how readily graduates from various fields of study and university groups find jobs to match their level of education.

Enactus UWA (formerly Students in Free Enterprise [SIFE]) students will begin 2013 with a two-day camp to develop their leadership skills while exploring and discussing ideas around development, poverty, and social justice.

When she's travelling to work on a particularly cold London morning, Loretta Tomasi sometimes wonders what she's doing there.

Economists and business leaders will examine the future of Australia's productivity and global competitiveness at an upcoming forum at The University of Western Australia.

Over 200 delegates to the Indigenous Business, Enterprise and Corporations Conference at The University of Western Australia last month attended a Conference dinner hosted by Channel 10 newsreader Narelda Jacobs and featuring filmmaker and director Warwick Thornton.

Attendees were welcomed by UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson, who said the conference was particularly topical given that Western Australia's mining boom had resulted in WA leading the way in Indigenous business and procurement.