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University News

Space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman with Sputnik

From earth to the stars: archaeologists dig more than dirt

Friday, 17 May 2013

When you picture an archaeologist, you're most likely to imagine them looking down - digging into history, unearthing and sifting through evidence of previous life on Earth.

Dr Louise Naylor

High-intensity videogaming good for kids' health: study

Friday, 17 May 2013

High-intensity active video games are good for children's health, according to a team of researchers from The University of Western Australia.

Dr Yinglong Chen

Getting to the root of better crops

Thursday, 16 May 2013

The more crop scientists know about how plant roots take up water and nutrients, the better able they will be to develop crop plants with roots that can cope with challenging soil and environmental conditions.

Assistant Professor Andrew Guzzomi with sandalwood tree seeds on seed meter

UWA engineers tackle precision seeding challenge for sandalwood

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Researchers behind a new study into the precision metering of the sandalwood tree's large and irregular seed believe engineering could drive a revolution to meet Australia's agricultural needs.

Dr Swaminatha Iyer

UWA forms spin-out company to develop nanoparticle cancer drugs

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

The University of Western Australia and Yuuwa Capital LP have set up a new spin-out company, Eridan Technology Pty Ltd, to commercialise nanoparticle technology for drug delivery applications.

Clough EVP Engineering Gary Bowtell, Jessica Regan, Joel Valli, CFO Neil Siford

Clough scholars continue 35-year-old tradition

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Two engineering students at The University of Western Australia are the newest recipients of the 35-year-old Clough Scholars program, which was revived last year after an eight-year sabbatical.

Assistant Professor Amin Mugera, on tea plantation in Kenya

African agriculture in the spotlight

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Across Africa, rural welfare and economic growth depend on agricultural productivity - and two new papers by a Kenyan researcher at The University of Western Australia outline ways for 33 African countries to improve their agricultural sectors.

'Hands on' surgery skills for Manjimup high school students

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Manjimup Senior high school students will get a first-hand taste of what it's like to be a doctor or dentist when The University of Western Australia's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences visits the local senior high school tomorrow.

Rio Tinto scholarships awarded to UWA students

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Thirteen scholarships for 2013 have been awarded to students at The University of Western Australia under a global education partnership program with Rio Tinto.

Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge

UWA and Woodside to invest in global computational geoscience

Friday, 10 May 2013

A leading early career scientist from The University of Western Australia has been appointed to a new Woodside Professorship in Computational Geoscience at UWA as part of a five-year program to establish the State as a world centre of excellence in geoscience.