Eric May, an Associate Professor from The University of Western Australia, has been appointed as the Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineering.

Developing positive mental health for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is the focus of a key Mental Health Week event, to be opened next week by WA Minister for Mental Health, Dr Graham Jacobs.

The University of Western Australia will be launched in Second Life soon and residents of the popular 3D internet virtual world will be able to walk around campus, attend lectures and enter a competition to design the University's Second Life cultural precinct.

Sustainable rehabilitation of land disturbed by mining and industry will be the subject of a free public lecture at The University of Western Australia next week.

A PhD student at The University of Western Australia, working with the Telethon Institute of Child Health, has revealed there are long-term benefits for a child if their mother quits smoking even after the pregnancy is established.

A world-leader in green, large-scale conversion of wave energy to electricity, Dr George W. Taylor, was last night awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters at The University of Western Australia.

Students from 24 schools with a low transfer to tertiary education will be given the opportunity to get a university degree under a new program run by The University of Western Australia.

The University of Western Australia has joined the Centre for Social Impact, a significant national network of university business schools that aims to achieve academic excellence for a social purpose.

An international sailing program to be launched today will give more West Australians the opportunity to become involved in one of Australia's more popular sports.