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Photo:  DEC - Juvenile cane toad

Cane toad or native frog? App prevents mistaken identity

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Travelling around the top end of Australia, would you be able to tell the difference between a poisonous cane toad and a bumpy rocket frog or a giant frog? - They look similar but sound quite different.  A new mobile app developed by The University of Western Australia aims to help save those native frogs that so often become the victim of mistaken identity.

Dr Daniel Creedon

Don't whisper the news about this prize-winner

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

A young physicist from The University of Western Australia has won a prestigious Federal Government National Measurement Institute (NMI) Prize for his outstanding work in the science of measurement.

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.

'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.

Have your say about our services, facilities and resources

Monday, 29 April 2013

Tell us what you think and be in the running to win one of two iPAD minis!

Construction site EdSim

New simulation centre to train regional health workers

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

A new facility in Geraldton will provide state-of-the-art simulation training for healthcare staff and students.

Jodi Eatt demonstrates medical skills while studying at UWA

Indigenous doctor to inspire fellow high school students

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

An Indigenous doctor inspired to pursue her medical career after attending University of Western Australia workshops as a high school student will join other Indigenous leaders to ignite the dreams of a new generation at a Leadership Seminar run by the University's School of Indigenous Studies (SIS).

Asha de Vos and her puppet

Puppet ponders amazing blue whales

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

A puppet in a mask and flippers wonders why blue whales have pushed the limits of evolution to become the biggest animal ever, in a new video produced by a student from The University of Western Australia.

Wei Gen (middle) with ANZ staff

ANZ Hong Kong internship for UWA Finance student

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Experiencing Hong Kong's university hall culture and completing an internship in ANZ's Global Markets division were among the highlights of Wei Gen Ng's exchange experience.

Wei Gen, a UWA Commerce/Engineering student, was the inaugural ANZ UWA Business School Asia Fellowship recipient.

In September last year, he travelled to Hong Kong, completing a semester of study at the University of Hong Kong and a five-week internship at ANZ in Hong Kong.

Mt Magnet 'Astrofest'

Starshow gives Mid West schools a sparkle

Thursday, 28 March 2013

If anyone had asked students from the Mid West what they did at school recently, they would have got an astonishing answer: weighing a galaxy.