The University of Western Australia today launched a new Defence and Security Institute, which aims to establish the institute as a world leader in key.
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Researchers awarded $3.2M state funding to tackle COVID health challenges
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have been awarded $3.2 million in State Government funding to tackle COVID-19 health challenges, including creating a system using smartphones to identify children in need of urgent dental care, investigating how antibodies in breast milk protect babies from the virus and preparing a COVID-19 vaccine rollout for hard-to-reach communities.
UWA was successful in receiving 10 Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Focus Grants, announced today by State Health Minister Roger Cook.
The projects relate to infection prevention and control, surveillance, diagnostics and therapeutics as well as the direct or indirect impact of COVID-19 across a range of health conditions.
UWA agricultural leader named WA Indian of the Year 2021
28 Jan 2021 | 2 mins
Image: Professor Kadambot Siddique with Vice-Chancellor Professor Amit Chakma.
The University of Western Australia’s Professor Kadambot Siddique has been named Western Australian (WA) Indian of the Year 2021.
Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM MP and the Federation of Indian Associations of WA (FIAWA) Chairperson Atul Garg presented Professor Siddique with the award at a joint Australia Day and Indian Republic Day ceremony.
Hackett Professor of Agriculture and Director of The UWA Institute of Agriculture, Professor Siddique is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher with more than 30 years’ experience in agricultural research, teaching, leadership and management in Australia and overseas.
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Forrest scholarships support budding young scientists
Three students have been awarded prestigious Forrest Scholarships to carry out research at The University of Western Australia.
They will develop solutions to complex global challenges including understanding the role DNA plays in the sexual maturity and life span of animals, developing an early warning system for coastal erosion and flooding for use across Australia and research into how molecules are composed.
They join two recipients who will study at Curtin University and one at Murdoch University.
The scholarships are possible through the Forrest Research Foundation, which aims to attract the brightest minds to conduct research in Western Australia.
New global partnership to secure future of renewable energy
19 Jan 2021 | 3 mins
Developing new methods to accurately locate high quality deposits of copper and reduce the environmental impact of mining is the focus of a new partnership between The University of Western Australia, BHP and the University of Bristol.
Professor Steffen Hagemann, Professor Marco Fiorentini and Professor Tony Kemp from UWA’s Centre for Exploration Targeting will lead a team of researchers who will analyse key processes responsible for the grouping of elusive metals in the Earth’s crust.
Professor Steffen Hagemann, Professor Tony Kemp and Professor Marco Fiorentini inspecting a copper-rich ore sample at UWA s Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) facility.