Latest University of Western Australia News

Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems – and will only become more common
NZ’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below
Funding boost for research to power future health breakthroughs
From Monday, food delivery workers will get minimum hourly pay. Here’s why it matters
Today’s Mediterranean diet leans on olive oil, vegies and fish. But the ancients mainly ate bread
Event To Focus On How Fatigue Affects Workers
Butterflies On Move Worldwide Due To Climate Change
New Appointments To National Arts Councils
Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
Australian Government to fund 50 additional medical university places to boost GP workforce
Albanese Government to fund 50 additional medical university places to boost GP workforce
New mental health research shows strong economic case for community based supports
Harnessing Genomics To Prevent Disease
In Hot Seat
Project to value, manage and protect WA’s surfing culture
Grants advancing world-class health and medical research
Grants boost health and medical research critical to our future
A new fuel refinery is a start. But Australia is still vulnerable to shipping disruptions without a clear strategy
WA’s best minds named finalists at 2026 Premier’s Science Awards
From silver dressings to healing spaces: a week that revealed the impact of university research
Australian Synchrotron joins Monash and key institutions in $2.9 million new platform to support drug development
Screening tool predicts breastfeeding problems before birth
Clinical trial a step forward in easing kidney dialysis shortfall
‘A river is our life force’: why Indigenous cultural values must be visible in conservation
Monash and partners to build new lab to fast-track drug invention, trials and commercialisation
Criminal law experts appointed as Western Australian Magistrates
Charting children’s eyes to head off global myopia epidemic
Cameras On Whale Sharks Reveal They Are Snackers Of Sea
Rare Sighting Of Arctic Bobtail Squid And Egg Masses
Ball that broke Norway’s heart was legit: data scientist
Australia’s dangerous seas: longline fishery kills 100 turtles
Experienced charity leaders appointed to Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Advisory Board
Racism inquiry heads to Perth, Darwin and Alice Springs
Megafauna survived until 6500 years ago on New Guinea coast
Storm-chasing sea turtles can protect communities from cyclones
Antarctic Climate Research Extended
New mental health research puts economic case behind psychosocial supports
Partnership strengthens health research, education and innovation
Whale Mums Rest Upside Down To Get Break From Calves
Funding Boost For Top WA Health And Medical Researchers
Sea turtles diving through the eye of the storm help develop better cyclone forecasts
Environmental DNA reveals impact of climate and humans on fish biodiversity
WA researchers set for national success thanks to Near Miss Awards
Excess Belly Fat Linked To Faster Biological Ageing
Infrared Filter Could Help Detect Pollution And Disease
Low Testosterone Linked To Cancer Risk In Men
Million-dollar boost to health research to improve WA wellbeing
WA Play Strategy Advisory Committee to meet for the first time