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UWA is ranked amongst the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the Australian Group of Eight research-intensive universities. UWA is proud to be a research-intensive university, operating more than 75 research and training centres. Over the years, we’ve continued to attract high-calibre, globally recognised staff, researchers and students, including our Nobel Laureate Professor Barry

Marshall. Located in the time zone with the largest proportion of the world's population, UWA has built strong collaborative links with other universities, research institutes, businesses and governments all over the world. UWA has identified a number of strategic research areas, including:

- Living sustainably in a fragile, ancient environment
- Sustaining our food production and food quality
- Developing our natural resources for the common good
- Furthering human knowledge through creativity and culture
- Advancing data-intensive science
- Advancing our health and wellbeing
- Understanding Australia's place in a globalised world
- Enhancing long-term living standards
- Investing in Indigenous knowledge to transform and build sustainable futures

These areas have been prioritised to ensure our researchers are searching for solutions to key world issues and working to develop a positive future.

Take a look behind the scenes of Score to Stage, a new Clarinet Concerto by Ashley Smith and James Ledger UWA Conservato...
04/09/2026

Take a look behind the scenes of Score to Stage, a new Clarinet Concerto by Ashley Smith and James Ledger UWA Conservatorium of Music.

View https://tinyurl.com/4nac7jeb

Get a glimpse into the research: the experimentation, dialogue, testing and performance process, which can be difficult to appreciate when people only see the finished piece.

The concerto premiers with WASO in Winthrop Hall on 2 and 3 October. Reserve tix: https://tinyurl.com/4xmyad4z

A new biomaterial developed by researchers from The University of Western Australia is providing fresh insights into the...
03/09/2026

A new biomaterial developed by researchers from The University of Western Australia is providing fresh insights into the way cancer cells escape from tumours and spread through the body.

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A new biomaterial developed by UWA researchers is providing fresh insights into the way cancer cells escape from tumours and spread through the body.

What's the catch? Science and sustainability of seafood in Australia30 Sept, 6.30pm, UniClub👉https://tinyurl.com/mvcbhjw...
31/08/2026

What's the catch? Science and sustainability of seafood in Australia

30 Sept, 6.30pm, UniClub
👉https://tinyurl.com/mvcbhjwb

Australians eat a lot of seafood, but around 70% of it is imported. 🌏🐟 Join Associate Professor Carissa Klein, ARC Future Fellow at The University of Queensland and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, for the 2026 Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture. Discover where Australia's seafood comes from, the environmental and social impacts of global seafood supply chains, and practical ways to make more sustainable seafood choices.

2026 Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture - What’s the Catch? Science and sustainability of seafood in Australia

31/08/2026

The lies never stop! 😆

Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) Flagship grant🔬Calling EMCRs - applications are open for the 2027 Theo Murphy Initiat...
26/08/2026

Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) Flagship grant🔬

Calling EMCRs - applications are open for the 2027 Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) Flagship grants Australian Academy of Science , with funding of up to $50,000 available to support ambitious, EMCR-led activities that create tangible benefits for Australia’s STEM EMCR community.

Learn more and apply:
▪️Flagship: https://tinyurl.com/4ac2svmy
📅 Applications close 5 October 2026 at 11:59 pm AEDT.

Your idea could be a conference, workshop, training program, collaborative initiative or another activity designed to create lasting value through new networks, skills, resources and opportunities.
Have an idea that could bring EMCRs together and make an impact?

25/08/2026

A midwife-turned-researcher has developed a screening tool that can predict whether a mother-to-be will struggle with breastfeeding.

25/08/2026

Perth researchers awarded $6M national grant to establish the WA Centre for Cell and Genome Engineering! 🎉

Earlier in August, Professor Ryan Lister AM, Program Head, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases Program at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia and Associate Professor Timo Lassmann, Theme Head, Precision Health at The Kids Research Institute Australia celebrated their success in being awarded $6M in the Medical Research Future Fund 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure (MRFF NCRI) scheme.

The investment will establish the WA Centre for Cell and Genome Engineering (CAGE), Australia’s first fully integrated genome engineering hub and will be co-led by Professor Lister and Associate Professor Lassmann.

CAGE is a collaborative initiative with the Perkins, The Kids, UWA and the WA Department of Health, with clinical translation supported by Cell and Tissue Therapies WA (CTTWA) at Royal Perth Hospital and will be located at the Perkins and The Kids.

Help celebrate this wonderful initiative, which will accelerate the discovery of disease-causing genes, improve the interpretation of genetic variants and support the development of new targeted therapies for rare, paediatric and complex diseases.

You can read more about this partnership here: https://perkins.org.au/perth-researchers-awarded-6m-national-grant-to-establish-wa-centre-for-cell-and-genome-engineering/

21/08/2026

Meet the Finalists to Vote.

21/08/2026
👁️ Help advance research into eye health at UWA Eye Health Centre and Lions Eye Institute. Our researchers are studying ...
20/08/2026

👁️ Help advance research into eye health at UWA Eye Health Centre and Lions Eye Institute.

Our researchers are studying immune cells on the front surface of the eye to better understand age related macular degeneration and how it progresses.

Eligible participants must be:
• aged 50 years or older
• be a non smoker
• have no other ocular or systemic disease, and no age-related macular degeneration
• be able to attend one study visit of approximately 90 minutes (Nedlands)

Tests are non invasive and include scans of the front and back of your eyes and providing a small tear sample.

Find out more/participate by emailing [email protected], or calling on 6488 4485.

Participants will receive a $50 gift card. This research could help improve understanding of one of the leading causes of vision loss as people age.

UWA Human Research Ethics approval 2025-ET000482.

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