Dawn Freshwater has an eye towards the future. The University of Western Australia’s 18th vice-chancellor believes her institution can be an agent for change in WA, and beyond, by contributing to good policy and discussion. Hailing form the UK, Freshwater ...

Most university students simply need to pass all their subjects to graduate. Teaching students, however, have to score in the top 30 per cent of the adult population in literacy and numeracy, in addition to passing their regular exams, to earn their ...

A new set of rankings puts the MBAs offered by Melbourne Business School (MBS) and AGSM at UNSW in the global top 50. Global higher education company QS produced its inaugural QS World University Rankings: Global MBA using five factors – ...

A migrant has hit out at a human rights conference for questioning its subject. The migrant, who is also an academic who wishes to remain anonymous, thinks the Australian Academy of the Humanities' 48th symposium should not critique "sacred" human rights ...

Though autism is a complex, neurodevelopmental disorder, UWA researchers have found it can potentially be assessed at face-value. In conjunction with colleagues from the Telethon Kids Institute and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, UWA research associates Syed Zulqarnain Gilani and Diana Tan ...

Women with large breasts have a higher incidence of breast cancer than those with average-sized breasts, according to a West Australian study. The latest research shows women with large breasts may be more likely to suffer breast cancer because there ...

Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) have been analysing Australian swimmers’ movement patterns in an effort to give them an edge at the London Olympic Games. Professor Mohammed Bennamoun from UWA’s School of Computer Science and Software Engineering ...

Two of the University of Western Australia’s top mechanical engineers have been recognised by Engineers Australia with the Sir George Julius medal for their ground-breaking research into the use of engineering computations in image-guided surgery. Winthrop Professor Karol Miller and ...

Bequests, fund-raising and donations from alumni may make the difference been good and great universities the way things are going, writes Louis White. Universities will become more reliant on philanthropic activities from businesses and individuals as government financial support recedes along with ...

Talking to plants helps them grow — it’s the cardinal edict of gardening folklore the world over. But plants can’t really hear, and they certainly can’t talk back… Can they? According to new research from the University of Western Australia, ...