Education

HAMES Sharley director and newly appointed member of the Order of Australia, Warren Kerr, has called for more research to be undertaken in complex building design, particularly in the area of health.

Premier Colin Barnett has appointed Justice Christopher Steytler to the role of Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission, taking over from Malcolm McCusker.

Earth from above High-profile environmentalist Phillip Toyne is coming to Perth to give a speech at The University of Western Australia Club’s theatre auditorium on Tuesday January 20.

Peter Quinn works in a realm of complexity few of us could imagine.

GLOBAL education services provider Navitas has entered into a deal with Scotland’s Napier University to establish the Edinburgh International College.

Earth from above High-profile environmentalist Phillip Toyne is coming to Perth to give a speech at The University of Western Australia Club’s theatre auditorium on Tuesday January 20.

CHILDREN'S charity Variety WA has involved young volunteers in its succession planning strategy to ensure the future of the not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia.

Earth from above High-profile environmentalist Phillip Toyne is coming to Perth to give a speech at The University of Western Australia Club’s theatre auditorium on Tuesday January 20.

Diversified education group Navitas has entered a deal with Scotland's Napier University to establish the Edinburgh International College.

Comedian Mary G, Professor Fiona Stanley and local government chief executive Ricky Burges are just a few of the names appointed to a new, nine-member Indigenous Implementation Board to be chaired by Lieutenant General John Sanderson.

AUDITOR General Colin Murphy has called on the WA Department of Health to improve the way it buys services from non-government and not-for-profit organisations, following an audit of the department's purchasing practices.

What does a typical day at work involve? I check e-mails and answer those that need immediate action, then check appropriate articles in scientific journals.

UWA Professor Peter Quinn has been appointed the director of a new $20 million radio astronomy research centre, headquartered at UWA.

The state government has confirmed that the University of Western Australia will be the headquarters of a new $20 million radio astronomy research centre that is designed to help WA win the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project.

Western Australia has received little in the federal government's $4.7 billion nation building package designed to help combat the affects of the global financial crisis, receiving a total of $318 million.

WHILE philanthropists' money is always welcome, there are those for whom an increasing reliance on the private sector is a concern.

THE failure of one commercial venture could provide a boost for a new and potentially much larger venture at the University of Western Australia, which is the likely headquarters of a $20 million radio astronomy research centre.

THE company behind the redevelopment of the old Swanbourne Hospital site says it will review its position following the State Administrative Tribunal's decision to back the City of Nedlands' rejection of the proposal.

AT the start of the decade, Annie and Brettney Fogarty embarked on a journey to improve education.

JUST a decade ago, philanthropy was nearly invisible in Western Australia.

AS a former chef from the United Kingdom, Chris Murphy knows his way around the kitchen.

CORPORATE giving has evolved rapidly in Western Australia, with companies increasingly likely to provide money for good causes.

Perth-headquartered ComputerCORP has today announced an agreement to buy a Victorian-based IT company for over $2 million in cash and scrip.

The federal government will provide $10 million over four years to support the expansion of Clontarf Academies to improve the education, life skills and employment prospects of 700 Indigenous young men in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

The University of Western Australia and the Committee for Perth have teamed up to appoint two international experts to lead a project benchmarking the liveability of Perth and its global connectedness.

The University of Western Australia has appointed Helen Wildy as the new dean of the graduate school of education, taking over from Bill Louden who takes up the position of senior deputy vice-chancellor early next year.

FORMER Activ Foundation chief operating officer Andrew Wagstaff has been appointed chief executive of Subiaco-based Diabetes WA.

“WE are one of the fastest growing franchises among 39 countries,” notes Niiraj Shah, national director of BNI-India.

WESTERN Australia's training system is about to go through a facelift in response to the current industry needs.

“WE are one of the fastest growing franchises among 39 countries,” notes Niiraj Shah, national director of BNI-India.

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Western Australian-based Rod Jones, founder and managing director of education services provider Navitas, has been named this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.