News Articles for The University of Western Australia

Premier Mark McGowan's former chief of staff has been appointed to the board of state government agency VenuesWest, just eight months after his resignation.

A $7 million state of the art drill research facility in Perth and a partnership with CRC ORE have been unveiled by Australia's national science agency in a nod of support for mining research.

Sydney-based Adco Constructions has been picked to continue development of the Forrest Hall project, weeks after Jaxon companies entered liquidation.

While larger charities devote resources to measuring their impact, many smaller organisations don't necessarily have the capacity.

University students are looking for better value for money from their tertiary experience.

The recent $100 million sale of Agworld is a badge of success for WA tech but also reveals the sector's limitations.

Universities face a period of transformation in the decade ahead, with the likelihood of greater industry engagement and an exploration of disruptive business models.

A new learning module can upskill workers and help fill the financial hole left by the absence of international students.

Pressure to build more social housing in Western Australia is set to continue despite the promise of a major investment in the upcoming state budget.

Jaxon Construction says it has paid a majority of the subcontractors on its Forrest Hall project, after days of speculation about the future of the company.

Contractors and creditors of Jaxon Construction are continuing to await an outcome of the company's funding application, after a meeting today delivered no resolution.

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and its projects have won a $1.7 million grant from the state's medical research fund, while UWA researchers will receive $1.2 million.

Government intervention in energy markets has grown in recent years, with winners chosen potentially at the expense of consumers.

WA's public universities have largely maintained their position in the latest QS World University Rankings, despite what has been a difficult period for the nation's higher education sector.

Recovering from COVID-19 is shaping up to be a long haul for WA's universities.

Western Australian researchers have been awarded a modest 4.3 per cent share of funding under the latest round of national medical research grants.

A Perron Institute spinout focused on reducing brain damage caused by strokes listed on the ASX this morning, with its share price rising 50 per cent.

The Perron Institute is kicking commercial goals, courtesy of big sales royalties and a planned ASX listing.

Perth's Pawsey Supercomputer is supporting scientific research into quantum computing and will soon process data from the world's biggest telescope.

Four WA universities contribute significantly to the defence sector, operating together as ‘team WA'.

A new mining method that uses ‘electromigration' to unearth metals could replace traditional digging, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia and CSIRO.

UWA overcame a loss of international students and lack of federal wage subsidies to report a $55.1 million operating surplus in the year to December.

All but one of WA's five major universities have slipped in new global rankings compiled by a UAE-based consultancy firm.

Local business VeinTech has taken home a $10,000 prize after winning a prestigious medical technology competition.

The pharmaceutical and medical technology sector in WA has launched an industry association, more than one year after the state government promised its own growth plan for the industry.

WA's defence industry is set to gain a key ally with the creation of UWA's latest think tank.

Despite a return to the resources sector, Kerry Harmanis remains passionate about mindfulness.

The rapid growth in private school fees has slowed in 2021, but socio- economic status remains a big factor in educational outcomes.

The linear route from high school to uni is no longer the only course to follow

Whether to improve employment opportunities, secure a bigger salary, or simply scratch an educational itch, interest in postgraduate study is growing.

Julie Bishop has called on Australia to deepen its ties with the US, India and Japan to counteract China's assertiveness on economic and security matters.

While the impacts of the federal government's tertiary fee overhaul will become clearer through 2021, early signs are that it has had little effect.

A third of uni students were unhappy with their overall experience of tertiary education last year, a national survey has found.

With the state election now gone and a federal election looming, can Labor look to its Shoalwater MP to understand how the west is won?

Does WA need the hundreds of new police officers it's set to recruit over the next four years?

Some of the state's property leaders share their predictions for the year ahead.

Several former defence ministers, including Stephen Smith, Kim Beazley and David Johnston, have lined up to serve as board members of UWA's newly minted defence and security institute.

In the last chapter of the Business News' Great for the State series, leaders from energy, mining, the arts and sport shared their insights on shaping the state's future.

A mix of good fortune and good management meant WA emerged from the recent lockdown in good shape. How likely is it to happen again?

WA's five-day lockdown has won the endorsement of an academic whose modelling was instrumental to the state government's much-lauded initial response to COVID-19.