Former University of Western Australia vice chancellor Alan Robson has been selected as the new chair of the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science.
Former University of Western Australia vice-chancellor Alan Robson is among a group of leading academics appointed to advise the federal government on reducing red tape in the tertiary education sector.
Alan Robson, Jim McGinty and Jim Freemantle are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year's Queen's Birthday awards.
Western Australia's public universities have continued to grow through a difficult period for the higher education sector, which was hit first by the GFC and then by adverse federal government immi
THE departure of professors John Yovich and Alan Robson from the ranks of Western Australia's university leadership may well put a dent in the likelihood of any of the state's tertiary sector CEOs hitting the $1 million salary level attained by at least o
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
Another prominent resource sector executive has joined the Black Swan Theatre Company board with Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg joining chairman Sam Walsh.
STAFF costs at Western Australia's public universities have risen significantly as the institutions seek to deal with rising students numbers and improve their reputations at home and overseas.
THE University of Western Australia will appeal against a Federal Court decision which ruled in favour of intellectual property claims by its former employee, Dr Bruce Gray, founder of Sirtex Medic
