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The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Library"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"From student to supporter: Dr Thomas Simpson invests in UWA's future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/dr-thomas-simpson-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/from-student-to-supporter-dr-thomas-simpson-invests-in-uwas-future","publisheddate":"2026-03-27","summary":"Thanks to Dr Thomas Simpson, the Student Managed Investment Fund Club has launched the Frontier Fund, to allow Equities and Economics teams to pitch to an investment committee and invest real funds.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Business School"}]},{"title":"UWA Geology 3rd Year Laboratory Upgrade Appeal","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2021/geology-card-image.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/april/uwa-geology-3rd-year-laboratory-upgrade-appeal","publisheddate":"2026-03-20","summary":"We need your help to raise $500,000 to modernise this laboratory to continue to train geoscience graduates for the changing employment needs of industry and government into the future!","sxaTags":[{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"}]},{"title":"How one grad built a global network from Hong Kong","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card-image-944x522-ricky-mui.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-one-grad-built-a-global-network-from-hong-kong","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
Following graduation, Ricky still felt a strong connection to UWA. Some of the best years of his life were spent on campus, and those great memories remain with him. He can still picture the countless hours studying in the Reid and Law libraries, basketball games at the gym, and lively social moments at the Ref and the Tavern. Not to mention Prosh Days, Law vs Engineering tug-of-war and afternoons socialising in the Law courtyard, toga parties and, of course, his amazing graduation day – all these experiences helped shape who he is today.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Four decades of care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-dr-clyde-jumeaux-944-x-522-1.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/four-decades-of-care","publisheddate":"2026-02-20","summary":"
Rural Clinical School of WA Senior Lecturer Dr Clyde Jumeaux has been honoured by Rural Health West for his 40 years of compassionate service to communities across the Pilbara and South West.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Funding boosts trials of innovative breast cancer imaging technology","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breast-cancer-detection-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/funding-boosts-trials-of-innovative-breast-cancer-imaging-technology","publisheddate":"2026-02-13","summary":"
Perth-based medtech innovator OncoRes Medical has secured $27 million in private funding, which will help progress clinical trials in breast cancer surgery using its world-class precision imaging technology.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trailblazing professor and brilliant protégé awarded honorary doctorates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/hon-docs-fiona-annie-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/trailblazing-professor-and-brilliant-protege-awarded-honorary-doctorates","publisheddate":"2025-12-18","summary":"
It was a case of deep mutual admiration when WA’s most esteemed child health champion and one of her high-flying students received honorary doctorates alongside one another at The University of Western Australia last night.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"From student project to career opportunity: how Ellen Xiao leveraged the CEED program to solve real-world business challenges","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/matt-avent-sand-transport-at-laptop-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/from-student-project-to-career-opportunity---ceed-program","publisheddate":"2025-11-25","summary":"
When Ellen Xiao first came across the CEED project in her inbox, she immediately recognised its potential. The project combined everything she was passionate about: data science, machine learning and problem solving.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Alumni"}]},{"title":"Engineering the future: one riff at a time","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/monika-eyer-card---944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/engineering-the-future-one-riff-at-a-time","publisheddate":"2025-11-24","summary":"
For Engineering Master student Monika Eyer (BPhil (Hons) ‘24), self-professed metalhead and recipient of the Western Power Scholarship for Women in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the question has always been "how can I do it all?" ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"STEM"}]},{"title":"Innovators, problem solvers, advisors and leaders: alumni op-ed by Kate West (BE '00)","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/kate-west-uwa-alumni-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/engineering-alumni-op-ed-by-kate-west","publisheddate":"2025-11-24","summary":"
As she embarks on a new chapter of her career journey, Kate West (BE '00), Chief Officer, Business & Markets, APAC at Arup, reflects on her student days, international career and numerous achievements, to share a rallying cry for engineers everywhere.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"}]}]}