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Marine heatwaves cooking our ocean ecosystems will become more common
EnvironmentNature and ScienceOceans InstituteOceans Graduate SchoolResearch categoryResilient environment and climate changeHome PageResearchScience and Environment13 August 2026As climate change continues to warm the ocean, marine heatwaves will only become more frequent and severe.
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Project to value, manage and protect WA's surfing culture
Media statementsEnvironmentNature and ScienceOceans InstituteRegional rural and remoteResearch categoryResilient environment and climate changeUWA School of Agriculture and Environmental ScienceHome PageScience and EnvironmentResearchOur-community03 August 2026A new project led by UWA’s Dr Ana Manero aims to understand the value of surfing resources in Western Australia and develop Australia’s first state-level surf management guidelines.
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World-leading researchers in the running for 25th Premier's Science Awards
Astronomy and AstrophysicsBiomedical EngineeringDefenceEducationEnvironmentEngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringData ScienceHealthICRARInnovationMathematicsMedical SchoolNature and ScienceOceans InstitutePhysicsPsychiatryFrontier technologiesHealth and biotechnologyResilient environment and climate changeClean energy transition and sustainable resourcesSchool of Biological SciencesSchool of Indigenous StudiesSchool of Molecular SciencesSTEMHome PageAwards and AchievementsEngineering and TechnologyHealth-and-MedicineLearning-and-teachingOur PeopleResearchScience and Environment30 July 2026Globally influential researchers in Aboriginal mental health, astrophysics, autism and marine science are among 17 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in the 2026 Premier’s Science Awards.
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
WHO WE ARE
UWA Oceans Institute
The Oceans Institute nurtures an ecosystem of cross-disciplinary researchers and educators to serve the needs of the ocean community of Western Australia, the Indian Ocean and the world.
We are committed to supporting the scholarship of our blue planet for a better tomorrow.
WHAT WE DO
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Sea Country
We pay our respects to the past and present Traditional Owners of the land on which our experts reside, the Whadjuk Nyoongar people of Western Australia, and to all the native peoples of the lands and seas on which our researchers work.