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VC Awards shine spotlight on University research
Research categoryStaffHome PageAwards and AchievementsLearning-and-teachingOur-communityOur PeopleResearch10 December 2025The winners of the 2025 UWA Vice-Chancellor's Research Awards, which recognise the diverse career paths of researchers and support staff and celebrate their impact, were announced at a ceremony last night.
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Help for kelp
Oceans InstituteNature and ScienceEnvironmentScience and EnvironmentUniviewSchool of Biological Sciences20 November 2025Finding solutions to restore declining kelp forests damaged by climate change.
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Top researchers recognised in Premier's Science Awards
EnvironmentEngineeringHealthInnovationMedical SchoolNature and ScienceOceans InstituteOur WomenResearch categorySchool of Biological SciencesSchool of Molecular SciencesSTEMStaffCorporateHomeHome PageAwards and AchievementsHealth-and-MedicineOur PeopleOur-communityResearchScience and Environment18 November 2025World-leading canola genomics researcher Professor Jacqueline Batley was last night named Scientist of the Year at the 2025 Premier’s Science Awards – one of six winners from The University of Western Australia.
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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
Seek Impact
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.