LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE M4 WAVE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT?
- Latest News
Scientific leaders recognised for groundbreaking research
EnvironmentHealthInnovationMathematicsMedical SchoolNature and ScienceOceans InstituteSchool of Earth SciencesSTEMStaffHome PageAwards and AchievementsHealth-and-MedicineOur PeopleResearchScience and Environment21 May 2026An ecologist and conservation biologist, genetic disease researcher and mathematician specialising in partial equations are among 26 researchers from around the country to be elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
- Latest News
Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug
Media statementsEnvironmentInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResearch categoryResilient environment and climate changeSchool of Biological SciencesHome PagePartnershipsResearchScience and Environment21 May 2026Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually at least 75 distinct species that were shaped over millions of years by repeated Antarctic glacial cycles.
- Latest News
Marine megafauna research awarded international prize
Media statementsInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResilient environment and climate changeSchool of Biological SciencesCorporateHomeHome PageAwards and AchievementsOur PeopleResearchScience and Environment22 April 2026Marine megafauna experts from The University of Western Australia have been recognised in the 4th edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, the world’s largest prize in scientific solutions for planetary health.
An ocean traveller has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.
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.