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Exploring and protecting our blue frontier
EnvironmentOceans InstituteNature and ScienceSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageOur-communityScience and Environment08 June 2026World Ocean Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the ocean's extraordinary contribution to our planet and reflect on our responsibility to understand and protect it.
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ARC grants for clean energy, truth-telling and eye health projects
Biomedical EngineeringEngineeringEnvironmentHealthIndustryInnovationMedical SchoolOceans InstituteHealth and biotechnologyClean energy transition and sustainable resourcesOur place culture and heritageSchool of HumanitiesHome PageArts-and-CultureEngineering and TechnologyHealth-and-MedicineResearch25 May 2026Researchers working with industry and community partners have received Federal Government funding to advance projects exploring clean energy solutions, truth-telling and the biophysics behind vision problems.
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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.
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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.
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