Dec 22, 2010

Seeing double: Africa’s two elephant species

Contrary to the popular belief of many scientists and members of the public, new research confirms that Africa has two—not one—species of elephant.

Dec 14, 2010

New vaccine to assist worldwide eradication of polio

Scientists at the University of Leeds are joining the global fight to eradicate polio by developing a new type of vaccine that can trick the body to develop immunity against the disease.

Dec 13, 2010

Students Lead Global Expansion

The energy and commitment of five postgraduate researchers helped make this year’s White Spaces research network conference a huge success, attracting more than 30 delegates for the three-day event.

Dec 09, 2010

UWA Business School Campaign Wins Fundraising Institute Award

The University of Western Australia Business School’s Tomorrow Starts Here fundraising campaign has been named a state winner in the Fundraising Institute Australia’s 2011 National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising.

Dec 09, 2010

Expedition Sheds Light on Rare Deep-Sea Fish Species

Researchers from The University of Western Australia undertaking deepwater ocean trawls of the Peru-Chile trench off South America are believed to have discovered three new fish species.

Dec 08, 2010

Ex Plus Ultra launches 2nd edition

Ex Plus Ultra launches 2nd edition

The 2nd edition of Ex Plus Ultra– an international postgraduate eJournal of colonial and imperial history, and postcolonial theory- is now live.

Dec 02, 2010

Virtual training gets real!

Computerised training systems are getting an extra dose of reality, thanks to an EU-funded research project led by the University of Leeds.