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PROSH Director Hannah Bygrave and Deputy Director Xavier Anthony.

UWA’s student satirists stay sharp as fundraising tradition rounds on 95 years

Now in its 95th year, UWA’s annual satirical newspaper PROSH has raised more than $2 million for charity. 

  • Holly Thompson

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Nationally, ATAR-only admissions were most common in Engineering and Natural and Physical Sciences (72 per cent). While courses in Creative Arts, Education and Agriculture had the lowest proportion of admissions made solely on ATAR (41–43 per cent).

The WA university courses costing students more than $250,000

The fees paid by international students are up to seven-times that of domestic students, Commonwealth government data shows.

  • Holly Thompson
Dr Carl Blair, from UWA’s School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing and director of the Gingin High Optical Power facility.

A decade ago, our view of the universe changed completely. And this WA scientist was there for it

It has been 10 years since the discovery of gravitational waves, which were eventually traced back to a merger of two black holes 1.3 billion years ago.

  • Cameron Myles
Teyl luculentus, a type of trapdoor spider, hadn’t been sighted in three decades.

Rare trapdoor spider discovered on WA scientist’s doorstep

Although cutely called the citrine trapdoor for its small size, glossy sheen and bright orange or yellow gem-like appearance, Teyl luculentus hadn’t been sighted in three decades.

  • John Kidman
Science art WAtoday main picture GIF. Pictures: Supplied

The radical Australian experiments forcing the world to confront the ethics of life

From pig wings and lab-grown meat to mini-brains that make music, Perth has become a hub where art and science collide, raising profound ethical questions about what it means to be alive.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
ECU City Campus/ Juno House general manager Christy Foo homepage image.

‘Sleepy city’ no more? Investors look west as ECU Perth prepares to open

Investors are increasingly looking west to build new student accommodation as the new campus gives businesses hope it represents a wake-up call for the city.

  • Holly Thompson
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Curtin University offered the most places, followed by UWA.

WA university vice chancellor joins ‘million-dollar club’

Another vice chancellor at a WA university has increased their salary and now joins the “million-dollar club”, according to the latest annual reports. .

  • Holly Thompson
UWA International Space Centre director Danail Obreschkow and space centre researcher Sascha Schediwy proudly show off the state’s best at WA Space Week.

Out of this world: What’s drawing Earth’s best space minds to WA

The state government has pumped $25 million into the WA research centre helping to build the world’s largest telescope.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Universities in WA are paying their top executives more than Premier Roger Cook.

The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

A new report has revealed university executives’ pay, as union figures raise concerns over a lack of scrutiny of those in the top jobs.

  • Holly Thompson
UWA Perth, with graduating student homepage image.

WA’s sandstone university records worst global ranking in a decade

Seventeen Australian universities tumbled in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2025 – seven of which experienced their worst performances since 2016.

  • Holly Thompson