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Stem cells rely on, and are finely tuned to respond to, their immediate microenvironment, which can be exceedingly complex. Biomaterials must present cells with finely tuned mechanical cues to systematically examine their control over development or pathological insults. In this talk I will (...)

Don't miss the UWA Friends of the Grounds Plant Sale on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October between 12 and 2pm in the Taxonomic Garden, near the Botany glasshouses.

There are exotic and native plants as well as succulents and herbs. Sales are cash only and prices are around $5 with (...)

My talk will discuss the need for investment in adding value and capacity to the forest products sector given the severe contraction in research activity and training nationally over the last 5 years.

The Training Centre, which commences on 1 January 2016, will build the capacity to (...)

The framework structures of nanoporous crystals are varied and complex and the solutions from which the crystals grow a soup of hundreds of pre-nucleation species each competing for supremacy. Yet conditions can normally be found under which it is possible to prepare a pure phase where there is one (...)

The GeneMappers conference has traditionally focused on novel concepts for the genetic dissection of common complex human diseases. This year the emphasis of the conference will be on exploring these themes in detail, with a particular focus on the contemporary methods and techniques that will take (...)

The human food security rests in the improvement of food distribution as well as in the increase of crops production through development of sustainable agricultural activity. In this context, enabling efficient use of essential mineral elements originally present in the soils as well as those added (...)

The global population will run out of food unless science can generate sufficient new crops that bear resilience to the current and increasing yield limitations of temperature extremes, water availability and salt tolerance and nutrient efficiency. In short, we need a third food revolution, to (...)

Population growth and aspirational food consumption continue to exert increasing pressure on our ability to produce sufficient food. One agronomic practice critical for the high levels of food production we now enjoy is phosphate fertilisation, but easily obtained sources of phosphate are dwindling (...)

Information on ecosystem services has often been unavailable at the site scale, where most land-use decisions are made. Thus there is an urgent need for simple, and yet robust protocols for assessing ecosystem services that are adaptable to a wide range of sites, are replicable over time, and are (...)

Improve your knowledge of clinical research methods and develop a critical approach to the incorporation of research into clinical care decisions. Outcomes include increased competence in preparing a competitive research grant proposal, from research question refinement to study design, systematic (...)

This seminar will follow three themes: 1) characterising the nitrate uptake system in cereals in relation to improving nitrogen uptake efficiency; 2) phenotyping nitrogen use efficiency in cereals; and 3) phenotyping infrastructure at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility. Nitrogen uptake: (...)

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Topics will include Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis, Canonical Variate (or Canonical Correlation) Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Cluster Analysis (...)

The bud is a dynamic organ that defines the lifecycle of perennial plants, enabling cycles of growth and quiescence in synchrony with a seasonal climate. Grapevine is a typical example we study in our lab. An embryonic shoot develops continuously within the buds from early spring, but in a (...)

Interested in developing and funding international research collaborations, particularly in the fields of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences? Come hear how others have been able to do so, and learn how you can be more strategic in your approach.

The Seminar will run from 12:00 - 1:00 (...)

Damping-off and root rot disease caused by Pythium spp. is the main reason for yield reduction of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). When Pythium disease occurs in conjunction with waterlogging, the challenge to common bean production can be critical. Current control of Pythium damping-off and root (...)

Is it unethical to conduct studies that are too large or too small? If so, how do we find the right balance based on the available resources? This seminar provides an overview of sample size calculations and demonstrates how to use the free "PS" software to perform simple sample size (...)

Our Science Experience event is now open for registration!

UWA/ConocoPhillips Science/Engineering Experience - 19-21 January 2016!

Budding scientists/engineers in Years 9/10 (this year) are welcomed to UWA’s campus for three days of fun and to fuel their passion for science (...)

The diseases caused by Turnip mosaic virus affect the productivity of oilseed Brassica crops worldwide. If available, virus-resistant cultivars can provide an effective method of controlling the diseases TuMV causes. The main objectives of this PhD project were to: (i) identify strain-specific (...)

Soil salinity impedes crop production in 30% of irrigated land area and 7% of dryland agriculture (FAO, 2008). Members of the High Affinity K+ Transporter (HKT) gene family have been implicated in Na+ transport in taxonomically diverse species making these genes potential targets in crop (...)

The next meeting of the Faculty of Science, Women in Science group will be a morning tea. All are welcome.

The morning tea is a great opportunity to network with other scientists in an informal setting. We will be discussing the implementation of the Faculty of Science mentoring (...)