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1 Oct 2024
Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson on her theatrical debut with ‘a love letter to the Nightingale’
Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowship alumna Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson is an award-winning Iranian-Australian Bahá’í video artist, director and researcher. Her debut theatrical production ‘a love letter to the Nightingale‘ opens at...
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26 Sep 2024
2025 Forrest Scholarships – Applications now open!
The Forrest Research Foundation is now accepting applications for PhD Scholarships commencing in 2025. The Forrest Research Foundation is offering up to six prestigious Scholarships in 2025 to outstanding researchers...
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20 Sep 2024
Forrest Fellowships attract outstanding academics
An astrophysicist, ant diversity scientist, English literature scholar, physical chemist and marine ecologist have been awarded prestigious 2025 Forrest Fellowships. The Forrest Research Foundation brings together postdoctoral researchers across a diverse...
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17 Sep 2024
Partnership to boost ocean research and conservation
A new joint scholarship launched by the Forrest Research Foundation, The University of Western Australia and National Geographic’s Pristine Seas will enhance the State’s capacity to attract PhD researchers to...
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16 Sep 2024
Introducing Perth Dialogue – Issue 1
We are excited to unveil Perth Dialogue, a new think piece series designed to address the pressing questions of our time. From current events to global trends, each article will...
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5 Sep 2024
Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australian astronaut lands at the Forrest Research Foundation
The Forrest Research Foundation was honoured to host Australian astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg at an exclusive breakfast for researchers and a private dinner with industry representatives, where she shared insights on...
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29 Aug 2024
2024 Australians of the Year, Professor Georgina Long AO and Professor Richard Scolyer AO shine a light on their cutting-edge work in melanoma research
2024 Australians of the Year, Professor Georgina Long AO and Professor Richard Scolyer AO joined Forrest Research Foundation researchers for an in-conversation breakfast, sharing insights into their incredible journey and...
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22 Aug 2024
Forrest Fellow Dr Neil Robinson named Early Career Scientist of the Year
Congratulations to Forrest Fellow Dr Neil Robinson who received the 2024 Early Career Scientist of the Year award at the WA Premier’s Science Awards. Dr Robinson’s research concentrates on designing...
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14 Aug 2024
The Oxford Temper: Exploring the mind with Dr Iain McGilchrist
By Dr Joseph Steinberg, Forrest Fellow (pictured below).  Dr Iain McGilchrist – psychiatrist, philosopher, literary critic, and former fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, whose other accolades are simply too...
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1 Aug 2024
2025 Forrest Creative Fellowships – Applications now open!
The Forrest Research Foundation is now accepting applications for Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships commencing in 2025. The Forrest Research Foundation is offering two prestigious two-year Fellowships in 2025 to...
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10 Jun 2024
Groucho, Not Karl: Insights from education historian Prof Jonathan Zimmerman
By Dr Joseph Steinberg, Forrest Fellow, and Prof James Arvanitakis (pictured below). When education historian Jonathan Zimmerman speaks, he does so with the practiced ease of someone who prefers to...
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28 May 2024
2025 Forrest Fellowships – Applications now open!
The Forrest Research Foundation is now accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships commencing in 2025. The Forrest Research Foundation is offering up to five prestigious three-year postdoctoral Fellowships in 2025 to...
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