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A husband-and-wife team from The University of Western Australia will be centre stage for an epic performance and live exhibition as part of this year’s Perth Festival. Dr David Gozzard,...

Forrest Research Foundation Scholar Claudio Vergara-Saez has received a Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) Higher Research Degree Top Up Scholarship, worth up to $60,000 which...

The Forrest Research Foundation was honoured to host Noongar Elder and community leader, Dr Noel Nannup. A respected Aboriginal Elder, storyteller and cultural guide, Dr Nannup visited the Foundation alongside...

The 2025 WA Australians of the Year, Dianne and Ian Haggerty visited the Foundation this week. As agriculture pioneers, the pair shared their deep commitment to sustainable farming practices and...

As the academic year comes to a close, the Forrest Research Foundation Alumni Committee formally welcomed Dr Chong Wei, Dr Harrison Caddy, Dr Celina Burkholz, Dr Brenton von Takach, Dr...

The Ecological Society of Australia has announced Forrest Scholar, Tess Jenkins as winner of the 2024 Fundamental Ecology Award. Tess is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia....

Forrest Research Foundation Director Professor James Arvanitakis, Program Coordinator Louise Renwick and Forrest Fellow Dr Neil Robinson were delighted to attend the launch of the Western Australian Government’s new Science...

It was a privilege to host Ukrainian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko at the Forrest Research Foundation last night. As part of the Foundation’s ongoing partnership with the Australian...

The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has awarded Forrest Scholar Tyrone O’Doherty the Ken and Julie Michael Prize 2024. The prize recognises the outstanding achievements of graduate students...

Julien Magne is the inaugural recipient of the National Geographic’s Pristine Seas, The University of WA and the Forrest Research Foundation’s joint scholarship. Mr Magne recently completed a master’s degree...

Congratulations to Dr Jessica Kretzmann, Dr Matthew Dodd, Dr Mark Wong and Dr Benjamin McAllister (alumnus) who are recipients of the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award scheme (DECRA). The scheme...

A visual artist amplifying Indigenous children’s voices and a musician who will explore culturally significant sites have been awarded 2025 Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships by the Forrest Research Foundation....