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25.01.2022 From identifying the number & whereabouts of black holes to determining the molecular structure of minute samples of materials, our new 2021 Forrest Scholars are probing mysteries big and small. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/new-forrest-scholars-pr/

23.01.2022 Forrest PhD Scholarships - the brightest minds, the best research, the biggest impact. Apply now for 2021! https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/scholarships Open to applicants from all nationalities & research fields to conduct bold & exciting doctoral research at any Western Australian university.

22.01.2022 Since coming across rTMS I’ve found out it has the potential to cure so many different conditions, not only Alzheimer’s disease but also Parkinson’s disease, anxiety, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and others". Bhedita Seewoo shares her story from growing up in a small village in Mauritius to undertaking a PhD in neuroscience in Western Australia. http://www.forrestresearch.org.au/my-focus-was-always-goin/

22.01.2022 Our recently appointed Fellow and The University of Western Australia migration expert Dr Catriona Stevens, spoke to WAtoday.com.au regarding the pressure facing international students and how this could contribute to the potential spread of covid-19. https://www.watoday.com.au//perth-s-covid-19-case-903-is-e

22.01.2022 Forrest Fellow Dr Jessica Buck has been named one of Australia's Superstars of Stem for her work into childhood brain cancer. With a PhD from the University of Oxford, Dr Buck's current research at Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia is helping to find better treatments for kids with cancer. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/dr-jessica-buck-one-of-/

21.01.2022 Tune in at 7:30pm tonight to hear Forrest Fellow and ICRAR academic, Dr David Gozzard, talk all things planet Pluto. Join the live streaming at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCobAtc3ejuyreZAtIha4XHQ

21.01.2022 Forrest Scholar Frederik Seersholm has received a Lundbeck Foundation grant for his postdoc research! Frederik’s project will focus on describing the factors underlying the evolution and spread of a range of pathogenic microorganisms, including the malaria parasite. The project involves extensive analyses of ancient human DNA. Congratulations Frederik!

20.01.2022 Ana Motta is a FameLab semi-finalist! Watch her video then get your vote in at https://www.fwam.com.au/western-australian-semi-final/. Ana's research is on the Indigenous understanding of human and animal relationships in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CowcYg_cgKA&feature=youtu.be

19.01.2022 A childhood passion led Ana Paula Motta from Argentina to London to Western Australia where she explores the contribution of animals to human identity among one of the oldest cultures on earth. http://www.forrestresearch.org.au/how-a-childhood-passion-/

18.01.2022 Marisa Duong’s thesis investigates how protein thiol oxidation contributes to worsening the disease progression of Duchene muscular dystrophy a debilitating illness which leads to the premature deaths of one in 3,500 schoolboys globally. With her PhD thesis submitted, Marisa has commenced a full time role with the medical technology company, Proteomics International. Congratulations Marisa! https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/hunger-for-knowledge-dr/

18.01.2022 ‘Metal Complexes for Molecular Electronics’. The latest publication from Forrest Scholar Masnun Naher et al. is now online at https://www.sciencedirect.com//a/pii/B9780124095472149522.

18.01.2022 Forrest Fellow Giovanni Polverino and collaborator Maurizio Porfiri discuss invasive fish and robot predators with Particle WA. The full article is online now at https://particle.scitech.org.au//robot-vs-alien-the-fresh/

17.01.2022 Manou Rosenberg, who operates out of UWA’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, is looking at how AI techniques may be used to develop a new network of infrastructure for electricity networks in remote areas of Western Australia. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/manous-mind-the-spark-t/

15.01.2022 The Forrest Research Foundation's 2019 Annual Report is now available online. That is Dr Tim Hammer, our first alumni, featured on the cover. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au//FF200268-Annual-Report

14.01.2022 PHinisheD! Congratulations to Dr Karissa Lear on the successful completion of her PhD at Murdoch University. Karissa’s thesis details her investigation into the impacts of changing environments on elasmobranchs in the field.

13.01.2022 Jessica Murray has been appointed as a 2020 Forrest Scholar at Curtin University! Jessica's research will explore the underlying molecular interactions that are involved in an alternative form of melanoma spreading in the body. https://news.curtin.edu.au//curtin-student-named-forrest/

12.01.2022 Bioinformatician and Forrest Fellow Philipp Bayer is a valuable commodity in today’s world a biologist with ‘a knack’ for computational analysis and a desire to tackle one of the most pressing and complex problems on the planet. http://www.forrestresearch.org.au/meeting-climate-change-h/

11.01.2022 From Bangladesh to Western Australia, Forrest Scholar Masnun Naher is following her dream by developing new methods for synthesising & studying the electronic properties of different organic, organometallic & coordination molecular wires. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/overcoming-giant-obstac/

11.01.2022 Marine ecologist Marie Windstein is one of the 2020 Forrest Scholars. Marie will be studying the ecology of shark and ray nurseries along the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. https://www.murdoch.edu.au//forrest-scholar-dives-deep-int Stay tuned to learn about more of the 2020 Forrest Scholars.

09.01.2022 Now online is Dr Giovanni Polverino’s prize winning presentation at the UWA Science Faculty Rising Stars event. Watch Giovanni explain how his research is helping to control invasive mosquitofish and protect the fauna of Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF9axVuVcX0&feature=youtu.be

09.01.2022 2 Forrest Scholars are in the FameLab Semi-Finals! Watch their videos and get your votes in at https://www.fwam.com.au/western-australian-semi-final/. First up is Claire Doll and her research into how green neighbourhood parks need to be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nDGc1AmbIg&feature=youtu.be

09.01.2022 Designing sturdier hip & knee replacements, improving salt tolerance in wheat crops and making marine environments more resilient to environmental stressors are just some of the projects the UWA 2020 Forrest Scholars will be working on. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au//students-tackle-global-challen

09.01.2022 Plant pangenomics: approaches, applications and advancements is a new review article out by Forrest Scholar Monica Danilevicz. One of the co-authors is Forrest Fellow Philipp Bayer. The full article, published in Current Opinion in Plant Biology is available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com//artic/pii/S1369526619301207

08.01.2022 The ‘Rewilding academia? Multispecies negotiations across disciplines’ symposium is being held at Forrest Hall on 18 November. The symposium will bring together researchers across a wide variety of disciplines to discuss multispecies methodologies. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rewilding-academia-multispecie

08.01.2022 Ana Motta is a FameLab semi-finalist! Come along to the semi final event on Friday 3 April to support Ana and learn about her research on human-animal relations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Tickets are free and available now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/famelab-semi-final-western-

07.01.2022 It's FRINGE WORLD season and UWA grad Dr Ben McAllister [BSc '14, BSc(Hons) '15, PhD '19] and Dr Taryn Laubenstein return with The Uncertainty Principle to deli...ver a science and laugh-filled evening to remember. Think of it like a late night talk show, but with science! Ben and Taryn will be joined by guest scientists working here in Western Australia, including UWA alumni and staff like: William Crohan (UWA Bachelor of Medicine grad 2016), a medical doctor who does research on cochlear implants on the side! Dr Lucy Furfaro (UWA Postdoctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences), a biologist who works on bacteriophages to stop anti-microbial resistant diseases Dr Shannon Algar (UWA Research Fellow with the Forrest Research Foundation), a mathematician working on modelling the dynamics of swarms of birds Jeremy Bourhill (UWA Research Associate and Academic Staff (Physics), quantum mechanics Chayan Chatterjee (UWA PhD student), Gravitational Waves, 3MT winner Wednesday 20 Sunday 24 January at 8.25pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/briefing-room-girls-school/the-uncertainty-principle-presents-science-after-dark-live-at-fringeworld-2021/211595277161796/

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Forrest Scholar and Curtin University PhD student Liam Scarlett who is a finalist in this year's WA Premier's Science Awards. Liam uses supercomputers and quantum mechanics to study atomic and molecular collisions. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/forrest-scholar-liams-e/

06.01.2022 Forrest Scholar Masnun Naher and colleagues, including Forrest Fellow Dr Marcus Korb, have published a new paper in Organometallics. The publication considers the design and synthesis of a series of wire like organic and organometallic compounds to investigate the charge transport property through the electrode | molecule | electrode junctions. The full publication is available online at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00685

05.01.2022 Forrest Scholar and Curtin University PhD student Liam Scarlett's electron-molecule collision modelling has been described as a ‘great step forward’ in the largest nuclear fusion experiment the world has ever seen. Read on to find out why http://www.forrestresearch.org.au/forrest-scholar-liams-el/

04.01.2022 Forrest Scholar Akila Balachandran and colleagues from Murdoch University and The Perron Institute have published a review on the role of microRNAs in primary and metastatic brain tumors. The full paper is available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12092534

04.01.2022 The book ‘Cricket, Kirikiti and Imperialism in Samoa, 18791939’ by Dr Benjamin Sacks was launched at Forrest Hall last week. We were fortunate to be joined by members of the Perth Samoan community for the event. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030272678#aboutBook

02.01.2022 Today we announce a new $3million Prospect Fellowship initative to support recent Australian and NZ PhD graduates. Fellowships are available at all 5 Western Australian universities. Applications for the first round are open until 26 August. https://www.forrestresearch.org.au/3-million-research-boos/