The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.

To recognise these achievements, an article is published on the UWA news page on the website and in UWA Forward on the first week of every month. If you know of great awards or achievements across the University please email [email protected]

Name: Associate Professor Timothy Inglis
Achievement: Medical microbiologist Associate Professor Tim Inglis from the UWA Medical School will lead one of eight research projects to share $2.1 million in latest round of the State government's Research Translation Projects program. The program provides grants for short-term research projects in the areas of clinical, health services and public health research that demonstrate improved cost-effectiveness and efficiencies for the WA public health system while maintaining or improving patient outcomes. Associate Professor Inglis was awarded $269,961 for PROJECT AFTERMATH: State-wide preparedness for post-pandemic antibiotic resistance. 

Image: UWA Little Athletics’ champion Zara O’Dea.

Name: Zara O’Dea

Achievement: UWA Little Athletics’ Zara O’Dea won gold for WA at the Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships. The 13-year-old St Hilda’s Anglican School student launched the javelin 39.17 metres to win, blitzing her nearest rival by almost two metres. Zara was one of 30 Under 13  athletes chosen to represent Western Australia at the national event at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium which was held for the first time in three years due to COVID restrictions.

Congratulations UWA staff and students.