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With matching double degrees in mechatronics and engineering, the 25-year-olds turn heads as they help design and build the Scitech Discovery Centre displays that engage minds young and old in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Formula one, two: Meet the Perth twins driving the next generation in STEM

With matching double degrees in mechatronics and engineering, the 25-year-olds turn heads with their Scitech Discovery Centre designs – including a rac car that hits 100km/h in four seconds.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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UWA Perth, with graduating student homepage image.

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Night birds like the masked owl are dying after eating mice and rats that have ingested anticoagulant rodenticides.

Dead owls are piling up in my freezer: Perth scientists take a stand

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Perth inner city suburbs will not be able to cope with increased demand for rentals when the ECU City campus opens says James Limnios.

Fears over looming inner-city rental crunch when new university opens

“Currently, for every rental property we advertise for rent in the inner city we have to limit the number of people attending home viewings because we would be swamped by attendees,” James Limnios said.

  • Sarah Brookes
WA universities have made the top rankings globally for certain subjects, but one in particular stands out.

Which WA university courses made it to the global top 100?

Two Perth universities sit near the top of a prestigious global subject rankings list for a specialised field related closely to the state’s mining sector.

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Maisy Grierson, 13, is a student studying psychology at Curtin University.

Meet Perth’s youngest university students, born in 2010

Maisy Grierson grad-skipped twice during school before being accepted into Curtin University at just 13 years old.

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Sapien Cyber is based at Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup campus.

Big backers’ U-turn sends Edith Cowan cybersecurity firm into administration

Sapien Cyber, a high-tech cybersecurity startup backed by Edith Cowan University, has gone into administration after two major shareholders ceased to be customers.

  • Peter Milne

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