In 1984 Louis Landau became Professor of Paediatrics at UWA and from 1996 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University. During the interview he speaks of the growth at the university in the department of medicine that he…
Professor Lyn Beazley is an adjunct staff member of UWA (1976-2013). She was appointed Chief Scientist of Western Australia in 2006. The Chief Scientist of Western Australia is an independent advisor to the State Government providing advice on topics…
Margaret Seares holds a PhD from UWA in Music, her field of specialty being the keyboard music of the 18th century. From 1991-1995 she was Head of the School of Music, and Deputy Chair of the Academic Board at UWA.
In 1995 she accepted a two-year…
Martin Grounds and Jack Kent first met at Perth Technical College studying architecture. They both went on to study at the University of Western Australia.
After graduating, they collaborated on several projects before Grounds Kent Architects was…
A graduate of the University of Western Australia, Emeritus Professor Max Kamien would become Foundation Professor of General Practice at the University in 1976. Professor Kamien has a long history of working with those less-fortunate in Australia…
This is an interview with Emeritus Professor Michael Hobbs. Professor Hobbs studied medicine at the University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide and Oxford University. He became Associate Professor of Epidemiology in 1970 and of Social…
Miriam Helen Stannage was born in 1939 in Northam, where her father was the Anglican priest. Her mother came from a farming family in the area. At the age of five, the family moved to Perth, where Miriam attended Perth College as a weekly boarder.…
During the interview Paul Lloyd discusses at length his experiences of the University of Western Australia, firstly as a student from 1985, then as tutor, lecturer and Sub-Dean of the Business School. Inspired to make a career as an academic at the…
This is an interview with Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Western Australia Paul McLeod. His teaching encompasses a variety of microeconomics courses including business economics in the MBA and M.Com courses, third year advanced…
Peter Bruechle’s father and uncle were electricians but Peter decided to become an engineer. He studied engineering at Perth Technical College where he shared some classes with the architecture students. After graduating, he worked for the Public…
