Help Fund a UWA Research Project

Get involved with the future of UWA Research. Contribute to a Research project.

Quokka – Our Treasure

Help us preserve our vulnerable mainland and Rottnest Quokkas by decoding the DNA information.

Endangered chimpanzee conservation: saving our closest cousins

Support our research to better understand the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on endangered eastern chimpanzees in Rwanda.

$52630
raised

New Ultra-fast EV charger for WA – new data for UWA researchers

Electric vehicles (EVs) are not yet mainstream and an ultra-fast charging infrastructure (or the lack thereof) and continued data collection and research is required in order to continue working towards our EV future.

$37137
raised

Team WA Homeward Bound 2018

What happens when you put 80 women — all passionate about science, equity and the state of our planet — on board a ship bound for Antarctica? In February 2018, we’re hoping to find out. But we need your support.

$1210
raised

The jungle supermarket: Indigenous people and endangered species

The hunter gather Jahai people of Malaysia rely on bush meat for food, but the declining mammal populations mean that this hunting is a threat to endangered mammals and the Jahai.

$10400
raised

A simple blood test for early detection of premature birth

This new test provides the earliest chance of detecting premature birth, with a simple blood test. Help us raise the funds to complete the validation stage and bring this life changing test to women.

$3615
raised

Saving gentle giants: protecting manta rays through research

This research will explore the use of genetic techniques to improve the management and protection of these threatened ocean giants.

$283
raised

Fairy Croc Father Posters – Oral Health for Aboriginal Children

Help us improve oral health for Aboriginal children. With the community we have developed oral health posters which are great for children of all ages. Help us develop and distribute oral health materials for Aboriginal children.

Help protect the colobus monkeys
$10025
raised

Help Protect the Colobus Monkeys of Rwanda

The Ruwenzori Colobus Monkey of Eastern Africa is endangered by future habitat loss. By studying their resource and habitat requirements we can help conserve this endangered species in the wild.

$18215
raised

Wing Threads – Flight to the Tundra

I’m a zoologist turned pilot intending to fly a microlight from Australia to Siberia to promote urgent action for shorebirds. I need your help to give this project wings!

$6156
raised

Food Security: Empowering young scientists in East Africa

Join us in the fight for global food security. We want to empower young scientists to teach smallholder farmers to protect their crops in Kenya and shape the future of food security in East Africa.

$37,783
raised

Homeward Bound: Empowering Women for a more Sustainable Future

What if achieving gender balance at the leadership table was one of the most effective ways to influence environmental sustainability and reduce human impact?

$15,485
raised

Help Support Western Australian Writing with Westerly Magazine

Westerly needs your help to continue producing Western Australian writing. With recent arts funding cuts, we are turning to the community to help us raise the funds to pay our wonderful writers.

$20,323
raised

Help Save the Pygmy Hippo

Join us as we help save the Pygmy Hippo. Help support conservation research for this smaller hippo, native to rainforests of West Africa.

$399
raised

The Noisy Guts Project – non-invasive diagnosis of gut disorders

The Noisy Guts Project is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate, Prof Barry Marshall. The team are developing an acoustic belt that records gut noises so doctors can accurately screen, diagnose and monitor gut disorders and diseases.

$5 825
raised

How nature and nurture created biodiversity in south-western Australia

Help archaeologists learn more about how Aboriginal Australians conserved wildlife.