{"results":[{"title":"Explorers solve 3,000-year mystery of source of central Asia's greatest river","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chelab-and-oxus-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/explorers-solve-3000-year-mystery-of-source-of-central-asias-greatest-river","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
A joint Australian-British expedition has discovered the true source of the Oxus River in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan in the mountains above Lake Chaqmaqtin, where four great mountain ranges meet – the Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Tien Shan.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"How one grad built a global network from Hong Kong","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card-image-944x522-ricky-mui.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-one-grad-built-a-global-network-from-hong-kong","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
Meet your network leader: Ricky Mui BSc LLB ’97
A globally seasoned recruitment executive with more than 20 years’ experience across Europe and Asia leading regional growth and talent strategies to managing multi-office operations across Greater China, Ricky brings deep commercial insight and a powerful professional network.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"US sank an Iranian warship and didn't rescue survivors. Is this legal in war?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sub-convo-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/us-sank-an-iranian-warship-and-didnt-rescue-survivors-is-this-legal-in-war","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
Under the law of naval warfare, warships belonging to a state engaged in an international armed conflict are military objectives by nature.","sxaTags":[{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Business-and-law"}]},{"title":"Celebrating our inspirational women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hall-fame-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/celebrating-our-inspirational-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
A global leader in soil biology, an internationally trained health researcher and educator, an advocate for Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and a molecular cell biologist leading RNA research have been recognised as inspirational women whose work improves lives. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"How Australia and NZ rules on plant milks differ from overseas, where cows make the only 'milk'","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-plant-milks_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-australia-and-nz-rules-on-plant-milks-differ-from-overseas-where-cows-make-the-only-milk","publisheddate":"2026-03-05","summary":"
Last month, the UK Supreme Court determined that plant-based drink maker Oatly could not trademark the phrase “Post Milk Generation” – effectively banning the use of the word “milk” on their cartons.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"How to live a long and healthy life, according to the ancients","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-greek-heads_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-to-live-a-long-and-healthy-life-according-to-the-ancients","publisheddate":"2026-03-04","summary":"
Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"How AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/kimberley-rock-art-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-ai-has-powerful-uses-for-first-nations-oral-cultural-knowledge","publisheddate":"2026-03-04","summary":"
Indigenous cultures are not only capable of adapting to AI – the way they have always held and transmitted knowledge may make them natural users of it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran's regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-iran_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/trump-and-netanyahu-want-regime-change-but-irans-regime-was-built-for-survival-a-long-war-is-now-likely","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the Middle East into war.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Discussion celebrates women working to improve lives of women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/international-wmons-day-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/discussion-celebrates-women-working-to-improve-lives-of-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
Research by women and for the benefit of women will be the subject of a panel discussion next week at The University of Western Australia to celebrate International Women’s Day.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Graduate School of Education"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Sustainability research missing the mark on environmental change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_sustainability-research.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/sustainability-research-missing-the-mark-on-environmental-change","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
A new global study finds sustainability research is focusing on the wrong actors in efforts to address climate change and biodiversity loss.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}