{"results":[{"title":"UWA Sport welcomes Green by Nature as new sports grounds maintenance provider","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/green-by-nature.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/uwa-sport-welcomes-green-by-nature-as-new-sports-grounds-maintenance-provider","publisheddate":"2026-08-14","summary":"
UWA Sport is pleased to welcome Green by Nature as UWA’s new specialist sports grounds maintenance provider.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA Sport"}]},{"title":"Talk explores solving the riddle of universe's missing piece","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/dark-matter-talk-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/talk-explores-solving-the-riddle-of-universes-missing-piece","publisheddate":"2026-08-14","summary":"
Did you know a huge part of the universe is missing? Australia’s role in the search for dark matter and what the discovery might mean for our understanding of the world around us will be explored at a public lecture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Marine heatwaves cooking our ocean ecosystems will become more common","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ningaloo-life-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/marine-heatwaves-are-cooking-our-ocean-ecosystems-and-will-become-more-common","publisheddate":"2026-08-13","summary":"

As climate change continues to warm the ocean, marine heatwaves will only become more frequent and severe.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Oceans Graduate School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"New Zealand's new flood maps are missing a hidden threat","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-flood-mapping_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/nzs-new-flood-maps-are-missing-a-hidden-threat","publisheddate":"2026-08-13","summary":"
The latest update of nationwide flood maps, to be released next year, will give communities across New Zealand the clearest picture yet of the regional risk of flooding - but this state-of-the-art tool leaves out a critical part of the puzzle.","sxaTags":[{"title":"CWSS"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Why minimum pay rates for food delivery workers matter","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-food-delivery_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/why-minimum-pay-rates-for-food-delivery-workers-matter","publisheddate":"2026-08-12","summary":"
From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit from new workplace protections – including new minimum hourly rates of pay.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The ancient Mediterranean diet leaned heavily on bread","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-mediterranean-diet_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-ancient-mediterranean-diet-leaned-heavily-on-bread","publisheddate":"2026-08-11","summary":"
The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that “among us is thought to be the most nourishing”. Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean diets. This was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce people could obtain.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Event explores how AI is reshaping our future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/gen-ai-event-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-explores-how-ai-is-reshaping-our-future","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
How generative artificial intelligence is reshaping education, government and law enforcement will be explored at a free public lecture hosted by The University of Western Australia next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Event to focus on how fatigue affects workers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tired-man-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-to-focus-on-how-fatigue-affects-workers","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
An international conference examining the impact of fatigue on human performance will be hosted this week by the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Health"}]},{"title":"What breast cancer screening changes mean for you","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breast-cancer-screening--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/what-breast-cancer-screening-changes-mean-for-you","publisheddate":"2026-08-07","summary":"
The way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia is changing, this means moving away from screening largely based on someone’s age.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Butterflies on the move worldwide due to climate change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/butterfly-climate-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/butterflies-on-the-move-worldwide-due-to-climate-change","publisheddate":"2026-08-07","summary":"
Butterflies around the world are increasing their distribution range due to climate change in far greater and more complex ways than previously understood, according to an international team of researchers.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}