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It’s easy to find media articles claiming plagiarism is increasing among university students. These claims have intensified with the rise of generative AI – which can quickly produce large amounts of text that students can copy and paste into their assignments. But while AI certainly poses a range of challenges for academic integrity, is plagiarism increasing as much as we think it is?","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"In a world of AI text, speech still reigns supreme","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ai-speech-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/in-a-world-of-ai-text-speech-still-reigns-supreme","publisheddate":"2026-03-19","summary":"
Language and writing are two distinct systems of signs; the second exists for the sole purpose of representing the first.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"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":"National project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/jingbo-wang-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/national-project-a-quantum-leap-in-sustainable-data-centres","publisheddate":"2026-02-20","summary":"
A national project aimed at optimising energy use and emissions of Australia’s data centres using next‑generation quantum and artificial intelligence technologies has received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"What we are doing about AI at UWA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/guy-oped-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/what-we-are-doing-about-ai-at-uwa","publisheddate":"2026-02-16","summary":"
Those of us working in universities are keenly aware of the double-edged sword that is AI. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Centres tackling challenges faced by society, environment and industry","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/arc-centres-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/centres-tackling-challenges-faced-by-society-environment-and-industry","publisheddate":"2025-12-11","summary":"
New research centres that bring together leading experts to tackle ocean sustainability, transform prisoner reintegration, study human origins, build security and trust in the quantum era and develop renewable fuels have received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Chemical Engineering"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"UWA and HCLTech launch global micro-credentials in AI and cybersecurity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ai-microcredentials--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/uwa-and-hcltech-launch-global-micro-credentials-in-ai-and-cybersecurity","publisheddate":"2025-12-09","summary":"
UWA has joined forces with global technology company HCLTech to develop introductory micro-credential programs in AI and cybersecurity, marking the first global micro-credential offering under UWA’s new Enterprise Education initiative.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Global Partnerships Office"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Industry"}]},{"title":"Funding to drive a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/discovery-grants-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/funding-to-drive-a-cleaner-greener-and-more-sustainable-future","publisheddate":"2025-12-02","summary":"
Research projects to enhance mineral exploration, improve disease resistance in canola, boost respiration efficiency in plants, transform pyrochemical processes and develop complex AI systems, were among those to receive funding from the Federal Government.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"UWA and Oxford partner for generative AI in higher ed","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/generative-ai-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/uwa-and-oxford-partner-for-generative-ai-in-higher-ed","publisheddate":"2025-11-24","summary":"
The University of Western Australia and Oxford University have partnered to deliver a series of events exploring the challenges and opportunities of generative artificial intelligence in higher education.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"UWA researchers at the top of their fields","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/top-researchers-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/uwa-researchers-at-the-top-of-their-fields","publisheddate":"2025-11-19","summary":"
Eight remarkable researchers from The University of Western Australia have been named as leaders in their respective fields in The Australian newspaper’s 2026 list of Australia’s top 250 researchers","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}