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Five researchers from The University of Western Australia have been named Young Tall Poppies for their work in diverse fields including astrophysics, chemistry, advanced imaging, nutrition and how artificial intelligence influences human behaviour.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Gingin Gravity Precinct"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for 25th Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-aerial_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-25th-premiers-science-awardsnewsroom-article","publisheddate":"2026-07-30","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in Aboriginal mental health, astrophysics, autism and marine science are among 17 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in the 2026 Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Australia to make history with first zero gravity scientific flight team","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/zero-gravity-space-flight-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/australia-to-make-history-with-first-zero-gravity-scientific-flight-team","publisheddate":"2026-05-01","summary":"
Australia will fly its first zero-gravity scientific research team on a large crewed parabolic flight in October this year, following a landmark agreement between the French Space Agency CNES and The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Simulations reveal cold, dusty reality of galaxy formation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/galaxy-simulations-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/simulations-reveal-cold-dusty-reality-of-galaxy-formation","publisheddate":"2026-04-14","summary":"
Realistic picture of how galaxies formed and evolved from the first billion years after the Big Bang to the present day revealed by new audiovisual simulations.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Astronaut mission could anchor Australia's place in $900bn global space market","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/space-race-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/astronaut-mission-could-anchor-australias-place-in-900bn-global-space-market","publisheddate":"2026-02-24","summary":"
The International Space Centre at The University of Western Australia is leading a cross-sector campaign seeking government support for a human spaceflight mission to help anchor Australia to the global space economy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"New fear unlocked: runaway black holes","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-black-holes-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/new-fear-unlocked-runaway-black-holes","publisheddate":"2026-01-28","summary":"
Astronomers now have evidence that black holes can be flung across galaxies at extreme speeds, rare cosmic runaways that reshape how we see the universe.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"The DEVILS in the details: new research reveals how the cosmic landscape impacts the galaxy lifecycle","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/devils-icrar-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/the-devils-in-the-details-new-research-reveals-how-the-cosmic-landscape-impacts-the-galaxy-lifecycle","publisheddate":"2025-11-27","summary":"
Research shows a galaxy's cosmic neighbourhood, busy or isolated, plays a powerful role in shaping its growth, structure and evolution over billions of years.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Space for growth on Earth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ryan-lister_ian-small_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/uniview/summer/space-for-growth-on-earth","publisheddate":"2025-11-19","summary":"
Autonomous agriculture created for space exploration has spin-off benefits on Earth where climate change is affecting crop growth and yield and compelling farmers to find innovative ways to adapt.
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Twelve academics  have been recognised on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/premiers-science-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-premiers-science-awards","publisheddate":"2025-10-22","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in marine sciences, plant genomics and astronomy are among 16 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in this year’s Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]}]}