{"results":[{"title":"How two ancient rivers gave birth to the Euphrates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ancient-rivers_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/how-two-ancient-rivers-gave-birth-to-the-euphrates","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"
Geoscientists have shed light on the enduring mystery of how the modern Euphrates River – central to the origins of human civilisation – came to exist.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"European countries catching up to US on military spend","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/military-spend--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/european-countries-catching-up-to-us-on-military-spend","publisheddate":"2026-05-12","summary":"
Military spending last year by European NATO members and other non‑US members increased to significantly narrow the gap with the United States’ level of investment, according to research by an economist at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"DSINews"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"UWA Sport takes out top tier in LGBTQ+ inclusion awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-sport-pride-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/uwa-sport-takes-out-top-tier-in-lgbtq-inclusion-awards","publisheddate":"2026-05-01","summary":"
UWA Sport has been recognised with the highest award for its commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion within sport and the wider community.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"UWA Sport"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Research shows fast and effective way to reduce plastics in body","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/perth-trial-team-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/research-shows-fast-and-effective-way-to-reduce-plastics-in-body","publisheddate":"2026-04-22","summary":"
A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Marine megafauna research awarded international prize","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/megafauna_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/marine-megafauna-research-awarded-international-prize","publisheddate":"2026-04-22","summary":"
Marine megafauna experts from The University of Western Australia have been recognised in the 4th edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, the world’s largest prize in scientific solutions for planetary health.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Banding together to create contemporary music","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nick-allbrook-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/banding-together-to-create-contemporary-music","publisheddate":"2026-04-14","summary":"
Nick Allbrook, the frontman of Pond and former member of Tame Impala, in tune with students wanting to learn creative processes and how to succeed in music business.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"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":"The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran presses pause on a costly war, but can peace last?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/middle-east-ceasefire_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/the-us-israel-ceasefire-with-iran-presses-pause-on-a-costly-war-but-can-peace-last","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international community.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"CorporateHome"}]},{"title":"Human skin model to help treat skin stiffened by age and disease","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-skin-model_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/human-skin-model-to-help-treat-skin-stiffened-by-age-and-disease","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Researchers will use biomaterials to create a lifelike 3D model of human skin to better understand and treat skin stiffness associated with age, scarring and disease.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Internationally renowned researcher named new executive director at The Kids","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/caroline-homer_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/internationally-renowned-researcher-named-new-executive-director-at-the-kids","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Professor Caroline Homer AO, a globally recognised leader in maternal and child health, has been named The Kids Research Institute Australia’s third Executive Director.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}