{"results":[{"title":"Leading with purpose: cultivating inclusive civic leaders in WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/waratah-2025-cohort-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/leading-with-purpose-cultivating-inclusive-civic-leaders-in-wa","publisheddate":"2026-07-20","summary":"
A civic leadership initiative designed to fast-track the journey of emerging leaders into politics, government and the public sector is now open for applications.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"Global Partnerships Office"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Diversity"}]},{"title":"Cultural safety isn't just a buzzword - it's a vital part of First Nations health care and healing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_culturally-safe-healthcare_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/cultural-safety-isnt-just-a-buzzword","publisheddate":"2026-07-07","summary":"
First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians. An important part of the picture is how people experience the health system, especially whether care is culturally safe.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Aboriginal mental health workers central to patient care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mental-health-care-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/aboriginal-mental-health-workers-central-to-patient-care","publisheddate":"2026-05-26","summary":"
A new study has revealed Aboriginal people in the psychiatric care system do not receive culturally safe care, which is contributing to persistent health disparities.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trailblazer of Australian politics shaping public policy","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ken-ppi-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/trailblazer-of-australian-politics-shaping-public-policy","publisheddate":"2026-05-19","summary":"
A trailblazer in Australian politics, who broke new ground when he became the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the House of Representatives, has a new role at The University of Western Australia’s Public Policy Institute. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Inclusive kids' exercise program celebrates milestone","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/thrive-milestone-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/inclusive-kids-exercise-program-celebrates-milestone","publisheddate":"2026-05-08","summary":"
The 15-year impact of an inclusive exercise program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people while supporting uniqueness and diversity will be celebrated at an event next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Transcribing speech shapes power and bias","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/speech-transcribe-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/transcribing-speech-shapes-power-and-bias","publisheddate":"2026-05-07","summary":"
A seemingly minor miscorrection offers a glimpse into how language technologies are shaped – including which words they recognise, and which they overlook.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"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":"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, health researcher and educator, advocate for Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and a molecular cell biologist recognised. ","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":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Meet the panellists for International Women's Day","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/meet-the-panellists-for-international-womens-day","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"Ahead of our International Women’s Day Research Panel on 9 March, we’re chatting with some of our panellists – from an advocate for more women in university leadership, to an environmental engineer tackling menstrual stigma and fighting for better healthcare access.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Our People"},{"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"}]}]}