{"results":[{"title":"Indigenous STEM students set for NASA mission","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/alaxandrea-nasa-camp-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/indigenous-stem-students-set-for-nasa-mission","publisheddate":"2026-10-02","summary":"
Alaxandrea O’Brien, a young professional and advocate studying environmental engineering, is the first student from a Western Australian university to be selected for Monash University’s pioneering National Indigenous Space Academy program. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environmental Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Diversity"}]},{"title":"Exercise program for trans youth boosts sense of belonging","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/trans-exercise-program-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/exercise-program-for-trans-youth-boosts-sense-of-belonging","publisheddate":"2026-09-29","summary":"
A new pilot trial found a group-based, gender-affirming and inclusive exercise program designed for trans and gender diverse youth could improve mental health through movement and social connection.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Political boot camps for women could redress gender imbalance","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/political-boot-camps_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/political-boot-camps-for-women-could-redress-gender-imbalance","publisheddate":"2026-09-17","summary":"
Immersive boot camps for women could be a way to overcome the stark gender imbalance in political leadership, according to new research which examined how to increase the political ambitions of talented women.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Culturally safe resources bring period health to the fore","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aboriginal-menstrual-health_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/culturally-safe-resources-bring-period-health-to-the-fore","publisheddate":"2026-09-16","summary":"
Research led by a pioneering Aboriginal GP and PhD student at The University of Western Australia has led to the development of culturally safe Aboriginal women’s menstrual health resources.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Exhibition reveals largely forgotten story of strike camps","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/strike-camp---card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/exhibition-reveals-largley-forgotten-story-of-strike-camps","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
A new exhibition brings together a remarkable collection of previously unseen photographs taken at Aboriginal strike camps across the Pilbara during the 1950s and 1960s. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"LGBTIQA+ research on show for Wear it Purple Day","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/wipshowcasecard800x442.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/lgbtiqa-research-on-show-for-wear-it-purple-day","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
UWA researchers will celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community at a free public event next Wednesday in celebration of Wear it Purple Day.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"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"}]}]}