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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":"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"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/awards-feb-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Dental School"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Vibrant paintings by champion of desert culture and Country","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/goanna-dreaming-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/vibrant-paintings-by-champion-of-desert-culture-and-country","publisheddate":"2026-02-05","summary":"
The remarkable career of Gracie Greene, whose unique paintings tell layered narratives of Country and her own story as a senior woman and champion of culture, is the focus of a new exhibition opening next week at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"}]},{"title":"VR tool helping Indigenous people connect with Country","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/vr-tool-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/vr-tool-helping-indigenous-people-connect-with-country","publisheddate":"2026-01-05","summary":"
Learning on Country is the way in which Indigenous people teach and learn about Indigenous knowledge systems and culture – and a new VR tool makes it more accessible than ever.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"How we created new Noongar song and dance for kworlak – the bull sharks of Perth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/bull-shark-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/how-we-created-new-noongar-song-and-dance-for-kworlak","publisheddate":"2025-12-05","summary":"
In 2021, a project began to create new Noongar songs and dances in response to boodjar (Country) and its inhabitants including a song and dance for the potentially dangerous bull shark, or kworlak.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]}]}