{"results":[{"title":"Martial arts champ and public policy advocate named Rhodes Scholar","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rhodes-scholar_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/martial-arts-champ-and-public-policy-advocate-named-rhodes-scholar","publisheddate":"2026-09-14","summary":"
A community-minded leader and martial arts champion with a passion for public policy has been awarded Western Australia’s Rhodes Scholarship for 2027.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"New research shows students experience extreme anxiety when accused of academic misconduct","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_academic-misconduct_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/new-research-shows-students-experience-extreme-anxiety-when-accused-of-academic-misconduct","publisheddate":"2026-09-08","summary":"
Since the launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI), many university students have claimed their teachers have falsely accused them of using AI to cheat. While allegations of cheating and plagiarism should be taken seriously, sometimes such accusations have rested on unreliable AI-detection programs.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"New Researcher Development Academy to strengthen WA's future workforce","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rda-launch_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/new-researcher-development-academy-to-strengthen-was-future-workforce","publisheddate":"2026-09-07","summary":"
A flagship academy established by The University of Western Australia is expected to strengthen research capability across all career stages and boost WA's future workforce and economy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/awards-and-achievements_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-09-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students. To recognise these achievements, an article is published on the UWA news page on the website and in UWA Forward on the first week of every month.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Dental School"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Innovation"}]},{"title":"Trailblazers honoured during winter graduations","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/zoe-yujnovich-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/trailblazers-honoured-during-winter-graduations","publisheddate":"2026-08-21","summary":"
International business and community leaders, advocates for human rights and equity, and champions of education and public health will be honoured during next week’s winter graduation ceremonies at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"2026 Newnham Fellows","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-newnham-2026-winners.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/2026-newnham-fellows","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
The 2026 Dr Arthur and Mary Newnham Fellowship has been awarded to three doctors working to improve rural health and medical education.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-taliban_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-taliban-has-brought-afghanistan-close-to-collapse-but-resistance-is-growing","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify its hardline ideological beliefs in favour of a more humane and inclusive approach to governing.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"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":"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":"What has Job-ready Graduates done to postgrad study?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arts-student-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/what-has-job-ready-graduates-done-to-postgrad-study","publisheddate":"2026-07-17","summary":"
A new research paper explores how the Job-ready Graduates scheme slashed study costs for many postgraduate students, especially in nursing.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Graduate School of Education"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}