{"results":[{"title":"Astronaut mission could anchor Australia's place in $900bn global space market","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/space-race-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/astronaut-mission-could-anchor-australias-place-in-900bn-global-space-market","publisheddate":"2026-02-24","summary":"
The International Space Centre at The University of Western Australia is leading a cross-sector campaign seeking government support for a human spaceflight mission to help anchor Australia to the global space economy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"National project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/jingbo-wang-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/national-project-a-quantum-leap-in-sustainable-data-centres","publisheddate":"2026-02-20","summary":"
A national project aimed at optimising energy use and emissions of Australia’s data centres using next‑generation quantum and artificial intelligence technologies has received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"UWA-Vietnam partnership bolstered by high-level visit","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/vietnam-visit-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/uwa-vietnam-partnership-bolstered-by-high-level-visit","publisheddate":"2025-12-15","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has deepened its partnership with Vietnam through a high-level government visit that brought six Vietnamese Vice Ministers to campus for strategic discussions focused on science, technology and sustainable development.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"}]},{"title":"Experiment puts space lettuce under the microscope","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/space-lettuce-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/experiment-puts-space-lettuce-under-the-microscope","publisheddate":"2025-12-11","summary":"
Lettuce samples from the International Space Station are being studied to determine the effects of microgravity on crop development.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Space exploration helps sustain life on Earth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/plants-bred-for-space-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/space-exploration-helps-sustain-life-on-earth","publisheddate":"2025-11-27","summary":"
In 2027, humans are set to return to the Moon for the first time in 55 years. While the astronauts on NASA’s Artemis III may spend less than 10 days on the lunar surface, scientists around the world are preparing the next steps: how to live, grow food and thrive beyond Earth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"UWA and Oxford partner for generative AI in higher ed","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/generative-ai-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/uwa-and-oxford-partner-for-generative-ai-in-higher-ed","publisheddate":"2025-11-24","summary":"
The University of Western Australia and Oxford University have partnered to deliver a series of events exploring the challenges and opportunities of generative artificial intelligence in higher education.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Seed funding supports exciting medtech innovation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/fhri-seed-funding-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/seed-funding-supports-exciting-medtech-innovation","publisheddate":"2025-11-10","summary":"
Eight researchers connected with The University of Western Australia have received valuable WA Government seed funding to help them pursue innovative start-up projects covering diverse health issues including heart health, cystic fibrosis and orthopaedic surgery.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Surgery"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/premiers-science-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-premiers-science-awards","publisheddate":"2025-10-22","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in marine sciences, plant genomics and astronomy are among 16 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in this year’s Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"UWA students win national scholarships","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/scholarships-card-jake.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/uwa-students-win-national-scholarships","publisheddate":"2025-10-09","summary":"
Two University of Western Australia undergraduates with big plans for the future are among six students nationally to receive life-changing scholarships from the Order of Australia Association Foundation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"}]},{"title":"Project plots a quantum leap to bridge healthcare gap","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/quantum-imaging-card-2.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/project-plots-a-quantum-leap-to-bridge-healthcare-gap","publisheddate":"2025-10-02","summary":"
The University of Western Australia is part of an international consortium that hopes to harness quantum computing technology to give remote Aboriginal communities access to higher quality medical imaging – in turn delivering faster and more accurate diagnoses.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"CorporateHome"}]}]}