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Your feedback could identify problems and safety concerns and contribute to planning and design of shared pathways – a heathier form of transport that can help combat congestion.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"RV Investigator to unlock hidden ocean dynamics along Ningaloo Coast","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ningaloo-voyage_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/rv-investigator-to-unlock-hidden-ocean-dynamics-along-ningaloo-coast","publisheddate":"2026-03-19","summary":"
A team of Australian oceanographers has embarked on a ground-breaking 33‑day research voyage aboard research vessel (RV) Investigator, operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Environmental Engineering"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Have your say on the iconic Boorloo Bridge","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/boorloo-bridge-card2.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/have-your-say-on-the-iconic-boorloo-bridge","publisheddate":"2025-10-21","summary":"
Researchers from The University of Western Australia are urging users of the iconic new Boorloo Bridge to share their experiences as part of a series of surveys exploring how the bridge is transforming life for Perth residents and businesses.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Road safety conference kicks off with field day on campus","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/road-safety-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/road-safety-conference-kicks-off-with-field-day-on-campus","publisheddate":"2025-10-20","summary":"
Huge quad road trains, WA Police’s latest highway patrol car, a mobile drug and alcohol testing vehicle and a helicopter – along with The University of Western Australia’s driving simulator vehicle – were among a raft of attractions at today’s Road Safety Field Day.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study shows blue and green spaces boost child wellbeing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/playce-blue-space-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/study-shows-blue-and-green-spaces-boost-child-wellbeing","publisheddate":"2025-10-16","summary":"
New research shows preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water are more active than children from other neighbourhoods.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"CWSS"}]},{"title":"Many public EV chargers are unusable - despite being 'online'","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ev-charge-station-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/many-public-ev-chargers-are-unusable-despite-being-online","publisheddate":"2025-10-15","summary":"
More public electric vehicle chargers will be built across Australia through a A$40 million funding boost, according to a recent government announcement.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"No room for nuclear power, unless the Coalition switches off your solar","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/nuclear-power-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/july/no-room-for-nuclear-power-unless-the-coalition-switches-off-your-solar","publisheddate":"2024-07-15","summary":"
Before renewables came along, coal-fired power stations pumped out electricity (and carbon emissions) 24 hours a day. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Design"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life - and we must protect them before it's too late","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/new-penguin-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/march/these-extraordinary-australian-islands-are-teeming-with-life-and-we-must-protect-them-before-its-too-late","publisheddate":"2024-03-27","summary":"
In the Southern Ocean about 4,000 kilometres from Perth lies a truly extraordinary place. Known as the Heard Island and McDonald islands, they are among the most remote places on Earth: a haven for marine life amid the vast ocean, virtually undisturbed by human pressures.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"New Centre for Water and Spatial Science opens at UWA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2023/water-centre-room-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2023/september/new-centre-for-water-and-spatial-science-opens-at-uwa","publisheddate":"2023-09-07","summary":"
A new Centre for Water and Spatial Science has been formally opened at The University of Western Australia, bringing together world-class experts from UWA’s Schools of Agriculture and Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"CWSS"}]},{"title":"Biodiversity Council to spearhead solutions to crisis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2022/biodiversity-hiker-card-image.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2022/december/biodiversity-council-to-spearhead-solutions-to-crisis","publisheddate":"2022-12-08","summary":"
Leading experts , including Indigenous knowledge holders, have united with  philanthropists and universities to form a new council which will advocate for biodiversity. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}