{"results":[{"title":"UWA Tall Poppies scoop new national awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tall-poppy_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/uwa-tall-poppies-scoop-new-national-awards","publisheddate":"2026-09-14","summary":"
Two researchers from The University of Western Australia are the inaugural recipients of two national awards created to recognise young scientists making extraordinary contributions in First Nations-led and industry-engaged research and science communication.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Data centres in Australia: your questions answered","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/data-card-image/data-card-article.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/data-centres-in-australia-your-questions-answered","publisheddate":"2026-09-14","summary":"Community opposition to large-scale data centres is growing. Critics are calling for a pause on data centre development, in line with other jurisdictions such as New York, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled this out.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"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":"Australia's first human milk biobank to make every drop count","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breastmilk-biobank_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/australias-first-human-milk-biobank-to-make-every-drop-count","publisheddate":"2026-09-14","summary":"
A state-of-the-art human milk biobank – the first in Australia and only the third in the world – is expected to supercharge global research into breastmilk and infant nutrition, growth and development.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study finds school leavers' vaccine mandate fast-tracked jab take-up","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/katieatwell800x442.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/study-finds-school-leavers-vaccine-mandate-fast-tracked-jab-take-up","publisheddate":"2026-09-11","summary":"
A new collaborative study has found that while a Covid vaccine mandate was successful in speeding up vaccine take-up by Year 12 students who wanted to attend 2021 Leavers celebrations in Dunsborough, it didn’t lead to any new vaccinations.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Diverse UWA projects share in $344 million for Australian research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arc-future-fellowships_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/diverse-uwa-projects-share-in-344-million-for-australian-research","publisheddate":"2026-09-10","summary":"
Seven researchers from The University of Western Australia have received prestigious fellowships to explore questions including how Indigenous peoples used fire over millennia, post-pandemic vaccination resistance, how the first black holes formed and grew, and the costs and benefits of ‘presenteeism’ in the workplace.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Funding for health projects to drive more personalised care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-aerial_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/funding-for-health-projects-to-drive-more-personalised-care","publisheddate":"2026-09-10","summary":"
Six researchers from The University of Western Australia have received key funding to pursue precision medicine research projects designed to drive more personalised care.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study into career shocks finds what doesn't break expats makes them stronger","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/career-shocks_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/study-into-career-shocks-finds-what-doesnt-break-expats-makes-them-stronger","publisheddate":"2026-09-09","summary":"
New research challenges the idea that career shocks are bad news for expatriate workers, finding major personal, professional or societal disruptions can instead act as a catalyst for adaptation and resilience.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"WA's political leadership pipeline grows as 21 women complete Pathways to Politics","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pathway-to-politics_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/was-political-leadership-pipeline-grows-as-21-women-complete-pathway-to-politics","publisheddate":"2026-09-09","summary":"
Twenty-one women from across Western Australia have graduated from the 2026 Pathways to Politics for Women program at The University of Western Australia, completing an intensive week of practical training, workshops and mentoring to help them step into political life.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Lecture to explore how group dynamics influence social change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/robin-winkler-lecture_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/lecture-to-explore-how-group-dynamics-influence-social-change","publisheddate":"2026-09-08","summary":"
How beliefs become identities and how shared understandings can shape change in a digital age will be explored at a public lecture hosted by The University of Western Australia’s School of Psychological Science this month.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}