{"results":[{"title":"Festival set to transform Perth's river, coastline and public spaces","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rohtko-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/festival-set-to-transform-perths-river-coastline-and-public-spaces","publisheddate":"2026-10-29","summary":"
Perth Festival is bringing some of Europe’s most compelling contemporary artists to WA, alongside major international music acts, bold new commissions from local artists, and the voices of children imagining a world 100 years from now.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Perth Festival"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Renowned psychiatrist appointed inaugural Chair in Mental Health Research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/bern-mental-health-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/renowned-psychiatrist-appointed-inaugural-chair-in-mental-health-research","publisheddate":"2026-10-28","summary":"
An internationally recognised psychiatrist and clinician-scientist has been appointed the inaugural John and Lynlee Harriott Chair in Mental Health Research, strengthening The University of Western Australia’s commitment to advancing mental health research, innovation and impact.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Funding to improve cardiovascular health outcomes","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/heart-monitor-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/funding-to-improve-cardiovascular-health-outcomes","publisheddate":"2026-10-28","summary":"
Researchers developing innovative technology for early heart disease detection have received more than $298,000 from the Heart Foundation’s 2026 research funding program. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-milk-cells-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/scientists-reveal-hidden-world-of-living-cells-in-human-milk","publisheddate":"2026-10-27","summary":"
Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Bottom trawlers damage life on undersea mountains. Could an end be in sight?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/bottom-trawler-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/bottom-trawlers-damage-life-on-undersea-mountains-but-could-an-end-be-in-sight","publisheddate":"2026-10-27","summary":"
 Abundance of life around undersea mountains makes them a magnet for the most destructive type of fishing – trawling.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Sci fi's changing treatment of feminine desire","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_women-in-sci-fi_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/could-sci-fis-treatment-of-feminine-desire-be-changing","publisheddate":"2026-10-26","summary":"
The gun-slinging heroine of the mobile game Love and Deepspace, first released in 2024, lives on Earth in the year 2048. The planet is suffering from environment collapse and the reality-distorting effects of a spatial anomaly called the Deepspace Tunnel, which has appeared over the planet.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Plant roots hide a second identity to help respond to drought","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ryan-and-marina-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/plant-roots-hide-a-second-identity-to-help-respond-to-drought","publisheddate":"2026-10-22","summary":"
Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an “environmental mode” that switches on in some cells and becomes more common when water is scarce.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Human activity threatens biodiversity in remote Patagonian kelp forests","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/patagonian-kelp-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/human-activity-threatens-biodiversity-in-remote-patagonian-kelp-forests","publisheddate":"2026-10-20","summary":"
Marine scientists have conducted the first resurvey of Northern Patagonia’s kelp forests and discovered dramatic changes across one of the world’s most remote marine ecosystems. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Patterns in milk linked to mammary gland function and infant growth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/baby-feed-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/patterns-in-milk-linked-to-mammary-gland-function-and-infant-growth","publisheddate":"2026-10-19","summary":"
An international mammary gland study has found patterns in milk can give insight into how the lactating breast is functioning and how this relates to infant growth. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"WA pioneers nominated for Australian of the Year Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chari-wa-year-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/wa-pioneers-nominated-for-australian-of-the-year-awards","publisheddate":"2026-10-16","summary":"
 An organ transplant pioneer, Telehealth innovator, world-leading oceanographer, community housing champion and researcher at the forefront of neurological rehabilitation are among the nominees announced for the 2027 Australian of the Year Awards for Western Australia. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]}]}