{"results":[{"title":"Treating insomnia could be key to reducing symptoms of depression","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/insomnia-study-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/treating-insomnia-could-be-key-to-reducing-symptoms-of-depression","publisheddate":"2026-10-12","summary":"
Researchers have found treating insomnia can also help reduce symptoms of depression, with participants in a new study reporting improvements in both conditions.
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A special screening of documentary exploring the impact of plastic waste on ecosystems, wildlife and human health will be followed by a panel discussion on Australia’s plastic pollution crisis next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Australian researchers take fuel experiment into zero gravity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/zero-training-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/australian-researchers-take-fuel-experiment-into-zero-gravity","publisheddate":"2026-10-09","summary":"
Researchers and student interns have taken to the skies above France, testing technology that could help future civilisations produce fuel and essential chemicals from resources available in space, the Moon, or Mars.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Chemical Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"What happens to language when machines start talking back?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/robot-microphone-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/what-happens-to-language-when-machines-start-talking-back","publisheddate":"2026-10-08","summary":"
A synthetic voice that strips out disfluency may be grammatically accurate and acoustically flawless, yet feel impoverished to the listener, who simply has less to work with.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"}]},{"title":"Study aims to reduce teacher burnout and turnover","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tired-teacher-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/study-aims-to-reduce-teacher-burnout-and-turnover","publisheddate":"2026-10-08","summary":"
How positive psychology interventions could help reduce teacher burnout and turnover, retain valuable knowledge and experience in our schools, and create better learning environments for students was the focus of a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could engulf the region","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-yemen-conflict_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/yemen-is-spiralling-into-another-civil-war-that-could-swiftly-engulf-the-entire-region","publisheddate":"2026-10-07","summary":"
While the US-Iran war has grabbed the headlines this year, the rapidly escalating conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Saudi Arabia risks becoming just as consequential for the region.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Partnership to advance Australia's quantum capability","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/quantinuum--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/partnership-to-advance-australias-quantum-capability","publisheddate":"2026-10-06","summary":"
Australia’s quantum capability will be boosted by a agreement between UWA and quantum computing company Quantinuum to expand access to advanced quantum computing, develop quantum talent and accelerate the development of practical applications that integrate quantum computing, AI and high-performance computing.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Exhibitions explore memory, transformation and resistance","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/lwag-season-3-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/exhibitions-explore-memory-transformation-and-resistance","publisheddate":"2026-10-06","summary":"
Migration and belonging, transformation and desire, and resistance and self-determination are explored by leading Australian artists and emerging curatorial voices in three new exhibitions opening at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"School of Design"}]},{"title":"UWA Chennai campus receives final approval","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chennai-campus-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/uwa-chennai-campus-receives-final-approval","publisheddate":"2026-10-05","summary":"
UWA has received final approval from India’s University Grants Commission for its international branch campus in Chennai. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"Global Partnerships Office"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Prospective students"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Indigenous STEM students set for NASA mission","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/alaxandrea-nasa-camp-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/indigenous-stem-students-set-for-nasa-mission","publisheddate":"2026-10-02","summary":"
Alaxandrea O’Brien, a young professional and advocate studying environmental engineering, is the first student from a Western Australian university to be selected for Monash University’s pioneering National Indigenous Space Academy program. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environmental Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Diversity"}]}]}