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New research shows overqualified employees who prioritise work over family are more likely to let anxiety and fear about their careers spill into their home lives, creating damaging conflict. On the flipside, overqualified workers who value family over work are less likely to experience work-family conflict – instead seeing the benefits of a taking a job that comes with less pressure and allows more time and energy for family.
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Cumulative research reveals Australia’s charging network may soon fail to keep up with the booming EV market.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Data Connect Australia wins innovation award","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/data-connect-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/data-connect-australia-wins-innovation-award","publisheddate":"2026-08-21","summary":"
Data Connect Australia is among the nation’s leading health and medical researchers, innovators, advocates and philanthropists to be recognised at Research Australia’s Health and Medical Research Awards, winning the Digital and Data Health Innovation Award.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trailblazers honoured during winter graduations","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/zoe-yujnovich-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/trailblazers-honoured-during-winter-graduations","publisheddate":"2026-08-21","summary":"
International business and community leaders, advocates for human rights and equity, and champions of education and public health will be honoured during next week’s winter graduation ceremonies at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Fertiliser prices, shortages are hampering farmers but we have options","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/farm-fertiliser-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/fertiliser-prices-shortages-are-hampering-farmers-but-we-have-options","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
Recent global disruptions have suddenly made nitrogen fertilisers more expensive or difficult to get.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"New modelling enables safer offshore facility design","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/green-water-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/new-modelling-enables-safer-offshore-facility-design","publisheddate":"2026-08-19","summary":"
Researchers have developed a novel model to accurately and efficiently predict the impact of ‘green water’ – water washing on to the deck of an offshore facility during extreme wave conditions.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Why minimum pay rates for food delivery workers matter","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-food-delivery_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/why-minimum-pay-rates-for-food-delivery-workers-matter","publisheddate":"2026-08-12","summary":"
From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit from new workplace protections – including new minimum hourly rates of pay.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Event to focus on how fatigue affects workers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tired-man-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-to-focus-on-how-fatigue-affects-workers","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
An international conference examining the impact of fatigue on human performance will be hosted this week by the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Health"}]},{"title":"Event explores how AI is reshaping our future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/gen-ai-event-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-explores-how-ai-is-reshaping-our-future","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
How generative artificial intelligence is reshaping education, government and law enforcement will be explored at a free public lecture hosted by The University of Western Australia next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"New fuel refinery a start but we're still vulnerable to shipping disruptions","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fuel-refinery-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/new-fuel-refinery-a-start-but-were-still-vulnerable-to-shipping-disruptions","publisheddate":"2026-07-30","summary":"
US–Iran war and the reduction in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have been visceral reminders of how much fuel security matters to a country like Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}