{"results":[{"title":"Human skin model to help treat skin stiffened by age and disease","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-skin-model_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/human-skin-model-to-help-treat-skin-stiffened-by-age-and-disease","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Researchers from The University of Western Australia will use biomaterials to create a lifelike 3D model of human skin to better understand and treat skin stiffness associated with age, scarring and disease.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"}]},{"title":"Oyster reefs stack up for shoreline protection","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/oyster-reefs-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/oyster-reefs-stack-up-for-shoreline-protection","publisheddate":"2026-04-07","summary":"
Oyster reef living shorelines have been found to provide a resilient and adaptive alternative to conventional hard coastal protection, reducing wave energy while supporting oyster colonisation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"KMMS among the best","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-erica-spry--prof-catherine-chamberlain--944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/kmms-among-the-best","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"The Kimberley Mums’ Mood Scale (KMMS) project has been recognised among the ‘10 of the Best’ research projects funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).  ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Explorers solve 3,000-year mystery of source of central Asia's greatest river","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chelab-and-oxus-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/explorers-solve-3000-year-mystery-of-source-of-central-asias-greatest-river","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
A joint Australian-British expedition has discovered the true source of the Oxus River in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan in the mountains above Lake Chaqmaqtin, where four great mountain ranges meet – the Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Tien Shan.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Celebrating our inspirational women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hall-fame-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/celebrating-our-inspirational-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
A global leader in soil biology, an internationally trained health researcher and educator, an advocate for Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and a molecular cell biologist leading RNA research have been recognised as inspirational women whose work improves lives. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"How AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/kimberley-rock-art-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/how-ai-has-powerful-uses-for-first-nations-oral-cultural-knowledge","publisheddate":"2026-03-04","summary":"
Indigenous cultures are not only capable of adapting to AI – the way they have always held and transmitted knowledge may make them natural users of it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/awards-feb-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Dental School"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Shark deterrents found to reduce fisheries loss","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/shark-deter-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/shark-deterrents-found-to-reduce-fisheries-loss","publisheddate":"2026-02-26","summary":"
In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent used at Cocos (Keeling) Islands was effective at reducing the number of fish taken off fishing hooks by sharks – a process known as depredation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"National project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/jingbo-wang-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/national-project-a-quantum-leap-in-sustainable-data-centres","publisheddate":"2026-02-20","summary":"
A national project aimed at optimising energy use and emissions of Australia’s data centres using next‑generation quantum and artificial intelligence technologies has received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Funding boosts trials of innovative breast cancer imaging technology","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breast-cancer-detection-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/funding-boosts-trials-of-innovative-breast-cancer-imaging-technology","publisheddate":"2026-02-13","summary":"
Perth-based medtech innovator OncoRes Medical has secured $27 million in private funding, which will help progress clinical trials in breast cancer surgery using its world-class precision imaging technology.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}