{"results":[{"title":"WA university merger offers opportunity for greatness","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amit-and-diane-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/wa-university-merger-offers-opportunity-for-greatness","publisheddate":"2026-10-14","summary":"
More than a century ago, The University of Western Australia was founded with a clear purpose: to ‘advance the welfare of our communities’.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Prospective students"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"WA University Sector Review"}]},{"title":"Firms facing tariff shocks choose collaboration over conquest","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tariff-cuts_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/firms-facing-tariff-shocks-choose-collaboration-over-conquest","publisheddate":"2026-10-14","summary":"
New research has charted the way US businesses adapted to market shocks caused by reductions in import tariffs and increased foreign competition, with greater innovation emerging as a longer-term benefit.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Merger must deliver clear benefits to WA community and beyond","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/amit-india-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/merger-must-deliver-clear-benefits-to-wa-community-and-beyond","publisheddate":"2026-10-13","summary":"
Merging three of Western Australia’s public universities could provide an opportunity to deliver academic value and enhanced resources to the whole of the State, according to The University of Western Australia’s Vice-Chancellor.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Prospective students"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"WA University Sector Review"}]},{"title":"Free cheers for science as researchers raise the bar","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/raising-the-bar_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/free-cheers-for-science-as-researchers-raise-the-bar","publisheddate":"2026-10-13","summary":"
Pull up a stool and savour a cool glass of science as some of The University of Western Australia’s brightest minds hit CBD bars for a series of free public talks on Tuesday 27 October.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Celebrating 50 years of General Practice at UWA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card-image-944x522-gp.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/celebrating-50-years-of-general-practice-at-uwa","publisheddate":"2026-10-12","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has marked the 50th anniversary of its Discipline of General Practice, celebrating five decades of contribution to medical education, research and community health. ","sxaTags":[]},{"title":"UWA Maali leagues wrap up another unforgettable season","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/2026-ubl-womens-team.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/uwa-maali-leagues-wrap-up-another-unforgettable-season","publisheddate":"2026-10-12","summary":"The University of Western Australia’s representative sporting teams have wrapped up their 2026 university leagues campaigns, with UWA Maali celebrating a season of spirited performances across the league competitions including the New Balance University Basketball League (UBL) and the University Tennis League (UTL). ","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA Sport"}]},{"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"}]}]}