{"results":[{"title":"Is postmodernism wrecking science? In a provocative book, scientists weigh the evidence","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/conversation-war-on-science-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/is-postmodernism-wrecking-science-in-a-provocative-book-scientists-weigh-the-evidence","publisheddate":"2025-12-03","summary":"
Science may be a tried and tested way of knowing what we know, but it’s under threat. In Australia, leading science agency CSIRO is expected to cut up to 350 research roles. A CSIRO staffer said it was among the worst cuts the agency has ever seen.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Twelve highly cited researchers recognised in 2025 list","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/twelve-highly-cited-researchers-recognised-in-2025-list","publisheddate":"2025-11-13","summary":"
Twelve academics  have been recognised on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/premiers-science-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-premiers-science-awards","publisheddate":"2025-10-22","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in marine sciences, plant genomics and astronomy are among 16 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in this year’s Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Students flex brain power in maths competition","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/maths-olympiad-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/students-flex-brain-power-in-maths-competition","publisheddate":"2025-10-21","summary":"
Students from Perth Modern School, All Saints’ College and Hale School have taken out the top individual prizes while Perth Modern won the team prize in WA’s Maths Olympiad hosted by UWA.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"UWA students win national scholarships","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/scholarships-card-jake.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/uwa-students-win-national-scholarships","publisheddate":"2025-10-09","summary":"
Two University of Western Australia undergraduates with big plans for the future are among six students nationally to receive life-changing scholarships from the Order of Australia Association Foundation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"}]},{"title":"Project plots a quantum leap to bridge healthcare gap","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/quantum-imaging-card-2.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/project-plots-a-quantum-leap-to-bridge-healthcare-gap","publisheddate":"2025-10-02","summary":"
The University of Western Australia is part of an international consortium that hopes to harness quantum computing technology to give remote Aboriginal communities access to higher quality medical imaging – in turn delivering faster and more accurate diagnoses.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"CorporateHome"}]},{"title":"Awards and Achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ivan-2-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-09-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Mathematics"}]},{"title":"Emerging research leaders awarded national funding","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/future-fellows-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/july/emerging-research-leaders-awarded-national-funding","publisheddate":"2025-07-16","summary":"
Researchers have received Federal Government funding to improve wellbeing in daily life, advance Australia’s position in time keeping, and explore traditional ecological practices and the creation of cultural landscapes.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Using computer vision to reveal visual illusions created by moth wing patterns","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/moth-wing-pattern-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/april/using-computer-vision-to-reveal-visual-illusions-created-by-moth-wing-patterns","publisheddate":"2025-04-30","summary":"
A new study by researchers from The University of Western Australia has used computer vision to reconstruct the false illusion of 3D shapes created by moth wing patterns.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Research grants ignite more sustainable future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/sustainable-future-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/march/research-grants-ignite-more-sustainable-future","publisheddate":"2025-03-12","summary":"
Four projects from UWA focused on sustainable fuel and digital agriculture have been awarded Federal Government grants totalling more than $1.5 million. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Centre for Energy"},{"title":"Chemical Engineering"},{"title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Featured"}]}]}