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A new Indigenous-led national framework has been launched, aiming to drive systemic change across psychology to better meet the needs and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Inclusive kids' exercise program celebrates milestone","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/thrive-milestone-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/inclusive-kids-exercise-program-celebrates-milestone","publisheddate":"2026-11-03","summary":"
The 15-year impact of an inclusive exercise program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people while supporting diversity will be celebrated at an event next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Kangaroo Island honey's chemical fingerprint tells story of Black Summer fires","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sa-honeybee-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/kangaroo-island-honeys-chemical-fingerprint-tells-story-of-black-summer-fires","publisheddate":"2026-11-02","summary":"
Honey from Kangaroo Island’s protected honeybees has been chemically characterised for the first time, giving local beekeepers scientific backing for the purity and provenance of one of Australia's most distinctive honeys.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Festival set to transform Perth's river, coastline and public spaces","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rohtko-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/festival-set-to-transform-perths-river-coastline-and-public-spaces","publisheddate":"2026-10-29","summary":"
Perth Festival is bringing some of Europe’s most compelling contemporary artists to WA, alongside major international music acts, bold new commissions from local artists, and the voices of children imagining a world 100 years from now.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Perth Festival"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Renowned psychiatrist appointed inaugural Chair in Mental Health Research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/bern-mental-health-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/renowned-psychiatrist-appointed-inaugural-chair-in-mental-health-research","publisheddate":"2026-10-28","summary":"
An internationally recognised psychiatrist and clinician-scientist has been appointed the inaugural John and Lynlee Harriott Chair in Mental Health Research, strengthening The University of Western Australia’s commitment to advancing mental health research, innovation and impact.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-milk-cells-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/scientists-reveal-hidden-world-of-living-cells-in-human-milk","publisheddate":"2026-10-27","summary":"
Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Plant roots hide a second identity to help respond to drought","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ryan-and-marina-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/plant-roots-hide-a-second-identity-to-help-respond-to-drought","publisheddate":"2026-10-22","summary":"
Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an “environmental mode” that switches on in some cells and becomes more common when water is scarce.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Human activity threatens biodiversity in remote Patagonian kelp forests","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/patagonian-kelp-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/human-activity-threatens-biodiversity-in-remote-patagonian-kelp-forests","publisheddate":"2026-10-20","summary":"
Marine scientists have conducted the first resurvey of Northern Patagonia’s kelp forests and discovered dramatic changes across one of the world’s most remote marine ecosystems. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Patterns in milk linked to mammary gland function and infant growth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/baby-feed-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/patterns-in-milk-linked-to-mammary-gland-function-and-infant-growth","publisheddate":"2026-10-19","summary":"
An international mammary gland study has found patterns in milk can give insight into how the lactating breast is functioning and how this relates to infant growth. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Researchers shed new light on upgrading gravitational wave detectors","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/grav-wave-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/researchers-shed-new-light-on-upgrading-gravitational-wave-detectors","publisheddate":"2026-10-16","summary":"
Researchers have developed and tested a new locking method for gravitational wave detectors that will advance the discovery of distant black holes and neutron stars colliding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]}]}