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The importance of climate-resilient urban green spaces, sustainable plants in space and on Earth, and ways to tackle real-world agricultural challenges will be showcased at the Perth Garden Show this week. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Simulations reveal cold, dusty reality of galaxy formation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/galaxy-simulations-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/simulations-reveal-cold-dusty-reality-of-galaxy-formation","publisheddate":"2026-04-14","summary":"
Realistic picture of how galaxies formed and evolved from the first billion years after the Big Bang to the present day revealed by new audiovisual simulations.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Banding together to create contemporary music","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nick-allbrook-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/banding-together-to-create-contemporary-music","publisheddate":"2026-04-14","summary":"
Nick Allbrook, the frontman of Pond and former member of Tame Impala, in tune with students wanting to learn creative processes and how to succeed in music business.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Internationally renowned researcher named new executive director at The Kids","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/caroline-homer_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/internationally-renowned-researcher-named-new-executive-director-at-the-kids","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Professor Caroline Homer AO, a globally recognised leader in maternal and child health, has been named The Kids Research Institute Australia’s third Executive Director.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"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 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":"Featured"}]},{"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.","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":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Fellowships help shape an inclusive future through cross-cultural lens","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/westpac-oz-asia-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/fellowships-help-shape-an-inclusive-future-through-cross-cultural-lens","publisheddate":"2026-04-07","summary":"
A criminology student passionate about social justice and a medicine and philosophy student with a focus on compassionate care have been awarded inaugural 2026 Westpac Australia-Asia Fellowships.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Snapshot of giving reveals WA's strong culture of generosity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/donating--report-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/snapshot-of-giving-reveals-was-strong-culture-of-generosity","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
There is a strong and growing culture of giving among Western Australians, including generosity of time and financial support, but structured giving needs to be strengthened, according to a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/soil-pathogens-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/soil-biodiversity-linked-to-lower-human-infectious-disease-risk","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/anticosti-island-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/phosphorus-spikes-linked-to-ancient-marine-mass-extinctions","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
Researchers have uncovered new evidence that short-lived spikes in ocean phosphorus may have played a major role in two of the most severe marine extinctions in Earth’s history.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}