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UWA has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"School of Design"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Local students put brainpower to the test at WA Brain Bee finals","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/brain-bee_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/local-students-put-brainpower-to-the-test-at-wa-brain-bee-finals","publisheddate":"2026-07-01","summary":"
High school students have demonstrated their knowledge of the brain and passion for science at the 2026 WA Brain Bee Challenge finals held at UWA.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Top researcher appointed inaugural Dr Patricia Kailis Chair in Rare Diseases","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rare-disease-chair-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/top-researcher-appointed-inaugural-dr-patricia-kailis-chair-in-rare-diseases","publisheddate":"2026-06-29","summary":"
Internationally recognised leader in rare neuromuscular disease research Professor Gina Ravenscroft has been appointed the inaugural Dr Patricia Kailis Chair in Rare Diseases at UWA as part of the WA Rare Care Comprehensive Centre.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Low testosterone linked to cancer risk in men","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/testosterone-and-cancer_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/low-testosterone-linked-to-cancer-risk-in-men","publisheddate":"2026-06-23","summary":"
New research shows men with very low testosterone levels are at higher risk of both fatal and non-fatal cancer later in life.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Forum seeks to better support those dealing with the MND 'beast'","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mnd-forum-_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/forum-seeks-to-better-support-those-dealing-with-the-mnd-beast","publisheddate":"2026-06-22","summary":"
A national forum on end-of-life support for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) will work to find better ways to help carers navigate what some have described as the ‘roller-coaster from hell’.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"RCSWA applications open","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-py-2027-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/rcswa-applications-open","publisheddate":"2026-06-09","summary":"
Applications for the Rural Clinical School of WA 2027 Penultimate Year Program are now open for medical students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"$6.8 million boost to expand world-first preterm birth prevention program","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/preterm-birth-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/6-million-boost-to-expand-world-first-preterm-birth-prevention-program","publisheddate":"2026-05-29","summary":"
The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance and its partner organisation Women’s Healthcare Australasia have welcomed a $6.8 million Federal Government investment to expand Australia’s world-first national program aimed at safely reducing rates of preterm and early term birth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"WA medical researchers to benefit from expanded lab facilities","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nif-launch-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/wa-medical-researchers-to-benefit-from-expanded-lab-facilities","publisheddate":"2026-05-28","summary":"
Researchers  set to benefit from an expansion in molecular imaging and radiopharmaceutical capability following construction of the new radiochemistry laboratories and a cyclotron facility.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"ARC grants for clean energy, truth-telling and eye health projects","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arc-grants_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/arc-grants-for-clean-energy-truth-telling-and-eye-health-projects","publisheddate":"2026-05-25","summary":"
Researchers working with industry and community partners have received Federal Government funding to advance projects exploring clean energy solutions, truth-telling and the biophysics behind vision problems.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Scientific leaders recognised for groundbreaking research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/alex-filipovska-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/scientific-leaders-recognised-for-groundbreaking-research","publisheddate":"2026-05-21","summary":"
An ecologist and conservation biologist, genetic disease researcher and mathematician specialising in partial equations are among 26 researchers from around the country to be elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}