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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":"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":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/asha-de-vos-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Library"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"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"}]},{"title":"Deep-sea amphipods range far and deep","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/deep-sea-amphipods-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/deep-sea-amphipods-range-far-and-deep","publisheddate":"2026-03-20","summary":"
Two deep-sea amphipod species have been found to live in both hemispheres and share features, according to a new study that boosts our understanding of the biodiversity and evolutionary processes shaping deep-sea 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":"RV Investigator to unlock hidden ocean dynamics along Ningaloo Coast","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ningaloo-voyage_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/rv-investigator-to-unlock-hidden-ocean-dynamics-along-ningaloo-coast","publisheddate":"2026-03-19","summary":"
A team of Australian oceanographers has embarked on a ground-breaking 33‑day research voyage aboard research vessel (RV) Investigator, operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Environmental Engineering"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"UWA key to critical minerals sector","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hongqi-sun-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/uwa-key-to-critical-minerals-sector","publisheddate":"2026-03-17","summary":"
The University is a key research partner in a new research centre bolstering Australia’s critical minerals refining sector.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Landmark partnership to restore country and build career pathways","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nature-academy_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/landmark-partnership-to-restore-country-and-build-career-pathways","publisheddate":"2026-03-16","summary":"
A landmark partnership between Winjan Aboriginal Corporation and The University of Western Australia will blend Noongar ecological knowledge with world-class science to restore 924 hectares of degraded farmland at Keralup, near Mandurah.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}