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The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"CWSS"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Australia to make history with first zero gravity scientific flight team","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/zero-gravity-space-flight-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/australia-to-make-history-with-first-zero-gravity-scientific-flight-team","publisheddate":"2026-05-01","summary":"
Australia will fly its first zero-gravity scientific research team on a large crewed parabolic flight in October this year, following a landmark agreement between the French Space Agency CNES and The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Replacing nitrogen with organic fertiliser found to improve soil and crops","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fertiliser-study-card-template.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/replacing-nitrogen-with-organic-fertiliser-found-to-improve-soil-and-crops","publisheddate":"2026-04-30","summary":"
A new collaborative study has found that partially replacing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser with low amounts of organic components can improve soil quality, crop productivity and nitrogen uptake.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Chimpanzees look forward to a warm and dry night's rest","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chimp-nest-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/chimpanzees-look-forward-to-a-warm-and-dry-nights-rest","publisheddate":"2026-04-29","summary":"
Chimpanzees have been found to adjust the design of the new nest they build every day in anticipation of overnight weather conditions, according to a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"China's surging cleantech exports show oil isn't king","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/oil-tanker-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/chinas-surging-cleantech-exports-show-oil-isnt-king","publisheddate":"2026-04-28","summary":"
China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Marine megafauna research awarded international prize","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/megafauna_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/marine-megafauna-research-awarded-international-prize","publisheddate":"2026-04-22","summary":"
Marine megafauna experts from The University of Western Australia have been recognised in the 4th edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, the world’s largest prize in scientific solutions for planetary health.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"It's time for a new approach to fuel use - end it","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ride-to-work-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/its-time-for-a-new-approach-to-fuel-use-end-it","publisheddate":"2026-04-20","summary":"
Australia is in the middle of a fuel crisis, but the way the state and federal governments have chosen to respond signals a firm commitment to fossil fuels.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Growing knowledge to support a sustainable future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/garden-show-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/growing-knowledge-to-support-a-sustainable-future","publisheddate":"2026-04-15","summary":"
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"}]}]}