{"results":[{"title":"Innovators and advocates honoured during winter graduations","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/july/innovators-and-advocates-honoured-during-winter-graduations","publisheddate":"2025-07-16","summary":"
A Noongar scholar, space discovery innovator, Indigenous eye-care advocate and ethno-botanist will be honoured during this month’s winter graduation ceremonies at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Visionary leader: eye care pioneer celebrates half-a-century of sight-saving science","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ian-constable-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/february/visionary-leader","publisheddate":"2025-02-18","summary":"
Internationally renowned specialist’s 50-year journey has transformed eye health research and care, not just in Western Australia, but globally. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Uniview"}]},{"title":"UWA appoints new Head of Optometry and Vision Science","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/khyber-alam-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/december/uwa-appoints-new-head-of-optometry-and-vision-science","publisheddate":"2024-12-12","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has appointed Associate Professor Khyber Alam as the new Head of the Department of Optometry and Vision Science. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"New clinic to provide culturally safe and accessible eye care for SW communities","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/sw-eye-clinic-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/december/new-clinic-to-provide-culturally-safe-and-accessible-eye-care-for-south-west-communities","publisheddate":"2024-12-02","summary":"
A new eye clinic aims to make a significant impact in transforming eye care for Aboriginal communities in the State’s South West. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Young Tall Poppy scientists topping their fields","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/neil-tall-poppy-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/august/young-tall-poppy-scientists-topping-their-fields","publisheddate":"2024-08-08","summary":"
A diverse group of scientists from The University of Western Australia have been recognised for their research and passion for communicating science beyond the walls of the laboratory.  ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"New eye screening technology delivers hope to remote communities","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/angus-turner-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/june/new-eye-screening-technology-delivers-hope-to-remote-communities","publisheddate":"2024-06-26","summary":"
New AI-powered eye screening technology is delivering hope to remote Aboriginal communities in the State’s far north where vision loss from diabetic retinopathy is 14 times more likely to occur than in non-Aboriginal populations.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Quick News"}]},{"title":"Visionary Midwest eyecare program","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/card---944x522_mw-eye-program.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/april/visionary-midwest-eyecare-program","publisheddate":"2024-05-08","summary":"Optometry Lecturer Sophia Gerritsma from the WA Centre for Rural Health and the University of Western Australia has partnered with Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Alumni Op-ed: Eyes opened to rural optometry practice","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/lydia-thorne-optometry-albany-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/april/eyes-opened-to-rural-optometry-practice","publisheddate":"2024-04-22","summary":"The impact and benefits of rural practice affirmed for me that I had made the right decision two years earlier, but I still hadn’t decided where I wanted to practise.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"The Albany Centre"},{"title":"Albany Centre"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Ian Constable Research Fellow appointed","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/holly-chinnery-award-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/april/ian-constable-research-fellow-appointed","publisheddate":"2024-04-03","summary":"
The Lions Eye Institute and The University of Western Australia are delighted to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Holly Chinnery as the inaugural Ian Constable Research Fellow.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Eyes opened to rural optometry practice","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/lydia_card-image-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/march/eyes-opened-to-rural-optometry-practice","publisheddate":"2024-03-13","summary":"UWA optometry graduate begins the early stages of her career serving the community through a rural practice.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Optometry"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Alumni"}]}]}