{"results":[{"title":"Partnership strengthens health research, education and innovation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/galway-mou-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/partnership-strengthens-health-research-education-and-innovation","publisheddate":"2026-07-06","summary":"
A new partnership will establish a framework for collaboration in research, education and innovation as well as strengthening links between two internationally recognised health innovation ecosystems. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"Global Partnerships Office"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"We can't entirely blame COVID vaccine mandates for lower vaccination rates today","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/anti-vax-protest-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/we-cant-entirely-blame-covid-vaccine-mandates-for-lower-vaccination-rates-today","publisheddate":"2026-07-03","summary":"
 In several countries, people are more hesitant about getting vaccinated. Populist political actors promote distrust of government and scientific institutions.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/michaela-lucas-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-07-01","summary":"
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":"Excess belly fat linked to faster biological ageing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/excess-belly-fat-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/excess-belly-fat-linked-to-faster-biological-ageing","publisheddate":"2026-06-29","summary":"
New research suggests that higher levels of visceral fat, the fat stored deep in the abdomen, could contribute to faster biological ageing in middle-aged adults.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"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":"Building better evidence for Australia's ocean future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/beach-community-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/building-better-evidence-for-australias-ocean-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-18","summary":"
Research is  helping  to shape a national roadmap linking ocean health, communities, governance and the economy to strengthen how Australia uses evidence to manage its oceans.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Leading demographer goes home to Bunbury for planning conference","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amanda-davies--2-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/leading-demographer-goes-home-to-bunbury-for-planning-conference","publisheddate":"2026-06-17","summary":"
 Bunbury-raised academic Professor Amanda Davies will return to her hometown this week for a conference where she will discuss demographic diversity and planning challenges in WA’s regional areas.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Big Day In for students eyeing tech careers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/big-day-in-for-students-eyeing-tech-careers","publisheddate":"2026-06-15","summary":"
Top Australian technology and innovation experts will share their wisdom with WA high school students this week as part of an annual event designed to develop the next generation of tech and IT talent.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"World-first project to help save endangered Carnaby's Cockatoos","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/c4c-adobe-carnabyscard.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/world-first-project-to-help-save-endangered-carnabys-cockatoos","publisheddate":"2026-06-10","summary":"
More than 200,000 trees will be planted along a 10km stretch of land south of Mandurah as part of an ambitious plan to save Western Australia’s iconic Carnaby’s Cockatoo from extinction.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Outstanding Western Australians honoured in King's Birthday list","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/david-blair-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/outstanding-western-australians-honoured-in-kings-birthday-list","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
A gravitational wave physicist, former State Treasurer, leading diabetes researcher and glaucoma specialist are among 33 alumni, staff and former staff from UWA recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]}]}