{"results":[{"title":"Indigenous STEM students set for NASA mission","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/alaxandrea-nasa-camp-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/indigenous-stem-students-set-for-nasa-mission","publisheddate":"2026-10-02","summary":"
Alaxandrea O’Brien, a young professional and advocate studying environmental engineering, is the first student from a Western Australian university to be selected for Monash University’s pioneering National Indigenous Space Academy program. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environmental Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Diversity"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fiona-wood-award-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-10-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Dietitian wins top science communicator award","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amelia-and-dawson-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/dietitian-wins-top-science-communicator-award","publisheddate":"2026-09-29","summary":"
A dietitian and researcher investigating the impact of plastics in our diet on health outcomes has won FameLab Australia 2026 – the world’s leading public-facing science communication competition and training program.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers honoured at 25th Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/p-dudgeon-award-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/world-leading-researchers-honoured-at-25th-premiers-science-awards","publisheddate":"2026-09-22","summary":"
Seven researchers from The University of Western Australia have been recognised at the 2026 Premier’s Science Awards, with five taking out key awards and another two inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Culturally safe resources bring period health to the fore","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aboriginal-menstrual-health_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/culturally-safe-resources-bring-period-health-to-the-fore","publisheddate":"2026-09-16","summary":"
Research led by a pioneering Aboriginal GP and PhD student at The University of Western Australia has led to the development of culturally safe Aboriginal women’s menstrual health resources.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Vale Clinical Professor Lesley Cala OAM","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2023/leslery-cala-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/vale-clinical-professor-lesley-cala-oam","publisheddate":"2026-09-08","summary":"
The University of Western Australia is deeply saddened by the loss of Clinical Professor Lesley Cala OAM, who died last week aged 87. A pioneering neuroradiologist, educator, women’s rights champion and enduring presence at the University, Professor Cala was renowned for her unwavering commitment to medicine, education and the community. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Convocation Conversations"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"What breast cancer screening changes mean for you","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breast-cancer-screening--card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/what-breast-cancer-screening-changes-mean-for-you","publisheddate":"2026-08-07","summary":"
The way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia is changing, this means moving away from screening largely based on someone’s age.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The lasting impact of women empowering women through philanthropy","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mazzucchelli-family-and-talesha-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/the-lasting-impact-of-women-empowering-women-through-philanthropy","publisheddate":"2026-07-16","summary":"Women are transforming philanthropy at UWA through purposeful giving, with scholarships and bequests creating pathways to education and opportunity. Through the Centenary Trust for Women, donors such as Noreen Riordan and Brenda Mazzucchelli OAM are empowering students, shaping futures, and leaving lasting legacies.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"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":"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"}]}]}