{"results":[{"title":"Aspire awards help researchers take wing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aspire-awards-mehwish_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/aspire-awards-help-researchers-take-wing","publisheddate":"2026-11-05","summary":"
An academic whose research tackles artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and online misinformation will attend a conference in Japan after receiving a Business Events Perth 2026 Aspire Award.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Indigenous-led psychology guide to drive positive change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/belle-selkirk-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/indigenous-led-psychology-guide-to-drive-positive-change","publisheddate":"2026-11-04","summary":"
A new Indigenous-led national framework has been launched, aiming to drive systemic change across psychology to better meet the needs and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/esther-oh-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-11-02","summary":"
UWA has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"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"}]}]}