{"results":[{"title":"Dr Jim Giumelli one of three UWA alumni winners in Western Australian of the Year 2026","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/western-australian-of-the-year-2026-source-celebrate-wa.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/dr-jim-giumelli-one-of-three-uwa-alumni-winners-in-western-australian-of-the-year-2026","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"
UWA Engineering graduate and Honorary Doctorate recipient, Dr Jim Giumelli (BE '69, DEng '17), has been named 2026 Western Australian of the Year for his visionary civil construction career and youth mentorship. It was a big night for UWA’s community, with three winners from a pool of eight alumni nominees in this year’s awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"An illuminating gift for ancient landscapes","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ngilgi-caves-interior-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/an-illuminating-gift-for-ancient-landscapes","publisheddate":"2026-05-29","summary":"
With support from Capes Foundation, Dr Aleksey Sadekov and his research team will be able to prepare and analyse a three-metre speleothem to reveal a remarkable window into the ancient past. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Championing inclusion: Fogarty scholar Laura Panetta's journey","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/laura-panetta-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/championing-inclusion-fogarty-scholar-laura-panettas-journey","publisheddate":"2026-05-29","summary":"Fogarty Scholar Laura Panetta is transforming experience into advocacy, championing inclusive education across Western Australia. As founder of Student Alliance 4 Inclusion and a UWA student, she empowers young people to shape policy and create classrooms where every student belongs.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"The Pryer family's lasting gift of law and learning","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pryer-award-tiffany-green---card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/the-pryer-familys-lasting-gift-of-law-and-learning","publisheddate":"2026-05-07","summary":" A generous bequest by Faye Pryer has established the Pryer Award, a perpetual Juris Doctor scholarship in honour of her lawyer husband, Barry. The award covers fees and allowance for the three-year degree, empowering students like inaugural recipient Tiffany Green to pursue justice and community impact.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Early-career researchers set to make an impact through Forrest Scholarships","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/forrest-scholars-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/early-career-researchers-set-to-make-an-impact-through-forrest-scholarships","publisheddate":"2026-05-05","summary":"
Six exceptional early-career researchers have been awarded prestigious Forrest Scholarships focusing on environmental conservation, theoretical physics, inclusive science communication and the impact of AI on recruitment practices.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"Human skin model to help treat skin stiffened by age and disease","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-skin-model_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/human-skin-model-to-help-treat-skin-stiffened-by-age-and-disease","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Researchers will use biomaterials to create a lifelike 3D model of human skin to better understand and treat skin stiffness associated with age, scarring and disease.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Snapshot of giving reveals WA's strong culture of generosity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/donating--report-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/snapshot-of-giving-reveals-was-strong-culture-of-generosity","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
There is a strong and growing culture of giving among Western Australians, including generosity of time and financial support, but structured giving needs to be strengthened, according to a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"Science is hope: how philanthropy is shaping the future of severe mental illness research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/neru-team-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/science-is-hope-how-philanthropy-is-shaping-the-future-of-severe-mental-illness-research","publisheddate":"2026-03-27","summary":"At the Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit (NERU), hope for people with severe mental illness is turned into evidence and change, thanks to the generosity of a committed philanthropist.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Autism expert set to transform child care in WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/autism-expert-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/autism-expert-set-to-transform-child-care-in-wa","publisheddate":"2026-03-27","summary":"
A world-class health researcher has relocated to Perth to transform how autism is researched and clinically supported, thanks to a $3.4 million Fellowship. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"From student to supporter: Dr Thomas Simpson invests in UWA's future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/dr-thomas-simpson-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/from-student-to-supporter-dr-thomas-simpson-invests-in-uwas-future","publisheddate":"2026-03-27","summary":"Thanks to Dr Thomas Simpson, the Student Managed Investment Fund Club has launched the Frontier Fund, to allow Equities and Economics teams to pitch to an investment committee and invest real funds.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Business School"}]}]}