{"results":[{"title":"Scholars making waves in the water and on land","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/westpac-scholars-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/scholars-making-waves-in-the-water-and-on-land","publisheddate":"2026-02-24","summary":"
Two students who are driven to create a sustainable future have been awarded 2026 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Graduate School"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Four decades of care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-dr-clyde-jumeaux-944-x-522-1.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/four-decades-of-care","publisheddate":"2026-02-20","summary":"
Rural Clinical School of WA Senior Lecturer Dr Clyde Jumeaux has been honoured by Rural Health West for his 40 years of compassionate service to communities across the Pilbara and South West.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Cultural knowledge reveals hidden decline of iconic northern quoll","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/northern-quolls-card-2.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/cultural-knowledge-reveals-hidden-decline-of-iconic-northern-quoll","publisheddate":"2026-01-29","summary":"
Cultural knowledge handed down across generations of Martu people in WA’s Western Desert region has revealed the previously hidden decline of one of Australia’s most iconic marsupials – the endangered northern quoll.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/kathryn-fitzgerald-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-01-05","summary":"
UWA has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"How water and clay shape archaeological record at Murujuga","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/clay-dig-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/how-water-and-clay-shape-archaelogical-record-at-murujuga","publisheddate":"2025-12-15","summary":"
New research has shown that water movement in clay-rich soils can lift stone artefacts toward the surface – exerting a natural influence on how archaeological materials are distributed across the surface of some landscapes.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"CWSS"}]},{"title":"WA's beloved botanist to launch book in Albany and Perth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/hopper-and-book-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/was-beloved-botanist-to-launch-book-in-albany-and-perth","publisheddate":"2025-12-05","summary":"
The iconic Australian eucalyptus species is the subject of a new book by internationally recognised scientist Professor Stephen Hopper, to be launched this month at two events in Albany and Perth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Albany Centre"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Students bring sounds of music to children in regional WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/sarah-bond-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/students-bring-sounds-of-music-to-children-in-regional-wa","publisheddate":"2025-12-04","summary":"
A music program that champions inclusivity and accessibility is giving children from regional Western Australia the chance to experience the joys of learning and performing regardless of their socio-economic background, geographical location or culture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Space exploration helps sustain life on Earth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/plants-bred-for-space-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/space-exploration-helps-sustain-life-on-earth","publisheddate":"2025-11-27","summary":"
In 2027, humans are set to return to the Moon for the first time in 55 years. While the astronauts on NASA’s Artemis III may spend less than 10 days on the lunar surface, scientists around the world are preparing the next steps: how to live, grow food and thrive beyond Earth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Healthy communities need healthy doctors","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswadr-emma-griffiths--steve-pratt-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/healthy-communities-need-healthy-doctors","publisheddate":"2025-11-25","summary":"
Researchers from the Rural Clinical School of WA are surveying rural doctors across the State about how they access healthcare for themselves and their families.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Students dig in for historical excavation and survey","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/greenough-dig-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/students-dig-in-for-historical-excavation-and-survey","publisheddate":"2025-10-28","summary":"
Archaeology students at The University of Western Australia have gained professional experience through excavation work at a historic settlement in central Greenough, south of Geraldton in Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}