{"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":"Global call to get more adolescents moving","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/who-activity-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/global-call-to-get-more-adolescents-moving","publisheddate":"2026-11-05","summary":"
One in four adolescents globally is not getting at least an hour of physical activity on any day of the week, according to a new study by the World Health Organization.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"US FDA clears PearlBone for use in repairing bone fractures","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/minghao-fda-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/us-fda-clears-pearlbone-for-use-in-repairing-bone-fractures","publisheddate":"2026-11-05","summary":"
A patented technology developed at The University of Western Australia has received FDA clearance in the United States for use as a bone graft substitute in the repair of bone fractures.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Commercialisation"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"}]},{"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":"Biomedical innovation recognised for ingenuity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/innovator-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/biomedical-innovation-recognised-for-ingenuity","publisheddate":"2026-11-03","summary":"
Biomedical pioneers working to improve cardiovascular health and prevent children’s ear infections were recognised at the 2026 WA Innovators of the Year Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Commercialisation"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Kangaroo Island honey's chemical fingerprint tells story of Black Summer fires","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sa-honeybee-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/kangaroo-island-honeys-chemical-fingerprint-tells-story-of-black-summer-fires","publisheddate":"2026-11-02","summary":"
Honey from Kangaroo Island’s protected honeybees has been chemically characterised for the first time, giving local beekeepers scientific backing for the purity and provenance of one of Australia's most distinctive honeys.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Nick Gottardo's lifelong mission fuels UWA's fight against childhood cancer","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/nick-gottardo-card---944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/nick-gottardos-lifelong-mission-fuels-uwas-fight-against-childhood-cancer","publisheddate":"2026-10-30","summary":"
Meet Professor Nick Gottardo: the inaugural endowed Chair in Children's Cancer (Clinical Director) at the WA Comprehensive Kids Cancer Centre Chair, a position made possible through the generous support of the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Funding to improve cardiovascular health outcomes","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/heart-monitor-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/funding-to-improve-cardiovascular-health-outcomes","publisheddate":"2026-10-28","summary":"
Researchers developing innovative technology for early heart disease detection have received more than $298,000 from the Heart Foundation’s 2026 research funding program. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Renowned psychiatrist appointed inaugural Chair in Mental Health Research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/bern-mental-health-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/renowned-psychiatrist-appointed-inaugural-chair-in-mental-health-research","publisheddate":"2026-10-28","summary":"
An internationally recognised psychiatrist and clinician-scientist has been appointed the inaugural John and Lynlee Harriott Chair in Mental Health Research, strengthening The University of Western Australia’s commitment to advancing mental health research, innovation and impact.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-milk-cells-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/scientists-reveal-hidden-world-of-living-cells-in-human-milk","publisheddate":"2026-10-27","summary":"
Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]}]}