{"results":[{"title":"Perth Biodesign co-founders celebrate US FDA clearance in lead up to conference","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/earflo-in-use-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/perth-biodesign-co-founders-celebrate-us-fda-clearance-in-lead-up-to-conference","publisheddate":"2026-05-05","summary":"
Following FDA clearance, the co-founders of Perth Biodesign have launched their award-winning Earflo device in the United States, which is designed to treat the underlying ear pressure associated with chronic ear infections in children.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Mental images directly linked to vaccine hesitancy and uptake in pregnant women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/vaccine-imagery_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/mental-images-directly-linked-to-vaccine-hesitancy-and-uptake-in-pregnant-women","publisheddate":"2026-05-05","summary":"
New international research shows vivid mental images experienced by pregnant women when they think about vaccination directly influence their decision whether or not to get vaccinated.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Australia to make history with first zero gravity scientific flight team","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/zero-gravity-space-flight-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/australia-to-make-history-with-first-zero-gravity-scientific-flight-team","publisheddate":"2026-05-01","summary":"
Australia will fly its first zero-gravity scientific research team on a large crewed parabolic flight in October this year, following a landmark agreement between the French Space Agency CNES and The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Replacing nitrogen with organic fertiliser found to improve soil and crops","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fertiliser-study-card-template.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/replacing-nitrogen-with-organic-fertiliser-found-to-improve-soil-and-crops","publisheddate":"2026-04-30","summary":"
A new collaborative study has found that partially replacing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser with low amounts of organic components can improve soil quality, crop productivity and nitrogen uptake.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Chimpanzees look forward to a warm and dry night's rest","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/chimp-nest-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/chimpanzees-look-forward-to-a-warm-and-dry-nights-rest","publisheddate":"2026-04-29","summary":"
Chimpanzees have been found to adjust the design of the new nest they build every day in anticipation of overnight weather conditions, according to a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Research shows fast and effective way to reduce plastics in body","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/perth-trial-team-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/research-shows-fast-and-effective-way-to-reduce-plastics-in-body","publisheddate":"2026-04-22","summary":"
A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Marine megafauna research awarded international prize","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/megafauna_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/marine-megafauna-research-awarded-international-prize","publisheddate":"2026-04-22","summary":"
Marine megafauna experts from The University of Western Australia have been recognised in the 4th edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, the world’s largest prize in scientific solutions for planetary health.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Event aims to break silence on women's health","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/blood-cells-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/event-aims-to-break-silence-on-womens-health","publisheddate":"2026-04-21","summary":"
The “silent barrier” of iron deficiency in working-age women and disparities in health will be the  focus of an event this month.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHomeFeatured"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Autism diagnoses are up, largely fuelled by NDIS. What happens next isn't clear","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/autism-ndis-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/autism-diagnoses-are-up-largely-fuelled-by-ndis-what-happens-next-isnt-clear","publisheddate":"2026-04-15","summary":"
Research has found the strongest evidence yet that the introduction of the NDIS has played a key role driving up autism diagnoses.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Simulations reveal cold, dusty reality of galaxy formation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/galaxy-simulations-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/simulations-reveal-cold-dusty-reality-of-galaxy-formation","publisheddate":"2026-04-14","summary":"
Realistic picture of how galaxies formed and evolved from the first billion years after the Big Bang to the present day revealed by new audiovisual simulations.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"Featured"}]}]}