{"results":[{"title":"Local students put brainpower to the test at WA Brain Bee finals","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/brain-bee_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/local-students-put-brainpower-to-the-test-at-wa-brain-bee-finals","publisheddate":"2026-07-01","summary":"
High school students have demonstrated their knowledge of the brain and passion for science at the 2026 WA Brain Bee Challenge finals held at UWA.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Building better evidence for Australia's ocean future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/beach-community-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/building-better-evidence-for-australias-ocean-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-18","summary":"
Research is  helping  to shape a national roadmap linking ocean health, communities, governance and the economy to strengthen how Australia uses evidence to manage its oceans.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Big Day In for students eyeing tech careers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/big-day-in-for-students-eyeing-tech-careers","publisheddate":"2026-06-15","summary":"
Top Australian technology and innovation experts will share their wisdom with WA high school students this week as part of an annual event designed to develop the next generation of tech and IT talent.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Elusive deep-sea goblin shark seen alive for the first time","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/goblin-shark-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/elusive-deep-sea-goblin-shark-seen-alive-for-the-first-time","publisheddate":"2026-06-12","summary":"
The first live observations of the rare and elusive goblin shark in its natural deep ocean habitat have been recorded, extending their known depth and geographic range significantly.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"World-first project to help save endangered Carnaby's Cockatoos","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/c4c-adobe-carnabyscard.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/world-first-project-to-help-save-endangered-carnabys-cockatoos","publisheddate":"2026-06-10","summary":"
More than 200,000 trees will be planted along a 10km stretch of land south of Mandurah as part of an ambitious plan to save Western Australia’s iconic Carnaby’s Cockatoo from extinction.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Exploring and protecting our blue frontier","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ocean-day-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/exploring-and-protecting-our-blue-frontier","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
World Ocean Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the ocean's extraordinary contribution to our planet and reflect on our responsibility to understand and protect it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sea-slug-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/glacial-cycles-shape-evolution-of-many-species-of-antarctic-sea-slug","publisheddate":"2026-05-21","summary":"
Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually at least 75 distinct species that were shaped over millions of years by repeated Antarctic glacial cycles.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Australia's Chief Scientist to deliver keynote speech at national marine innovation conference","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/wave-buoy-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/marine-innovation-conference","publisheddate":"2026-05-13","summary":"
Australia’s Chief Scientist Tony Haymet will deliver the keynote speech at a national conference this month exploring how data is transforming ocean science and decision-making across Australia’s marine and offshore sectors.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Albany Centre"},{"title":"Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Graduate School"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"The Albany Centre"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"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":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/asha-de-vos-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Library"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]}]}