{"results":[{"title":"From war to weather, Australian farmers are planting spring crops in an uncertain world","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/adobestock_256714405-800x442.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/from-war-to-weather-australian-farmers-are-planting-spring-crops-in-an-uncertain-world","publisheddate":"2026-09-18","summary":"
Australian farmers are heading into spring with an unusual mix of optimism and uncertainty.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Australia's first human milk biobank to make every drop count","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breastmilk-biobank_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/australias-first-human-milk-biobank-to-make-every-drop-count","publisheddate":"2026-09-14","summary":"
A state-of-the-art human milk biobank – the first in Australia and only the third in the world – is expected to supercharge global research into breastmilk and infant nutrition, growth and development.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Funding for health projects to drive more personalised care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-aerial_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/funding-for-health-projects-to-drive-more-personalised-care","publisheddate":"2026-09-10","summary":"
Six researchers from The University of Western Australia have received key funding to pursue precision medicine research projects designed to drive more personalised care.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Diverse UWA projects share in $344 million for Australian research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/arc-future-fellowships_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/diverse-uwa-projects-share-in-344-million-for-australian-research","publisheddate":"2026-09-10","summary":"
Seven researchers from The University of Western Australia have received prestigious fellowships to explore questions including how Indigenous peoples used fire over millennia, post-pandemic vaccination resistance, how the first black holes formed and grew, and the costs and benefits of ‘presenteeism’ in the workplace.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Tall Poppy researchers celebrated for science impact","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-aerial_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/tall-poppy-researchers-celebrated-for-science-impact","publisheddate":"2026-08-06","summary":"
Five researchers from The University of Western Australia have been named Young Tall Poppies for their work in diverse fields including astrophysics, chemistry, advanced imaging, nutrition and how artificial intelligence influences human behaviour.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Computer Science"},{"title":"Gingin Gravity Precinct"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"Harnessing genomics to prevent disease","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2023/health-and-medicine-funding-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/uniview/winter/harnessing-genomics-to-prevent-disease","publisheddate":"2026-08-03","summary":"
UWA researchers have cautiously backed calls for nationwide genomic testing after taking part in a Monash University-led pilot study which showed strong community appetite for genetic information that could help prevent disease.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Uniview"}]},{"title":"Grants advancing world-class health and medical research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/medical-infra-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/grants-advancing-world-class-health-and-medical-research","publisheddate":"2026-07-31","summary":"
World-class research to transform diabetes and insomnia management, establish Australia’s first fully integrated genome engineering facility and enhance mRNA therapies has been boosted by Federal Government funding.  ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"World-leading researchers in the running for 25th Premier's Science Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/uwa-aerial_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/world-leading-researchers-in-the-running-for-25th-premiers-science-awardsnewsroom-article","publisheddate":"2026-07-30","summary":"
Globally influential researchers in Aboriginal mental health, astrophysics, autism and marine science are among 17 researchers affiliated with The University of Western Australia to be named finalists in the 2026 Premier’s Science Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Physics"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Clean energy transition and sustainable resources"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Plastic not so fantastic","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/perth-trial-team-photo_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/uniview/winter/plastic-not-so-fantastic","publisheddate":"2026-07-29","summary":"
Lifestyle changes can reduce the levels of plastic-associated chemicals in human bodies within days, which has prompted calls to modify the way we produce and package our food. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Uniview"},{"title":"LandingFeatured"}]},{"title":"Screening tool predicts breastfeeding problems before birth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breastfeeding-screening-tool_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/screening-tool-predicts-breastfeeding-problems-before-birth","publisheddate":"2026-07-27","summary":"
A midwife-turned-researcher has developed a new screening tool that can predict whether a mother-to-be will struggle with breastfeeding, weeks before she even gives birth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"LRF Centre for Immunology and Breastfeeding"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}