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A global leader in soil biology, an internationally trained health researcher and educator, an advocate for Aboriginal health and wellbeing, and a molecular cell biologist leading RNA research have been recognised as inspirational women whose work improves lives. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Discussion celebrates women working to improve lives of women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/international-wmons-day-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/discussion-celebrates-women-working-to-improve-lives-of-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
Research by women and for the benefit of women will be the subject of a panel discussion next week at The University of Western Australia to celebrate International Women’s Day.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Graduate School of Education"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Temperature extremes causing gout flare hospitalisation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/gout-flare-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/temperature-extremes-causing-gout-flare-hospitalisation","publisheddate":"2026-02-26","summary":"
Temperature extremes caused by climate change have been found to cause an increased risk of gout flares, according to a new study.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Centres tackling challenges faced by society, environment and industry","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/arc-centres-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/centres-tackling-challenges-faced-by-society-environment-and-industry","publisheddate":"2025-12-11","summary":"
New research centres that bring together leading experts to tackle ocean sustainability, transform prisoner reintegration, study human origins, build security and trust in the quantum era and develop renewable fuels have received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Chemical Engineering"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Centre for Social Impact"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Call for national approach to breast-density notification to manage cancer risk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/breast-density-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/call-for-national-approach-to-breast-density-notification-to-manage-cancer-risk","publisheddate":"2025-12-02","summary":"
Consumer leaders are calling for a national approach to breast-density notification to allow women to make informed decisions about their breast health.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"}]},{"title":"Near Miss Awards helping to hit health targets","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/near-miss-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/near-miss-awards-helping-to-hit-health-targets","publisheddate":"2025-11-18","summary":"
Innovative health projects at The University of Western Australia investigating immune cells, air pollutants, cancer detection and treatment, respiratory viruses, healthcare delivery, neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease have been boosted by grants from the State Government.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"New funding to improve cardiovascular health of First Nations people","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ingrid-stacey-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/new-funding-to-improve-cardiovascular-health-of-first-nations-people","publisheddate":"2025-10-24","summary":"
A project that aims to close the data gaps in cardiovascular health among First Nations people is among 67 projects Australia-wide to receive funding from the Heart Foundation to drive discoveries in prevention of heart disease, and in the treatment and care of people living with it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Study finds push to prescribe fewer antibiotics is working","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/antibiotics-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/study-finds-push-to-prescribe-fewer-antibiotics-is-working","publisheddate":"2025-09-10","summary":"
Efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use are working, with researchers from The University of Western Australia finding a decade-long decline in the number of antibiotics dispensed to Australian children.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Pharmacy"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/uwa-aerial-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/august/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-08-04","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Call out for dads: what do they need to better support daughters with periods?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/dad-and-daughter-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/august/call-out-fo-dads-what-do-they-need-to-better-support-daughters-with-periods","publisheddate":"2025-08-04","summary":"
A community conversation to better understand how dads can support their teenage daughters during menstruation will be held at The University of Western Australia this month.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}