{"results":[{"title":"Ten years since key apology to First Nations peoples but more to be done","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pat-dudgeon-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/ten-years-since-key-apology-to-first-nations-peoples-but-more-to-be-done","publisheddate":"2026-09-15","summary":"
Ten years on from an historic apology made to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the moment is being reflected upon as a turning point in Australian psychology.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Lecture to explore how group dynamics influence social change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/robin-winkler-lecture_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/lecture-to-explore-how-group-dynamics-influence-social-change","publisheddate":"2026-09-08","summary":"
How beliefs become identities and how shared understandings can shape change in a digital age will be explored at a public lecture hosted by The University of Western Australia’s School of Psychological Science this month.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"New research shows students experience extreme anxiety when accused of academic misconduct","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_academic-misconduct_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/new-research-shows-students-experience-extreme-anxiety-when-accused-of-academic-misconduct","publisheddate":"2026-09-08","summary":"
Since the launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI), many university students have claimed their teachers have falsely accused them of using AI to cheat. While allegations of cheating and plagiarism should be taken seriously, sometimes such accusations have rested on unreliable AI-detection programs.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Event to focus on how fatigue affects workers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tired-man-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-to-focus-on-how-fatigue-affects-workers","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
An international conference examining the impact of fatigue on human performance will be hosted this week by the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Health"}]},{"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":"Visiting scholars to share 'Sweetgrass' approach to mental health","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sweetgrass-method_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/visiting-scholars-to-share-sweetgrass-approach-to-mental-health","publisheddate":"2026-06-30","summary":"
A groundbreaking culturally responsive approach to mental health care used by North American native peoples will be the subject of a special lecture at The University of Western Australia in July.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"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":"Experts explore vaccine hesitancy at public forum","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/vaccine-draw-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/experts-explore-vaccine-hesitancy-at-public-forum","publisheddate":"2026-04-20","summary":"
Vaccine hesitancy and public confidence in immunisation will be the subject of a public policy discussion.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"}]},{"title":"Does AI mean more uni students are plagiarising their work?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-ai-cheating_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/does-ai-mean-more-uni-students-are-plagiarising-their-work","publisheddate":"2026-04-02","summary":"
It’s easy to find media articles claiming plagiarism is increasing among university students. These claims have intensified with the rise of generative AI – which can quickly produce large amounts of text that students can copy and paste into their assignments. But while AI certainly poses a range of challenges for academic integrity, is plagiarism increasing as much as we think it is?","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Exploding head syndrome:  the surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-exploding-head_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/exploding-head-syndrome-the-surprisingly-common-condition-with-a-terrifying-name","publisheddate":"2026-03-31","summary":"
Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but the room is silent. Nothing has happened – but it felt very real. This experience has a dramatic name: exploding head syndrome.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]}]}