{"results":[{"title":"Outstanding Western Australians honoured in King's Birthday list","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/david-blair-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/outstanding-western-australians-honoured-in-kings-birthday-list","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
A gravitational wave physicist, former State Treasurer, leading diabetes researcher and glaucoma specialist are among 33 alumni, staff and former staff from UWA recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Supermarkets are going back to the future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/supermarket-trolley-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/supermarkets-are-going-back-to-the-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-04","summary":"
If AI Agents  plan our meals, order and pay for our groceries and robots pick and pack those orders, it's likely fewer of us will venture into a supermarkets.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Early career agricultural research celebrated","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/postgraduate-showcase-26-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/early-career-agricultural-research-celebrated","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"

Early-career researchers showcased their work across key areas including Australian agricultural market economics, native seedling mechanics, sustainable farming systems, crop improvement and agricultural innovation at an event hosted by The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"}]},{"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":"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":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"UWA Farm Ridgefield trial delivers powerful insights on methane reduction","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/carduwa-farm.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/uwa-farm-ridgefield-trial-delivers-powerful-insights-on-methane-reduction","publisheddate":"2026-04-13","summary":"
17-month study delivers critical data to shape future low-emission grazing systems.
 ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Building on success: UWA and African partners advance ACIAR-funded rapid-cooking bean breeding","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aciar_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/uwa-and-african-partners-advance-aciar-funded-rapid-cooking-bean-breeding","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
The University of Western Australia, through The UWA Institute of Agriculture, continues to strengthen its partnerships across Africa in the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded Rapid Cooking Bean Project (ACIAR-RCBP).","sxaTags":[{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Advancing the future of livestock through genetics, microbes and behaviour","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_luo.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/advancing-the-future-of-livestock-through-genetics","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
UWA School of Agriculture and Environment has appointed Dr Luoyang Ding as a Lecturer in Livestock Science, strengthening research in animal welfare, behaviour, and biological systems central to modern livestock production.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Winter crops need to be sown - but Australia's farmers are worried about fertilisers and fuel","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-fertiliser-shortage_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/winter-crops-need-to-be-sown-but-australias-farmers-are-worried-about-fertilisers-and-fuel","publisheddate":"2026-04-02","summary":"
War in the Middle East has put a spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage through which 20% of global oil supply is shipped. But far less attention has been paid to another essential product derived from oil and gas, on which the world also relies: fertiliser.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/soil-pathogens-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/soil-biodiversity-linked-to-lower-human-infectious-disease-risk","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}