{"results":[{"title":"Kangaroo Island honey's chemical fingerprint tells story of Black Summer fires","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/sa-honeybee-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/november/kangaroo-island-honeys-chemical-fingerprint-tells-story-of-black-summer-fires","publisheddate":"2026-11-02","summary":"
Honey from Kangaroo Island’s protected honeybees has been chemically characterised for the first time, giving local beekeepers scientific backing for the purity and provenance of one of Australia's most distinctive honeys.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/human-milk-cells-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/scientists-reveal-hidden-world-of-living-cells-in-human-milk","publisheddate":"2026-10-27","summary":"
Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"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":"Plant roots hide a second identity to help respond to drought","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ryan-and-marina-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/plant-roots-hide-a-second-identity-to-help-respond-to-drought","publisheddate":"2026-10-22","summary":"
Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an “environmental mode” that switches on in some cells and becomes more common when water is scarce.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Patterns in milk linked to mammary gland function and infant growth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/baby-feed-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/patterns-in-milk-linked-to-mammary-gland-function-and-infant-growth","publisheddate":"2026-10-19","summary":"
An international mammary gland study has found patterns in milk can give insight into how the lactating breast is functioning and how this relates to infant growth. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Free cheers for science as researchers raise the bar","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/raising-the-bar_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/october/free-cheers-for-science-as-researchers-raise-the-bar","publisheddate":"2026-10-13","summary":"
Pull up a stool and savour a cool glass of science as some of The University of Western Australia’s brightest minds hit CBD bars for a series of free public talks on Tuesday 27 October.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Cyber security"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"VaxPol"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Dietitian wins top science communicator award","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/amelia-and-dawson-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/dietitian-wins-top-science-communicator-award","publisheddate":"2026-09-29","summary":"
A dietitian and researcher investigating the impact of plastics in our diet on health outcomes has won FameLab Australia 2026 – the world’s leading public-facing science communication competition and training program.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Lecture to examine our understanding of sustainability of Australia's seafood","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/dead-fish-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/lecture-to-examine-our-understanding-of-sustainability-of-australias-seafood","publisheddate":"2026-09-23","summary":"
The future of Australia’s seafood supply and the choices available to consumers will be explored at a free public lecture to be held at The University of Western Australia next Wednesday.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"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":"Fertiliser prices, shortages are hampering farmers but we have options","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/farm-fertiliser-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/fertiliser-prices-shortages-are-hampering-farmers-but-we-have-options","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
Recent global disruptions have suddenly made nitrogen fertilisers more expensive or difficult to get.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]}]}