{"results":[{"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":"For 44 years, Australia has subsidised diesel use. Is it time to stop?","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mine-trucks-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/for-44-years-australia-has-subsidised-diesel-use-is-it-time-to-stop","publisheddate":"2026-05-27","summary":"
Mining giant BHP has come under fire for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new diesel trucks in the Pilbara, despite promising a transition to electric trucks in its climate strategy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Mining Engineering"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/winthrop-and-pond-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2026-05-01","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"CWSS"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"China's surging cleantech exports show oil isn't king","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/oil-tanker-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/chinas-surging-cleantech-exports-show-oil-isnt-king","publisheddate":"2026-04-28","summary":"
China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"It's time for a new approach to fuel use - end it","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ride-to-work-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/its-time-for-a-new-approach-to-fuel-use-end-it","publisheddate":"2026-04-20","summary":"
Australia is in the middle of a fuel crisis, but the way the state and federal governments have chosen to respond signals a firm commitment to fossil fuels.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"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.
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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":"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":"Six things Australia should do to tackle the energy crisis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fuel-storage-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/six-things-australia-should-do-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
Australia imports almost all its liquid fuels via very long supply chains, making it highly exposed to disruption.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"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"}]}]}