{"results":[{"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":"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":"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"}]},{"title":"Global hotspots of plant bacterial pathogens revealed","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/global-hotspot_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/global-hotspots-of-plant-bacterial-pathogens-revealed","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
A new study has mapped pathogen hotspots worldwide and revealed how soils naturally suppressed disease, highlighting climate-driven risks.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Celebrating our inspirational women","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/hall-fame-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/celebrating-our-inspirational-women","publisheddate":"2026-03-06","summary":"
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":"Sustainability research missing the mark on environmental change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_sustainability-research.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/sustainability-research-missing-the-mark-on-environmental-change","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
A new global study finds sustainability research is focusing on the wrong actors in efforts to address climate change and biodiversity loss.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Scholars making waves in the water and on land","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/westpac-scholars-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/scholars-making-waves-in-the-water-and-on-land","publisheddate":"2026-02-24","summary":"
Two students who are driven to create a sustainable future have been awarded 2026 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Graduate School"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Reinventing plasticulture to grow food without the eco hangover","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_plastic-mulch.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/reinventing-plasticulture-to-grow-food-without-the-eco-hangover","publisheddate":"2026-02-23","summary":"
A global team of scientists has proposed a major overhaul of plasticulture – the use of plastic mulch in agriculture – to ensure the practice can continue to boost crop yields without compromising the environment. 
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