UWA Research

Research Impact👩🏻‍⚖️Catching corporate fraud: a Systems Intentionality approach Prof Elise Bant @UWALawSchool developed a toolkit used in the High Court of Australia to determine corporate responsibility & promote fairer practices #UniversitiesMatter READ tinyurl.com/ytyv59jr

🙆‍♀️Did you know women play a vital role in philanthropy? An amazing group of women who give are shaping how generosity is practised, sustained and grown across Australian society. @UWAresearch @UWASocialImpact #IWD2026 uwa.au/hrn959

In the first evidence of learned #syntax in non-human animals, @UWAresearch shows young #magpies learn to turn basic sounds into complex calls & sequences in the same way children learn to turn sounds into words & sentences. 🔗uwa.au/5yrzfy #AnimalCommunication

Students from The University of Western Australia will take to the streets of Perth on Wednesday 18 March as PROSH celebrates its 95th year, continuing one of Western Australia’s largest student-led charity traditions. More info: tinyurl.com/2rnxsad2

A landmark partnership between Winjan Aboriginal Corporation and The University of Western Australia will blend Noongar ecological knowledge with world-class science to restore 924 hectares of degraded farmland at Keralup, near Mandurah. READ: tinyurl.com/ypb9jknx

The @uwanews is a research partner in Critical Metals for Critical Industries Cooperative Research Centre, which is set to bolster Australia’s critical minerals refining sector. It will drive development of new critical minerals refining technologies. 👉tinyurl.com/bde2fm2b

CONGRATULATIONS to WA Women's Hall of Fame recipients, including Professor Archa Fox from UWA's School of Human Sciences. Professor Fox was recognised for dedicating her career to science. 👉tinyurl.com/59pv43xn all tinyurl.com/3jp6d7xc

CONGRATS WA Women's Hall of Fame recipients incl Professor Roz Walker School of Population & Global Health recognised for 40yrs in education & research addressing social & environ determinants of Aboriginal health & wellbeing 👉tinyurl.com/59pv43xn all tinyurl.com/3jp6d7xc

CONGRATS to WA Women's Hall of Fame recipients incl Dr Danuta Sampson, UWA Medical School/Lions Eye Inst, recognised for her research on ophthalmic imaging & data methods to improve the way serious eye diseases are addressed 👉tinyurl.com/59pv43xn all tinyurl.com/3jp6d7xc

CONGRATULATIONS to WA Women's Hall of Fame recipients, including Emerita Professor Lynette Abbott, @SAgE_UWA recognised for her outstanding contribution to the WA community in soil biota education, research and restoration. 👉 tinyurl.com/59pv43xn all tinyurl.com/3jp6d7xc

Women in Science Workshop - Talking Science: How to engage your audience whilst managing public speaking nerves 5 Mar 10am Robin J Warren Library 🎫tinyurl.com/56fn9cvf This workshop supports scientists in understanding & managing public speaking anxiety.

🌏@UWAresearch has revealed the impact of the record-breaking 2023-2024 heatwave and subsequent drought on WA’s jarrah forests. 🥵 @DrSallyET @CWSSUWA Find out what lies beneath the surface! 🔗uwa.au/p2q9nd

WA is on the frontline of climate change... and Prof. Sally Thompson is helping us understand what that means. 🌱💧 Check out her new #HydroTalks episode on ecohydrology, groundwater, vegetation resilience, and working across continents. 🎧 Listen here: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs/2… #UWA #Hydrology #Ecohydrology @UWAresearch @SAgE_UWA

New study reveals impact of extreme heat and drought on jarrah forests Research led by UWA PhD student Huanhuan Wang examined how forests across the South West of Western Australia responded to 2024’s extreme summer heat and drought and found that areas with shallow soils, rocky terrain and limited access to groundwater were most vulnerable. By integrating multiple data sources, the study identified spatial patterns of forest vulnerability that were not apparent from climate data alone. 📖 UWA impact article and link to study published in Environmental Research Letters: uwa.edu.au/news/article/2… #ClimateScience #JarrahForest #ExtremeHeat #Drought #ForestManagement #UWA #WaterScience @SAgE_UWA @UWAresearch @uwanews

Structural and mechanistic analysis of covalent ligands targeting the RNA-binding protein NONO. A study led by Charles S. Bond @UWAresearch & Benjamin F. Cravatt @scrippsresearch @CellChemBiol #bps2026 hubs.li/Q044mBzn0

Discover how a new #UWA partnership is advancing global health through research and education across areas including gastrointestinal health, audiology, optometry and broader health sciences. 👩‍⚕️ @UWAresearch @VinMec 🔗 uwa.au/v0zavb

Ever hooked a prized fish only to have it taken by a shark? 🎣 In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent was effective at reducing these incidents! 🦈 @UWAresearch @BiolSci_UWA @uwaoceans uwa.au/9t3mef

Congrats to Liz Orozco & Joost Lesterhuis on paper nature.com/articles/s4159…: varied response to same mesothelioma cell line when placed in pleura, peritoneum or subcut. Peritoneal mesothelioma conferred an anti-inflammatory tumour microenvironment. @SciReports @NCARD_research @UWAresearch @Mesouk @curemeso @TheRACP @TheKids_AU @UKPleura @pleuralwales @RCPath

📣 Upcoming webinar Learn how agricultural natural capital (e.g., the soil, water, vegetation and biodiversity on farms) can be recognised and valued as a tangible asset for growers with our webinar on Thursday 12 March at 12 pm. We’ll share the barriers and opportunities for uptake identified through this #WADroughtHub supported project, led by @UWAresearch. 🔗 Register: @7b5e7ee6-2d23-4b9a-abaa-a0beeed2548e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c5ef4384… This project is funded by the Australian Government’s #FutureDroughtFund.

🎓 Great @UWAresearch PhD proposal presentation by Yuan (Rowan) Li! “Understanding Third-Shot Decision-Making and Execution in Competitive Pickleball” explores how Drop vs Drive choices shape net-front advantage and point outcomes.

Have you noticed your gout symptoms getting worse? 🥵 🥶 @UWAresearch found temperature extremes caused by climate change cause an increased risk of gout flares. 🏥 @SPGH_UWA uwa.au/bx4z3q