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UWA has ranked 77th in the world and number 1 in WA in the QS World University Rankings 2027, maintaining our position as one of the top universities in the world.

This is your achievement as much as ours. ⭐🌏

Behind every person living with MND is a family navigating an incredibly challenging journey.

A 2025 national survey revealed the profound exhaustion, grief and frustration experienced by bereaved family carers, highlighting the urgent need for more proactive, coordinated and compassionate care.

Supported by FightMND and led by Professor Samar Aoun at the Perron Institute, this National Forum will bring together experts, healthcare professionals, researchers and carers to help co-design a more equitable, evidence-informed approach to palliative care for people living with MND.

📅 Wednesday 5 August 2026
🕤 9:30am – 4:30pm AEST
📍 Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Places are limited and registrations close 30 June.

Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/egEDrngk

Congratulations to all our UWA academics, alumni and former colleagues who have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for their exceptional contributions across many fields including science, medicine, research, education, the Indigenous community, arts, law, public service, environment and philanthropy.

From a gravitational wave physicist to a former State Treasurer, leading diabetes researcher and glaucoma specialist, find the full list of recipients:https://uwa.au/y0q0cn

Thousands of young carers across WA are supporting loved ones every day yet many remain invisible at school.

A new UWA and Carers WA report shows these students face absence, isolation and emotional strain, often without recognition or support. When schools identify young carers and provide structured peer support, the impact is clear with improved confidence, connection and coping.

Researchers are calling for consistent identification, trauma informed approaches and stronger links between schools and support services to ensure no young carer falls through the cracks.

READ: https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/many-young-carers-failing-to-get-support-in-school

Associate Professor Paul Maginn, UWA Public Policy Institute, and Professor Gary Mortimer from QUT explore how supermarkets are “going back to the future”.

From small neighbourhood stores to massive suburban supermarkets and now back again to smaller formats, the way we shop is changing fast.

With AI set to plan meals and purchase groceries, the question becomes not just what we buy, but who or what is deciding for us.

The choices we make now will shape the future of food, health and autonomy. via The Conversation Australia + NZ

Supermarkets are going back to the future 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.

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to UWA staff and student achievers

🌟 Aasta Abbott, Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) award, UWA School of Psychological Sciences
🌟 Lisa Stinson, Australian Society for Microbiology’s Jim Pittard Award UWA School of Molecular Sciences
🌟 David Gozzard, intrapreneur category at the Business News WA 40under40 awards ICRAR
🌟 Kyle Hoath, Small Business/Startup category at Business News WA 40under40 awards
🌟 Elizabeth McLean (graduate), Professional Services category at Business News WA 40under40 awards
🌟 Matthew Oldakowski, Simon Grantham, Alastair Mackenzie, Damien Wragg, Eli Barlow and Samantha Johnson (graduates), Business News 40under40 winners
🌟 Girish Dwivedi, South Metropolitan Health Service 2026 Research of the Year award
🌟 Zeeshan Ahmed, Rod Tallis Youth Award

Awards and achievements UWA has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.

A $6.8 million investment is set to expand Australia’s world first preterm birth prevention program, helping more women and babies benefit from safer pregnancies. 💙

Led by the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance, the program focuses on reducing early and preterm births and improving outcomes nationwide. Backed by strong evidence, it is already transforming maternity care and supporting healthier starts to life.

$6.8 million boost to expand world-first preterm birth prevention program The Federal Government has invested $6.8 million to expand a world-first preterm birth prevention program

A major boost for Australia’s health data capability

The Population Health Research Network at UWA has secured $11.88 million in new funding to strengthen linked health data nationwide. This investment will help researchers unlock insights from connected data, supporting better health outcomes for communities across the country.

Funding boost to strengthen linked health data nationwide The Population Health Research Network at UWA will receive an additional $11.88 million through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.