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Adolescent drug trial reanalysed

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A highly-cited trial from 2007 used by international health agencies to support the use of medication of adolescents with depression, has been critically reviewed by a team from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

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Energy poverty’s mental health harms are about more than money

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A ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide study has found that the negative effects of energy poverty on mental health are not only related to income stress and therefore differ depending on how energy poverty is defined.

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Zinc–iodine battery with outstanding stability now a reality

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Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries which delivers cathodes with more than double the performance of iodine and lithium-ion batteries.

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Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ appoints new Vice Chancellor

Professor Nicola Phillips

Following a comprehensive global search, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s new major university announces Professor Nicola Phillips as its new Vice Chancellor and President (Vice Chancellor) with effect from 12 January 2026.

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The monotreme sex gene is unlike that of all other mammals

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Researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, in collaboration with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Melbourne, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Queensland and Monash ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, have discovered that the genetic mechanism that determines sex in monotremes is different from all other mammals.

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AI study-help app wins Tech eChallenge

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An AI-powered app that transforms educational materials into personalised learning tools has taken out the top prize in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Tech eChallenge program.

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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu

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As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.

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Royal honours for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ community

Students at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

The exceptional work of more than 20 staff, alumni, and affiliates from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s community has been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday honours.

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What’s driving the rise of NLM wines?

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New research from Adelaide Business School at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide provides a framework for understanding the growing consumer interest in no, low and mid (NLM) alcohol wines.

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WA to implement ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s risk-reduction system UNHaRMED

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The Western ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government has awarded a $2.2 million contract to a ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide research group to implement UNHaRMED – a natural hazard risk reduction approach and decision support system – in the state.

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