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Research centres focus on health

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have been awarded $9 million through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) program.

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Artificially sweetened beverage consumption lifts gestational diabetes risk

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Pregnant women who consume five or more drinks of artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) a week increase their risk of developing gestational diabetes by six per cent, new research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found.

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ initiative the state’s best for gender equity

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A ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide network which has been helping female staff to achieve their full potential for three decades has been named the state’s best for gender equity.

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ academics awarded national mentorship

Mark Plummer, Kylie Dunning and Zac Munn

Three of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's leading academics have been recognised as emerging leaders in health and medical research by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

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Insufficient GP health checks for children on antipsychotics

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n GPs are not adequately monitoring for adverse health outcomes in children and adolescents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs, according to a new study by ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers.

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AFR awards ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s research commercialisation prowess

AFR Award

As part of its annual Higher Education Awards, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Financial Review has acknowledged the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s industry connections with an award for Research Commercialisation for its work with ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ spin-off company QuantX Labs.

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Leap for immersive innovation with new AI/VR lab

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One of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s most advanced laboratories for immersive virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and simulation research has launched at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

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Help create a world-first Long COVID diagnostic test

Branka Grubor-Bauk

Researchers are seeking participants for a trial which could help create the world's first Long COVID diagnostic test.

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Antarctica’s changing threat landscape underscores the need for coordinated action

Antarctic ice and icebergs. Credit: Madison Farrant

In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), including ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers, highlights the opportunity to strengthen and future-proof Antarctic governance by responding to emerging conservation threats with coordinated, proactive measures.

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Critically endangered plains-wanderer found in unfamiliar territory

Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) female Deniliquin New South Wales ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ credit JJ Harrison

Researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found a critically endangered bird known as the ‘Goldilocks’ of the grasslands in a previously unrecorded habitat niche in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

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