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Health experts recognised for research impact
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Professor Helen Marshall and Dr Trudy Lin have been recognised as South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s 2022 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n of the Year and Young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n of the Year respectively.
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Top 100 ranking engineers bright future for Adelaide graduates
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s engineering expertise has risen further into the global top 100 in the latest world university rankings.
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The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and eviDent Foundation form new collaboration to lead innovative oral health research
The new research collaboration between the eviDent Foundation and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will facilitate dental and cross-disciplinary innovative research that can be quickly translated and put into practice to benefit the community.
State-of-the-art Cancer Institute to deliver world-leading research and treatment for South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns
World-leading patient care, cutting-edge cancer diagnoses and treatments – including genomic and immune-based technologies – combined with ground-breaking research collaborations, will be the focus of a new cancer institute in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
Sperm help ‘persuade’ the female to accept pregnancy
Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction – to fertilise the female’s egg – but studies at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are overturning that view.
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Medicinal cannabis research receives $1.5m boost
A new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide trial will explore the use of personalised medicinal cannabis dosing to prevent common and impactful symptoms of treatment in advanced cancer thanks to Federal Government funding of $1.5 million.
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$300,000 to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide for diabetes research
The Diabetes SA Research Grants Program has awarded $300,000 in funding, all to researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. The grants program, which launched in 2018, funds research into diabetes detection, prevention and management. Without significant change it is estimated that 642 million people will have diabetes by 2040.
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$10.6 million in crucial health and medical research
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been awarded $10.6 million for seven research projects to investigate issues such as immune disorders impacting on pregnancies, the over-consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages, and how to assist women to lose weight before conceiving. The funding is through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2021 Investigator Grant program, which invests in world-leading health and medical research projects to improve lives
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First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
A new study provides one of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak affected people not only physically but also mentally.Â
The preliminary results reveal adults in locations more affected by COVID-19 had lower physical health, mental health and life satisfaction.Â
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New Allied Health degrees add to Uni of Adelaide’s unrivalled health and medical education
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will introduce a suite of Allied Health degrees to its educational line-up in 2021.
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