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Prime accolade for chemical engineer
Global leader in sustainable hydrogen production Professor Yao Zheng, from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's School of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year at the event in Canberra.
Grants to improve cardiovascular outcomes
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide leaders in heart health have received extra support for their research from the Heart Foundation through its annual funding round.
Viertel Fellowship for innovative cancer epigentic leader
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide cancer epigenetics and 3D genome biology expert Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a 2025 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.
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Provost elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Provost and Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Professor John Williams AM has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
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New funding to help understand early pregnancy loss
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Professor Sarah Robertson has secured funding to take a closer look at how immune dysfunction can contribute to early pregnancy loss in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n women.
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Research centres focus on health
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.
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ academics awarded national mentorship
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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Understanding the maternal microbiome
The microbiome -- the trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses both good and bad living in your body -- and the role it plays in women's health is the focus of this month's ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Research Tuesdays lecture.
Exploring the path to gender justice in global health
A new report on explaining the gender and health connection and how it can be better understood to reach equity and social justice goals will be launched at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Union House on Friday 20 June.
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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu
As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.
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