News: research
Universities blaze a trail to commercialise defence research

Today, Wednesday 20 April, the Defence Trailblazer: Concept to Sovereign Capability (CSC) bid, led by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in partnership with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of New South Wales, has been endorsed to assist the country’s economic recovery under the Trailblazer Universities Program.
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Superbasin project unearths geological history

A team of researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will carry out an extensive geological study of the Centralian Superbasin – rocks that were once part of a vast inland sea – under a grant awarded by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council.
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New findings show effectiveness of meningococcal B vaccine against gonorrhoea

Researchers at The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found that the meningococcal B vaccine could improve protection against gonorrhoea in addition to protection against meningococcal B meningitis.
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AI for space research delivers back-to-back success in global satellite challenge

South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s leadership in space innovation has been recognised, with a ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide-led team securing first place in a global AI competition organised by the European Space Agency.
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Leading cancer researcher joins SAiGENCI

Cancer research expert Professor Melissa Davis has been appointed as Program Leader, Cancer Systems Biology at the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI).
Keys to unlocking mysteries of cancer

A crack new team is decoding cancer’s genetic and immunological mysteries right here in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
Broadening and scaling the reach of mRNA vaccines

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s key partner BioCina Pty Ltd has received a grant under the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme to fund work between the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and co-partner Cytiva.
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The ticking time-bomb of diabetes

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have warned that too many people are either unknowingly living with diabetes, at significant risk of developing the life-threatening condition, or simply ignoring the obvious warning signs – and may be setting themselves up for serious and debilitating illness down the track.
Tropical fish all at sea

Tropical fish have changed their behaviour as they and other marine animals and micro-organisms - including coral - move south down the east coast of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ at an alarming rate into more temperate waters off Sydney and Newcastle as a result of warming and climate change.Â
Extraterrestrial surface simulation lab launches new chapter in space research

Today, Thursday 24 March, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide launched its new Exterres Laboratory. The lab, which is the first of its kind in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, is an off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology like rovers, which are destined for the furthest reaches of the universe.
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