News: research
PM’s Science Prize 2020 winner: Professor Peter Veitch
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Professor Peter Veitch is among four scientists who together have been awarded the country’s most prestigious award in scientific research, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
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Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
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Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival
A ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal , the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy
An international research team including the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found further evidence that rare gene mutations can cause cerebral palsy, findings which could lead to earlier diagnosis and new treatments for this devastating movement disorder.
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Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
Agricultural scientists and engineers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage.
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Helping future-proof the wine sector
Winegrape growers around the world will be better able to navigate future global markets and the impacts of climate change with a new book available free online.
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Aboriginal people to produce fermented beverages.
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Tall Poppies’ world-class research recognised
Four ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have won 2020 South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Tall Poppy Science Awards.
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New research to help wineries manage smoke taint
A new project to help ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s winemaking industry understand and respond to the impact of taint from bushfire smoke, which includes research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, has received $950,000 in Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) funding from the Federal Government.
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