News: research
Dilmah Chairman visits for tea and wine

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Susan Bastian has invited Dilmah Tea Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando to Adelaide to share insights into the terroir properties of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n and Barossa wines and Dilmah Ceylon teas.
Study reveals winning combination for sports-related shoulder injuries

Starting a robust exercise program sooner after surgery could prevent patients with dislocated shoulders from sustaining a repeat injury and help them return to sport faster.
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Transformative gift will support future excellence in engineering

South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n philanthropist Pamela Wall has donated $5 million to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide to establish an endowed academic chair: the Ian and Pamela Wall Chair in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. This extraordinarily large and generous gift will kickstart the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s 150th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign.
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Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to better reprogram it as a stem cell

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n scientists have resolved a long-standing problem in regenerative medicine, developing a new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells.
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First steps towards a new vaccine for childhood ear infections

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have started work on developing a new vaccine that could help ward off painful ear infections in children.
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Competitive cuts for horses

A new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide study has revealed people who compete with their horse are more likely to trim hairs around the ears and muzzle on their horses, despite welfare concerns.
Speedy new species of snake uncovered in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥

A new species of snake has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum and the Western ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum.
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Cracking the code for better barley - and more of it!

Researchers have for the first time identified several genes in barley that could eventually lead to larger yielding crops.
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Prestigious Fellowship award for research into green technology

Professor Shaobin Wang from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering has been named one of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council’s (ARC) 2023 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Laureate Fellows.
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Holograms for life: improving IVF success

In a world-first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of St Andrews. The images are created using miniscule amounts of light in a fraction of a second.