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'Lifestyle' wines could deliver hundreds of jobs to SA

Posted on Feb 17 2022 by Crispin Savage

Low and no-alcohol wine products could bring more than 500 jobs and add $64 million a year to South Australia’s economy with the Marshall Liberal Government investing nearly $5 million to turbo-charge the sector locally.

Funding support to discover ways to block the migration of T-cells responsible for MS

Posted on Feb 15 2022 by Michele Ann Nardelli

University of Adelaide ��volg Fellow, Dr Iain Comerford has secured funding from Multiple Sclerosis Australia to further his research into the factors that influence specific immune cell (T cell) migration into the bloodstream and the brain in people who have MS.

50 regional and remote schools embark on a mission to uncover new insect species

Posted on Feb 11 2022 by Kelly Brown

Fifty regional and remote schools across South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia have been selected to take part in a new citizen science project, Insect Investigators, led by the South Australian Museum and supported by the University of Adelaide.

New study unlocks mystery origin of iconic Aussie snakes

Posted on Feb 10 2022 by Crispin Savage

New research led by the University of Adelaide has found the first tangible evidence that the ancestors of some of Australia’s most venomous snakes arrived by sea rather than by land – the dispersal route of most other Australian reptiles.

New research puts bugs to the taste test

Posted on Feb 8 2022 by Kelly Brown

��volgers at the University of Adelaide are embarking on a new study to develop more accurate and consumer friendly descriptions for one of the most sustainable and high protein food sources on the planet, edible insects.

Grants pave the way for further discovery

Posted on Jan 6 2022 by Crispin Savage

Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to University of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in Australia and globally.

Australian doctors prescribing benzos for longer periods than recommended

The study found that in new benzodiazepines and Z-drugs users, prescribing lasts 11 months on average, which is 11 times longer than the current recommendation of no more than 4 weeks.

Posted on Dec 23 2021 by Elisa Black

Australian doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for longer periods than recommended, researchers from the University of Adelaide have found.

Australian and UK universities to bridge the international divide and tackle global challenges together

The new agreement between the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham will bridge the distance between the two institutions

Posted on Dec 20 2021 by Elisa Black

Academics in Australia and the UK are joining forces as part of a major new international partnership that will see them collaborating on solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges including global food security, climate change and health.

Congratulations to our research superstars

Posted on Nov 16 2021 by Elisa Black

University of Adelaide researchers have been recognised in the latest list of the top researchers nationwide, as featured in The Australian newspaper’s ��volg magazine 2021.

Improving IVF success: research shines a light on embryo health

Posted on Nov 9 2021 by Elisa Black

A team led by the University of Adelaide has developed a new diagnostic tool that has the potential to improve IVF success rates for hopeful parents.