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Adelaide uni leaders honoured for health research excellence

Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been honoured in this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards for their work in reproductive health, cardiology, and medical ethics.

Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been honoured in this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards for their work in reproductive health, cardiology, and medical ethics.

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Queen’s Birthday Honours awarded to staff and alumni

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More than 40 members of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ community have today been awarded Queen’s Birthday honours, recognising outstanding contributions to their fields of expertise.

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2021 Adelaide Festival of Ideas program launched

2021 Adelaide Festival of Ideas guest curators

Reborn Festival of Ideas to shine brighter than ever with Stan Grant, Clementine Ford, Taryn Brumfitt, Costa Georgiadis, Gavin Wanganeen, Matt Stone and Ben Shewry.

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Flinders Ranges rocks reveal Earth’s secrets

Flinders Ranges

The first virtual plate reconstruction of the Earth’s last billion years of geological history is providing deeper insight into what formed our planet and made it into how it is today.

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³ÉÈË´óƬ among world’s top 1% in rankings

Students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's North Terrace campus

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ continues to be recognised as one of the world’s top universities, with today’s release of the .

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Depression 50% higher in women with PCOS

Depressed person

Women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are 1.5 times more likely to have symptoms of clinical depression than women without the condition, a new study from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Robinson Research Institute has found. This was the case whether or not women knew they had PCOS.

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Combatting child sex abuse: Research Tuesdays

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Disturbingly, there is considerable evidence to suggest global demand for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is growing.

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Sea snakes show their sensitive side to court potential mates

Sea snakes

Decades of research has revealed the remarkable morphological adaptations of sea snakes to aquatic life, which include paddle-shaped tails, salt-excreting glands, and the ability to breathe through their skin.

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New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples

Western Desert habitats

Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypotheses about the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in Australia’s Western Desert.

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Soft tissue measurements critical to hominid reconstruction

Hominid facial reconstruction

Accurate soft tissue measurements are critical when making reconstructions of human ancestors, a new study from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and Arizona State University has found.

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