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Timing key for type 2 diabetes drug performance

A medical professional gives a patient a finger-prick test.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ could be closer to discovering a better way to use metformin, a common type 2 diabetes medication.

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Business leader joins University Council

John Charlton

Business and retail leader John Charlton has been announced as the newest member of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ Council.

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Advancing digital security wins Tech eChallenge

Tech eChallenge Typpio team

A project that offers more convenient, yet strong digital security has won top prize in the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s innovative Tech eChallenge program.

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Research funding for ovarian cancer treatment

Carmela Ricciardelli

A Senior Research Fellow and team from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have received funding from the Cancer Council SA to investigate a potential new treatment for ovarian cancer.

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Pregnant women given incentives to quit smoking

Stock image of pregnant woman with doctor.

Pregnant women will receive financial incentives and support to help them quit one of the most highly addictive habits, smoking cigarettes.

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Grants support transformative research

Derek Abbott

Two ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers, Professor Derek Abbott and Professor Alan Collins, have been named Australian Research Council (ARC) 2024 Australian Laureate Fellows for their work in transforming terahertz biosensing and unearthing the secrets of our planet.

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Sweat partnership supports women entrepreneurs

Sweat x ThincHer Collaboration

ThincHer, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's entrepreneur initiative for young women based at its business incubator ThincLab, launched a new partnership yesterday with Sweat, the leading fitness app trusted by millions of women worldwide.

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New Adelaide University receives formal registration

Adelaide University

The Chancellor, Transition Council and co-Vice Chancellors of are pleased to share that the new institution has received registration from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as an ³ÉÈË´óƬ higher education provider, and for the maximum possible period of seven years.

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An international collaboration to protect elderly from heatwaves

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

A team from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Public Health will develop a public health warning system for heatwaves in China, supported by a grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.

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Gene could unlock big wheat yields for a growing population

Two images of a wheat spike. The top image is a spike from an alog1 mutant, with additional spikelets highlighted in pink. The bottom image is a normal spike from a plant without the edited gene.

A study from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behaviour could be altered to achieve greater yields.

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