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University named in top five for AFR rankings

Barr Smith Library

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has been recognised as one of the country’s top tertiary institutions in The Australian Financial Review’s Best University Rankings.

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Young researcher’s excellence awarded

Mary Brushe

³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Dr Mary Brushe has been acknowledge for her PhD work at the South Australian Government’s SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.

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Global evidence leaders unite for world health and beyond

health and biotech

An international coalition of global health organisations, led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s JBI, has launched a new campaign calling for greater inter-sectoral action in the face of simultaneous crises.

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Wealth of experience added to University Council

Belinda Jefferys and Susy Daw

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Council has announced the appointment of two new members, risk management consultant Susy Daw and people and culture specialist Belinda Jefferys.

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Student scholarships support public health priorities

Public Health Scholarship recipients with SA Health, Hospital Research Foundation and ³ÉÈË´óƬ staff

Four students enrolled with the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Public Health have been awarded scholarships to focus on priority health issues.

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Limits to access emergency pill

Emergency contraceptive pill

The accessibility of first-line oral emergency contraceptives in Australian community pharmacies is problematic – with a national survey finding almost one-third reporting they do not stock the ulipristal acetate pill that has been recommended by medical authorities.

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DECRA funding supports Uni of Adelaide research

DECRA funding

Ten ³ÉÈË´óƬ research projects have received a combined $4.1 million from the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) scheme.

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Superbasin project unearths geological history

superbasin study

A team of researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will carry out an extensive geological study of the Centralian Superbasin – rocks that were once part of a vast inland sea – under a grant awarded by the Australian Research Council.

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Keys to unlocking mysteries of cancer

cancer researchers

A crack new team is decoding cancer’s genetic and immunological mysteries right here in South Australia.

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Alumna's star continues to rise

³ÉÈË´óƬ alumna Professor Lisa Kewley

Adelaide science alumna Professor Lisa Kewley – who is internationally recognised for her outstanding contribution to our understanding of the universe - continues her stellar academic career with the announcement this week of a prestigious appointment in the United States as Director of the Center for Astrophysics: Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA).

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