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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper stands and smiles.

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at Adelaide Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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$6 million for university’s health investigators

A researcher works in a laboratory.

Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ health researchers have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants to support projects into premature babies, heart health and strokes, and high glucose and critical illness.

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Wildlife trade threatening unprotected animals

A red-eyed crocodile skink.

International trade in animals not regulated by multilateral agreements is putting them under increasing threat. More than three times the number of unregulated animal species are being imported into the United States compared to the number of regulated species.

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$2.25m grant enables death literacy research

Palliative care

A ground-breaking five-year study led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, enabled by a $2.25 million grant from The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF), will seek to promote death literacy as part of a broader project to improve access to end-of-life services for vulnerable communities across South Australia.

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Machine learning predicts negative anaesthesia outcomes

Anaesthesia study

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the North Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) are conducting a pilot study to determine if machine learning can predict when patients will have adverse reactions to anaesthesia.

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Making headway with hydrogen

Water droplets sit on a red leaf.

Green hydrogen is expected to be the next big thing but questions remain over whether it will provide society with an affordable source of green energy in the future.

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Adelaide bike technology's role in new world record

Pinarello 3D bike

Technology developed and patented by ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers has helped power Olympic and world track cycling champion Filippo Ganna to a new world record.

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Funding supports vital medical research

Campus

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has been awarded almost $11 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.

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Ultra-fast plant enzyme dynamics leads to breakthroughs

The structural changes of a barley enzyme.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have uncovered previously unknown properties in a plant enzyme that could lead to advances in cereal production, medical and pharmaceutical industries.

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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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