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New cohort on course to make history
Young achievers are embracing the next stage of their lives by taking up places in programs at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É that will set them up as leaders of the future. Demand for programs in core areas such as health remains strong, and the University continues to focus on catering for the need for professionals in cutting-edge hi-tech industries such as cyber security.
Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments
Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), The University of Queensland, Griffith University, The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital (USA), have unlocked a key to making existing frontline antibiotics work again against the deadly bacteria that cause pneumonia.
Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology
The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has partnered with The Coretec Group, Inc. to develop a glass to be used in the US company’s CSpace, a 3D static volumetric display technology. This project will be jointly funded by the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É.
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Medical research funding to treat debilitating diseases
The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É has been awarded more than $6.6 million in research grants from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) to support targeted research on new ways to treat chronic and life-limiting diseases.
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Older Australians beat the heat at home
Researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É have developed a guide for older South Australians to help them to keep the temperature in their homes comfortable during summer and winter.
Grants pave the way for further discovery
Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in Australia and globally.
Witness competence law in the dock
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É is inviting views from the community and interested parties as part of its review of the State’s laws regarding the competence of witnesses.
Solving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA
An international team of researchers led by the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
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Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?
A team of researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Australian doctors prescribing benzos for longer periods than recommended
Australian doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for longer periods than recommended, researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É have found.
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