News: research
Preventing drowning by improving beach safety signage

A new study by a University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researcher has recommended improvements to beach safety signage, which could prevent drownings in the future.
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Treatment resistance in mental health under the microscope

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É will collaborate with European researchers to better understand and manage treatment resistance for mental health disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s research expertise to help build Asian energy network

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, with leadership from its Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER), has become a partner in Asia Green Grid Network (AGGN) to help advance renewable energy connectivity across Asia.
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Heart attack causes under the microscope

Two University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É research projects to help prevent heart disease have received $843,200 funding from the Heart Foundation.
Grant focuses on central Australian song lines

Researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É have received a grant to focus on central Australian song lines. The project strengthens knowledge, understanding and application of the intricate tuning systems that underpin traditional Indigenous musical practices.
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Project investigates new approach to combat prostate cancer

A research team led by the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É will investigate how prostate cancer cells survive and reappear after drug treatment.
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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
$6 million for university’s health investigators

Three University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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

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

A ground-breaking five-year study led by the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, 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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