Latest news /research/ en Working towards repatriation using ancient DNA /research/news/list/2025/07/04/working-towards-repatriation-using-ancient-dna University researchers are investigating how genetic data might be used to help return Ancestral remains of Indigenous Australians to Country. July 4 2025 Victoria /research/news/list/2025/07/04/working-towards-repatriation-using-ancient-dna Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Food system failure /research/news/list/2025/06/17/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-food-system-failure Chronic disease is rising. Health outcomes are unequal. And our food system—what we grow, sell, and consume—is a major cause. June 17 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/06/17/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-food-system-failure Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Farming for the future /research/news/list/2025/05/29/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-farming-for-the-future The environment is shifting—and our farming practices need to shift with it. May 29 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/05/29/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-farming-for-the-future Making beer more sustainable /research/news/list/2025/05/16/making-beer-more-sustainable The Waite Research Institute and Coopers Brewery have teamed up to make beer production better for the environment. May 16 2025 /research/news/list/2025/05/16/making-beer-more-sustainable Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Low voter turnout, high stakes /research/news/list/2025/04/23/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-low-voter-turnout-high-stakes In democracies like Australia’s, voter turnout isn’t just a number; it’s a safeguard. April 23 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/04/23/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-low-voter-turnout-high-stakes Aboriginal language maintenance: a path to better health /research/news/list/2025/04/22/aboriginal-language-maintenance-a-path-to-better-health The University’s Mobile Language Team is working with remote Indigenous communities to enhance health through improved language translation. April 22 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/04/22/aboriginal-language-maintenance-a-path-to-better-health Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Shaping AI ethics in health /research/news/list/2025/03/25/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-shaping-ai-ethics-in-health As algorithms increasingly shape human care, who’s guarding the line between innovation and ethics? March 25 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/03/25/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-shaping-ai-ethics-in-health Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Preserving biodiversity /research/news/list/2025/02/24/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-preserving-biodiversity How do we best control invasive species––and how can science advances help? February 24 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/02/24/research-tuesdays-lecture-series-preserving-biodiversity Mitigating misinformation on social media /research/news/list/2025/02/12/mitigating-misinformation-on-social-media Using innovative AI tools and ‘big data’ analysis, University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researchers are protecting the public against harmful online influence. February 12 2025 Dan /research/news/list/2025/02/12/mitigating-misinformation-on-social-media The future of power: optimising and storing renewable energy /research/news/list/2025/02/11/the-future-of-power-optimising-and-storing-renewable-energy Australia’s premier chemistry and materials scientist, Professor Shizhang Qiao, is advancing renewable energy through his first-ever innovations in catalysis and aqueous batteries. February 11 2025 Sarah /research/news/list/2025/02/11/the-future-of-power-optimising-and-storing-renewable-energy