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Student scholarships support public health priorities

Four students enrolled with the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s School of Public Health have been awarded scholarships to focus on priority health issues.
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Limits to access emergency 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.
DECRA funding supports Uni of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø research

Ten University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 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

A team of researchers from the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 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

A crack new team is decoding cancer’s genetic and immunological mysteries right here in South Australia.
Alumna's star continues to rise

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 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).
Funding support to discover ways to block the migration of T-cells responsible for MS

University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Research Fellow, Dr Iain Comerford has secured funding from Multiple Sclerosis Australia to further his research into the factors that influence specific immune cell (T cell) migration into the bloodstream and the brain in people who have MS.
Congratulations to our research superstars

University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers have been recognised in the latest list of the top researchers nationwide, as featured in The Australian newspaper’s Research magazine 2021.
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Premier recognition for mining and energy expertise

The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s mining and energy expertise has been acknowledged at South Australia’s 2021 Premier’s Awards in Energy and Mining.
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Two new University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø fellows

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences welcomed 19 women and 10 men to its Fellowship recognising the brightest minds in health and medical sciences across a range of fields, including research, industry and more.