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Lecture by Julia Gillard explores childhood education and care

Julia Gillard

In this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture, the former Prime Minister will explore the importance of delivering quality childhood development support in South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

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Prestigious awards recognise medical technological innovation

Eureka Prize

Cutting-edge medical research carried out at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has been awarded prizes for excellence in the prestigious 2023 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum Eureka Prizes. Two projects won awards for innovative medical imaging techniques to help treat children with cystic fibrosis and for the improved diagnosis of endometriosis using artificial intelligence.

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Awards for innovative measurement achievements

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide Atomic Clock Team (left) and Dr Zhiwei Sun

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have been awarded prizes in this year’s 2023 measurement awards, for their work on portable atomic clocks and cutting-edge techniques for improved ore sampling.

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World-class health simulation attracts international experts

Photo of Associate Professor Adam Montagu showing experts a manikin used for teaching at Adelaide Health Simulation.

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s world-class health simulation facility, Adelaide Health Simulation, will be on show to international experts attending the Australasian Simulation Congress.

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Life-changing medical research funded

campus

More than $3.4 million has been awarded to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide from the Federal Government's Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), for two projects that will aim to address the health needs of children and will examine suicide prevention.

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Pill could provide alternative to weight loss surgery

Image of blue and white capsules.

A new pill that appears to mimic the effects of gastric bypass surgery is providing fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity. 

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Library restoration unearths unusual hidden history

Barr smith Library

During the restoration project of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s historic Reading Room, considered to be one of the most beautiful libraries in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, staff uncovered a flight of paper planes flown by distracted students into the nooks and crannies of the building – some more than three decades old.

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Research informs WHO malaria net guideline update

A mosquito on mesh

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its recommendation for malaria-preventing mosquito nets based on new research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to better reprogram it as a stem cell

A photo of human iPS cells

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn scientists have resolved a long-standing problem in regenerative medicine, developing a new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells.

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UK Space Agency backs Plants for Space partner

Artists impression Plants for Space

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Plants for Space program has attracted international investment from the UK Space Agency, through industry partner Vertical Future (VF).

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