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SA household spending loses momentum as cost-of-living weighs heavy

Adelaide CBD at night

Growth in aggregate spending in the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn economy has slowed sharply over the last year. Despite this loss of momentum, South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog has enjoyed a very strong recovery from the pandemic.  

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Defence Trailblazer’s upward trajectory

Trailblazer

The Defence Trailblazer program is on track to boost ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s sovereign defence capabilities by upskilling the workforce and accelerating leading-edge science and technology.

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More diet advice evidence needed for those hoping to get pregnant

A pregnant woman eats a salad.

Experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Monash ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog say more research is needed on preconception diets after a collaborative review found a lack of evidence about the best foods to help boost the chances of becoming pregnant.

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Changing the face of politics in South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog

Photo of Pathways to Politics participant Aditi Mohan with Deputy Premier Dr Susan Close.

A new program offered by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide to encourage more South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn women to enter politics has been officially launched.

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Universities Accord: an opportunity for every university

Students at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Universities Accord has the potential to drive lasting change and create alignment across ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s Higher Education system.

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Speedy new species of snake uncovered in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog

Photo of a desert whip snake

A new species of snake has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum and the Western ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum.

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Spotlight shines on research and innovation projects

Eureka Prize

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are among the finalists being recognised for their outstanding projects within the Research and Innovation category of the prestigious 2023 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum Eureka Prizes.

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Research reveals how COVID-19 virus infects the placenta, and how this can be prevented

Placenta Image

In a landmark study published in , ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Melbourne’s Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have revealed how COVID-19 can infect the human placenta.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide scoops four prestigious STEM Ambassador roles

STEM Ambassadors

Four ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide experts have been chosen to forge stronger ties between the science and technology sector and public policymakers as STEM Ambassadors for Science & Technology ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.

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Sea snake vision evolved to regain colour

sea snake Hydrophis cyanocinctus

An international team of scientists examining the genetic history of sea snakes have found that the species has enhanced their colour vision in response to living in brighter and more colourful marine environments.

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