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Where people burnout most during COVID-19

Nurse sitting on ground

Research is identifying the regions where working adults are more likely to burnout during the COVID-19 crisis: The key is the distance to the epicentre – but not how you might imagine.

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The many faces of social housing in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog

House keys in front door

Social housing has been home to many ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns over its 80+ year history. 

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How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains

person washing their hands with water and hand soap

Slowing the spread of the coronavirus is of utmost importance for ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns, with the Federal government continuing to provide new updates about hygiene and social distancing requirements to ease the stress on hospital beds. 

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Professorial Lecture Series: Professor Alex Brown

Professor Alex Brown

Overcoming health Inequalities experienced by Aboriginal ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

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Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar

Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar

Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for periods of fasting when food supplies were scarce.

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Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money

Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money

Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native plants.

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I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s preparedness

I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s preparedness

On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island home and anxiously monitored the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Country Fire Service (CFS) website for bushfire advice.

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Debunking the myths and moving mens health forward

Multi-generational men

Our research is informing new approaches to preventative health strategies, delivery of health services and management of common health conditions in men.

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Practise makes perfect: 3D-printed brains could revolutionise neurosurgery

Dr Adam Wells undertaking history-making 'surgery', using the new technology.

An Adelaide-based company, in collaboration with researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, is hoping to revolutionise neurosurgery techniques, following their ‘world-first operation’ in November. 

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are one of the rarest pinnipeds in the world and they are declining

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century.

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