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Confirmed link between maternal asthma and child allergies

Health professional holding stethoscope on pregnant woman's stomach.

For the first time, researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute, University of South Australia and University of Queensland have confirmed maternal asthma increases risks of child allergies.

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Nobel Laureate’s life achievements celebrated

Dr J Robin Warren after receiving his Honorary Doctorate in 2006. Photo: GFP Studios

Nobel Laureate, Dr John Robin Warren AC, has passed away aged 87.

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AI partnership takes a step in the Ryght direction

Simon Arkell and Mark Hutchinson at IPAS

As part of a burgeoning strategic partnership, the University of Adelaide and California-based leading enterprise generative AI (GenAI) technology company Ryght have signed an MOU that will help to lift South Australia’s capability in the artificial intelligence sector.

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Copper consortium’s lasting impact on mining industry

Copper

A South Australian-based consortium of universities including the University of Adelaide has worked with METS partners, mining companies and key stakeholders to unlock significant economic potential. Innovative research projects have increased copper recovery, throughput and production, resulting in millions of dollars’ worth of potential benefit to Australia.

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New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges

Crested Moa. Pachyornis australis. From the series- ExSnct Birds of New Zealand., 2005, Masterton, by Paul MarSnson. Te Papa (2006-0010-1-19)

Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct.

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The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters

A native oyster bed on an urbanised coast credit Dominic McAfee

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from the University of Adelaide reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical process.

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New funding to combat youth extremism in Australia

Students at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus

Funding has been awarded for an Australian-first University of Adelaide project analysing the digital pathways of violent extremism in young Australians, creating a better understanding of the risks and influences of online communities.

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Experts available to comment on Olympics topics

Runner crouching on track

Paris 2024 begins this week, and the University of Adelaide has a knowledgeable team of experts who have trained their brains to be in prime form to provide expert comment on a range of sports- and Olympics-related topics.

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Monotremes are unique, inside and out

Echidna credit Enguerrand Blanchy

The identification of a key gene in monotremes has increased our understanding of why the stomachs of platypuses and echidnas are atypically small, non-acidic, and, in the instance of platypuses, lack a pyloric sphincter.

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Strong support for EU and Free Trade Agreement

EU Free Trade Agreement

Australians are expressing strong support for the European Union (EU) particularly the EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) despite negotiations collapsing last year, according to a new survey by the University of Adelaide’s Institute of International Trade (IIT).

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