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Timing key for type 2 diabetes drug performance
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide could be closer to discovering a better way to use metformin, a common type 2 diabetes medication.
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Business leader joins University Council
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Business and retail leader John Charlton has been announced as the newest member of the University of Adelaide Council.
Advancing digital security wins Tech eChallenge
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A project that offers more convenient, yet strong digital security has won top prize in the University of Adelaide’s innovative Tech eChallenge program.
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Research funding for ovarian cancer treatment
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A Senior Research Fellow and team from the University of Adelaide have received funding from the Cancer Council SA to investigate a potential new treatment for ovarian cancer.
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Pregnant women given incentives to quit smoking
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Pregnant women will receive financial incentives and support to help them quit one of the most highly addictive habits, smoking cigarettes.
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Grants support transformative research
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Two University of Adelaide researchers, Professor Derek Abbott and Professor Alan Collins, have been named Australian Research Council (ARC) 2024 Australian Laureate Fellows for their work in transforming terahertz biosensing and unearthing the secrets of our planet.
Sweat partnership supports women entrepreneurs
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ThincHer, the University of Adelaide's entrepreneur initiative for young women based at its business incubator ThincLab, launched a new partnership yesterday with Sweat, the leading fitness app trusted by millions of women worldwide.
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New Adelaide University receives formal registration
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The Chancellor, Transition Council and co-Vice Chancellors of Adelaide University are pleased to share that the new institution has received registration from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as an Australian University higher education provider, and for the maximum possible period of seven years.
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An international collaboration to protect elderly from heatwaves
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A team from the University of Adelaide’s School of Public Health will develop a public health warning system for heatwaves in China, supported by a grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.
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Gene could unlock big wheat yields for a growing population
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A study from the University of Adelaide has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behaviour could be altered to achieve greater yields.
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