News: COVID-19
Half of surveyed renters suffered mental health decline during COVID-19
Australian renters have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 facing income loss, the inability to pay rent, tenure insecurity and eviction risk and a new AHURI publication provides a stark analysis of the impacts of these unprecedented challenges.
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New modelling simulates 2021 unemployment rate and incidence of Housing Affordability Stress
New economic modelling on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic shows that once COVID-19 government support interventions end, total unemployment in 2021 could peak at 1.752 million under the most severe of three scenarios modelled.
Keeping PACE with skills during and post COVID-19
Learn Fast, Grow Fast, Adapt Fast – this is the concept behind the new Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) unit at the University of Adelaide, which is helping Australians to reskill and upskill for a rapidly changing world.
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Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
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Adelaide has key role in COVID-19 vaccine human trials
University of Adelaide researchers are playing a leading role in the human trials of Australia’s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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University staff vote to vary Enterprise Agreement to save jobs
University of Adelaide staff have voted in support of a variation to their Enterprise Agreement to save 200 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs.
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COVID-19 dogs could be sniffing out cases in months
University of Adelaide researchers are working with international partners to train sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 infection.
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Australia’s COVIDSafe app among safest in the world
Australia’s COVIDSafe tracing app is one of the best and safest apps of its kind in the world, according to University of Adelaide cybersecurity experts who have been exploring the vulnerabilities of people-tracing apps.
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Managing COVID-19 infection risk during operations
Anaesthetists are at higher risk of catching COVID-19 during operations and other interventions than other healthcare workers as anaesthetising a person frequently involves placing breathing tubes or masks into their airway to assist their breathing.
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University launches expanded Trimester 3 program
The University of Adelaide has introduced a significantly expanded program offering for Trimester 3, including a number of programs usually taught only in Semester mode.
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