News: COVID-19
COVID-19 research to inform housing policy
The University of Adelaide is leading two rapid response research projects to help governments at all levels make the best housing policy decisions during and following the Coronavirus pandemic. The projects are part of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute’s (AHURI) COVID-19 Research Agenda.
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Pandemic hits programmers’ productivity and wellbeing
Software developers are finding their productivity and wellbeing has been hit as a result of COVID-19. But employers shouldn’t make decisions, such as to promote or lay them off, based on productivity during the pandemic.
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University of Adelaide announces a new undergraduate entry pathway
The University of Adelaide has launched a new alternative entry pathway for undergraduate admission in 2021 based on Year 11 performance.
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Industry collaboration delivers improved face shields
The University of Adelaide’s ThincLab business incubator has teamed up with Clinpath Pathology to supply them with improved face shields.
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Adelaide-led research helps support developing countries during COVID-19 pandemic
A reliable new ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients could soon be distributed to the Pacific Islands and South East Asian countries after extensive research and testing in Adelaide.
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Two options for COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery
Leading researchers from the University of Adelaide have contributed to a major Group of Eight report which presents two clear options to lead Australia out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Where people burnout most during COVID-19
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.
The results have revealed that those who were the closest to the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis were not the most burned out during the pandemic.
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Make it fun, the learning will follow
Children’s University Australasia (CUA) is producing weekly challenges for kids as part of a Living in Lockdown educational series for families working and schooling from home.
South Australian scientists band together to fight COVID-19
A team of South Australian scientists are joining forces in the fight against COVID-19 to greater inform the local, national and global response efforts, including the creation of a vaccine.
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First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
A new study provides one of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak affected people not only physically but also mentally.
The preliminary results reveal adults in locations more affected by COVID-19 had lower physical health, mental health and life satisfaction.
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