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Authentic communication reduces risky teen drinking

While fear-based messaging around alcohol aimed towards teens is common practice, new research suggests a key to curbing adolescents’ risky drinking behaviour is through authentic and open communication that acknowledges some of the positive aspects while warning of the negative consequences of drinking.
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Westpac Scholar to improve aged care with tech

Computer Sciences student Zachary Shinnick has been awarded a 2025 Westpac Scholarship to support his research in machine learning in his pursuit to create better outcomes for people in aged care.
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Human settlement key to extinction of New Zealand’s iconic moa

New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand’s giant flightless bird, the moa.
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Diabetes and heart disease researchers funded

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Dr Emma Solly and Dr Sivabaskari Pasupathy will share in the latest round of funding from The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s Advancing Care and Treatment of Chronic Conditions in Priority Populations competitive grant round.
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Humans and AI in new collaboration for endometriosis classification

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers have identified a new approach for endometriosis classification, believed to be the first of its kind which combines both machine learning models and human knowledge.
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Kane Pollard named inaugural Waite Chef in Residence

Lauded South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n chef and sustainability advocate Kane Pollard will work with food scientists at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide as its first Waite Chef in Residence, increasing the impact of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s research on the culinary industry.
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Early career cancer researcher receives funding

The work of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide research fellow Dr Kevin Fenix has been boosted by a grant from the Cure Cancer ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Foundation.
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Biomedical engineer’s innovative excellence acknowledged

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Associate Professor Jiawen Li has been awarded a prestigious global award by tech giant Sony and scientific publishing company Nature, for her work in biomedical engineering.
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Cloud compute resources boost in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ for research

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Data Commons (ARDC) and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have announced they will launch a new node of the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
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