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Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology

Glass developed by IPAS for the image chamber of Coretec’s CSpace 3D volumetric display.

Posted on Jan 12 2022 by Crispin Savage

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has partnered with The Coretec Group, Inc. to develop a glass to be used in the US company’s CSpace, a 3D static volumetric display technology. This project will be jointly funded by the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide.

Medical research funding to treat debilitating diseases

Posted on Jan 10 2022 by Kelly Brown

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide has been awarded more than $6.6 million in research grants from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) to support targeted research on new ways to treat chronic and life-limiting diseases.

Older �Ӱ�ֱ��ns beat the heat at home

Image of older person beating the heat at home

Posted on Jan 10 2022 by Kelly Brown

Researchers at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide have developed a guide for older South �Ӱ�ֱ��ns to help them to keep the temperature in their homes comfortable during summer and winter.

Grants pave the way for further discovery

Posted on Jan 6 2022 by Crispin Savage

Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in �Ӱ�ֱ�� and globally.

Witness competence law in the dock

The SALRI team who are working on witness competence laws

Posted on Jan 6 2022 by Crispin Savage

The independent South �Ӱ�ֱ��n Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide is inviting views from the community and interested parties as part of its review of the State’s laws regarding the competence of witnesses.

Solving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA

Posted on Jan 4 2022 by Kelly Brown

An international team of researchers led by the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.

Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?

Posted on Dec 24 2021 by Kelly Brown

A team of researchers at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.

�Ӱ�ֱ��n doctors prescribing benzos for longer periods than recommended

The study found that in new benzodiazepines and Z-drugs users, prescribing lasts 11 months on average, which is 11 times longer than the current recommendation of no more than 4 weeks.

Posted on Dec 23 2021 by Elisa Black

�Ӱ�ֱ��n doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for longer periods than recommended, researchers from the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide have found.

Experts available for holiday season

Posted on Dec 23 2021 by Crispin Savage

Over the summer holiday season the following �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide researchers are happy to be approached for comment on their areas of expertise. The list has been organised into broad subject areas. Please see individual names to check their availability.

�Ӱ�ֱ��n and UK universities to bridge the international divide and tackle global challenges together

The new agreement between the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide and the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Nottingham will bridge the distance between the two institutions

Posted on Dec 20 2021 by Elisa Black

Academics in �Ӱ�ֱ�� and the UK are joining forces as part of a major new international partnership that will see them collaborating on solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges including global food security, climate change and health.