featured news /newsroom/ en Trial to improve comfort for lower-limb amputees /newsroom/news/list/2025/11/07/trial-to-improve-comfort-for-lower-limb-amputees An ill-fitting lower-limb prosthesis can significantly impact an amputee’s mobility, independence, and overall quality of life, and a new research initiative from the University of 911±¬ÁĎÍř is aiming to revolutionise socket design to better meet the needs of people living with limb loss. November 07 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/11/07/trial-to-improve-comfort-for-lower-limb-amputees First Nations people experience significant barriers to kidney transplant waitlist /newsroom/news/list/2025/07/10/first-nations-people-experience-significant-barriers-to-kidney-transplant Despite being four to five times more likely to have kidney failure, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have much lower access to kidney transplantation that other Australians. July 10 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/07/10/first-nations-people-experience-significant-barriers-to-kidney-transplant Illuminating the proton’s inner workings /newsroom/news/list/2025/02/21/illuminating-the-protons-inner-workings Scientists have now mapped the forces acting inside a proton, showing in unprecedented detail how quarks—the tiny particles within—respond when hit by high-energy photons. February 21 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/02/21/illuminating-the-protons-inner-workings Upskilling wine business and tourism program /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/16/upskilling-wine-business-and-tourism-program A new educational program has launched aimed at assisting the South Australian wine tourism sector in responding to new and emerging demands.  December 18 2024 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/16/upskilling-wine-business-and-tourism-program Childhood cancers numbers not rising in SA and NT /newsroom/news/list/2024/06/24/childhood-cancers-numbers-not-rising-in-sa-and-nt Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained unchanged over the past 30 years in South Australia and the Northern Territory. June 24 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/06/24/childhood-cancers-numbers-not-rising-in-sa-and-nt