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Grants to improve cardiovascular outcomes
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø leaders in heart health have received extra support for their research from the Heart Foundation through its annual funding round.
Viertel Fellowship for innovative cancer epigentic leader
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø cancer epigenetics and 3D genome biology expert Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a 2025 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.
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Provost elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø Provost and 911±¬ÁÏÍø University Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Professor John Williams AM has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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New funding to help understand early pregnancy loss
The University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Professor Sarah Robertson has secured funding to take a closer look at how immune dysfunction can contribute to early pregnancy loss in Australian women.
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Research centres focus on health
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have been awarded $9 million through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) program.
University academics awarded national mentorship
Three of the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø's leading academics have been recognised as emerging leaders in health and medical research by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).
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Understanding the maternal microbiome
The microbiome -- the trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses both good and bad living in your body -- and the role it plays in women's health is the focus of this month's University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø Research Tuesdays lecture.
Exploring the path to gender justice in global health
A new report on explaining the gender and health connection and how it can be better understood to reach equity and social justice goals will be launched at the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Union House on Friday 20 June.
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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu
As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.
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Restoring treatment sensitivity to ER+ breast cancer
Researchers from the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø have received funding to further their work into treatment resistant breast cancer.
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