News: research
PM’s Science Prize 2020 winner: Professor Peter Veitch
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Professor Peter Veitch is among four scientists who together have been awarded the country’s most prestigious award in scientific research, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
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Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
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Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival
A University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal , the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy
An international research team including the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø has found further evidence that rare gene mutations can cause cerebral palsy, findings which could lead to earlier diagnosis and new treatments for this devastating movement disorder.
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Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
Agricultural scientists and engineers at the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage.
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Helping future-proof the wine sector
Winegrape growers around the world will be better able to navigate future global markets and the impacts of climate change with a new book available free online.
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian Aboriginal people to produce fermented beverages.
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Tall Poppies’ world-class research recognised
Four University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have won 2020 South Australian Tall Poppy Science Awards.
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New research to help wineries manage smoke taint
A new project to help Australia’s winemaking industry understand and respond to the impact of taint from bushfire smoke, which includes research from the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø, has received $950,000 in Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) funding from the Federal Government.
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