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January 2012
31 Jan Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation
February 2012
6 Feb Adelaide hosts major conference on housing issues
8 Feb $1 million funding for food security research
15 Feb Harvard visiting professorship for water expert
17 Feb Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks
27 Feb University opens new women's health centre
March 2012
5 Mar New centre enlivens the creative and performing arts
7 Mar Wine science award to Waite researcher
12 Mar World breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat
14 Mar Reduced baby risk from another caesarean
15 Mar New Scholar studying legal rights to River Murray
20 Mar Awards for new diabetes research
22 Mar Simulation explains why HIV cure is elusive
29 Mar Unnecessary induction increases risk of complications
April 2012
3 Apr Discovery paves way for improved pain-killers
3 Apr $1 million fellowship supports new physics chair
3 Apr Stop, revive, survive: a call to protect our languages
10 Apr Adelaide Law School experts to examine unpaid work
13 Apr Omega-3 continues to astound award-winner
16 Apr New study compares quality of hospital service
18 Apr Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book
19 Apr Space scientists rethink origin of cosmic rays
26 Apr Lung disease sufferers falling "under the radar"
May 2012
4 May Free public lecture: how we're fighting to save species
5 May Higher risk of birth defects from assisted reproduction
7 May Uni position for former Thinker-in-Residence
9 May Mystery of the missing breast cancer genes
11 May New joint centre focuses on Chinese medicine
14 May Continuing support for life saving road safety research
15 May New technology drives reform in SA court rooms
16 May Cost biggest reason for avoiding the dentist
18 May Population, migration the focus of new research centre
29 May Water expert heads to London
June 2012
8 Jun Biology inspires complex computer solutions
13 Jun Stronger focus needed on gender-specific health
13 Jun New study shows earlier birth is best for twins
18 Jun No "mining boom" in South Australia
18 Jun Public event celebrates 30 years of IVF
19 Jun New cancer website to support country people
22 Jun Views of breast cancer survivors needed for study
28 Jun Urgent need for climate change adaptation in Lake Eyre region
30 Jun Scientists aim for single flu and pneumonia vaccine
July 2012
4 Jul Shrinking leaves point to climate change
4 Jul New particle discovery an exciting leap forward
18 Jul Marijuana use doubles risk of premature birth
25 Jul Record $6.8 million for University's Future Fellows
26 Jul Avoiding biodiversity collapse in tropical forest reserves
August 2012
3 Aug Killer infections targeted by hospital study
3 Aug Nutritional research centre wins $2.5 million
7 Aug Children's healthy diets lead to healthier IQ
8 Aug Are we ready for an earthquake in Adelaide?
15 Aug Scientists can now block heroin, morphine addiction
23 Aug Standing tall for science
24 Aug Adelaide invention will strike a chord with musicians
25 Aug Melanoma study shines light on patient needs
28 Aug Volunteers worth more to Australia than mining
29 Aug Adelaide joins with Italy to develop 'super spaghetti'
September 2012
3 Sep Free public event: men's role in fertility explored
5 Sep World-first study on spiritual wellbeing
6 Sep $11.3 million grant to help boost jobs in Adelaide's north
11 Sep Aussie wasp on the hunt for redback spiders
18 Sep $1.25 million to tackle geothermal challenge
20 Sep Research alliance puts Roseworthy at forefront
21 Sep Elderly urged to join aspirin study
26 Sep Surfing the net helps the elderly stay connected
27 Sep Ageing baby boomers a national priority
28 Sep Renewed focus in fight against men's cancer
October 2012
2 Oct Flightless parrots, burrowing bats helped parasitic Hades flower
4 Oct eResearch SA launches game-changing supercomputer
4 Oct Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in MS
9 Oct Maths to help manage flu pandemics
9 Oct Extending Einstein's theory beyond light speed
16 Oct Research offers fresh hope to arthritis sufferers
18 Oct New future for an old crop: barley enters the genomic age
18 Oct Uni of Adelaide to extend research partnership with SARDI
19 Oct Public health stats reveal issues of disadvantage
19 Oct Uni of Adelaide wins $31 million for health research
25 Oct Breast cancer research leads to Young Investigator Award
25 Oct Protein regulation linked to intellectual disability
30 Oct Hunt for superbugs in Australian animals
November 2012
1 Nov Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
2 Nov New Professor helping computers to see
5 Nov $19 million research win for University of Adelaide
7 Nov New research centre 560 million years in the making
8 Nov Dream symbols could help in psychotherapy
13 Nov Free public event: New insights into men's health
14 Nov Teenagers' brains affected by preterm birth
14 Nov Computer science helping the aged stay home
15 Nov Genetics point to serious pregnancy complication
22 Nov Better blood transfusions for preterm babies
28 Nov Getting to the bottom of wind turbine noise
30 Nov Echidna insight into evolution of embryo growth
30 Nov Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
December 2012
6 Dec Uni of Adelaide research ranked above world class
7 Dec Traditional knowledge of country at risk
13 Dec First Australian trial of pregnancy asthma service
19 Dec Binge drinking study points to new treatment option
21 Dec Dragonflies have human-like 'selective attention'