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Depression linked to increased dementia risk
Having a diagnosis of depression in midlife or late-life may increase your risk of dementia, a new study by researchers from the University of Adelaide has found.
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Children’s University expands to Mount Gambier
Young learners in the State’s southeast are receiving extra support for future pathways as Children’s University Australasia and Africa (CUAA) expands to Mount Gambier.
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Impact of housing on children’s wellbeing
University of Adelaide researchers have secured funding from the 2025 National Housing Research Program to develop a data framework for understanding children’s housing circumstances in Australia and their impacts.
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Participants needed for world-first pancreatic cancer study
South Australian and Victorian patients with pancreatic cancer will be able to participate in a world-first human comparative clinical trial that aims to improve symptoms and survival outcomes using faecal transplant in combination with chemotherapy compared to placebo.
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A career dedicated to unearthing the secrets of matter
The University of Adelaide’s distinguished theoretical physicist, eminent, Professor Derek Leinweber, has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of an outstanding career dedicated to unearthing the most fundamental secrets of matter.
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University researchers to roll out disaster preparedness project
University of Adelaide researchers will partner in the multi-state rollout of a disaster preparedness model, funded by the federal government.
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Federal funding for child mental health and wellbeing survey
The Federal Government has awarded $8.1 million for the third National Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing which University of Adelaide experts will play a key role in.
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Associate Professor receives national mentorship
University of Adelaide and Robinson Research Institute group leader Associate Professor Zohra Lassi has been awarded a prestigious mentorship.
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15 May
Wise and wonderful women exhibition
The exhibition explores the working lives of women academics in South Australian universities from 1970 to 2024. It draws on findings from a Fay Gale Centre project that critically examined historical and biographical reflections of women who worked in Adelaide’s universities. Thursday 15 May to Wednesday 9 July. Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace campus. Further information. 23 May
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Before The Handmaid's Tale, there was The Penelopiad, a feminist spin on Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Penelope tells her story from the afterlife, from miraculous birth to marriage with the cunning Odysseus. When war erupts, Penelope is left to fend off relentless suitors, relying on her loyal maids to survive. Friday 23 May to Sunday 1 June, various times. Little Theatre, The Cloisters, North Terrace campus. Tickets.
Lumen
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