News: University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó
Outstanding alumni receive top awards

Seven outstanding University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó graduates have been recognised for their significant contributions to their professions and communities with Distinguished Alumni Awards.
DECRA funding supports Uni of Ã×À¼µç×Ó research

Ten University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó research projects have received a combined $4.1 million from the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) scheme.
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South Australian Omicron COVID-19 booster vaccine starting human trials

A cutting-edge DNA vaccine designed by University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó researchers and manufactured in South Australia targeting the highly-transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant – and can be easily adapted to future variants – is starting human trials this week.
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Superbasin project unearths geological history

A team of researchers from the University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó will carry out an extensive geological study of the Centralian Superbasin – rocks that were once part of a vast inland sea – under a grant awarded by the Australian Research Council.
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Subject rankings reflect depth of expertise

Ã×À¼µç×Ó continues to stand in the top tier of the world’s best universities - demonstrated by outstanding results in the 2022 QS World University Subject Rankings.
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The ticking time-bomb of diabetes

University of Ã×À¼µç×Ó researchers have warned that too many people are either unknowingly living with diabetes, at significant risk of developing the life-threatening condition, or simply ignoring the obvious warning signs – and may be setting themselves up for serious and debilitating illness down the track.
Grant supercharges development of next-gen batteries

Ã×À¼µç×Ó’s industry partner PhosEnergy has received a grant under the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme to work with the University on development of next-generation nuclear batteries.
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Tropical fish all at sea

Tropical fish have changed their behaviour as they and other marine animals and micro-organisms - including coral - move south down the east coast of Australia at an alarming rate into more temperate waters off Sydney and Newcastle as a result of warming and climate change.Â