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SMART move: ¹ú²ú̽»¨ to host national push for next-gen therapy manufacturing

¹ú²ú̽»¨ will host a $238 million industry-led research centre to accelerate industrial-scale manufacturing of regenerative therapies for illnesses including heart disease, cancer, arthritis and dementia.

24 April 2025
The Solutions for Manufacturing Advanced Regenerative Therapies (SMART) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will bolster Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capabilities.

Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement?

For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road, writes ¹ú²ú̽»¨'s Dr Natalie Peng.

24 April 2025
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Tobacco display with toys

Gaps in Australian tobacco laws are allowing children to be targeted by retailers with some using window toy displays, cartoons and movie characters on their shopfronts, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have found.

10 March 2025
Child lying on bed with nebuliser mask on face.

Researchers at ¹ú²ú̽»¨ have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.

5 March 2025
A gloved hand holds a tray of vials as a pipette hovers in a laboratory setting.

A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by ¹ú²ú̽»¨'s commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

4 March 2025
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with PTSD and complex PTSD for a clinical study aimed at improving understanding of its impacts on the brain and overall well-being.

4 March 2025
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Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

3 March 2025
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.

28 February 2025

24 ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.

28 February 2025
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A ¹ú²ú̽»¨ linguistics professor who specialises in the documentation and revitalisation of Australia’s First Nations languages has been named a 2025 Fulbright Senior Scholar.

28 February 2025
¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers with a component of a newly developed rapid sensor.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have developed a new rapid sensor that can detect pregnancy complications as early as 11 weeks – with a simple blood test.

27 February 2025
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ is going back to primary school to give young learners access to top-tier education, in a unique collaboration to combat the growing shortage of language teachers.

27 February 2025
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¹ú²ú̽»¨ studies have used a natural tree sap gum and light to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables to combat food waste.

26 February 2025