Archived success stories
 Associate Professor Sandra Orgeig from UniSA’s Sansom Institute |
What keeps us breathing?
Evolutionary studies into what keeps us breathing led to an exciting breakthrough for UniSA researchers with the discovery that cholesterol is an essential ingredient in healthy lung function. This important discovery could lead to lifesaving solutions for premature babies with breathing difficulties and even for transplant surgery. Click here to read more.
UniSA wins support for a new generation of health research
Three young UniSA health researchers have won support from the National
Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to continue to investigate some
of the most significant problems facing populations in Australia today.
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UniSA’s presence at Australia 2020
Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen & postdoctoral research fellow Dr Beverly Muhlhausler will lend their expertise to developing a long-term national health strategy. Click here to read more.
KIDS EAT KIDS PLAY
Professor Tim Olds, Director of the Centre for Applied Anthropometry, is working with the CSIRO and i-View on a population based children’s nutrition and activity survey, with federal funding through the Department of Health and Ageing. Click here to visit the 'Kids Eat Kids Play' website.
Veterans’ MATES
The Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, based within the Sansom Institute, is partnering the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on the Veterans’ MATES (Medicines Advice and Therapeutic Education Services) program to look at ways of using information available on patterns of healthcare delivered to veterans to improve their health outcomes and quality of life. Click here to view the media release.
ADAPT
The ADAPT (Australian Defence Anthropometric Personnel Testing) project is a collaborative partnership involving UniSA and the Australian Defence Force along with the Australian Government Australian Sports Commission, Sinclair Knight Merz and the University of Ballarat, which aims to determine the appropriate body size and shape for aircrew flying a variety of aircraft. A longer term outcome is the development of a capability in a variety of new technologies for measuring human body size and shape, and simulating the movements of aircrew in aircraft. Click here to visit the ADAPT website.
Hat trick for UniSA’s young researchers
Three outstanding young UniSA researchers have been awarded Young Tall Poppy Science Awards and one of them, Dr Craig Williams, is the 2007 South Australian Young Tall Poppy of the Year. Click here to view the full story.
Exercise 'makes' you eat healthier
PhD researcher and lecturer in nutrition at the School of Health Sciences, Kathryn Jackson conducted a 16-week exercise program to determine whether regular moderate intensity exercise influenced individuals to make voluntary dietary changes, without being given any dietary counselling, advice or guidelines for healthy eating. Click here to view the full story.
Better than a spoonful of sugar
Researchers from UniSA’s Sansom Institute have developed a highly practical and effective way to self-administer medication in response to the problem of effective drug delivery. Click here to view the full story.
The development and evaluation of management strategies designed to address poly-morbidity in older people: Implications for health policy planning, practitioners and patients
Professor Andy Gilbert of the Sansom Institute has been awarded $2 million through a joint funding collaboration between the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council targeting the Government priority goal Ageing Well, Ageing Productively. The project addresses the issue of poly-morbidity, multiple chronic health problems affecting the one individual, which is a common and increasing issue in our ageing population. The study aims to establish a methodology for developing guidelines to achieve the best possible outcomes for older Australians with common combinations of chronic conditions.
Building a cohort of Indigenous research leaders in community health development
Professor Robyn McDermott, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Division of Health Sciences, has been successful in winning a Capacity Building Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) worth over $2 million, in the latest round of NHMRC funding for 2007. This project brings together a team of experienced health researchers who will support a group of 6 Indigenous scholars to complete high quality PhDs in areas of strategic importance for Indigenous health at the community level. The training they will receive through this project will provide them with the skills to address some of the most pressing Indigenous health issues of the early 21st century, and equip them to lead the next generation of Indigenous health research and policy development.