heat /newsroom/ en Extreme heat increases heart disease burden /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/17/extreme-heat-increases-heart-disease-burden The number of people impacted by cardiovascular disease caused by hot weather is expected to double by the middle of the century if current climate trends continue, according to new research from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø. March 17 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/17/extreme-heat-increases-heart-disease-burden New trial to protect outdoor workers feeling the heat /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/06/new-trial-to-protect-outdoor-workers-feeling-the-heat As South Australians sweat through warmer weather, University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø researchers are trialling new approaches to help further protect outdoor workers from the potentially dangerous effects of heat. March 06 2024 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/06/new-trial-to-protect-outdoor-workers-feeling-the-heat Older Australians beat the heat at home /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/10/older-australians-beat-the-heat-at-home Researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have developed a guide for older South Australians to help them to keep the temperature in their homes comfortable during summer and winter. January 10 2022 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/10/older-australians-beat-the-heat-at-home Symposium focuses on hot cities /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/06/symposium-focuses-on-hot-cities ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍøÂ â€“Â and cities around the world – are facing similar challenges: higher population density, reduced open spaces, rising urban heat, increasing need for cooling to combat the heat, and urban pollution. December 06 2019 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/06/symposium-focuses-on-hot-cities