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• Barley program boosts farmer profitability
  Researchers at the Waite campus have developed a new barley variety which will increase farm production by 10%. It's the latest in a string of successes over the past 40 years.


• Major wins in New Colombo Plan
  The University of Adelaide's strong international focus has helped it secure significant involvement in the Federal Government's signature New Colombo Plan.


• Improving the viability of pigs
  Roseworthy campus has earned a reputation as the leading research centre for pig reproduction in Australia in a program which involves close collaboration with industry.


• Research stars shine on world stage
  The University of Adelaide has demonstrated its research credentials with six academics listed among the world's most highly cited researchers.


• Ultra-cold facility delivers security for researchers
  Freezer failure can spell disaster for a research project. Now laboratory materials at the University of Adelaide are being protected by one of the most advanced freezer management initiatives.


• New insights into a common heart condition
  Pioneering research by University of Adelaide Professor Prash Sanders is providing vital insights into atrial fibrillation, a potentially fatal and previously little understood condition.


• Working towards reconciliation
  The University of Adelaide has reaffirmed its commitment to Australia's Indigenous people with an updated reconciliation statement, which supports key targets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation.


• Earth the winner in triple scholarship
  As an undergraduate student Ben Mylius was pondering his future in law when he attended a lecture on 'Earth Jurisprudence'.


• Taking computer skills to the classes
  Associate Professor Katrina Falkner had very little exposure to computing when she first stepped foot on campus in North Terrace as a young student.


• Strong student focus in Business School transformation
  An 18-month restructuring of the University of Adelaide Business School is entering its next important phase.


• Acquiring a taste for superfoods
  Superfoods have quickly become the food fad of the new millennium as health-concious Australians seek to benefit from a good diet.


• Unravelling the mystery of megaliths
  Since completing her PhD in 2003 Dr Gail Higginbottom has continued her studies into the ancient megaliths of western Scotland. Her work is revealing that early civilisations had a remarkable understanding of the connection between the sun and moon and their own world.


• Landmark study probes the plight of Indigenous people
  The housing needs of Indigenous Australians living with a disability are being fully investigated for the first time in a groundbreaking multidisciplinary research program by the University of Adelaide.


• Fighting for the rights of others
  Coming back to the University of Adelaide has closed the loop on a remarkable career for newly appointed council member Catherine Branson.


• Making soil talk: New forensics discipline helps solve major crime
  Tracking down brutal killers and terrorists has never been part of the traditional job profile for people who study soils.