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Scholars set to spread wings to Indo-Pacific
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Four University of Adelaide undergraduates are set to expand their horizons when they take up internships at universities in the Indo-Pacific region under the New Colombo Plan (NCP).
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University experts take top honours in science excellence
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The University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao has been named as SA Scientist of the Year in this year’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.
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EchidnaCSI recognised as a top Citizen of Science
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The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South Australia.
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A new dawn in plant breeding: Australian Plant Breeding Academy
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The University of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine is partnering with Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) on a new academy to take Australia’s plant breeding into the future.
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L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship recognises ground-breaking research
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The University of Adelaide’s Dr Jiawen Li has today, Sunday, 21 November 2021, been named as a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow for her work in developing a medical device that diagnoses heart problems.
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Adelaide at the centre of next generation AI research
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A new research centre that focuses on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology will develop the high-calibre expertise Australia needs to compete in the coming machine learning-enabled global economy.
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Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?
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Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures ‘alien organisms’ on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction.
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Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem
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A University of Adelaide study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem.
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Congratulations to our research superstars
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University of Adelaide researchers have been recognised in the latest list of the top researchers nationwide, as featured in The Australian newspaper’s Research magazine 2021.
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Education can mitigate COVID-19 employment shocks
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More support for education and training of young people is the key to offsetting the employment shocks of pandemics like COVID-19, according to the University of Adelaide’s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).
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