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Precision measurement with a light touch

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In most circumstances, disordered working conditions prevent us from performing accurate work. But in a reversal of this common wisdom, a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of St Andrews, Scotland has achieved recent breakthroughs in precision measurement by ‘scrambling’ laser light.

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Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?

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A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Australian and UK universities to bridge the international divide and tackle global challenges together

The new agreement between the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham will bridge the distance between the two institutions

Academics in Australia and the UK are joining forces as part of a major new international partnership that will see them collaborating on solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges including global food security, climate change and health.

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Two new University of Adelaide fellows

Helen Marshall

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences welcomed 19 women and 10 men to its Fellowship recognising the brightest minds in health and medical sciences across a range of fields, including research, industry and more.

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Student-developed technology aids future society

Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton that aids people with mobility problems, a six-legged bioinspired robot paired with a laser scanner for vision and drones, one of which can help clear power lines and another that could be used to monitor bushfires, are some of the projects on display at Ingenuity.

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Health experts recognised for research impact

Professor Helen Marshall and Dr Trudy Lin

The University of Adelaide’s Professor Helen Marshall and Dr Trudy Lin have been recognised as South Australia’s 2022 Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year respectively.

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Top 100 ranking engineers bright future for Adelaide graduates

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The University of Adelaide’s engineering expertise has risen further into the global top 100 in the latest world university rankings.

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The University of Adelaide and eviDent Foundation form new collaboration to lead innovative oral health research

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The new research collaboration between the eviDent Foundation and the University of Adelaide will facilitate dental and cross-disciplinary innovative research that can be quickly translated and put into practice to benefit the community.

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State-of-the-art Cancer Institute to deliver world-leading research and treatment for South Australians

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World-leading patient care, cutting-edge cancer diagnoses and treatments – including genomic and immune-based technologies – combined with ground-breaking research collaborations, will be the focus of a new cancer institute in South Australia.

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Sperm help ‘persuade’ the female to accept pregnancy

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Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction – to fertilise the female’s egg – but studies at the University of Adelaide are overturning that view.

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