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Symposium grows urban mini forest knowledge
The Miyawaki Miniforest movement, which connects biodiversity and community, will be the focus of a two-day symposium that brings together experts from across the world.
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Study reveals Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers
Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland.
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New University Council member brings governance, legal and business expertise to the table
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Council has today announced the appointment of a new member, a leader in the business and law sectors.
Should Australia join the emerging club of carbon trading nations?
Australia’s exports risk being hit with environmental charges if it doesn’t move quickly in the face of trade mechanisms being considered by climate-progressive nations as they seek to prevent the leakage of jobs and investment to climate laggard nations.
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Portrait honours Aboriginal leader
As part of National Reconciliation Week, a new portrait has been unveiled in the Barr Smith Library of Uncle Rodney (Rod) O’Brien, respected Kaurna Elder and Cultural Advisor at the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ.
Fellowships celebrate lifelong dedication to science
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj AC, Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge, and Professor Timothy Hughes, are among 22 new Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science.
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Certification cements collaborative approach to engagement
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Business School (ABS) is the first organisation in Australia to be certified to ISO 44001, the international standard on collaborative business relationship management.
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On the search for the secrets of southern sky
The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe.
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Soil carbon increases under cover crops
Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ has found.
New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will play a key role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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