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University experts take top honours in science excellence

Professor Qiao is the Chair of Nanotechnology in the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials.

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™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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A new dawn in plant breeding: Australian Plant Breeding Academy

Jason Able with students in faba bean crops

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™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

Dr Jiawen Li

The University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™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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ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± at the centre of next generation AI research

AIML research programmer

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?

Image of People wearing protective suits as part of biosecurity measures.

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

Researcher Nina Wootton and examples of some of the microplastics that can be found in fish.

A University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± 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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Education can mitigate COVID-19 employment shocks

Student with book

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 ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).

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Open Universities Australia announces the arrival of University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± degrees to the marketplace

Students online

Open Universities Australia is today celebrating the arrival of one of Australia’s leading universities to the marketplace, with the first University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± degree program now open for enrolments.

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Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation

The Murray River at Big Bend, South Australia.

Researchers at the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™s ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy.

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Ironing out the cause of Alzheimer’s disease

University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± researchers have found important evidence supporting their theory that a deficiency of active iron in the brain is an important factor in Alzheimer’s disease.

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