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On a mission to discover unknown Australian species

Insects image by Gordan Johnson from Pixabay.

Insect expert Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Biological Sciences, has thrown her support behind a new mission launched by the Australian Academy of Science’s Taxonomy Australia, to discover and document all unknown Australian species by 2050.

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New biocontrol research to help prevent mice plagues

Professor Paul Thomas, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ

Scientists at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ are partnering with the CSIRO and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions on breakthrough genetic biocontrol research to help control mice populations and prevent future mice plagues.

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Insights into continuous waves from neutron stars

Neutron star

Australian Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) team, which includes scientists from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, are close to detecting a new type of gravitational wave, which could provide insights into one of the strangest things in the Universe.

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University mourns passing of James Crawford (1948-2021)

His Excellency Judge James Crawford

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has expressed its sorrow following the death of one of its greatest law graduates, His Excellency Judge James Crawford AC SC FBA.

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Wine Industry Mentor Program participants for 2021 announced

Wine business

Sixty-two early career professionals have today been announced as the latest recruits to the Wine Industry Mentor Program following extraordinary numbers of applications for the expanded program.

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Fulbright recipients set to expand research horizons

2021 Univeristy of Adelaide Fulbright Scholars

Five current researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to continue their world-class research in the fields of data science, energy resources, plant science, semiconductor technology and stroke detection. Three of the University’s alumnae have also been awarded scholarships which will take all the recipients to US universities to continue their careers.

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Drink Easy announces ³ÉÈË´óƬ as major sponsor

Drink Easy awards

The Drink Easy Awards are proud to announce the ³ÉÈË´óƬ as the national beverage show’s major sponsor for 2021.

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More Uni of Adelaide research fields now in world’s top 100

Image of the Mitchell Building

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s research continues to be recognised internationally, with 16 of its research fields now among the world’s top 100, according to the latest global rankings.

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Promising new tech to protect grapes from smoke taint

Activated carbon (AC) hood trailed to prevent smoke taint in grapes

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ and Peter Michael Winery are partnering to develop new technology to combat smoke taint in grapes.

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Video platforms normalise exotic pets

Tiger in the wild image

Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade.

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