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International collaboration targets global food challenges
The global challenges of crop productivity and food security gained a global research platform today, with the signing of an MOU between the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.
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International students celebrated for academic excellence and community spirit
International students from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have been awarded for their academic excellence and community engagement at a special ceremony this October.
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Expanded plant phenomics facility to accelerate crop development
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Australia’s national plant phenomics research infrastructure, will receive $60 million in core funding over the next five years to expand its world-leading network of facilities across Australia and accelerate the development of improved crops.
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World-renowned chef visits to boost insect industry
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Waite campus is hosting international edible insect ambassador, chef Joseph Yoon, for two events highlighting the industry-shifting potential of insect agriculture.
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Rhodes Scholar-Elect will solve issues of the future by studying the past
Mr Oliver Douglas has been named as the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 114th Rhodes Scholar-Elect during an event at Government House this October. The prestigious scholarship will enable him to undertake further study at the University of Oxford.
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South Australian researchers join forces with global defence consortium
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the University of South Australia have joined five leading universities in the United Kingdom and United States to support the AUKUS alliance.
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Highlighting the importance of girls’ education
The importance of girls’ education will be emphasised during a special public lecture at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, featuring activist and educator Mr Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was a Nobel Prize winner in 2014.
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Festival celebrates student creativity
Creativity will come to the fore during the festival at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ from 23 to 26 October which showcases live music performances, videos, virtual reality projects, photography and graphic design by students, among other work.
Grants to accelerate research commercialisation
Six ³ÉÈË´óƬ-led projects have received funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA), for a range of research projects, including improved electric-vehicle batteries, efficient hydrogen production and better diabetes treatment.
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Students race through the outback to support a sustainable future
³ÉÈË´óƬ students will race through the outback in a specially designed solar-powered vehicle – which they built themselves – as part of the world’s biggest solar challenge event, charting a route from Darwin to Adelaide this October.
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