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Global rankings underpin Lot Fourteen’s digital ecosystem

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Adelaide is recognised as a powerhouse in the new digital era with the release of the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) confirming that the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has cemented its position as a global leader in a number of key discipline areas.

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Australia’s COVIDSafe app among safest in the world

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Australia’s COVIDSafe tracing app is one of the best and safest apps of its kind in the world, according to ³ÉÈË´óƬ cybersecurity experts who have been exploring the vulnerabilities of people-tracing apps.

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$1.62 million for rare cancer research

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A ³ÉÈË´óƬ and SAHMRI study to test new treatments for a rare and neglected blood cancer, which has no known effective treatment, has been awarded $1,619,122 from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

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APPF welcomes FieldExplorer for improved crop data collection in the field

FieldExplorer at Waite campus

The FieldExplorer, a new ground-based field phenotyping platform, has arrived at The Plant Accelerator, the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility’s () node at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Waite campus, bringing new capability to accurately measure the performance of plants in different environments non-destructively and over time.

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Mining critical metals is vital to our future

Professorial Lecture Series - Carl Spandler

The surging global embrace of high-tech applications and clean energy is accelerating demand for the critical metals that enable these applications.

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Managing COVID-19 infection risk during operations

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Anaesthetists are at higher risk of catching COVID-19 during operations and other interventions than other healthcare workers as anaesthetising a person frequently involves placing breathing tubes or masks into their airway to assist their breathing.

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Shy species detected through new DNA technique

The Blind Cave Eel is the largest of three cavefish species known from Australia, growing up to 40cm long.

New species-specific tests that can detect endangered and hard-to-find aquatic animals through the DNA they shed in the water has been created by researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and Curtin University.

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Shining a light on the Gig economy

Study on your terms

Almost two thirds of Australians routinely rely on online platforms such as Uber or Airtasker to buy goods and services, according to new research commissioned by the Victorian Government.

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ThincLab Loxton to drive AgTech innovation

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A new ³ÉÈË´óƬ ThincLab Innovation Hub/Business Incubator is being established at Loxton in the Riverland in a partnership with the State Government to drive AgTech and food innovation and assist regional entrepreneurs.

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$1.9 million for traumatic brain injury research

It is now recognised that traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to long-lasting disability in a subset of individuals, including persistent impairments in memory, decision making and motor function.

A ³ÉÈË´óƬ study that will investigate the prediction of risk of long-term impairment and neurodegenerative disease development following traumatic brain injury has been awarded $1,987,160 from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF).

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