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University researchers placed top in their fields

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Six ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been named as the country’s top experts in their fields according to league tables just published.

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World-first technology to suppress invasive mice

A group of mice huddled together.

Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have released their first findings on the potential effectiveness of revolutionary gene drive technology to control invasive mice.

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Major cerebral palsy gene revealed

A boy with Cerebral Palsy sits in a wheelchair, smiling and playing with a toy with his carer.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have identified the gene that is the most common genetic cause of cerebral palsy, increasing the chances of finding better treatments for the debilitating disease.

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Federal Government misses chance to boost skilled labour

A female pensioner working in an office.

The amount that pensioners may earn before being hit by tax should be increased in order to boost the economy and help them to keep using their expertise, according to a report published by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.

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The recharge, reuse, recycle revolution

Many batteries of different shapes and sizes.

How can we build a sustainable, circular economy that’s much easier on the environment? The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Professor Zaiping Guo and Professor David Lewis will explore this innovative area at the last Research Tuesdays lecture for 2022.

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Research centre to grow space food expertise

Artists impression Plants for Space

A new research centre, led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, will focus international expertise on finding ways to provide the next generation of space explorers with nutritious foods, and the on-demand supply of materials and medicines.

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IceCube neutrinos provide new view of active galaxy

A neutrino interacting with molecules in the clear Antarctic ice.

An international team of scientists, including researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, have gathered new evidence about the energetic core of an active galaxy millions of lights years away by detecting neutrino particles emitted by it.

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Human trials to begin on SA-made universal pneumococcal vaccine

Professor James Paton in a laboratory

South Australian biotech company GPN Vaccines in collaboration with the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has developed a new, universal vaccine against the deadly bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Rhodes Scholar-elect on a mathematical mission

Bridget Smart stands and smiles, at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ campus.

Bridget Smart has become the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 113th Rhodes Scholar-elect. She has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford.

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Vital medical research supported

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation

Seven ³ÉÈË´óƬ research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.

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