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The untapped workforce potential of refugee women

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This Refugee Week (19-25 June), a new highlights need for a national refugee employment strategy to better allow women from refugee background to contribute to Australia’s labour market.

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South Australian Omicron COVID-19 booster vaccine starting human trials

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A cutting-edge DNA vaccine designed by ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers and manufactured in South Australia targeting the highly-transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant – and can be easily adapted to future variants – is starting human trials this week.

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Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats

A rare Kangaroo Island dunnart in its natural habitat. Photo by Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

A study involving researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.

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Riverland bootcamp boosts AgTech innovation

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Innovative AgTech ideas will be at the forefront of a bootcamp in the heart of South Australia’s Riverland that brings together the best minds from local businesses, agriculture and schools.

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Plant power: the future of sustainability

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We know plants are powerful, but are they powerful enough to be the future of sustainability solutions?

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Queen’s Birthday Honours recognise achievements of staff and alumni

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Members of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ community have today been awarded Queen’s Birthday honours, recognising outstanding contributions to their fields of expertise.

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Scholarships boost mining, petroleum students

The 14 winners of the Playford Trust mining and petroleum engineering scholarships smile at the camera.

Thirteen mining and petroleum students at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have received Playford Trust scholarships in an initiative that recognises the growing demand in Australia for specialist engineers.

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Future fund supports clinical trial on steroid use for pre-term babies

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³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been awarded more than $3 million from the to conduct a clinical trial to help determine the most beneficial dose of steroids for babies born pre-term.

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Top world-wide ranking reflects University’s impact

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The ³ÉÈË´óƬ continues to be recognised as one of the world’s top universities, with the release of the .

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COVID detector dog squad begins hospital duty

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A team of detector dogs trained by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide’s northern suburbs to screen for COVID-19 to help keep patients safe.

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