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³ÉÈË´óƬ 2021 Annual Report published

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The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Annual Report for 2021 has today been tabled in South Australian Parliament.

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Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight

An older man smiles in the kitchen as he makes a cup of tea.

³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South Australians to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather.

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Stage legend directs student blondes

Nikki Snelson smiles, in the Scott Theatre.

Fifteen years after Legally Blonde the Musical took Broadway by storm, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Music Theatre class of 2022 will take on the smash hit, under the guidance of a stage legend.

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Oxford expert to lead school of education

Professor Susan James Relly smiles into the camera.

A new Head of School has been appointed to the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Education.

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‘Micro-fridge’ helps investigate behaviour of atoms and molecules

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³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are part of an international team of experts who have taken a major step in testing quantum mechanics by cooling glass beads the size of a blood cell to the coldest temperature in the Universe.

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Oldest clinical case of a rare genetic condition discovered

A side-on photo of a 1000 year old skull diagnosed with Klinefelter's syndrome.

A group of international researchers including experts from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has uncovered evidence of a genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome to date.

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Meningococci evades pandemic lockdown measures

A group of teenagers sit and smile.

Social distancing, online classes and the temporary closure of pubs, bars and nightclubs failed to stop the spread of meningococcal bacteria among school leavers, a new study from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found.

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Tropical and desert grasses may migrate further south

Two ecologists kneeling down, taking grass samples in Coffin Bay National Park.

The maximum summer temperature and the amount of rainfall in summer are the two climate factors that determine the type of native grass that grows in a region, Australian researchers have found in a recent study.

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Institute’s sustainability mission towards a net-zero future

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Solar Farms at Roseworthy Campus

A new institute at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, launched today, Monday 22 August, will focus on coordinating efforts towards achieving a net-zero emissions future. The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) is the brand champion of the University’s sustainability research initiatives.

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Empowering events at Sustainability Week

A wind farm with a rainbow in the sky above.

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 2022 Sustainability Week, which runs from Monday 22 August to Friday 26 August, is full of free events to foster positive discussions and practical sustainability on and off campus.

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