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Hear PhD students’ research - in only three minutes

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³ÉÈË´óƬ PhD candidates have just three minutes each to explain their research that includes subjects like anti-venom, green electricity, diplomatic fashion, the evolution of mobile phones, growing your own food, and asthmatic pregnancies.

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Bots manipulate public opinion in Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found bots have had a major online presence during the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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