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New herbicidal compounds may provide major boost for Aussie farmers
Weeds cost Australian farmers more than $5 billion annually, but researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and La Trobe University have discovered a way to potentially stop them dead in their tracks.
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Top international accreditation for Adelaide Business School
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Business School has demonstrated its commitment to continual quality improvement by receiving re-accreditation to the (AACSB), one of the world’s leading business education accreditation bodies.
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Smelly tablets survive better in space
After returning from their trip into space, tablets subjected to the harsh effects of cosmic radiation have shown some unexpected results: those with increased aroma were not degraded as much as those with less taste.
SA economic recovery to continue despite cost of living crisis
South Australia’s economic recovery is set to continue despite inflation and rising interest rates putting increased strain on household budgets. Aggregate spending within the state has grown strongly over the past year in response to strong growth in household consumption and public consumption spending, and a solid, though lockdown-interrupted, rise in dwelling investment. But with household and public sector consumption expected to weaken, the State’s export performance will need to improve to compensate.
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Blue Carbon funding secures seagrass restoration in Gulf St Vincent
Twenty hectares of seagrass will be restored in the Gulf St Vincent off Port Gawler, north of Adelaide, as part of a project involving the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA).
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Global leaders unite for World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day
Seven global leaders in evidence-based healthcare, including the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s JBI, have joined forces to raise awareness for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision making to improve global health outcomes.
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South Australian Omicron COVID-19 booster vaccine starting human trials
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 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
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
We know plants are powerful, but are they powerful enough to be the future of sustainability solutions?
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