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Future Fellowships grant supports drought research

A river runs underneath a blue sky.

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has received more than $1 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme to quantify the economic and social impacts of drought in rural and regional Australia.

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Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation

Dr Trudy Lin

³ÉÈË´óƬ titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Agricultural student wins national award

James Easter delivering a talk.

³ÉÈË´óƬ student James Easter has been recognised as the 2022 Agricultural Student of the Year at a gala ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

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5G technology test lab accelerates industry adoption

Two people experimenting in the Nokia National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is partnering with technology giant Nokia to establish the Nokia National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab to test the capabilities of cutting-edge technology and accelerate its adoption by industry.

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Professors sleepout for a good cause

Professors Veronica Soebarto, Noel Lindsay and Emma Baker smile into the camera.

Three ³ÉÈË´óƬ Professors are participating in the 2022 Vinnies CEO Sleepout on the streets of Adelaide. They are three of the many leaders from business, community and government who are sleeping outside without shelter on one of the longest nights of the year.

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The untapped workforce potential of refugee women

A woman holds up a world globe.

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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Australian Navy commendation for University’s DNA experts

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Associate Professor Jeremy Austin accepts the commendation from Vice Admiral Noonan.

Experts from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) have been commended by the Chief of the Navy Australia for their part in identifying the only crew member ever recovered from the sinking of HMAS Sydney.

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University’s animal health centre gains accreditation

³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Equine and Production Animal Health Centre students and staff pose with dogs, horses, and a sheep.

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Equine and Production Animal Health Centre has been accredited as a hospital by the Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia (VSBSA).

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What will astronauts eat on Mars?

The window of a space shuttle shows the view of a planet.

Forget rocket science: figuring out how crews of space explorers will access fresh healthy food is the real challenge.

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Superbasin project unearths geological history

superbasin study

A team of researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will carry out an extensive geological study of the Centralian Superbasin – rocks that were once part of a vast inland sea – under a grant awarded by the Australian Research Council.

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