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The recharge, reuse, recycle revolution

Many batteries of different shapes and sizes.

How can we build a sustainable, circular economy that’s much easier on the environment? The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Professor Zaiping Guo and Professor David Lewis will explore this innovative area at the last Research Tuesdays lecture for 2022.

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IceCube neutrinos provide new view of active galaxy

A neutrino interacting with molecules in the clear Antarctic ice.

An international team of scientists, including researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, have gathered new evidence about the energetic core of an active galaxy millions of lights years away by detecting neutrino particles emitted by it.

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Human trials to begin on SA-made universal pneumococcal vaccine

Professor James Paton in a laboratory

South Australian biotech company GPN Vaccines in collaboration with the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has developed a new, universal vaccine against the deadly bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Rhodes Scholar-elect on a mathematical mission

Bridget Smart stands and smiles, at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ campus.

Bridget Smart has become the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 113th Rhodes Scholar-elect. She has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford.

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Vital medical research supported

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation

Seven ³ÉÈË´óƬ research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.

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Balancing the autonomy and the safeguarding of vulnerable adults

Elderly people hold hands.

The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ is recommending important changes to South Australia’s laws regarding how vulnerable adults are safeguarded.

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Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation

Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation

The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of human evolution.

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Preventing drowning by improving beach safety signage

A yellow sign on a beach read "DANGEROUS CURRENT"

A new study by a ³ÉÈË´óƬ researcher has recommended improvements to beach safety signage, which could prevent drownings in the future.

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Treatment resistance in mental health under the microscope

A person holds a glass of water and tablets.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will collaborate with European researchers to better understand and manage treatment resistance for mental health disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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³ÉÈË´óƬ’s research expertise to help build Asian energy network

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Solar Farms at Roseworthy Campus

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ, with leadership from its Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER), has become a partner in Asia Green Grid Network (AGGN) to help advance renewable energy connectivity across Asia.

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