News: research
Falling Walls Lab Competition 2024
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Co-presented by the University of Adelaide (UoA) and the University of South Australia, this year’s Falling Walls Lab competition saw six entrants present innovative solutions to the question, “"As a result of scientific, technological, economic, and sociological breakthroughs, which are the next walls to fall?".
Celebrating the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance
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The growing reach and impact of the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance (ANA) was celebrated at the second ANA Symposium, which was hosted by the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom in May 2024.
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Researchers highlighted in Top 250 for 2021
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Ten University of Adelaide researchers have been highlighted as Rising Stars of Research (40 researchers under 40), Superstars of Research (for lifetime performance), and as leaders in their field.
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Serving up healthy plant-based food research with new flavour facility
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Researchers from the University of Nottingham and University of Adelaide have joined forces to launch a new international food flavour facility to improve the taste of sustainable, healthy, plant-based food and ingredients.
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Students honoured in NASA Robotics Challenge
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A diverse team of undergraduate and honours students has been awarded third prize and US$75,000 in the NASA Space Robotics Challenge , as well as an Innovation Award for its work on critical challenges in the competition.
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Winner of Three Minute Thesis Competition
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PhD student Trang Thi Thu Nguyen (Centre for Global Food and Resources), from Vietnam, is the winner of the University's Three Minute Thesis competition.
Australia/Malaysia webinar series
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A University of Adelaide professor will be speaking as part of a series of webinars to share experiences on the delivery of online education and research during COVID-19 and discuss sustainable, innovative approaches to quality online education for a future beyond the current pandemic settings.
New collaborative International Research Laboratory launched
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CROSSING is a collaboration between the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the University of South Australia, IMT Atlantique, and Naval Group.
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Hugh Stretton Oration: In Conversation with Glyn Davis event
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On Thursday 18 February, the University of Adelaide's Stretton Institute hosted the inaugural Hugh Stretton Oration: On Life's Lottery, featuring Professor Glyn Davis AC and a panel discussion held in the historic Elder Hall.
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Photonics COVID-19 project awarded funding by Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
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The University has been awarded funding for research in diagnosing COVID-19.