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Esteemed duo recognised during graduation ceremonies

Honorary Doctorate Dr Megan Clark

The University of Adelaide will this week present Honorary Doctorates to former Head of the Australian Space Agency, Dr Megan Clark AC, and renowned chemist, Dr Graeme Moad AC.

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AI measure predicts hospital discharge

Photo of a person in a hospital bed

The Adelaide Score, the brainchild of researchers at the University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Health and Information (HI) collaborative, could be tested in South Australian hospitals later this year, following an extensive study which examined the performance of machine learning algorithms.

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Arts graduate awarded prestigious Hawker Scholarship Extension

Oliver Douglas with the Honourable Frances Adamson AC

Recent Bachelor of Arts graduate, Oliver Douglas, will continue his studies at the University of Adelaide by pursuing his Honours in History, supported by the C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship Extension.

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South Australia becoming mRNA centre of excellence

BioCina at Thebarton

The University of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering will assist in developing nation-leading technology that will be used to develop and produce personalised mRNA therapeutic drugs and vaccines in Adelaide.

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World-changing research on show at inaugural symposium

Professor Hoj and Professor West

The latest collaborative research carried out by leading experts at the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham will be the focus of the inaugural symposium of the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance.

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Shining a light on dark web wildlife trade

Shining a light on dark web wildlife trade

A huge amount of wildlife is traded on the internet, with e-commerce marketplaces, private forums and messaging apps being the most popular means to sell and buy live animals, plants, fungi and their parts and products online.

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It’s not just location, location, location in the property game

Research Tuesdays

The residential property market remains the most popular option for Australians looking to invest their hard-earned savings, but knowing when and where to take the leap into home ownership can be challenging.

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NASA space science internship for stellar PhD student

Photo of Emily Ahern

University of Adelaide Physics PhD student Emily Ahern has been selected to take part in a prestigious ten-week SmartSat-led internship program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, USA.

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Spirit of Mexico with an Aussie twist

Spirit of Mexico with an Aussie twist

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are harnessing the versatility of agave to help produce an Australian agave spirit that represents a stepping stone to using it as a valuable sustainable and carbon-neutral fuel source.

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AI-collected data could compromise childhood sleep disorder diagnoses

Child sleeping

A dearth of paediatric data collected using artificial intelligence (AI) tools could compromise the understanding of early sleep patterns.

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