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University experts take top honours in science excellence

Professor Qiao is the Chair of Nanotechnology in the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials.

The University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao has been named as SA Scientist of the Year in this year’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.

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EchidnaCSI recognised as a top Citizen of Science

EchidnaCSI wins Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science

The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South Australia.

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A new dawn in plant breeding: Australian Plant Breeding Academy

Jason Able with students in faba bean crops

The University of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine is partnering with Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) on a new academy to take Australia’s plant breeding into the future.

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L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship recognises ground-breaking research

Dr Jiawen Li

The University of Adelaide’s Dr Jiawen Li has today, Sunday, 21 November 2021, been named as a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow for her work in developing a medical device that diagnoses heart problems.

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Adelaide at the centre of next generation AI research

AIML research programmer

A new research centre that focuses on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology will develop the high-calibre expertise Australia needs to compete in the coming machine learning-enabled global economy.

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Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?

Image of People wearing protective suits as part of biosecurity measures.

Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures ‘alien organisms’ on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction.

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Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem

Researcher Nina Wootton and examples of some of the microplastics that can be found in fish.

A University of Adelaide study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem.

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Congratulations to our research superstars

Barr Smith Library

University of Adelaide researchers have been recognised in the latest list of the top researchers nationwide, as featured in The Australian newspaper’s Research magazine 2021.

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Education can mitigate COVID-19 employment shocks

Student with book

More support for education and training of young people is the key to offsetting the employment shocks of pandemics like COVID-19, according to the University of Adelaide’s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).

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Open Universities Australia announces the arrival of University of Adelaide degrees to the marketplace

Students online

Open Universities Australia is today celebrating the arrival of one of Australia’s leading universities to the marketplace, with the first University of Adelaide degree program now open for enrolments.

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