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Westpac Scholar to improve aged care with tech

Computer Sciences student Zachary Shinnick has been awarded a 2025 Westpac Scholarship to support his research in machine learning in his pursuit to create better outcomes for people in aged care.
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Human settlement key to extinction of New Zealand’s iconic moa

New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand’s giant flightless bird, the moa.
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Diabetes and heart disease researchers funded

University of Adelaide’s Dr Emma Solly and Dr Sivabaskari Pasupathy will share in the latest round of funding from The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s Advancing Care and Treatment of Chronic Conditions in Priority Populations competitive grant round.
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Humans and AI in new collaboration for endometriosis classification

University of Adelaide researchers have identified a new approach for endometriosis classification, believed to be the first of its kind which combines both machine learning models and human knowledge.
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Kane Pollard named inaugural Waite Chef in Residence

Lauded South Australian chef and sustainability advocate Kane Pollard will work with food scientists at the University of Adelaide as its first Waite Chef in Residence, increasing the impact of the University’s research on the culinary industry.
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Early career cancer researcher receives funding

The work of University of Adelaide research fellow Dr Kevin Fenix has been boosted by a grant from the Cure Cancer Australia Foundation.
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Biomedical engineer’s innovative excellence acknowledged

University of Adelaide Associate Professor Jiawen Li has been awarded a prestigious global award by tech giant Sony and scientific publishing company Nature, for her work in biomedical engineering.
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Cloud compute resources boost in South Australia for research

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and the University of Adelaide have announced they will launch a new node of the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud in South Australia.
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Researcher granted fellowship for male fertility works

University of Adelaide academic Dr Nicole McPherson has been awarded an early-to-mid-career fellowship by The Hospital Research Foundation Group.
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Need for novel AI to be used in women’s health

Research has shown the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the diagnosis of conditions, like endometriosis, but what happens if the modelling is incorrect?
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