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Robotics students pit their skills on global stage

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The University of Adelaide Rover Team has been selected as one of only seven teams globally to participate in the IEEE Telepresence Competition on Saturday 16 November (ACDT).

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University named in top five for AFR rankings

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The University of Adelaide has been recognised as one of the country’s top tertiary institutions in The Australian Financial Review’s Best University Rankings.

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Australian duckweed launches into space

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The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, headquartered at the University of Adelaide, has sent its first payload of duckweed into space, jumping aboard a sounding rocket launched by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as part of its MAPHEUS 15 mission.

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Rising proportion of ‘forever renters’ requires policy rethink

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University of Adelaide research suggests Australia’s tax and housing systems need reform, with analysis finding three in five Australian private renters expect they will never be able to own their own home.

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Bright future ahead through Children’s University

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The University of Adelaide’s Children’s University Australasia and Africa (CUAA) graduations are underway, celebrating an early introduction to university pathways and offering insights into futures in higher education.

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Young researcher’s excellence awarded

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University of Adelaide’s Dr Mary Brushe has been acknowledge for her PhD work at the South Australian Government’s SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.

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Researcher explores the criminalisation of childhood trauma

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University of Adelaide Associate Professor Catia Malvaso is exploring the need to reform the youth justice system at this month’s Research Tuesdays lecture.

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Students’ music festival design dreams become reality

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A group of architecture students have had their dreams fast tracked with the rare opportunity to design the stage and festival space for the up-coming AdeLOUD music festival.

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Student awarded SA Young Australian of the Year

Amber Brock-Fabel

Amber Brock-Fabel, University of Adelaide’s Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student majoring in Psychology and Criminology, has been awarded 2025 Young Australian of the Year for South Australia.

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New funding to enhance research excellence

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Researchers from the University of Adelaide have been awarded over $5 million of funding through the 2025 Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.

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