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Virtual careers precinct sparks student interest
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Avatars and gaming will help guide students through education pathways into industry in a new virtual careers precinct. It will encourage students into STEM and help them discover more opportunities as part of the workforce of the future.
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Sia Furler Institute appoints its first Artist-in-Residence
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One of the world’s leading live-sound music engineers has become the first Artist-in Residence at the University of Adelaide’s Sia Furler Institute of Contemporary Music and Media.
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Uni of Adelaide student named Young Australian of the Year
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The University of Adelaide congratulates social entrepreneur and University of Adelaide medical student Isobel Marshall for being named Young Australian of the Year for 2021.
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Fish sex organs boosted under high-CO2
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Research from the University of Adelaide has found that some species of fish will have higher reproductive capacity because of larger sex organs, under the more acidic oceans of the future.
Clamping down on abuse of Powers of Attorney
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The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the University of Adelaide is recommending changes to South Australian law and practice regarding Powers of Attorney.
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New discovery in breast cancer treatment
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.
Robotics students face final challenge
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A team of undergraduate and honours students from the University of Adelaide has been selected to go through to the final stage of the NASA Space Robotics Challenge. They are the only Australian team to have made it through to the final.
Statement from the University of Adelaide: Waite campus and Gatehouse
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Statement in response to comments by the State Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
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Uni of Adelaide makes record number of offers to local students
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Amid very strong demand, the University of Adelaide will make a record number of offers to local students for university places in 2021.
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Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Game of Thrones wolves
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Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s wolves, according to new research published in Nature today.
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