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What will astronauts eat on Mars?
Forget rocket science: figuring out how crews of space explorers will access fresh healthy food is the real challenge.
Academic and personal achievements celebrated
Starting today, the University of Adelaide will hold 16 ceremonies in historic Bonython Hall across May to celebrate the achievements of more than 5100 students who are graduating. Four leaders will also be awarded honorary doctorates in recognition of outstanding contributions in their field.
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Digging deep to unlock soil secrets
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), will examine soil DNA samples collected over the past 20 years to improve productivity, profitability and resilience for Australia’s agricultural sector.
Top scholars recognised for strategically important studies
Some of the University of Adelaide’s top students have been honoured with prestigious Playford Scholarships.
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Universities blaze a trail to commercialise defence research
Today, Wednesday 20 April, the Defence Trailblazer: Concept to Sovereign Capability (CSC) bid, led by the University of Adelaide in partnership with the University of New South Wales, has been endorsed to assist the country’s economic recovery under the Trailblazer Universities Program.
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Top students aim to strengthen Australia’s place in Asia Pacific
Three University of Adelaide students are heading to Asia as this year’s Westpac Asian Exchange Scholars.
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Superbasin project unearths geological history
A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide will carry out an extensive geological study of the Centralian Superbasin – rocks that were once part of a vast inland sea – under a grant awarded by the Australian Research Council.
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New findings show effectiveness of meningococcal B vaccine against gonorrhoea
Researchers at The University of Adelaide have found that the meningococcal B vaccine could improve protection against gonorrhoea in addition to protection against meningococcal B meningitis.
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AI for space research delivers back-to-back success in global satellite challenge
South Australia’s leadership in space innovation has been recognised, with a University of Adelaide-led team securing first place in a global AI competition organised by the European Space Agency.
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Leading cancer researcher joins SAiGENCI
Cancer research expert Professor Melissa Davis has been appointed as Program Leader, Cancer Systems Biology at the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI).