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RCC launches edgy 2020 program for return to Uni of Adelaide
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RCC is back and is set to launch an exciting, fully curated 2020 program when it returns for its second year at the University of Adelaide.
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Funding to prevent lower limb amputations
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A coalition of researchers, clinicians and other health professionals has been entrusted to steer a multi-million-dollar program to address the grossly disproportionate number of Indigenous Australians suffering diabetic foot complications.
12 of the world’s most influential researchers
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The University of Adelaide is proud home to a dozen of the world’s most influential researchers – they are named among the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 from the Web of Science Group.
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First detection of supernova extreme afterglow
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A multinational team of researchers including scientists from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that certain kinds of supernova explosions can emit gamma rays bursts of extreme energies that can be detected from the Earth’s surface.
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Shark Tank kids rise to the eSchool challenge
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Five teams from the State’s secondary schools have been awarded prizes in the Shark Tank eSchool competition for their innovative entrepreneurial ideas.
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Uncovering the pathway to wine’s acidity
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University of Adelaide wine researchers say their latest discovery may one day lead to winemakers being able to manipulate the acidity of wines without the costly addition of tartaric acid.
ARC funds five University of Adelaide early career researchers
Five University of Adelaide researchers have collectively been awarded more than $2 million from the Federal Government to advance their work in diverse areas including cognitive impairment, solar ammonia production, and cybersecurity.
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Modern apes smarter than pre-humans
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New research from the University of Adelaide suggests living great apes are smarter than our pre-human ancestor Australopithecus, a group that included the famous ‘Lucy’.
Kaurna culture to be showcased in campus transformation
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A Kaurna Learning Circle, Kaurna walk and a Heritage walk will become new features of the University of Adelaide’s iconic outdoor spaces in a transformation of the North Terrace campus.
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Expect problem gambling to worsen under reforms
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Giving gamblers ready access to cash and allowing electronic gaming machines to accept banknotes will only worsen the situation for problem gamblers in South Australia.
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