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Student-led festival highlights innovation in creativity

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University of Adelaide students will showcase the best of student and international technology-assisted artistry at the Art of the Possible Festival from Monday 24 October to Thursday 27 October.

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Grant focuses on central Australian song lines

Dr Luke Dollman, Dr Dylan Crismani, Mr Grayson Rotumah smile into the camera.

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have received a grant to focus on central Australian song lines. The project strengthens knowledge, understanding and application of the intricate tuning systems that underpin traditional Indigenous musical practices.

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Computer science innovator recognised with Fellowship

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The University of Adelaide’s Professor Katrina Falkner, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

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Project investigates new approach to combat prostate cancer

Dr Zeyad Nassar

A research team led by the University of Adelaide will investigate how prostate cancer cells survive and reappear after drug treatment.

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Ultra-precise quantum thermometer to measure the temperatures of space and time

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An international team of scientists including experts from the University of Adelaide has designed a quantum thermometer to measure the ultra-cold temperatures of space and time predicted by Einstein and the laws of quantum mechanics.

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First course in fundamentals of space resources

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In order to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon and send people to Mars and the outer solar system, crewed deep space exploration will be reliant on the sustainable use of resources.

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Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

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Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at Adelaide Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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$6 million for university’s health investigators

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Three University of Adelaide health researchers have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants to support projects into premature babies, heart health and strokes, and high glucose and critical illness.

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University of Adelaide ranked in the top 100 world-wide

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The University of Adelaide’s world-wide reputation as a leading teaching and research institution has been further recognised with an impressive rise to 88th place in the key global Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings for 2023.

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Wax lyrical with award-winning writers

Hoa Nguyen and Nam Le smile into the camera.

Two award-winning, internationally celebrated writers will visit the University of Adelaide for an intimate lyric poetry reading.

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