News: awards
University’s young achievers celebrated
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Six members of the University of Adelaide community have been honoured for their accomplishments in the 2024 Young Achiever Awards.
International students celebrated for academic excellence and community spirit
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International students from the University of Adelaide have been awarded for their academic excellence and community engagement at a special ceremony this October.
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Global recognition for biomedical innovator
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Dr Jiawen Li, a biomedical engineer from the University of Adelaide, has been named in the 2023 global list of Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review for her work in biomedical engineering. Dr Li is the only recipient of this prestigious global recognition from Australia.
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Prestigious awards recognise medical technological innovation
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Cutting-edge medical research carried out at the University of Adelaide has been awarded prizes for excellence in the prestigious 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Two projects won awards for innovative medical imaging techniques to help treat children with cystic fibrosis and for the improved diagnosis of endometriosis using artificial intelligence.
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Awards for innovative measurement achievements
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University of Adelaide researchers have been awarded prizes in this year’s 2023 measurement awards, for their work on portable atomic clocks and cutting-edge techniques for improved ore sampling.
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Life-changing medical research funded
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More than $3.4 million has been awarded to the University of Adelaide from the Federal Government's Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), for two projects that will aim to address the health needs of children and will examine suicide prevention.
University of Adelaide community recognised in Australia Day honours
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The University of Adelaide congratulates members of its community recognised in the 2023 Australia Day honours list.
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Alumni shine as brightest young achievers
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Five University of Adelaide alumni have taken home accolades in this year’s South Australian 7 News Young Achiever Awards.
Professor Helen Marshall - a Leading Light
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The University of Adelaide’s Professor Helen Marshall, AM has been named South Australia’s 2022 Woman of the Year, in the Advertiser, Sunday Mail, SkyCity Inspirational Women of the Year Awards, acknowledging her dynamic contribution to medical research.
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University experts take top honours in science excellence
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The University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao has been named as SA Scientist of the Year in this year’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.
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