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New hope to treat and reverse osteoarthritis
Current osteoarthritis treatment manages symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease, but a new University of Adelaide study has shown the condition may be treatable and reversible.
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Expanded plant phenomics facility to accelerate crop development
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Australia’s national plant phenomics research infrastructure, will receive $60 million in core funding over the next five years to expand its world-leading network of facilities across Australia and accelerate the development of improved crops.
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World-renowned chef visits to boost insect industry
The University of Adelaide’s Waite campus is hosting international edible insect ambassador, chef Joseph Yoon, for two events highlighting the industry-shifting potential of insect agriculture.
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Rhodes Scholar-Elect will solve issues of the future by studying the past
Mr Oliver Douglas has been named as the University of Adelaide’s 114th Rhodes Scholar-Elect during an event at Government House this October. The prestigious scholarship will enable him to undertake further study at the University of Oxford.
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South Australian researchers join forces with global defence consortium
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have joined five leading universities in the United Kingdom and United States to support the AUKUS alliance.
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Highlighting the importance of girls’ education
The importance of girls’ education will be emphasised during a special public lecture at the University of Adelaide, featuring activist and educator Mr Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was a Nobel Prize winner in 2014.
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Festival celebrates student creativity
Creativity will come to the fore during the Art of the Possible festival at the University of Adelaide from 23 to 26 October which showcases live music performances, videos, virtual reality projects, photography and graphic design by students, among other work.
Grants to accelerate research commercialisation
Six University of Adelaide-led projects have received funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA), for a range of research projects, including improved electric-vehicle batteries, efficient hydrogen production and better diabetes treatment.
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Trees are better for us than we realise
The University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and Green Adelaide will host an evening with pioneering environmentalist Jon Dee, highlighting the health-giving potential of trees.
Recommendations lead to landmark Succession Act reform
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI), based at the University of Adelaide, has made important recommendations culminating in the passing of a new landmark Succession Act to replace decades of out-of-date laws – one even stemming from the era of King Charles II in the 1600s.
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