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Mitigating misinformation on social media

Using innovative AI tools and ‘big data’ analysis, University of Adelaide researchers are protecting the public against harmful online influence.
The future of power: optimising and storing renewable energy

Australia’s premier chemistry and materials scientist, Professor Shizhang Qiao, is advancing renewable energy through his first-ever innovations in catalysis and aqueous batteries.
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Green Hydrogen: pioneering a path to a carbon-free future

University of Adelaide researchers are taking their innovative Green Hydrogen technology to the next level.
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Overcoming the ‘fake news’ era: reinvigorating journalism with a new approach

As negativity increases towards media for both news consumers and reporters, a new approach to journalism is re-energising the vital industry.
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Developing the first drug for multi-organ radiation protection

A pharmaceutical breakthrough at the University of Adelaide is showing promise in both multi-organ radiation protection and cancer treatment.
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Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Youth justice reform

Music isn’t just about fun and entertainment. It’s also a powerful tool for self-expression, human connection, and motivation. But did you know it can be useful for pain regulation, boosting immune health, lowering blood pressure, and easing clinical anxiety and depression?
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Waves to watts: converting wave power to electricity

Climate change and coastal erosion are two big, intractable problems facing Australia. Fortunately, the University of Adelaide’s wave power research group offers an innovative approach to solve both issues.
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Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Redefining human genetics

Music isn’t just about fun and entertainment. It’s also a powerful tool for self-expression, human connection, and motivation. But did you know it can be useful for pain regulation, boosting immune health, lowering blood pressure, and easing clinical anxiety and depression?
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Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: 3 Minute Thesis

Explaining years of research in three minutes, using only one PowerPoint slide. That’s the challenge 10 of our PhD students tackled in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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Unpacking sugar’s effects on kids’ brains

Sugar has long been blamed for hyperactivity in children, but research from the University of Adelaide reveals that its effects on the young brain are far more complex and long-lasting.