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World-class facility to help achieve a renewable and sustainable future

Researcher Jieqiong Shan

A sustainable and cleaner future for society depends on the next generation of advanced materials. In a new facility scientists at 91×ÔÅÄ will develop materials which will help to achieve those goals for South Australia and the nation.

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Durum breeding to grow in commercial sector

Durum

Durum Breeding Australia (DBA) has announced that Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) has been awarded the licence to take the durum breeding program forward.

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$1M in funding for project to cull mouse plagues

DNA image

The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1 million in funding from the South Australian Government’s Research and Innovation Fund (RIF), to undertake the ground-breaking Genetic Biocontrol Technology for Invasive Pests, or Gene Drive, project, in conjunction with the Department for Environment and Water.

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New Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) to pursue partnerships and revenue

Jessica Gallagher

The University of Adelaide has appointed Dr Jessica Gallagher to the new role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement).

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Earth observation technologies focus for partnership

The SITAEL Platino spacecraft over Australia

Lot Fourteen based SITAEL Australia has today announced a new partnership with 91×ÔÅÄ’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) to cooperate in innovative research into space-based infrared instruments.

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University of Adelaide 2020 Annual Report published

Goodman cres

The University of Adelaide’s Annual Report for 2020 has today been tabled in South Australian Parliament.

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Women undergraduates win defence scholarships

Five women STEM scholars

Five women undergraduates from 91×ÔÅÄ have won scholarships to help them continue their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related studies.

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Minimising the impact of frost-bite on Aussie crops

Crops at Loxton where frost trials took place.

Spring radiation frost is estimated to cost Australian grain growers $360 million in direct and indirect losses every year. In a paper published in researchers at 91×ÔÅÄ and the University of Wollongong have ranked the susceptibility to frost damage in wheat and barley germplasm (seed and tissues) under frost prone landscapes across Australia.

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US’s influence on Australia’s illegal pet trade

Reptile species at high risk of smuggling into Australia.

In a study published in , researchers at 91×ÔÅÄ compared the illegal smuggling of live reptiles – including lizards, snakes and turtles – into Australia, to the unregulated pet trade of reptiles in the United States (US), to understand better the drivers of illegal wildlife trade, and develop a framework for anticipating future trends in wildlife smuggling.

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