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Echidna CSI wins at the SA Science Excellence and Innovations Awards
We are delighted to have had four Environment Institute members/teams as finalists at the SAÌýScience Excellence and Innovations Awards 2021.
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Professor Paul Babie appointed the ninth holder of the Bonython Chair in Law
Environment Institute member, Professor Paul BabieÌýhas been appointed the ninth holder of the Bonython Chair in Law.
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The assassin spider is not dead on Kangaroo Island!
Researchers have found an ancient species of spider, feared to be extinct after devastating Kangaroo Island bushfires in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in 2020.
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Awards for the Enhancement and innovation of student learning
These awards recognise the diverse range of activities, services and programs that contribute to student learning and engagement at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. They serve to highlight the important role that staff from all areas of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ have in supporting us to achieve our strategic goals.
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Alien organisms - are they a threat to biosecurity?
The research provides clear evidence of how humans have spread organisms to the remotest regions of the earth and sea, and even into space.
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Dr Dominic McAfee receives ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Award for Outstanding Achievement
Dr Dominic McAfee has been recognised not only for his significance contribution to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, but also for how he exemplifies the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide values.
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Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.Ìý
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Launch of Professor Sarah Wheelers' book - Water Markets: A Global Assessment
National Water Week aims to inspire individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness around the value of water and this years' event was a ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide success.
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Researchers survey to find out what stakeholders think about Murray Darling water allocation
Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Adelaide Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy.

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