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New research puts bugs to the taste test

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Researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are embarking on a new study to develop more accurate and consumer friendly descriptions for one of the most sustainable and high protein food sources on the planet, edible insects.

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Trailblazing new opportunities to commercialise defence research

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A major defence research commercialisation project between the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of New South Wales is one of just eight proposals shortlisted for the Federal Government’s new $242.7 million Trailblazer Universities program.

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First-time study shows true value of SA’s parks

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South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s parks are quickly becoming the jewel in the crown of the state’s tourism offering with a new report highlighting the economic worth on top of the conservation value.

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Fortescue Future Industries, Sparc Technologies and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide partner to tackle the future of clean energy

The Sparc Green Hydrogen Project will seek to further develop a process known as Thermo-Photocatalysis, which employs the sun’s radiation and thermal properties to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen

Sparc Technologies Ltd (ASX: SPN) has entered into binding agreements with global green energy company Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (an entity of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ASX: FMG) and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, forming the Sparc Hydrogen Pty Ltd Joint Venture (Sparc Hydrogen).

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As the Aussie home ownership dream fades – it’s time to lift our game for renters

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Launching ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s first comprehensive dataset on renting in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, researchers say there has been a big shift in the housing market, and for many ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns, renting has moved from being a transitional proposition, to something more permanent.

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New research to block the action of damaged genes may reverse rare and devastating childhood illnesses

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In a new published in Nature Portfolio Journal of Genomic Medicine this month, a team of researchers led by Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has outlined a first step in developing the DNA tools to switch off the progression of some of the toughest and previously most mysterious neurological disorders.

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New Bellberry Fellowship boosts training in more holistic approaches to men’s health

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South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ will launch its first medical training program to focus on Andrology – the study and practice of reproductive disorders in men - recognising the limited clinical and research expertise in this field.

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Prescribing of psychiatric drugs to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n kids on the rise

Prescribing of psychiatric drugs to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n kids on the rise

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n doctors are prescribing more psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents, researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found. This is despite the known risks of adverse effects in young people, and potential consequences for children’s developing brains and bodies. 

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Vines strike a pose for the new VitiCanopy app

Roberta De Bei

The ability to analyse multiple images at once, GPS capability to create maps of the spatial variability of canopy size, and Cloud storage, are just some of the new upgrades to VitiCanopy, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide-developed mobile app that helps grapegrowers manage their vineyards more effectively.

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Roadmap for a better, greener, marine aquaculture sector

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It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and The Nature Conservancy, marine aquaculture could soon be one of its greenest.

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