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Precision measurement with a light touch

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In most circumstances, disordered working conditions prevent us from performing accurate work. But in a reversal of this common wisdom, a team of researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of St Andrews, Scotland has achieved recent breakthroughs in precision measurement by ‘scrambling’ laser light.

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Study to lift vital vaccine uptake to protect pregnant women and vulnerable children

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The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has secured more than $960,000 from the NHMRC to lead an international project to improve the uptake of vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19 for some of our most vulnerable people – pregnant women and children with chronic health conditions.

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Meat-eating extends human life expectancy worldwide

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Has eating meat become unfairly demonised as bad for your health? That’s the question a global, multidisciplinary team of researchers has been studying and the results are in - eating meat still offers important benefits for overall human health and life expectancy.

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Launching women on space careers

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The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has partnered with Modis Tech Academy and Microsoft ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in the Tech Start program which aims to support 100 South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n women to kick-start a career in space, defence and technology.

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'Lifestyle' wines could deliver hundreds of jobs to SA

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Low and no-alcohol wine products could bring more than 500 jobs and add $64 million a year to South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s economy with the Marshall Liberal Government investing nearly $5 million to turbo-charge the sector locally.

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Message to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide community on vaccination mandate

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On Tuesday, February 15, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj AC, wrote to the university community on the decision to not pursue a vaccination mandate at this time.

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Fossil discovery rewrites history of modern human arrival in Europe

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An international research team including scientists from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found evidence of human occupation in Europe almost 10,000 years earlier than previously documented, a discovery that stands to rewrite modern human and Neanderthal histories on the continent.

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Funding support to discover ways to block the migration of T-cells responsible for MS

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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Research Fellow, Dr Iain Comerford has secured funding from Multiple Sclerosis ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ to further his research into the factors that influence specific immune cell (T cell) migration into the bloodstream and the brain in people who have MS.

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Chancellor Catherine Branson reappointed for second term

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Council has announced the reappointment of former Federal Court Judge and Crown Solicitor of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, The Honourable Catherine Branson AC QC, as Chancellor for a further two years.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Council has announced the reappointment of former Federal Court Judge and Crown Solicitor of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, The Honourable Catherine Branson AC QC, as Chancellor for a further two years.

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Cyber industry leader appointed to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Council

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Council has announced the appointment of a new Council member, a leader in the business and cyber sector.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Council has announced the appointment of a new Council member, a leader in the business and cyber sector.

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