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Prime accolade for chemical engineer
Global leader in sustainable hydrogen production Professor Yao Zheng, from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's School of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year at the event in Canberra.
Grants to improve cardiovascular outcomes
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide leaders in heart health have received extra support for their research from the Heart Foundation through its annual funding round.
Viertel Fellowship for innovative cancer epigentic leader
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide cancer epigenetics and 3D genome biology expert Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a 2025 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.
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Provost elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Provost and Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Professor John Williams AM has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
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Weight loss alone not enough to boost men’s fertility
How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide research revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself.
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Ingenious students’ project lights the way for powdery mildew treatment
Final year science, engineering and technology students from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are ready to showcase their future-leading technology at this year’s Ingenuity showcase on Wednesday, 29 October.
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Seafloor-foraging sea snakes sometimes wiggle
Researchers have for the first time closely tracked the fine-scale diving behaviour of two species of sea snakes that forage along the seafloor and discovered that one species performs a curious wiggle while travelling underwater.
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Study finds gene responsible for wheat variety with three ovaries
An international research project, involving the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, discovered the gene responsible for a rare form of wheat that grows three ovaries per flower instead of one – which could help wheat farmers increase their grain yield and improve the efficiency of hybrid seed production.
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Preventing malnutrition in people with blood cancer
New research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has delivered new insights into the way nutrients are provided for people with blood cancer to ensure they maintain adequate nutrition during treatment.
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Former PM returns to geopolitics at annual lecture
Former Prime Minster of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ the Honourable Julia Gillard AC will discuss with a panel of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide experts how the rapidly changing geopolitical environment and rise of disinformation is impacting ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ at her annual public lecture.
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