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UNIHACK 2022 open to participants
UNIHACK is Australia’s largest student hackathon and this year they're inviting participants from across the Tasman to their second virtual hack!
FRESNO team wins 5th place
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One of the most important challenges to tackle climate change is the decarbonisation of energy production with the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
Superabsorption unlocks key to next generation quantum batteries
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University of Adelaide scientists and their overseas partners have taken a key step in making quantum batteries a reality.
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Students design humanitarian architectural solutions: Katherine Queen
Bachelor of Architectural Design students are designing housing solutions for neurodiversity, cultural and social differences.
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Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments
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In a world first, scientists have discovered how to repurpose a molecule called PBT2 – originally developed as a potential treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases – to break bacterial resistance to commonly used frontline antibiotics.
Applications open for KPMG Graduate and Vacation Programs
This is your chance to start something big with a rewarding career at KPMG!
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Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology
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IPAS has partnered with The Coretec Group to develop a glass to be used in 3D static volumetric display technology.
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ECMS researchers secure over $4 million in ARC funding
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Congratulations to our ECMS researchers on their ARC Discovery grants and ARC Linkage Project grants.
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Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?
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A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate change: Ancient DNA study provides clues to the disappearance of lions and bears
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New research suggests a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.