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Sciences home to some of the world’s most influential researchers

Human epilepsy drugs alter signalling process in stressed plants

Our scientists named among the world's most highly cited researchers for 2019.

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ASP student wins prize for Best Geophysics Presentation

Congratulations to Australian School of Petroleum PhD student Michael Curtis for winning the prize for Best Geophysics Presentation at the recent 2019 Geological Society of Australia Earth Sciences Student Symposium, South Australia (GESSS-SA).

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Adelaide Bio-AUV through to finals of global Ericsson Innovation Awards

Congratulations to the team behind the Bio-inspired Autonomous Underwater Vehicle project, Dannion Hards, Jeet Patel, Daniel Schoell and Joshua Tatton. 

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Job opportunity: Technical Support (temp contract)

Based within Westpac's Adelaide Group Technology team - in this short-term contract role you will assist staff with various pre- and post-migration activities associated with provisioning devices to a Windows 10 operating environment at our purpose built Tech-Bar - applications close 26 November.

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A collapsing star in a distant galaxy fired out some of the most energetic gamma rays ever seen

HESS telescopes in Namibia are on the alert for high-energy gamma rays. HESS Collaboration / Clementina Medina

New research shows we still have much to learn about gamma-ray bursts; but gives us confidence that our methods to detect them are improving.

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CEME students win Australian Water Association's Hodgson Medal: Student Water Prize

Congratulations to Amber Smith and Anthony Cox of the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering (CEME) have won the South Australian Division of the Australian Water Association's Hodgson Medal: Student Water Prize at the recently held South Australian Awards Night.

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Job opportunity: Graduate engineer (Electronic or Mechatronic)

Babcock are seeking a graduate engineer or student graduating from an electronic or mechatronic engineering degree for a newly created opportunity at their Australasian Headquarters in Adelaide’s CBD - applications close 7 December.

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Scientists discover enzyme structure: potential to manipulate wine acidity

Researchers and students wine tasting at Waite campus

Scientists have uncovered the structure of a grape enzyme that could lead to the manipulation of wine acidity without the costly addition of tartaric acid.

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Graduation applications closing soon

Applications for Semester 2 Graduations close on Monday, 2 December 2019.

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Modern apes smarter than pre-humans

Modern apes smarter than pre-humans

Scientists suggest living great apes are smarter than our pre-human ancestor Australopithecus, a group that included the famous ‘Lucy’.

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