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ARC Discovery Early Career Research Awards 2022
Of the five awards given to the University of Adelaide, the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences have received two with both successful candidates coming from the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. The total funding received across the two awards is $857, 582.
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ECMS equipped computer now in the Wirltu Yarlu study space
The Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that a computer has been equipped for ECMS purposes in the Wirltu Yarlu study space.
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Echidna conservation science initiative a finalist in Eureka Awards
![Echidna CSI alpacas](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/echidnacsi-alpaca.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=jyJ1UQ6Z)
The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the Australian Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes.
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Durum breeding program to grow with Australian Grain Technologies
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Durum Breeding Australia has announced that Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd has been awarded the licence to take the durum breeding program forward.
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Quantum Mechanical Theory and Experiment
![Dr James Quach](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/news-ramsay-fellow-james-quach-lg.jpg?h=a240aad1&itok=r2-YC_KQ)
Honours projects: Accurate knowledge of optical parameters is becoming increasingly important for a wide range of scientific and industrial applications.
Rhizopus arrhizus: Fantastic fungi and how to control them
![Rhizopus arrhizus](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/rhizo-foto-2.jpeg?h=fdafb8fd&itok=_WDe2ycy)
Honours project: Rhizopus arrhizus is a fast-growing fungus that spoils our food - it also has a huge biotechnological potential.
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Gene therapy to treat inherited brain disease
![Biology, biomedical science and biotechnology](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/biomedical-0286_0.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=KBLn7X2p)
Honours project: Be involved in clinical trials for inherited disorders that affect the brain.
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Transcription factors controlling seed development
![Cover 3 mod Transcription factors controlling seed development](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/cover-3-mod.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=2EFJZwfd)
Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project understanding seed development in flowering plants.
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Sheep Pain Mitigation Trial
![Professor Mark Hutchinson with a sheep](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/mark-hutchinson-sheep.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=x50Bh7an)
Honours project: Join a team of researchers who are investigating the experience of pain in sheep.
Using rodent grimace scales in biomedical research
![Lab mouse by Rama CC by 2.0](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/lab_mouse_Rama_cc2.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=E7uXO9pS)
Honours project: Explore the barriers and enablers to the use of rodent grimace scales in biomedical research.
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