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$35.6 million boost for sciences' research infrastructure

Plant Accelerator, Waite campus

Research for a range of industrial sectors including scientific, advanced manufacturing, defence, resources, biomedical and agriculture has received a major boost.

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Exciting PhD opportunities in France through #DigitAg

Several PhD positions, from blue skies to applied research, are available in France through #DigitAg for Australian graduates. Working for farmers and all types of agriculture, #DigitAg brings actors together in several interdisciplinary programmes to develop new digital methods and technologies: the innovations of the future.

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Adelaide Summer Research Scholarships - applications now open

ECMS are offering a large number of possible projects spanning all of our schools, institutes and research centres. Applications open Monday 8 July and close 5pm Friday 20 September 2019.

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Exhibition: Fusion of Horizons - Australian Architects in Asia (1950s-80s) | July 13 - Sept 7

Co-curated by Amit Srivastava (SABE) and opening July 13 at Tin Sheds Gallery (University of Sydney), Fusion of Horizons tells the story of five pioneering architects from Australia who travelled throughout Asia in the post-war years and fundamentally contributed to the architecture and design of the continent. 

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Moo-ve over methane... Scientists show we can breed cattle that produce less gassy emissions

Professor John Williams

Animal scientists have found the genetics of a cow strongly influence the composition of their gut and how much methane they produce.

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Disease-free locals 'koalafy' as population protectors

Koala, Cleland

Chlamydia-free koalas from Kangaroo Island may be needed to help save declining populations in other parts of Australia.

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New model suggests lost continents for early Earth

Models for the distribution of crustal thickness in early Earth. The crust in the prevailing paradigm is mostly oceanic, with some thin continental crust.  The new model predicts a thicker and greater continental portion that was not preserved.

Earth scientists suggest that continents may have risen out of the sea much earlier than previously thought but were destroyed, leaving little trace.

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Congratulations Mr Johnny Lim, 2019 Elsevier Young Scientist Award recipient

Congratulations to PhD student, Mr Johnny Lim, who received the 2019 Elsevier Young Scientist Award (and USD$750) for the best student talk at the Chern Institute of Mathematics, Nankai University conference in Tianjin, China.

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Plant tours and career paths at O-I Glass Adelaide

Find out more about O-I Glass and their engineering career opportunities by securing your place on a site tour. Tour opportunities are Tuesday 23 July or Thursday 25 July - bookings essential by Sunday 7 July.

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ECMS disciplines ranked in ARWU top 100

The University of Adelaide has ranked in the top 100 for 13 of our disciplines in the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities [ARWU]. ECMS is thrilled to have 9 of our disciplines ranked in the top 100!

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