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Zinc helps body fight pneumonia
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Scientists show that zinc in your diet can protect you from the main bacterial cause of pneumonia.
Spaghetti and mud pies scoop 3-Minute Thesis final
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The depth and diversity of research student projects in the Faculty of Sciences was once again on display at this week's final of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
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Vet nurses vs vet techs - What’s the difference?
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Could veterinary technicians help alleviate pressure and make a vet's job easier?
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Open Day 2019
On Sunday 18 August, Faculty staff, researchers and students participated in the annual University-wide Open Day event.
Research giants team up to boost primary industries sector
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Collaborative research will expand to embrace expertise in areas such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, big data, and machine learning, for the application of new technologies.
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Scholarship for research in acoustic meta-materials
Two PhD scholarships available with the School of Mechanical Engineering and and Acoustics, Vibration and Control researchers - applications close 15 October.
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Why is the colour blue so rare in nature?
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Blue is a very prominent colour on earth. But when it comes to nature, blue is very rare. Less than 1 in 10 plants have blue flowers and far fewer animals are blue.
Not all weeds are bad - Some may actually be good for Australian grasslands
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Recent case studies have revealed an overall positive relationships between the diversity of native species and presence of weedy species, notably in Mediterranean Biome grasslands.
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Congratulations to Dr Aaron Pereira for his achievements with NASA
Postdoc Aaron Pereira is designing electronic circuits for space systems with the Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) at NASA.
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Professor John Kaldi appointed as CO2CRC Distinguished Scientist
Congratulations to Professor John Kaldi for his appointment as a Distinguished Scientist with Australia's leading carbon capture CO2CRC.
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