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Student-led STEM research and technology on show
![Faculty of Sciences Communication Award winners, from left, Mistrel Fetzer Boegheim (1st), Vinuri Silva and Sophie Dolling (2nd), equal third Chris Keneally and Julia Pilowsky.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/ingenuity-sciences-award-winners.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=G3LhxpCw)
Emerging scientists showcase their research at Ingenuity, University of Adelaide’s annual interactive expo of STEM projects.
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Agriculture student’s love for Adelaide keeps growing
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International student Chau Anh Cao shares her experiences studying agricultural sciences and living in Adelaide.
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The illegal wildlife trade has bigger ramifications than you might think
![A vendor display featuring a sulcata tortoise, one of the largest tortoise species in the world, at a reptile trade convention in Florida, USA](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/wildlife-trade-tortoise.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=mv400uPD)
Scientists have highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think.
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Engineering students explore artificial general intelligence
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Final year engineering students focused on traversing the divide between artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) and artificial general intelligence (AGI).
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Ingenuity innovators enhance autonomous underwater vehicle
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A hit multi-year project from Ingenuity 2019 has had innovative enhancements by final year engineering students Eli Duykers, Jessica Evans, Joyce Jollands and Nathan Morrissey.
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SA Drought Hub to expand after funding boost
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The South Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is being expanded following an injection of additional funding from the Australian Government.
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Examining Earth’s oldest complex fossils using AI
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University of Adelaide scientists will develop computer vision and machine-learning techniques to examine the fossil evidence of the Ediacara Biota – the earliest evidence of complex life.
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Engineering students create tool to improve River Murray health
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Civil engineering students Nikolas Harpas, Akhil Sharma, Isaac Devlin and Liam Gill have engineered a model to help figure out how we can maximise the water quality of the Murray River while minimising our impact on the river ecosystem.
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Dr Jiawen Li working on 3D printed camera to detect cause of heart attacks
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The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing researcher has been awarded grants totalling $608, 308 for her research.
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Spotlight on engineering & mathematics student Alice Miller
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Having always enjoyed maths, science and design, Alice said she wanted to follow a career and study pathway where she could apply those skills in a way to solve problems and make a difference, while continuing to be challenged and keep learning.
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