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Rethinking Australia's climate history
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Researchers discover evidence of climate change that coincided with the first wave of European settlement of Australia.
Join the student club ADEPT
ADEPT is a student-led club at the university whose focus is to provide students with opportunities to participate in practical projects throughout their degrees.
Climate change wiped out the 'Siberian unicorn'
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Scientists discover fate of the giant, shaggy Ice Age rhinoceros known as the Siberian unicorn
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Cool for cats: that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed
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New research shows their rough tongue plays a role in helping a cat keep cool.
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Anglicare SA 150 Augustus Short Scholarship
The Anglicare SA 150 Augustus Short Scholarship is available to a student of high academic merit, who has relocated from a rural or remote area and is experiencing challenging financial circumstances or another disadvantage.
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Prestigous Post-Doctoral Fellowship from TUBITAK
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Congratulations to Dr Ahmet Gunes Yardimci from the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, who has been awarded a prestigious Post-Doctoral Fellowship by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).
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Australian eChallenge Winners
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Congratulations to Ben Morton and Lewis Dunnigan, who won first prize at this year’s Australian eChallenge Awards for developing a device to better use green waste.
HSW Supervisor Toolkit
A new Supervisor Toolkit has been uploaded to the University’s HSW website and is aimed at supervisors to assist them with fulfilling their safety responsibilities.
World's first global vegetation database
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The world's first global vegetation database contains more than 1.1 million complete lists of plant species for all terrestrial ecosystems.
Crowdfunding campaign launched to help save Tassie devil
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New research could help save the Tasmanian devil from the deadly disease that's wiping out their population
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