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Scientists support the recovery of Adelaide Hills wildlife
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Wildlife ecologists are helping the recovery of habitat devastated by the recent Adelaide Hills bushfire, which is home to endangered species and wildlife.
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World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 2021
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Wednesday 4 March is the first World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. This year, we're sharing the great work engineers in ECMS are doing under the theme of: early warning and prevention.
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Scientists using online tools to track illegal wildlife
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University of Adelaide researchers are using new surveillance tools to identify the illegal trade of exotic animals and plants.
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Off the chart: Spatial scientists celebrate research awards
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Top honours for innovative and collaborative research by two of University of Adelaide’s leading spatial scientists.
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Join research project discussion about healthy relationships
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Looking for young people (aged 14-20) in Adelaide to tell us your views on what qualities you think are important to make all relationships happy and respectful.
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Don’t focus on genetic diversity to save our species
![Once found throughout the semi-arid range country in South Australia, New South Wales and south-west Queensland, the yellow-footed rock wallaby is now endangered in Queensland and NSW and vulnerable in SA. Image by Philip Barrington from Pixabay.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-03/rock-wallaby-by-philip-barrington.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=nWGeHhG6)
Scientists have challenged the common assumption that genetic diversity of a species is a key indicator of extinction risk.
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Plants growing in tough soil respond to hormones, not barriers
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When soil is tough and compact enough to make using a shovel difficult, roots are going to have trouble too, but not for the same reasons.
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Lab2Lab grant awarded to UofA researcher
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Associate Professor Mathias Baumert from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Hagen Malberg and Dr Martin Schmidt (Dresden), were awarded a Lab2Lab grant by the Graduate Academy of Technical University Dresden, one of Germany's top universities for engineering.
Scientists use koala teeth to map Adelaide's history
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Scientists are using koala teeth to learn how Adelaide was settled by Europeans.
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Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety
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Soil experts warn of increasing human intake of cadmium due to changes in soil conditions.
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