News: Honours projects - Science innovation
Can the novel IVOS biosensor diagnose mastitis in dairy cows?
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Honours project: Validate a novel biosensor as a potential diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.
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Analysing compostable plastics
![Eco shopping bag by ASHFAQ ALI from Pixabay](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/eco-shopping-bag.jpg?h=10a9f321&itok=dr9Nz3HE)
Honours project: Are compostable plastics really what they say on the packet? Research opportunities are available to test a new fully compostable type of plastic.
Optical fibres in space for high bandwidth and black hole detection
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Honours project: Explore the creation of high-purity glass aboard the International Space Station to unlock internet bandwidth limits and improve gravitational wave detectors.
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Echidna CSI: a citizen science platform for outreach, engagement, communication and education
![Echidna research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/echidna.jpg?h=5e55bd74&itok=9sRWjUVe)
Honours project: Join the Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) and complete an honours project in science communication or education.
Can citizen science save the planet?
![Bandicoot visiting researcher Jasmin Packer's Hideyhole in the Adelaide Hills](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-11/packer-bandicoot-hideyhole.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=DmSNjOoE)
Honours project: Discover better ways to transform citizen science into behaviours that have a direct benefit for our endangered bandicoots.