News: Research
New citizen science project to create a buzz in rural Australian schools
School students will be able to document their local insect biodiversity and potentially discover new species in their area, as part of a new project led by SA Museum and University of Adelaide scientists.
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Ali Gill’s unlikely journey to a hemp PhD
When Ali Gill enrolled in a science degree, she never thought she’d go on to pursue a PhD to determine the drought tolerance and water use efficiency of industrial hemp.
Fluorescent cells could be key to cancer diagnosis
Scientists are a step closer to creating a fluorescent sensor that detects cancerous cells, which could become a new tool in the early identification of cancer.
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Tall Poppy awards for Uni of Adelaide researchers
Five University of Adelaide researchers have won 2021 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
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ARC Discovery Early Career Research Awards 2022
Of the five awards given to the University of Adelaide, the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences have received two with both successful candidates coming from the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. The total funding received across the two awards is $857, 582.
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Echidna conservation science initiative a finalist in Eureka Awards
The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the Australian Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes.
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Durum breeding program to grow with Australian Grain Technologies
Durum Breeding Australia has announced that Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd has been awarded the licence to take the durum breeding program forward.
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Meet the ECMS 3MT Faculty finalists and prize winners
After much deliberation the Faculty Judging Panel have selected our two winners who will proceed to the Virtual University 3MT Final Competition which will be held as part of the Research Tuesdays Series on 14 September. Thank you to all of our talented students who took on the challenge and we wish our ECMS finalists all the very best for the University of Adelaide Challenge.
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Scientists named as environmental influencers
University of Adelaide scientists have been named among South Australia’s most influential people in the environment sector.
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How did sugar-eating birds co-evolve with plants that produce nectar?
Research led by the University of Adelaide has shown, for the first time, that the digestive systems of nectar-eating birds co-evolved with the nectar-composition in flowers.
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