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Shellfish reef project wins Eureka Prize

Underwater oyster reef research

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É marine ecologists are among a team of scientists awarded a Eureka Prize for their research towards rebuilding Australia’s lost shellfish reefs.

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Space research centre renamed after Australian astronaut

Andy Thomas

The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources is the new title for the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É centre spearheading how to optimise the sustainable use of off-Earth resources.

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University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É is home to world-leading researchers

Florey Lecture Eventbrite

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s ability to attract talent to South Australia and nurture world-leading researchers has been further confirmed by the latest list of the world’s most influential researchers.

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Earthquake testing aims to protect ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s heritage

Professor Michael Griffith examining the test wall

Researchers are simulating the effects of an earthquake on historic buildings in a bid to protect ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s heritage.

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Exploring the origins of wine regionality

Wine glass in front of vineyards

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É is bringing together experts from around the world in a two-day virtual conference to discuss the science that creates and defines regionality in wine.

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Three Fellows elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences

Goodman cres

Three University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researchers have been elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences.

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Are our soils healthy enough to grow our own food?

Fern Avenue Community Garden

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É researchers at the Waite campus have surveyed soil health across the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É region to uncover the potential for food crops to be grown in an urban environment.

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Shining a light on the issue of wine fraud

Ruchira Ranaweera in lab with Associate Professor David Jeffery

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine – a potential solution against the estimated billions of dollars’ worth of wine fraud globally, but also offering a possible means of building regional branding.

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University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É and RCC to part ways

RCC

The University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É and arts event RCC have concluded their arrangement, following two years of the event being held at the University’s North Terrace campus.

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Uni ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É appoints leading engineering scientist as Head of School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Professor Nelson Tansu

Professor Nelson Tansu, a US-based engineering scientist and inventor with an 18-year career of research excellence, has been appointed as the new Head of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Professor in Quantum Electronics at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É.

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