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Project turning food waste into bioplastics receives award

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide PhD candidate Mel Nguyen was awarded at this year’s international Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition for her research investigating how to turn food waste into durable bioplastics.
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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ set to be test ground for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s first lunar rover

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will be a key partner in a project to build ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s first lunar rover. The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space.
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SAiGENCI researchers given a funding boost

Researchers from the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), based at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, have been awarded funding to further their work in prostate and pancreatic cancers.
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Subdued growth for SA, while cost of living crisis eases

South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s economy grew weakly in 2023/24 as a result of capacity constraints and weak household spending growth, according to the latest SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) Economic Briefing Report from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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Project to purify sperm for IVF success receives funding

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Professor Sarah Robertson has received more than $820,000 to address a significant unmet health need which forms part of the IVF process.
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Healthy ideas awarded funding through NHMRC program

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers will share in more than $15 million dollars through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grants.
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XAI benefits to hydrological modelling obscured by hype

Hydrologic modellers are increasingly using explainable AI (XAI) to provide additional insight into complex hydrological problems, but a new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide study suggests XAI’s insights may not be as revolutionary as proponents suggest.
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Students awarded prestigious Indo-Pacific scholarships

Fifteen ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide students have been awarded the 2025 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship, taking their education international.
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AI shaping the future of breast cancer risk prediction

A new publication by a national collective of researchers has highlighted the potential for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying women with increased breast cancer risk.
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Clarification on commercial law grey area

A new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has revealed key markers that influence how commercial behaviour is perceived by courts, clarifying the line between legal and illegal conduct in commercial law.