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A new dawn in plant breeding: Australian Plant Breeding Academy

The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine is partnering with Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT) on a new academy to take Australia’s plant breeding into the future.
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L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship recognises ground-breaking research

The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s Dr Jiawen Li has today, Sunday, 21 November 2021, been named as a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow for her work in developing a medical device that diagnoses heart problems.
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ºÚÁÏÉçÇø at the centre of next generation AI research

A new research centre that focuses on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology will develop the high-calibre expertise Australia needs to compete in the coming machine learning-enabled global economy.
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Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?

Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures ‘alien organisms’ on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction.
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Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem

A University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø study shows industry players are open to measures to reduce plastics in seafood – but first they have to understand the problem.
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Education can mitigate COVID-19 employment shocks

More support for education and training of young people is the key to offsetting the employment shocks of pandemics like COVID-19, according to the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).
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Open Universities Australia announces the arrival of University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø degrees to the marketplace

Open Universities Australia is today celebrating the arrival of one of Australia’s leading universities to the marketplace, with the first University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø degree program now open for enrolments.
Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation

Researchers at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy.
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Ironing out the cause of Alzheimer’s disease
University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers have found important evidence supporting their theory that a deficiency of active iron in the brain is an important factor in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Consumers hungry for information on new ways of producing food

Consumers want to learn more about new ways of producing food, even if the technologies used to produce those foods are broadly acceptable to the public.
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