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Agricultural student wins national award

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University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø student James Easter has been recognised as the 2022 Agricultural Student of the Year at a gala ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

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Hear PhD students’ research - in only three minutes

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University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø PhD candidates have just three minutes each to explain their research that includes subjects like anti-venom, green electricity, diplomatic fashion, the evolution of mobile phones, growing your own food, and asthmatic pregnancies.

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Bots manipulate public opinion in Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have found bots have had a major online presence during the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø 2021 Annual Report published

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The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Annual Report for 2021 has today been tabled in South Australian Parliament.

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Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight

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University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South Australians to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather.

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Stage legend directs student blondes

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Fifteen years after Legally Blonde the Musical took Broadway by storm, the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Music Theatre class of 2022 will take on the smash hit, under the guidance of a stage legend.

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Oxford expert to lead school of education

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A new Head of School has been appointed to the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s School of Education.

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‘Micro-fridge’ helps investigate behaviour of atoms and molecules

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University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø researchers are part of an international team of experts who have taken a major step in testing quantum mechanics by cooling glass beads the size of a blood cell to the coldest temperature in the Universe.

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Oldest clinical case of a rare genetic condition discovered

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A group of international researchers including experts from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has uncovered evidence of a genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome to date.

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Meningococci evades pandemic lockdown measures

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Social distancing, online classes and the temporary closure of pubs, bars and nightclubs failed to stop the spread of meningococcal bacteria among school leavers, a new study from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has found.

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