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Australian duckweed launches into space

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, headquartered at the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø, has sent its first payload of duckweed into space, jumping aboard a sounding rocket launched by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as part of its MAPHEUS 15 mission.
Rising proportion of ‘forever renters’ requires policy rethink

University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø research suggests Australia’s tax and housing systems need reform, with analysis finding three in five Australian private renters expect they will never be able to own their own home.
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Bright future ahead through Children’s University

The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Children’s University Australasia and Africa (CUAA) graduations are underway, celebrating an early introduction to university pathways and offering insights into futures in higher education.
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Researcher explores the criminalisation of childhood trauma

University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø Associate Professor Catia Malvaso is exploring the need to reform the youth justice system at this month’s Research Tuesdays lecture.
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Students’ music festival design dreams become reality

A group of architecture students have had their dreams fast tracked with the rare opportunity to design the stage and festival space for the up-coming AdeLOUD music festival.
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Student awarded SA Young Australian of the Year

Amber Brock-Fabel, University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student majoring in Psychology and Criminology, has been awarded 2025 Young Australian of the Year for South Australia.
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New funding to enhance research excellence

Researchers from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have been awarded over $5 million of funding through the 2025 Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
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Slow improvement, and still a long way to go on cultural safety in kidney care

A review of more than three decades of literature about kidney care in First Nation communities has found there's still a long way to go when it comes to cultural safety.
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Funding to explore genetic markers for heart disorders

University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Dr Jessica Marathe has received a $75,000 grant to research possible genetic causes of under-diagnosed cardiovascular conditions.
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ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø-made cattle-handling VR teaching tool goes global

A virtual reality experienced that teaches students how to handle cows, designed by a University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø academic and local tech company Think Digital, has launched to the United States at the 97th Future Farmers of America convention in Indianapolis.
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