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Making high-value products from agricultural waste

Waste apples

Sunscreen from mushroom waste, healthy skincare products from apples and berries, and high-tech materials from Brussels sprout stalks – these are some high value products that could be first to market from a new $11 million research consortium led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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New AgTech scholarship set to bear fruit

The Plant Accelerator, Waite campus

A new AgTech PhD scholarship is open for applications.

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ARC funds seven ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide projects

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog building

Seven ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have collectively been awarded more than $5.7 million from the Federal Government to advance their work in diverse areas including ice shelf disintegration, medical image datasets, organ donation, and the evolution of pest species.

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World’s top 100 for Computer Science at Uni of Adelaide

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Computer science students at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide are now studying at one of the world’s top 100 universities in their field.

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Heavier birth weight linked to childhood allergies

Baby on scales

New research shows that the more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the higher the risk they will suffer from childhood allergies.

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Uni of Adelaide to widen scope of education through online learning

Study on your terms

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will educate thousands of additional students online over the next five years, thanks to a new partnership with the world’s leading learning company, Pearson.

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Free flu vaccine offered mostly in wealthy suburbs

A child receiving a vaccination

A study into the impact of state-funded vaccination programs for ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn children under five years has found those attending medical practices in the wealthiest areas were more likely to receive the vaccine.

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Law students support appellants

Law students at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

Law students from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide are providing free advice to people who are appealing their case at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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STEM interest drives boost in Uni of Adelaide applications

Students doing mathematics

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has experienced an increase in first-preference applications for its undergraduate degrees for 2020, with strong interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs.

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Heart failure and the obesity paradox

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While obesity significantly increases your chances of developing heart failure, for those with established heart failure it may confer a survival benefit compared with normal weight or underweight individuals, a new paper by researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide reports.

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