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Top honours bestowed on leading alumni

Professor Jane Visvader receives her Honorary Doctorate from Professor Høj AC and the Hon Catherine Branson AC KC outside Bonython Hall.

Honorary doctorates will be awarded to three leaders in their respective fields as part of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s graduation ceremonies, beginning today, Monday 29 April. 

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Should ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog be more like Dundee or Barty?

Girt by Sea

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog experts in international relations have written a new book that aims to challenge the conventions around what ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s national security is and could be in the future. 

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Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

Dr Xiujuan Yang examining the health state of wheat flowers

Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery by ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers could help reduce its economic harm.

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Playford Trust Scholarships awarded for 2024

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide honours recipients

Twenty-one ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide students have received scholarships from the Playford Memorial Trust. 

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Tropical fish are invading ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn ocean water

tropical fish

A ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn waters.

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Future of psychedelic therapies in medicine explored

White matter brain

The Levels of Explanation in Psychedelic Psychiatry conference, organised by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Department of Philosophy and the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies, will see the nation’s leading experts delve into the latest research, ethics and concerns surrounding the controlled use of psychedelics in mental health settings.

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More support for midwives to help mothers with alcohol and other drug use

Health professional holding stethoscope on pregnant woman's stomach.

Midwives are in a prime position to help support pregnant women to stop or cut down on alcohol and other drug use and to improve outcomes for themselves and their children. 

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide scores highly in subject rankings

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The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has retained its position among the world’s top universities, with the release of the latest QS World ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog Rankings by Subject.

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Scientists seek your soil for century-chemical study

Soil garden bed credit Greta Hoffman

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are calling on South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn citizen scientists to donate soil samples from their backyard gardens for a study examining how widely spread per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are in our home gardens.

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Act of Treason agave spirit is research you can drink

Act of Treason agave spirit is research you can drink

Tequila fans curious about what an ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn version of the famous drink tastes like can now purchase the Act of Treason agave spirit, which incorporates ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide research.

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