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Vet nurses vs vet techs - What’s the difference?

Veterinary technology

Could veterinary technicians help alleviate pressure and make a vet's job easier?

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Open Day 2019

On Sunday 18 August, Faculty staff, researchers and students participated in the annual University-wide Open Day event.

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Research giants team up to boost primary industries sector

Uni PIRSA SARDI research agreement

Collaborative research will expand to embrace expertise in areas such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, big data, and machine learning, for the application of new technologies.

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Scholarship for research in acoustic meta-materials

Two PhD scholarships available with the School of Mechanical Engineering and and Acoustics, Vibration and Control researchers - applications close 15 October.

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Why is the colour blue so rare in nature?

Blue Morpho butterfly

Blue is a very prominent colour on earth. But when it comes to nature, blue is very rare. Less than 1 in 10 plants have blue flowers and far fewer animals are blue.

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Not all weeds are bad - Some may actually be good for Australian grasslands

Mokota Conservation Park, a remnant grassland in the mid-north region of South Australia (approximately 160 km north of Adelaide). Photo by Greg Guerin.

Recent case studies have revealed an overall positive relationships between the diversity of native species and presence of weedy species, notably in Mediterranean Biome grasslands.

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Congratulations to Dr Aaron Pereira for his achievements with NASA

Postdoc Aaron Pereira is designing electronic circuits for space systems with the Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) at NASA.

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Professor John Kaldi appointed as CO2CRC Distinguished Scientist

Congratulations to Professor John Kaldi for his appointment as a Distinguished Scientist with Australia's leading carbon capture CO2CRC.

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HSW safety share: Training - Are you qualified?

Many injuries happen because individuals performing a task make errors that proper training would have prevented.

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HSW safety share: Chemicals & hazardous substances

In the case of an emergency due to exposure to hazardous substances, please refer to the instructions for initial action.

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